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Read by Grade 3 task force reviews assessments and portfolio exemptions; staff flag complex tradeoffs
Summary
The board heard Read by Grade 3 task-force findings on uniform assessments, portfolio-based good-cause exemptions, English-learner and special-education accommodations; staff identified complexity around cut scores, transferability of portfolios, and the intersection with procurement requirements for statewide assessments.
The State Board received an update March 12 from the Department of Education’s Read by Grade 3 task force covering four work groups that examined: (1) uniform assessments and cut-score options used by other states; (2) portfolio-based good-cause exemptions (contents, scoring, and sign-off); (3) English-learner exemption criteria; and (4) special-education considerations including the timing of alternate-assessment determinations.
Key findings: Staff told the board that many other states with mandatory retention clauses use state-specific assessments (often procured from vendors) and that portfolio exemptions typically specify a subset of standards, require multiple independent work samples, use…
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