English I End of Course exams take place on March 31 and English II testing will be on April 1. With the passing of House Bill Five, students only have to pass Algebra I, English I and II, Biology and U.S. History to graduate. Also, upperclassmen that were previously allowed to leave campus are required to stay in class while underclassman participate in testing.
“Part of that stipulation was that the expectation that students are in classes as much as possible and that we disrupt the instructional day minimally,” Academic Principal Erin Frye said.
The new change affects not only the upperclassmen, but the staff as well. While teachers administer the tests, other teachers from Legacy fill in for their classes. Frye and Data Specialist Stephanie Bonneau have confidence that they’ve made a solid plan.
“There is a certain amount of juggling for any testing schedule,” Frye said, “but what students should see is a quiet testing environment where they will not be disturbed.”
Bells will be turned off for these two testing days as part of the effort to keep the testing environment as focused as possible. Students will also be asked to keep their noise to a minimum during passing periods.
“It is an all day experience because the EOC is five hours,” Frye said.
Lunches will run as scheduled, with the testers cutting into eighth block lunch after completing their tests, having 30 minutes to eat lunch and go to their eighth block classes to finish the day.
“I think if it is a normal day and people do what they are supposed to do then we are going to be fine,” Frye said.
