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McMurray, PA 15317		 Phone: 724.941.6251
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Keystone Exam Information
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The Keystone Exams are end-of-course assessments from the Pennsylvania Department of Education designed to assess proficiency in the subject areas of Algebra I, Literature, & Biology.

2024 Spring Keystone Exam Test Dates

2024 Spring Testing Dates:
  • Algebra I: May 15 & 16
  • Literature: May 20 & 21
  • Biology: May 22 & 23
  • Make up dates: May 17 & 24

Students currently enrolled in Algebra I Foundations & Academic, Biology Academic & Honors, and English 10 Academic & Honors will take the corresponding Keystone Exam this spring. Additionally, students who did not score proficient during a previous exam may also be taking this wave. 

If your child is scheduled to take an exam, you will see it in the “P11” slot on their schedule in PowerSchool. If you have questions as to whether or not your student should be taking the exam, please contact your child’s high school counselor or Heather Prinsen in the counseling office: (724) 941-6250 x8908 or [email protected].
 
Students not taking the exam will report to class as usual on the days of the exams.

Please note that for May 21 & 23 only all students, regardless of their participation in a keystone exam, will follow an altered bell schedule.

Religious Opt Out

Chapter 4 of Title 22 of the Pa. Code (22 Pa. Code 4.4) provides for the right of any parent/guardian to excuse his/her child from the state assessment if, upon inspection of the testing materials, he/she finds the assessment to be in conflict with his/her religious beliefs. This is the only basis under Chapter 4 rules for a parent/guardian to excuse his or her child from the statewide assessments.

Procedures for opt-out:
  1. Once tests have been received by the District, assessments are available for review by parents/guardians. The assessment must be reviewed on district property and district personnel must be present at all times.  A parent interested in opting their child out of the assessment must schedule an appointment to review the testing materials with a building administrator.  Prior to reviewing materials a confidentiality agreement must be signed to ensure test security.
  2. If after reviewing the test parents/guardians find the test to be in conflict with their religious beliefs and wish their student(s) to be excused from the test, the parents/guardians must provide a written request to the Superintendent that states they do not want their child tested because the test conflicts with their religious beliefs.
Students that opt out due to a religious exemption must instead meet the state's graduation requirements by fulfilling one of the other pathways to graduation. 
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