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HB 1303 Local school boards; administration of Standards of Learning assessments.

Introduced by: Peter F. Farrell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Department of Education; release of Standards of Learning assessments. Requires the Department of Education to make available to school divisions Standards of Learning assessments typically administered by the middle and high schools by December 1 of the school year in which such assessments are to be administered or when newly developed assessments are available, whichever is later. This bill is identical to SB 900.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Local school boards; administration of Standards of Learning assessments. Requires the Board of Education to make Standards of Learning assessments available to each local school board in advance of each school year and requires the school board to administer such assessments on the date during the school year that the board deems most appropriate to evaluate each student's knowledge, application of knowledge, critical thinking, and skills related to the Standards of Learning being assessed.