Department of Education, Central Office Operations (201)
Request Title
Fund test development to support history and social science verified credit requirement
Biennium
2018-2020
Budget Round
Initial Bill
Half Sheet Number
130 #1s
Description
Funds test development to support a requirement that students earn one verified credit in history and social science, which can be earned only by (i) the successful completion of a State Board of Education-developed end-of-course Standards of Learning assessment; (ii) achievement of a passing score on a Board-approved standardized test administered on a statewide, multistate, or international basis that measures content that incorporates or exceeds the Standards of Learning content in the course for which the verified credit is given; or (iii) achievement of criteria for the receipt of a locally awarded verified credit from the local school board in accordance with criteria established in Board guidelines when the student has not passed a corresponding Standards of Learning assessment. Such end-of-course Standards of Learning assessment cannot not be a performance-based assessment.