Spring Testing Delay Possible in Kentucky Schools Due to Snow Days
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Posted: 10:20 PM Feb 19, 2010
Spring Testing Delay Possible in Kentucky Schools Due to Snow Days
Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday says he'll seek a federal waiver that would allow the state to delay spring testing a few weeks.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday says he'll seek a federal waiver that would allow the state to delay spring testing a few weeks.

The request comes as Kentucky school districts have dealt with snow days and swine flu. Holliday said Friday that some districts have lost up to 27 days. All school districts have missed some days because of snow, with eastern Kentucky generally the hardest-hit.

Holliday said even if the state receives a federal waiver, he may decide not to move the testing window.

The state would need a waiver because postponing the scheduled April 19-30 testing period would mean a delay in getting scores to schools and parents. Holliday said if the testing is moved, it would likely be to the second or third week of May. All districts must test during the same period.

The state is negotiating with its private contractor, Measured Progress, to come up with some options that would allow scores to be returned before the start of the next school year, said Lisa Gross, spokeswoman for the Department of Education.

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Posted by: Concerned on Mar 2, 2010 at 10:26 AM

Testing should be put off until the middle of May, after testing the students are finished with school anyway, they lose interest and by that time the teachers are stressed out too.
Posted by: kay on Feb 24, 2010 at 01:40 AM

yes the kids have miss a lot of school as for as the swine flu close the boders dont let tham in we over run with tham..and as for as the back rodes let the federal goverment fix the roads and black top tham and salt tham and you wont have that problem the hightway department dont do there part by cleaning the rodes off for the buses to run .
Posted by: Mom of 2 on Feb 23, 2010 at 10:49 AM

To Joe and Dave and anyone else that would agree with them. There is "PLENTY" of other states that you guys can move to...NOONE is making you stay here! If you don't like the school systems decisions then, go somewhere that you do like!
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