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House approves pilot letting a few districts use alternative student assessments
Summary
The House passed an amended Senate Bill 2002 to authorize a short-term pilot allowing two districts (and possibly part of a third) to use an alternative to the UPAS assessment; sponsor said the pilot would end June 30, 2010, would produce comparative data and require State Board and federal acceptance for accountability purposes.
Representative Merlin Newbold (House sponsor) moved Amendment No. 4 to Senate Bill 2002, describing it as a pilot that "sets a repeal date of June thirtieth of 2010" and authorizes two school districts (and possibly part of a third) to participate in an alternative assessment while being exempted from current UPAS requirements for the pilot period.
Newbold said the pilot aims to reduce classroom testing time, provide faster feedback to teachers and to allow a third‑party evaluator to compare the alternative assessment…
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