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Chesterfield School Board supports SOL test reduction, calls for change

Posted at 11:49 PM, Dec 10, 2013
and last updated 2013-12-11 07:17:03-05

CHESTERFIELD  COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) - The Chesterfield County School Board unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday asking Virginia legislators to reexamine the state's standardized testing practices.

According to a memorandum sent to the board by Superintendent Dr . Marcus Newsome on Tuesday, the board supports a reduction in the number of standardized test assessments students must take and pass.

School Board member Carrie Coyner said it is time for change with regards to Virginia's Standards of Learning (SOLs) assessments.

"If something is not going right, if we keep measuring it, do we make it better?" Coyner said.

Coyner acknowledged there needs to be a statewide teaching standard.

"They did create this process to ensure out students were receiving instruction across an entire curriculum," Coyner said.