DEED arranges alternate testing dates for Russian Old Believers

This year the High School Graduation Qualifying Exam, or Exit Exam, falls on top of Holy Week for Russian Old Believers, when adults do not work and children do not attend school.  Out of respect for the religious freedom of Old Believer families,  the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development has arranged alternate testing dates.  Rather than being forced to miss the testing on April 6-8, students will now have the opportunity to take the test on March 29-April 2 under special security procedures and agreements that protect the validity of the test.