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Saugerties presents NYSED‑approved Plan Pilot: performance‑based assessments to count toward Regents requirements

Saugerties Central School District Board of Education · April 14, 2026
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Saugerties administrators said NYSED approved regulatory flexibility for Plan Pilot performance‑based assessments in five Regents courses; students in participating classes complete PBLAs that can satisfy graduation requirements if a student does not pass the Regents exam.

The Saugerties Central School District told its board that New York State Education Department has approved the district’s Plan Pilot regulatory‑flexibility request allowing performance‑based learning assessments (PBLAs) to count toward Regents diploma requirements in five courses.

Chelsea DeFino, assistant principal and Plan Pilot coordinator, said the three‑year action research program implements project‑based learning (PBL) and performance‑based learning assessments in pilot classrooms. District teachers submitted proposed PBLAs…

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