Land O’ Lakes, FL – (April 1, 2015) – In an effort to reduce some of the testing demands at the elementary level this year (2014-2015), Pasco County Schools will eliminate the comprehensive performance-based test in grades K through 5. In addition, the district will eliminate the special area tests in art, music, and PE for grades K, 1, 3, and 4. In the specials areas, grades 2 and 5 were identified for continued testing, because some personnel may teach only students in primary grades or only students in intermediate grades (rather than all grades in the school).
In the content areas where tests are being eliminated, principal approved tests will be administered. A principal approved test is one that measures the student’s mastery of standards and can be a test, performance-based activity, observational checklist, or a combination of the three.
Some examples of what may be used for the principal approved test are: a district document such as the progress monitoring plan checklist for science, Discovery Education, or a test designed by a team of teachers or an individual teacher that measures the students’ attainment of the standards. Results also are used to determine students’ report card grades.
No other grade levels or assessments will be impacted this school year. (Unlike my last press release, this is not an April Fool’s joke.)
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