Students in the class of 2012 were required to pass two exit exams. That goes up to five for the class of 2015: reading, writing, biology, algebra and geometry.
Dorn said Thursday he’ll ask the Legislature next month to reduce that to three: a reading-writing test, biology and algebra.
Dorn says exit exams are costly and over-testing creates a system in which too much time is devoted to preparing.
Exit exam costs about $30 each. Alternative portfolios for failing students to demonstrate ability cost about $400.
