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SB 1116 Standards of Learning; request of waiver to use alternative test for students with limited English.
Introduced by: George L. Barker | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Standards of Learning; alternative assessment. Directs the Department of Education to request a waiver under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, authorizing the use of an English language proficiency assessment such as the WIDA ACCESS for ELLs assessment as an alternative to the Eleventh Grade Standards of Learning End-of-Course English: Reading test for students with limited English proficiency.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Standards of Learning; alternative assessment. Directs the Board of Education to adopt procedures under which an English language proficiency assessment may be used as an alternative to the eleventh grade Standards of Learning reading assessment for students with limited English proficiency.