The following information was approved by the State Board in September, 2000. It gives details about the student level performance standards that are set for the Kansas assessments and about how to determine whether or not buildings meet the building level standards of excellence. If you have questions, contact Cherie Randall, Assessment Coordinator at the State Department of Education. Act to Set Building Standards of Excellence and Student Performance Levels for the State Assessments in Reading Mathematics, and Writing The 1995 amendments to the School District Finance and Quality Performance Act require the State Board to set building-level standards of excellence on all state assessments as well as an individual standard of excellence. Command of concepts and integration of information is all but automatic.
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