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The V.I. Department of Education said it will postpone the 2019-2020 Smarter Balanced Assessments and the Alternative Assessments, which were scheduled for a testing period of March 16-June 4.
The standardized tests that track student learning in English Language Arts and Mathematics will be administered at the start of the 2020-2021 school year.
D.O.E. Commissioner Racquel Berry-Benjamin made the decision Sunday to postpone the online tests given to students in grades 3-8 and 11 in an effort to minimize interruption and impact to student scores, should V.I. public schools close during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the department said.
The Access 2.0 standardized tests that are administered to English learners will continue as planned. Students began taking those tests during the week of March 9-13, according to the education department.
