On October 18, formal state superintendent Glenda Ritz and state superintendent candidate Jennifer McCormick were asked various questions from a crowd of 65 at Ball State University’s Alumni Center. One topic discussed was on testing. Ritz wants to implement a computer-adaptive test that focuses on reading rather than writing, which will save the state $12 million. This test would be taken three times a year and a writing test would occur only in fifth and eighth grades. It would also decrease the testing time by eight hours. McCormick wants to test students once a year and does not want to wait until fifth grade to test students on their writing skills. Third to eight graders would take a test that would look similar to ISTEP, but the time it takes to complete the test will be decreased.
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