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Board approves annual assessment contracts; trustees call them unfunded mandates
5511624 · July 21, 2025
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Summary
The board approved payment for English‑language proficiency assessments (ELPA21/Cambium) and the statewide Iowa Statewide Assessments for Student Progress (ISASP), with administrators calling both 'unfunded mandates' and estimating costs for 2025–26.
The board approved two assessment-related purchases July 21 that district leaders described as unfunded state and federal mandates: payment of a Cambium invoice for ELPA21 administration and an estimated purchase of ISASP testing for grades 3–11.
Angela Bemis told the…
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