Establishing Criteria for Students Eligible for “Emergency” Retakes of Standards of Learning Tests
Resolution Number 2000-11
September 28, 2000
WHEREAS, the Standards of Accreditation provide for high school students to rapidly retake failed Standards of Learning tests under criteria adopted by the Board of Education;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Education that that following criteria shall qualify student for such rapid retakes:
The student must:
1) Need the test for verified credit; and
2) Have passed the course associated with the test; and
3) One of the following:
- Failed the test by a narrow margin; or
- Failed the test by any margin and have extenuating circumstances that would warrant retesting; or
- Did not sit for the regularly scheduled test for legitimate reasons.
The “narrow margin” criteria shall be defined as a scaled score of 375-399.
Adopted in Richmond, Virginia, This Twenty-eighth Day of September 2000.
Signature:
Kirk T. Schroder, President
Board of Education
Adopted in the Minutes of the Virginia Board of Education
September 28, 2000
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