WORCESTER CENTRAL SCHOOL
198 Main St, Worceser, NY 12197
Phone (607) 397-8785 « Fax (607) 397-9454
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March 25, 2019
Dear Parents and Guardians:
As a follow up to our community presentation on Monday, March 16th, we would Uke to
share the following infomnacon regarding the 2019 NYS 3-8 ELA and Math assessments. The
attached testing frameworks demonstrate the decrease in both the number of testing sessions as
ell as the number of test questions required of curent students compared tothe previous exams.
‘We hope you find this comparison helpful to see the significant reductions in the test format
curently being implemented. Our goal this yea is wo increase student participation in the NYS
exams in order to meet the 95% participation rate requirement, which is set forh by the U.S.
Department of Education andthe Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
‘We appreciate your continued support in helping our endeavors to continuously improve
and meet our academic goals. Should you have any questions regarding the NYS 3-8 ELA or
‘Math assessments, please do not hesitate to contact your child's teacher or any member of
administation. Your child and their teachers have been working very hard to prepare our students
to suive, support, and succeed,
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