Budget Amendment ID: FY2012-S3-328-R1

Redraft EDU 328

MCAS Student Support

Ms. Chang-Diaz and Mr. DiDomenico moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7061-9404, <w:p><w:r><w:t xml:space="preserve">by striking out the words “2012, inclusive, who have completed high school” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “2014, inclusive, who may have completed all other high school requirements”; and

in said section 2, in said item 7061-9404, by striking out the words “the English and math MCAS tests” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “the English, Math, and Science, Technology, and Engineering MCAS tests”; and

in said section 2,  in said item 7061-9404, by striking out the words “a competitive grant program to fund Pathways programs targeting eleventh and twelfth graders,” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “competitive grants to fund Pathways programs targeting students in the graduating classes of 2003-2015,”; and

in said section 2, in said item 7061-9404, by inserting after the words “ who have not obtained a competency determination or have scored in levels 1 or 2 on either the English or math MCAS exams” the following words:- “or level 1 on Science, Technology and Engineering MCAS”; and

in said section 2, in said item 7061-9404, by striking out the words “students scoring in level 1 on the MCAS exam in English and math” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “students scoring in level 1 on the MCAS exam in English, math and Science, Technology and Engineering”