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State board rule lowers end-of-course exam weight to 5–15% and moves credit-recovery items into rule
Summary
A joint Government Operations committee on Dec. 11 recommended a State Board of Education rule that reduces the share EOC exams contribute to high-school grades to 5–15% beginning fall 2024 and transfers several credit-recovery requirements from policy into rule; the committee gave the measure a positive recommendation and it will be folded into an omnibus bill.
The Joint Government Operations committee recommended a State Board of Education rule change Dec. 11 that reduces how much end-of-course (EOC) exams count toward high-school course grades and moves certain credit-recovery provisions from policy into rule.
Mr. James, speaking for the board, told the committee that the proposed change "reduces this percentage to between 5 15% beginning with courses taken in the fall of 2024," a shift the presenters said responds to feedback from districts, educators and advocacy groups. Rachel Soupey,…
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