Students who are unable to meet Chapter 4 requirements relating to high school graduation requirements through the Keystone Exam may qualify to complete a project based assessment. As PDE prepares for a large scale implementation of project based assessments, it seeks to do a field test in spring 2013.

Materials below address the details of the project based assessment field test as LEAs consider participation. Since this is a field test, the directions should not be considered final and definitive. Upon conclusion of the field test and receipt of feedback from participants, a set of final guidelines will be published.

For more information on the PBA field test, educators may contact their respective intermediate unit curriculum offices or email the SAS Help Desk at helpdesk@pdesas.org.