Amboy Guardian 3_16_22

18. The Amboy Guardian *March 16, 2022
Dominican Flag Raising, City Hall Circle, Perth Amboy, 2/27/22
*Photos by Paul W. Wang
Caputo, Lampitt, Jasey & Jaffer Bill to Prohibit
NJGPA Testing Requirement for Class of 2023
Advanced by Assembly Committee
Graduation Proficiency Test Would Only Be Used as a Field Test for
Press Release 3/10/22
TRENTON – Citing the effects
of the pandemic on education
for the last two years and its
impact on students, who have
been coping with high-levels
of stress and anxiety, Assembly
Democrats Ralph Caputo, Pamela
Lampitt, Mila Jasey and
Sadaf Jaffer sponsor legislation
that would ensure the New Jersey
Graduation Proficiency Assessment
is not a graduation requirement
for the class of 2023.
The Assembly Education
Committee unanimously advanced
the legislation on Thursday.
Assembly sponsors Caputo
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(D-Essex), Lampitt (D-Burlington,
Camden), Jasey (D-Essex,
Morris) and Jaffer (D-Somerset,
Mercer, Middlesex, Hunterdon)
issued the following joint statement:
“From mental health concerns
to learning delays, our students
have been through a lot and
what they need now is our support,
not the anxiety and stress
that comes with taking a new
high-stakes assessment test.
“Counting the New Jersey
Graduation Proficiency Assessment
this year will create barriers
to graduation for many
students who have faced challenges
over the last two years.
It is unfair and unconscionable
to spring a new test on rising
seniors and raise the stakes as
they are so close to graduation.”
Under the bill (A-3196), the
New Jersey Graduation Proficiency
Assessment would be
administered to current 11th
grade students expected to graduate
as part of the class of 2023
as a field-test. Under no circumstances
would the assessment
be used as a graduation requirement
for these students. Instead,
results would be used to assist
in the development of State
graduation proficiency tests for
future graduating classes.