Six Indiana educators, a former education policymaker and a teachers union representative are the first appointees to a panel that will decide the future of standardized testing in Indiana.

The Department of Education ask schools to give students the un-scored questions to help the vendor sharpen the test. Wawasee school officials say they didn't want to give the students those questions on top of the scored test.

Pence signed the bill Tuesday during an assembly at Eagle Elementary School in Zionsville. He jokingly told students the good news is that the ISTEP will go away but the bad news is they will still have to take tests.

The Fort Wayne Community School board voted last week to not help the Indiana Department of Education pilot questions for next year's ISTEP+, saying they didn't want to subject their students to additional, unnecessary testing.

The 2016 General Assembly Thursday voted to get rid of the current ISTEP.

The measure passed on a 38-10 vote Tuesday was dramatically different from a version of the bill approved by the House.

An Indiana education official was allowed to suggest edits and changes to a report summarizing an independent investigation into the state's ISTEP exam.

Lawmakers want to overhaul standardized tests, but state and federal law could limit how much they change.

The bill, among other things, would create a panel of educators, legislators and community members to study and create a plan for moving to a new assessment type.

Grades approved by the board reflect changes signed into law last month. The law ensures lower ISTEP scores do not negatively impact schools during the state's transition to more rigorous college and career ready academic standards.