Catholic schools can get passed this. In NY some of the s best Catholic HSs do not give NYS Regents exams. When a state assembly committee member questioned one principal saying he believed parents had a right to know how well the school was doing and Regents exams showed those results, the principal replied, “99% of our graduates got to 4 year colleges. Last year we sent 34 students to Notre Dame. Those are how we and our parents measure results.” The committee tabled any bill requiring regents in private schools. So Catholic schools can avoid this.
It may become a problem when the ACT lines up with the Common Core however as I heard it may.
They are able to do this for two reasons: First, the comprehensive examinations the boys take at that school are far, FAR more challenging than any Regents exam. Secondly, the school in question is NOT under the control of the Diocese of Rockville Centre. Instead, it is controlled by the Marianist Brothers, and does not follow the NYS curricula.
They have already stated that they will not be participating in Common Core. Sadly, the same cannot be said for the other schools in the area, as the diocese has indeed signed onto Common Core.
I predict disastrous results.