October 9, 2013 at 6:00 PM - Bethel Board of Education Policy Subcommittee Meeting

Key Points of the Briefing:

1. The CAPT no longer exists for social studies (Interdisciplinary Task), English (Response to Literature), or for mathematics.  Only science will be tested with CAPT; the other academic areas will be tested by NWEA and by a beta version of SMARTER Balanced Assessment in 2014 and a complete version of SMARTER Balanced in 2015.   
2. We removed the specific references to English and social studies, and substituted “reading and writing” since we know these components of the Common Core will be assessed by the State using SMARTER Balanced. 

Summary of the Briefing:  Due to the demise of the CAPT as an assessment tool for reading, writing, and mathematics, we wanted to update the policy for parents and students who will still need to take additional remedial coursework if they do not demonstrate academic performance at the level needed for graduation.