Bill > HB07011

This bill modifies Connecticut's state-wide student assessment requirements by reducing the frequency of mastery examinations and mandating parental notification of test scores. Specifically, the bill changes the testing schedule for students in public schools, moving from annual testing in grades three through eight to testing only in grades four, six, and eight starting in the 2026-2027 school year. The mastery examinations, which measure essential skills in reading, writing, mathematics, and science, will continue to be provided and administered by the State Board of Education. The bill also introduces a new requirement that local and regional boards of education must notify parents or guardians of their child's mastery examination scores by October 1st each year, following the Department of Education's notification to school boards by August 15th. Additionally, the bill maintains existing provisions that prohibit using mastery examination scores as the sole criterion for student promotion or graduation and ensures that multilingual learners have appropriate language accommodations during testing. The goal of these changes appears to be reducing testing burden while maintaining accountability and parental involvement in student academic performance.

Education

Education Committee (J)

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