Beginning with the class of 2003, students must pass the 10th grade assessments. Currently pending, before the state board, is a proposal to phase in the exit requirement. Under the proposal, the class of 2003 would only have to pass the English and math exams. Students will also have to pass the science and social studies exams, but at a later date. The tests will be based on the 8th through 10th grade standards, and students will first take the tests in 2001.
Districts can receive grants from the state to provide after-school and summer school programs.
The state also requires and funds districts to provide extra academic assistance to students who are at-risk of failing to learn how to read by the end of first grade. All rights reserved.