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Northern Lebanon SD pilots PDElinked Firefly benchmark in Algebra 1; plans two-year Algebra course and state-required financial literacy
Summary
At its March 4 committee meeting, district administrators described a Firefly benchmark pilot limited to Algebra 1 this year, said the state will use pilot data to norm the assessment, and outlined plans for a two-year Algebra 1 course and an 11th-grade financial literacy requirement.
At a March 4 committee meeting of the Northern Lebanon School Board of Directors, district administrators described a pilot of the Pennsylvania Department of Educationlinked Firefly benchmark assessment in Algebra 1 and said they plan to expand use next year. They also outlined curriculum changes including a proposed two-year Algebra 1 sequence and a new financial literacy course to meet state graduation requirements.
Administrators said Firefly is different from the district's historical CDT (diagnostic) assessments because Firefly is a state-designed benchmark intended to be more…
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