Rhode Island § 16-97-8 § 16-97-8. Assessment of student performance.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 16-97-8 — § 16-97-8. Assessment of student performance.

Rhode Island § 16-97-8

Title 16Education

Ch. 16-97The Rhode Island Board of Education Act

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-97-8 (2026).

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§ 16-97-8. Assessment of student performance.
(a) The commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall implement the state assessment
            program. The program shall include performance standards and an annual report that
            disaggregates performance by race, poverty, native language, and gender.
         
(b) Prior to the graduating class of 2017, no state assessment conducted pursuant to this
            chapter, and no other standardized testing program or assessment, shall be used to
            determine a student's eligibility to graduate from high school. Any such assessments
            implemented prior to the graduating class of 2017 shall be

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§ 16-97-8. Assessment of student performance.

(a) The commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall implement the state assessment program. The program shall include performance standards and an annual report that disaggregates performance by race, poverty, native language, and gender.

(b) Prior to the graduating class of 2017, no state assessment conducted pursuant to this chapter, and no other standardized testing program or assessment, shall be used to determine a student's eligibility to graduate from high school. Any such assessments implemented prior to the graduating class of 2017 shall be used to promote school improvement and to target remediation programs to individual students and groups of students.