SIRS - p-12 - New York State Education Department

Chapter 1: Accountability in New York State
Order of Precedence for Choosing Which Secondary-Level Examination
Will Be Used for Accountability Purposes
If a student takes more than one assessment in a subject, regardless of when the
assessments were taken, the assessment used to fulfill the graduation requirement will be
chosen according to the precedence list below, with number 1 on the list taking precedence
over number 2, etc. For instance, if a student eligible for the safety net takes a Regents
examination in mathematics (e.g., Integrated Algebra, etc.) and scores below 55 and takes a
Regents Competency Test (RCT) in mathematics (if eligible) and receives a passing score, the
RCT score will be used to fulfill the graduation requirement.
1. Highest passing (65 and above) Regents examination score
2. Regents credit for an approved alternative to the Regents examination (student
earned minimum acceptable score)
3. Regents score between 55 and 64
4. Passing score on RCTs
5. Competency credit for NYSED-approved alternative assessment
6. Regents examination score between 0 and 54
7. Failing score on RCTs
8. New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA) – Any Level
Note: Regents competency tests and approved alternatives to those tests can be used
to fulfill graduation requirements only for students eligible for the RCT safety net.
Passing scores for approved alternatives to Regents examinations and Regents
competency tests are available in School Administrator’s Manual 2008: Regents Examinations,
Regents Competency Tests, and Second Language Proficiency Examinations on the Web at
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/osa/sam/secondary/home.html.
Students Eligible for the RCT Safety Net. The safety net allows eligible students who
fail a Regents examination required for graduation to meet the requirement for a local diploma
by passing the RCT(s), or an approved RCT alternative, in that subject. The student may take
the RCT before or after taking the Regents examination. The safety net is available to:
• any student who is classified as disabled by the district CSE; and
• students with disabilities who have been declassified at any time between grades
8 and 12 (only applies to subjects recommended and documented by the CSE at
time of declassification); and
• general-education students identified under Section 504, for each subject
specifically identified in their 504 Accommodation Plan by the Multidisciplinary
Team.
Under the current regulations, students entering Grade 9 in the 2011–12 school year
and thereafter would not be eligible for the RCT safety net.
21 Student Information Repository System Manual for 2010–11 Version 6.2