A hearing on proposed changes to the
state assessment known as PARCC will be extended to another meeting
after lengthy discussion by the state Board of Education, a spokesman
for the department said Thursday.
Wednesday’s
board agenda included a vote to publish proposed changes to the
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, which
would begin the 60-day public comment process.
The
changes, proposed by Education Commissioner Lamont Repollet and Gov.
Phil Murphy over the summer, include decreasing the number of
standardized tests required in high school from six to two — English
language arts and math — among other details.
Also, notably, the changes remove the
term PARCC from the rules and replace it with high school assessment,
signaling the department’s intention of finally replacing the
much-maligned test.
Michael
Yaple, a spokesman for the New Jersey Department of Education, said the
discussion on the changes by the board continued until 1 p.m. Wednesday
when it was stopped for a scheduled public comment session.
Yaple said many board members continue to have questions regarding the changes, which is why the vote was delayed.
“Both the commissioner and the board
president said this is too important an issue to advance without making
sure the board has all of its questions and concerns addressed. As a
result, discussion and a vote would be extended to a following meeting,”
Yaple said.
Meanwhile, the
Senate and Assembly Education Committees announced Thursday they will
convene a meeting Monday morning to hear from Repollet on the PARCC
changes.
According to a news release from the legislative committees, Repollet
will be discussing the Department of Education’s current policy and its
plans moving forward regarding statewide assessments, as well as the use
of students’ scores on assessments for the purpose of educator
evaluations.
After Wednesday’s state board meeting, Senate Education Committee
Chairwoman M. Teresa Ruiz welcomed the commissioner’s decision to extend
discussions. “Eliminating these assessments, absent a cohesive plan to replace them,
could have a negative and counterproductive impact on the quality of
education,” Ruiz said. “We now have a great opportunity to engage all of
the stakeholders to work together in a deliberative manner and develop a
thoughtful plan that delivers real and lasting solutions. Any direction
we take with education in New Jersey must be equitable, substantiated
by facts and data, and must protect the most vulnerable students.”
The State Board of Education is scheduled to meet again Oct. 3.
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