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State Board of Education to Hold Public Hearings: Input will influence development of statewide testing plan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
CONTACTS:
Mary Jane Michalak, 317-232-6616
Jason Bearce, 317-232-6618

WHO?	Superintendent of Public Instruction Suellen Reed and members of the Indiana State Board of Education
WHAT?	Public Hearing to gather input on the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus (ISTEP+) and other parts of a comprehensive testing system
WHERE?	Indiana Department of Education 151 W. Ohio Street James Whitcomb Riley Room Indianapolis, IN
WHEN?	Wednesday, June 7, 2006 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
WHY?	The hearings are a part of the process associated with House Enrolled Act 1240, legislation requiring the Board and the Indiana Department of Education to review the current statewide testing program and develop a long term plan for student testing. The legislation calls for the plan to be completed by November 1, 2006.

NOTE: To ensure that all interested individuals have an opportunity to participate, certain blocks of time will be designated for specific groups. Others may participate at any time, but priority will be given to the designated group during each block of time.

3 p.m. – 4 p.m. Administrators
4 p.m. – 5 p.m. Teachers
6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Parents and Students

Board members hope to receive input specifically addressing the requirements of the law and will ask presenters to address issues related to what the state’s testing system should include and what it should look like, including the state accountability test, on-demand classroom tests, end-of-course exams, etc.

The input will influence the development of a statewide testing plan.