For the second year in a row, end of course exams won鈥檛 necessarily count toward 15 percent of a students鈥� final grade.
Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams announced today that school districts will be allowed to apply for a waiver to the rule for the 2012-13 school year.
鈥淵ou know we have to recognize that we are only in the second of the accountability system and the first year of testing,鈥� Williams said. 鈥淭here probably is some wisdom in saying, 鈥楶ump your brakes.鈥欌��
The 15 percent rule is a component of the state鈥檚 new standardized testing system: the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR. Williams鈥� move comes one day after state leaders including Gov. Rick Perry suggested of the rule this year.
On Wednesday, State Senator Dan Patrick filed , which would allow school districts to decide whether they want to implement the 15 percent rule.
