DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of the Secretary

ERRATA

101 State Assessment System

* Please Note: The Department of Education regulation, 14 DE Admin. Code 101 State Assessment System, was published as proposed in the Delaware Register of Regulations, 27 DE Reg. 925 (06/01/24). The definition section and subsections 3.1.2, 4.4, and 4.4.1 were inadvertently published incorrectly.

Definition section was published as:

“National Assessment for Education Progress (NAEP)” means a norm referenced assessment used statewide in selected schools and grades to measure academic achievement in various content areas including, but not limited to, English Language Arts, Mathematics Arts and Literacy, Mathematics, and Science.

Definition section should have read:

“National Assessment for Education Progress (NAEP)” means a norm referenced assessment used statewide in selected schools and grades to measure academic achievement in various content areas including, but not limited to, English Language Arts, Mathematics Arts and Literacy, Mathematics, and Science.

Subsection 3.1.2 was published as:

3.1.2 all students in grades 5, 8, 10 in Science; and all students in grades 4 and 7 in Social Studies; and high school students taking U.S. History (EOC). All students in grades 5 and 8 in Science and students taking a high school Biology course; and

Subsection 3.1.2 should have read:

3.1.2 all students in grades 5, 8, 10 in Science; and all students in grades 4 and 7 in Social Studies; and high school students taking U.S. History (EOC). All students in grades 5 and 8 in Science and students taking a high school Biology course; and

Subsections 4.4 and 4.4.1 were published as:

4.4 Portfolio Alternate Assessment Assessment.

4.4.1 A parent who believes that his or her child would not, despite accommodations, produce valid results on the Selected Response Assessment selected response assessment may submit a written request to the LEA, in a uniform format as determined by the Department, no later than October 15th of the school year for which the Portfolio Alternate Assessment portfolio alternate assessment is sought.

Subsections 4.4 and 4.4.1 should have read:

4.4 Portfolio Alternate Assessment

4.4.1 A parent who believes that his or her child would not, despite accommodations, produce valid results on the Selected Response Assessment selected response assessment may submit a written request to the LEA, in a uniform format as determined by the Department, no later than October 15th of the school year for which the Portfolio Alternate Assessment portfolio alternate assessment is sought.

This regulation is corrected and being published as a final regulation in the September 2024 Register.