Update SB 103

SB 103 requires the expansion of Texas' student assessment program to include the following:

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• Moving the EXIT level to grade 11 (English III & Writing, Math (Algebra I & Geometry), Science (IPC & Biology) & Social Studies (U.S. History)
• Elimination of End-of-Course Exams
• Math assessments in grades 3 through 11
• Reading assessment in grades 3 through 9
• Writing assessment assessment in grades 4 through seven
• English Language Arts in grades 10 and 11
• Social Studies in grades 8, 10, and 11
• Science in grades 5, 10, 11

The new test will be aligned with the new Learner-Centered (Constructivism) TEKS and new textbooks.  The commissioner must implemented these changes no later than the 2002-2003 school year. 

Change Requirements:

• Ninth-grade students must be assessed in reading and mathematics
• The current 10th-grade test must be expanded to include science and social studies
• The eighth-grade writing assessment must be moved to the seventh grade
• The eighth-grade science test must be eliminated
• A science test must be administered to the fifth grade

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