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Oregon committee hears testimony on bill to inventory kindergarten assessments
Summary
Lawmakers and education officials discussed Senate Bill 302A, a proposal to audit kindergarten assessment practices statewide and to expand family-centered kindergarten intake conversations; no vote was taken during the public hearing.
The House Committee on Education heard public testimony May 14 on Senate Bill 302A, which would direct state review of what assessments kindergarten students receive and when, and would inform possible changes to practice and state support for family-centered kindergarten transition conversations.
The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Lou Frederick, told the committee he introduced the measure after hearing from parents and teachers that children sometimes spend the first days or weeks of kindergarten taking tests. “Very simply, I'd like to test to trust that the information is coming in but I'd like to verify it,” Sen. Lou Frederick said, arguing an audit would show what assessments districts use and when they are administered.
Supporters from the Oregon Department of Education described a state effort that differs from traditional readiness testing. Dan Farley, assistant superintendent in the Office of Research, Assessment, Data, Accountability and Reporting at the Oregon Department of Education, said…
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