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In a report presented to the board on June 22, an advisory committee recommended other competencies that include:
Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing whole numbers, determining the mileage between two points on a road map, writing a check and filling in the necessary information on a check stub, determining the Sales tax on an item purchased at a store, and pinpointing information in a business agreement that relates to any agreement.
Because the questions on the tests reflect what are believed to be minimum skills, the Board of Education noted that the tests:
—Are not designed to measure all the academic skills an average twelfth grader should have achieved by June of the year of which he or she graduates. —Are not necessarily indicators of future academic success, but may be indicators of how well students can cope with everyday "life skills” such as balancing checkbooks and interpreting billing statements. The results of the tests given ninth and tenth graders during 1978-79 will provide information to determine whether curriculum changes might be needed to help students develop the skills measured by the tests, school officials explained.
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