to vocational education). The recommendations shall account for
the length of time a career and technical center was open for
in-person student instruction and the subject matter of the
program affected .
(ii) The Secretary of Education shall waive the requirement
to include performance data otherwise required under section
1123(b)(1)(ii) in a professional employe's performance rating
under section 1123.
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(c) The following provisions relating to testing of students
shall apply:
(1) Notwithstanding section 2604-B(b)(2)(v) or 22 Pa. Code §
4.24 (relating to high school graduation requirements), 4.51
(relating to State assessment system) or 4.51c (relating to
project-based assessment), or any statute or regulation to the
contrary, the use of the Keystone Exams as a State or local
graduation requirement or as a benchmark for the need for
participation in a project-based assessment shall be delayed
until the 2022-2023 school year.
(2) The Secretary of Education shall apply to the United
States Department of Education for a waiver of the testing and
accountability requirements of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-10, 20 U.S.C. § 6301 et
seq.), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law
114-95, 129 stat. 1802), if the United States Department of
Education provides an opportunity to apply for such a waiver for
the 2020-2021 school year .
(3) For the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school years and any
subsequent school year in which the Federal Government has
waived the testing and accountability requirements of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by
the Every Student Succeeds Act, any student who completed a
course in an academic content area associated with a Keystone
Exam shall not be required to take the Keystone Exam related to
that course and shall be deemed proficient for purposes of
sections 121 and 2604-B(b)(2)(v) and 22 Pa. Code § 4.24,
provided the student demonstrates successful completion of
locally established, grade-based requirements for the academic
content areas associated with each Keystone Exam.
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of 22 Pa. Code § 4.4(d)
(3) (relating to general policies), a parent or guardian of a
student enrolled in the 2019-2020 or 2020-2021 school year in a
grade or course in an academic content area for which an
assessment is typically required may elect to opt-out of the
assessment. The following shall apply:
(i) A parent or guardian who elects to opt-out of an
assessment under this paragraph shall not be required to adhere
the procedures set forth under 22 Pa. Code § 4.4(d)(4).
(ii) Within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this
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