Approves a no-cost agreement with Educational Testing Service for high school equivalency testing

Educational Testing Service will provide high school equivalency (HiSET) testing services through the district's Adult and Career Education Department at no cost to the district. It runs from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 and renews each year along with ETS's agreement with the state. The contract period began before this vote.

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Vendor / partner: Educational Testing Service · Princeton, NJ
Action: New agreement
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Jul 1, 2019 – Jun 30, 2020
Funding: No Fiscal Impact
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 19-2174 · agenda P.-58
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Nov 13, 2019

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of a High School Equivalency Test (HiSET) Agreement between the Education Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey, and the District, via its Adult and Career Education Department, for the provision of high school equivalency and testing services, for the period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, renewable each year to coincide with the term of ETS’s HiSET Agreement with the State per its options for renewal terms, at no cost to the District.

History

Nov 13, 2019 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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