§ 49-6-6011. Limitations on New Statewide Assessments
Notwithstanding any other law, the department of education and the state board of education are prohibited from mandating any statewide assessments for any grades or subjects beyond those assessments required as of the 2016-2017 school year until the 2020-2021 school year. The department shall ensure all data associated with existing assessments is accurate and timely. […]
§ 49-6-6002. Tests Not to Be Conducted Earlier Than Grade Three (3) — Test Dates
No state-mandated test shall be conducted earlier than grade three (3), except that when the first and second grade tests provided for in chapter 434, § 7 of the Public Acts of 1997 are available, these tests shall be conducted. The commissioner of education shall establish a schedule for the administration of the Tennessee comprehensive […]
§ 49-6-6003. Comprehensive Writing Assessment
A comprehensive writing assessment shall be conducted in at least one (1) grade within each of the following grade spans: elementary, middle grades and high school, as determined by the state board of education.
§ 49-6-6001. Graduation Requirements
To receive a full diploma upon graduation from high school, a student must meet requirements as set forth by the state board of education. As a strategy for assessing student readiness for postsecondary education, every public school student shall take an examination at grade eleven (11). This assessment shall be approved by the commissioner of […]