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Committee warns math benchmark funding absent; LEAs could face costs if state doesn't fund assessment
Summary
Board staff told the committee that state funding for a proposed K–3 math benchmark was not approved and the Acadience contract is expiring; staff outlined options including requiring LEAs to pay or pursuing a new procurement, and gave cost estimates for digital and manual administration.
The committee spent an extended part of its meeting on R277406, amendments to the early learning and benchmark-assessment rule, focused on whether a statewide math benchmark will be funded.
Theresa McIntyre, assessment development coordinator, told the committee that the state did not receive additional funding for the math benchmark and that the current contract has expired: “we do not have any funding for a math benchmark at this point.” She said staff have an RFP…
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