08-04-2025
New York State school testing system sees issues during Tuesday morning testing
N.Y. (WETM) — Many schools in New York State saw issues when attempting to administer state testing on Tuesday morning due to issues with the testing system, which has since been resolved.
On Tuesday, April 8, LeeAnne Jordan, Assistant Superintendent for Instruction at Greater Southern Tier BOCES, released a statement regarding a pause in state testing this morning due to issues with the testing system.
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In her statement, Jordan stated that the New York State Office of State Assessment had announced its recognition of issues that occurred within 10% of schools in the state when attempting to administer computer-based testing for grades three through eight. At this time, actions to resolve the issue were taken immediately and the testing system shortly returned to functioning at full capacity.
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Jordan further noted that due to the reboot of the testing system, most students were able to complete and submit their tests without issue. Students who weren't able to complete their testing will be able to do so at the discretion of their local school district.
To conclude her statement, Jordan added that both the New York State Education Department (NYSED) and the testing vendor Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) have issued statements to apologize for the incident.
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