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THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
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    Albany, NY 12234

Office of Elementary, Middle, Secondary and Continuing Education

NOTICE TO ADMINISTRATORS

Grades 3- 8 Mathematics Tests

School Administrator’s Manuals
for Public and Nonpublic Schools
2007 Editions

Rules to Determine Whether a Student Receives a Valid Score

          This notice is to inform you that an adjustment has been made to the rules to determine whether a student receives a valid score on the Grades 3-8 Mathematics Tests. The updated information may be found in Appendix L (for nonpublic schools) and Appendix M (for public schools) of the respective online editions of the Grades 3‑8 Mathematics Tests, School Administrator’s Manuals, 2007 Editions.

          In accordance with the rules that have been established for the 2006-07 school year, students who were present for an administration, including make-ups, of all sessions of the test and who responded to at least one test item on the assessment will receive valid scores and be counted as tested.