Common use of Standardized Tests Clause in Contracts

Standardized Tests. Employees shall not be required to score any district-wide administered standardized tests or to affix the test results to the student permanent record cards. For the purpose of this Article, a standardized test is a test administered and scored in a standardized manner which a.) compares the performance of each student with a nationally normed sample of his/her peers (e.g. ITBS, ITED) or b.) is used to compare students to some predetermined, established state or national criterion rather than to other individuals (e.g. PSSA, DIBELS). Standardized tests shall not include curriculum based or formative assessments used to assist in designing the instructional program to meet student needs.

Standardized Tests. Employees shall not be required to score any district-wide administered standardized tests or to affix the test results to the student permanent record cards. For the purpose of this Article, a standardized test is a test administered and scored in a standardized manner which a.) compares the performance of each student with a nationally normed sample of his/her peers (e.g. ITBS, ITED) or b.) is used to compare students to some predetermined, established state or national criterion rather than to other individuals (e.g. PSSA, DIBELS). Standardized tests shall not include curriculum based or formative assessments used to assist in designing the instructional program to meet student needs.