Commission reviews assessment-platform algorithm issue; Public Safety Answers to develop new test
Commissioners discussed problems with candidate passing rates after an outside vendor changed its scoring algorithm; Hobart’s secretary reported similar issues at Schererville, and the commission learned Public Safety Answers plans to develop its own assessment going forward.
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Commissioner Pouch raised concerns at the May 14 meeting about unusual passing-rate patterns from the department’s hiring assessment. Secretary Maloney reported that the Schererville Fire Department experienced similar issues but that final pass counts there were unknown. Pouch said the vendor that supplied the test changed its algorithm without notifying Public Safety Answers; after the vendor adjusted the algorithm back, a larger number of applicants were marked as having passed.
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