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ID SCR120
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Passed
2/28/2020
Primary Sponsor
Education Committee
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AI Summary
- Federal requirements mandate assessments aligned to state content standards in grades 3-8 and once in high school to measure student academic performance
- Idaho currently uses the Idaho Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) to meet federal requirements, but high school students lack motivation to perform well on it, limiting its value as a learning measure
- Federal regulations allow states flexibility to replace ISAT with alternative assessments such as the SAT
- Idaho already administers the SAT to all high school juniors, and students have greater incentive to perform well on it for college admissions purposes
- Legislature requests the State Board of Education and State Department of Education collaboratively research options to discontinue grade 10 ISAT administration and replace it with another assessment like the SAT
Legislative Description
Stating findings of the Legislature and requesting that the State Board of Education and State Department of Education research alternatives to the tenth grade Idaho Standards Achievement Test (ISAT).
EDUCATION
Last Action
Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Secretary of State
2/28/2020
Committee Referrals
Education2/7/2020
Education2/3/2020
Judiciary and Rules1/30/2020
Full Bill Text
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