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Revere board adopts paper option for third-grade state ELA and math tests for 2025–26
Summary
The Revere Local School District Board of Education on Jan. 21 approved a resolution to administer third-grade English language arts and math state tests on paper for the 2025–26 school year, while leaving alternate-assessment IEP decisions unchanged.
The Revere Local School District Board of Education on Jan. 21 approved a resolution allowing third-grade English language arts and math state tests to be administered in paper format for the 2025–26 school year rather than online. The resolution, as described by district staff, excludes the alternate assessment (AASCD) and leaves individualized education program (IEP) decisions for alternate-assessed students unchanged.
District staff told the board the paper option is intended to remove a potential technology barrier for students taking their first state test in third grade and to be developmentally appropriate for those entering third grade. "It eliminates a potential technology barrier for our youngest students," the presenter said, and staff noted teachers can use the state's testing platform throughout…
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