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Board adds limiting language to statewide assessment policy; final rule approved on second reading
Summary
The State Board amended R277-404 (requirements for assessments of student achievement) to add language preventing district policy from relying solely on a student's statewide assessment score to deny course access, then adopted the rule on second and final reading.
The Utah State Board of Education amended R277-404 (Requirements for Assessments of Student Achievement) to add the word "solely" to clarify that a student's score on a statewide assessment cannot be the only basis for denying access to courses, and then approved the rule on second and final reading.
During debate, Member Boggess raised concerns that the rule language did not clearly distinguish between "English" and "reading" assessments and sought clarification on how the board intended results to be…
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