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Board asks for workshop after new breakdown shows testing totals in minutes
Summary
A board member pulled an item showing a minute-by-minute breakdown of student testing and asked staff to schedule a workshop to explore whether the district can reduce testing time, citing totals that board members described as high despite some state-mandated tests.
A board member at the Sept. 23 Brevard County School Board meeting asked the district to convene a workshop to review and potentially reduce the total number of minutes students spend on tests after a new agenda attachment broke testing down by minutes.
The pulled item included a minute-by-minute schedule for required and district-administered assessments. The board member who raised the item said the new format — which lists total minutes for multiple grade bands and…
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