On the afternoon of March 19, 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 health crisis, the PA Department of Education (PDE) announced the cancellation of all PSSA testing and Keystone exams for the 2019-20 school year. This includes the Pennsylvania Alternate System of Assessment (PASA). Thus, PDE will be submitting the required waivers to the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and no PA schools will be administering those tests this school year. At some point, PDE will be releasing information on the effects of the cancellation regarding accountability and school reporting.