Amherst Regional School Committee

 

Tonight (May 23, 2000) the Amherst Regional School Committee passed the following resolution which they are requesting to be considered at the annual meeting of the Mass Association of School Committees in November. To get on the agenda these same resolutions need to be passed by 5 other school committees, including atleast one in the eastern part of the state. All of this needs to be done by July 1. Therefore the resolutions were passed without a supporting statement. A small committee of parents and school committee members will continue to work on the statement which the school committee will consider at a future meeting.

These resolutions speak to high stakes nature of the MCAS test.

RESOLVED: That the Massachusetts Association of School Committees opposes the use of a passing on the 10th grade MCAS tests as a requirement for graduation from high school and urges the Board of Education not to link MCAS test results with the granting of high school diplomas.

RESOLVED: That the Massachusetts Association of School Committees opposes the use of a passing on the 10th grade MCAS tests as a requirement for graduation from high school and urges the legislature to prohibit linking MCAS test results with the granting of high school diplomas.