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(Arizona) AIMS test could be eliminated next year
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker Jul 25, 2008 03:31pm |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Newspaper - Payson Roundup |
| News Date | Friday, July 25, 2008 09:30:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The controversial test Arizona students must pass to graduate high school could drop out in the next year.
When state legislators passed the budget last week, they created a task force to examine the merits of Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS). The decision will not affect 2009 high school graduates.
The seven-member squad will enlist the expertise of a high school principal, a person with experience assessing students, someone who knows finance, and a businessperson, among others.
The bill directs the group to submit a written report to the state's Board of Education, the governor, and the legislature by June 30, 2009. The task force disintegrates Sept. 15, 2009.
While the task force explores alternatives to AIMS, lawmakers limited testing contracts to one year.
Though the legislature did not erase AIMS, "if you put these things together, there's obviously a little more momentum," said Casey O'Brien, superintendent of Payson Unified School District. |
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