HB 17-1181

House Bill 17-1181 changes how ninth-grade students are tested in Colorado. Instead of taking the same state assessments that tenth-graders take, ninth-graders will now have a different test that matches what they learn in school and is aligned with the tenth-grade assessment. This new requirement means schools must give this special test to ninth graders during the spring semester. The bill has been signed into law, so these changes are now official and schools need to start following them.

Official Summary

Under existing law, each local education provider must administer the state assessments in math and English language arts to ninth-grade students and must administer a state-selected assessment to tenth-grade students. The bill repeals the requirement to administer the state assessment to ninth-grade students. Instead, local education providers must administer a state-selected ninth-grade assessment that is aligned with the ninth-grade content standards and the assessment administered to tenth-grade students. The department of education must ensure that, under the testing schedule, ninth-grade students take the state-selected assessment in the spring semester. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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