To provide flexibility in the transition to Common Core-aligned Regents Examinations in Mathematics by allowing, for a limited time and at the discretion of the applicable school district, students receiving Geometry (Common Core) instruction to take the Regents Examination in Geometry aligned to the 2005 Learning Standards in addition to the Regents Examination in Geometry (Common Core), and meet the mathematics requirement for graduation by passing either examination.
Text or summary was published
in the February 26, 2014 issue of the Register, I.D. No. EDU-08-14-00021-P.
Final rule as compared with last published rule:
No changes.
Text of rule and any required statements and analyses may be obtained from:
Kirti Goswami, State Education Department, Office of Counsel, State Education Building, Room 148, 89 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12234, (518) 474-6400, email: legal@mail.nysed.gov
Initial Review of Rule
As a rule that requires a RFA, RAFA or JIS, this rule will be initially reviewed in the calendar year 2019, which is the 4th or 5th year after the year in which this rule is being adopted. This review period, justification for proposing same, and invitation for public comment thereon, were contained in a RFA, RAFA or JIS:
An assessment of public comment on the 4 or 5-year initial review period is not attached because no comments were received on the issue.
Assessment of Public Comment
Since publication of a Notice of Proposed Rule Making in the State Register on February 26, 2014, the State Education Department received the following comments:
1. COMMENT:
Under the proposed amendment, will students be required to take both the 2005 Geometry Regents exam and the Common Core Geometry exam during the 2014-2015 school year?
DEPARTMENT RESPONSE:
Students enrolled in a Common Core Geometry course in the 2014-15 school year who elect to take the Regents examination in order to meet diploma requirements, must take the Regents Examination in Geometry Common Core. In addition, at district discretion, the student may also take the Regents Examination in Geometry aligned to the 2005 Mathematics Standards in June 2015, August 2015 or January 2016. The student is not required to take both examinations. If a student does take the 2005 Regents Exam in addition to the Common Core Regents Exam, the higher of the two scores may be used for local transcript purposes.
2. COMMENT:
If school districts do not have the Common Core Geometry standards fully implemented for the 2014-2015 academic year, are students required to take both the 2005 Geometry Regents exam and the Common Core Geometry exam or can these students take only the 2005 Geometry exam?
DEPARTMENT RESPONSE:
This comment raises issues that are beyond the scope of the proposed amendment, which is to provide flexibility with respect to the Regents Examination in Geometry by allowing, at the discretion of the applicable school district and for the June 2015, August 2015 and January 2016 administrations only, students receiving Geometry (Common Core) instruction to take the Regents Examination in Geometry aligned to the 2005 Learning Standards in addition to the Regents Examination in Geometry (Common Core), and meet the mathematics requirement for graduation by passing either examination. School districts may choose or decline to exercise the flexibility provided by the proposed amendment. Any necessary additional clarifications will be provided through guidance to the field.
