Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, AIR will pilot:
- online testing in reading and mathematics for grades 3-8,
- end-of-course online testing for high school students in English language arts, mathematics and science,
- online testing in science and social studies in selected grades, and
- online benchmark testing in reading and mathematics in grades 2-10 to help teachers plan instruction according to the students' needs and show student growth towards Delaware standards.
Because the state is obliged to continue school accountability in the present school year for federal No Child Left Behind legislation, the current DSTP assessment will continue to be administered in March 2010 in grades 2-10 for reading and mathematics and in May, 2010 in grades 8 and 11 for science and social studies.
View DDOE press release