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Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2013 - 2014 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted: January 28, 2014 02:16 PM
From: Senator James R. Brewster
To: All Senate members
Subject: Cost analysis on the efficiency of the PA State Assessment System (PSAS)
 
In the near future, I will introduce a resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a comprehensive cost analysis on the efficiency of the Pennsylvania State Assessment System (PSAS).

A comprehensive cost analysis of the current PSAS and its components parts, including the PA System of School Assessment (PSSA), the Keystone Exams, the PA Alternate System of Assessment (PASA), and the PA Value-Added Assessment System (PVAAS), are needed to determine if the current system for student assessment is efficient for all costs incurred.

The analysis shall include current and future monetary costs relating to the development, grading, and implementation of the PSAS that are or will be incurred by the Commonwealth or this Commonwealth’s public school entities under the current assessment system.

The LB&FC report shall be submitted to the Senate within one year of the adoption of this resolution.

Thank you for your consideration.

Introduced as SR302