SB855
SOL assessments & related student assessment methods; assessment development, etc., reform.
Summary
As Introduced. Board of Education; Standards of Learning assessments and related student assessment methods; assessment development, implementation, and administration reform.
Modifies provisions relating to assessment methods for determining the level of achievement of the Standards of Learning objectives by all students, including (i) requirements relating to assessment administration aimed at maximizing instructional time and optimizing time used for assessment administration; (ii) criteria and guidelines for the structure and content of ... (More) Standards of Learning assessments and alternative assessments developed by local school boards, including criteria for the types of assessment items that shall be included; (iii) provisions relating to eligibility and timelines for students to retake assessments; and (iv) the scoring of Standards of Learning assessments and related assessments, including a requirement that all such assessments be scored on a 100-point scale. The bill requires the Board of Education to provide any teacher who participates in the scoring of Standards of Learning assessments professional development points toward renewal of his license for the time spent scoring such assessments. The bill also requires the Board of Education to develop and make available to each school board certain templates and guidelines relating to assessment content and structure and assessment scoring. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/03/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100253D
- 01/03/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/16/2025 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25105859D-S1
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB855)
- 02/05/2025 - Senate: Left in Finance and Appropriations
