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Board tables proposed SOEP testing-administration rule amendment indefinitely
Summary
The board voted to table the proposed amendment to R277-726 after staff raised concerns that requiring SOEP providers to coordinate with local education agencies on end-of-year testing would have unintended consequences.
The State Board of Education on a substitute motion indefinitely tabled proposed amendments to R277-726 that would have required SOEP providers to coordinate with local education agencies (LEAs) to administer end-of-year assessments.
Board members said deeper review showed unintended consequences: not all SOEP providers use LEAs for test administration. A board member summed up the concern: the requirement to coordinate with LEAs could create unnecessary operational problems for some providers. The substitute motion to table the amendment was seconded and adopted without recorded opposition; the chair confirmed the amendment would be removed from consideration and staff will not advance it at this time.
The board noted that families and providers may continue to use LEAs for testing administration voluntarily where local arrangements exist; tabling the amendment removes a mandatory coordination requirement.
