According to the assistant principal, Ms. Reagh, not much is known about the new exams yet, except for the fact that it’ll be broken into four different exams.
 
The Nevada State Board of Education will be creating a new end of course exam, broken into different subjects, which is claimed to be a better method to test the student’s readiness for college.
 
With the new version of the exam, more students are expected to perform better and be better prepared for the college road ahead. It’ll be more focused on the curriculum students had learned in their classrooms.
 
Proficiencies often acted as a tough barrier to students. For some, they had to take the exams as many as four times, even taking classes that were dedicated to passing the exams. It prevented and delayed them from graduating.
 
According to CCSD, more than two-thirds of the sophomores failed to reach the passing score of 300 in this year’s math proficiency, marking it as one of the lowest passing scores ever. The end of proficiencies may finally unlock a door to their diplomas. 
 
To many, the news of bringing in a possibly more efficient form of testing brought much relief, however there were also mixed views on the new exams.
 
To senior, Kristine Morshige, the upcoming exams might not be as beneficial to the students as claimed.
 
“I never thought that the proficiencies were a good thing in the first place, so it being replaced by something that sounds like it’s going to have an even bigger impact on someone’s graduation, as well as have some effect on their college admissions, has nothing good coming from it,” she said.
 
Sophomore, Michelle Malwane, said, “Hopefully, these tests will be more related to the high school curriculum and accurately show whether the students are ready to graduate.”
 
 
 
With the new transition coming in, hopes are set on that these exams will be able to set the standard of having students graduating knowing all the things they need to know from their high school career.