COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 128
June 18, 2004
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Jo Lynne DeMary Superintendent of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Additional Graphing Calculators Approved for Use on the Standards of Learning Assessments in 2004-2005 |
The purpose of this memo is to notify you of an additional
graphing calculator that may be used on the Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II
end-of-course Standards of Learning assessments beginning with the 2004-2005
Administration. Currently students may
use a graphing calculator from the TI-83 Plus series, the TI-84 Plus family or
the CASIO 9850G Plus series. CASIO has
produced a new series of calculators, the CASIO 9750G Plus series, that meets
the criteria for use on the end-of-course mathematics assessments.
Regardless
of the graphing calculator used, it is important to remember that the memory
must be reset prior to test administration, clearing all memory contents not
built into the calculators system.
If you have
questions about the use of graphing calculators, please contact Deborah K.
Bliss (dbliss@mail.vak12ed.edu), secondary mathematics specialist, at (804)
786-6418. If you have questions about
the end-of-course mathematics assessments, please contact Dr. Marcia Perry (mperry@mail.vak12ed.edu) or Earl
Jackson (ejackson@mail.vak12ed.edu),
assessment and reporting specialists at (804) 225-2102.