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District Choice Assessment Program

Item 130 #4h

Item 130 #4h

 First Year - FY2019 Second Year - FY2020
Education
Department of Education, Central Office Operations FY2019 $500,000 FY2020 $500,000 GF

Language
Page 104, line 49, strike "$39,326,152" and insert "$39,826,152".
 Page 104, line 49, strike "$39,326,152" and insert "$39,826,152".

Page 105, after line12, insert:

"D. Out of this appropriation, $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to establish a two-year pilot for the District Choice Assessment Program that would provide school divisions an opportunity to offer ACT, SAT and WorkKeys testing instruments to students in the eleventh grade that would evaluate and measure college or career readiness.  The Department of Education, in consultation with school division superintendents, shall establish guidelines for determining appropriate process for interested school divisions to utilize the assessment tests provided in this program."  

Explanation

(This amendment provides $500,000 each year from the general fund to the Department of Education to establish a two-year pilot for the District Choice Assessment Program. The pilot would enable school divisions to offer their eleventh grade students an opportunity to be assess for college or career readiness. The new funding may help increase the number of low-income students that take ACT, SAT and WorkKeys tests.)

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