tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post1566978073026123470..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools NewsMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-58922370068314726582015-03-25T20:50:53.537-07:002015-03-25T20:50:53.537-07:00I weep for Orca. I really do.
Longtime readerI weep for Orca. I really do.<br /><br />Longtime readerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-39197668482351708692015-03-25T12:52:11.194-07:002015-03-25T12:52:11.194-07:00Maureen,
It wasn't free for the school either...Maureen,<br /><br />It wasn't free for the school either. The school secretary told me they had pay for 7 subs in the building so the teachers could help/proctor. This cost the school around $1400 and comes directly out of the building's budget. They will not be reimbursed from downtown.Linh-Conoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-80908724280639292022015-03-25T12:39:36.087-07:002015-03-25T12:39:36.087-07:00My kid got scores for the SAT at Hale so I am assu...My kid got scores for the SAT at Hale so I am assuming they okay to use.<br /><br />HPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-35963581150709422182015-03-25T12:09:16.277-07:002015-03-25T12:09:16.277-07:00I see RHS is giving the SBAC to its 10th graders t...I see RHS is giving the SBAC to its 10th graders this week. Wonder how that's going?<br /><br />My students will take SATs at a local college, I believe SPU offers the test. <br /><br />If they even take the SAT, I hear that the ACT is a better route. Would be interesting to have a thread on that sometime. (SAT v ACT)<br /><br />Po3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-75098393574055637412015-03-25T11:55:17.528-07:002015-03-25T11:55:17.528-07:00My daughter cooroborates what Linh-Co posted. The...My daughter cooroborates what Linh-Co posted. The exam ended up taking over six hours to administer because of check in snafus. The ones who were seated (they forgot to put out desks for everyone whose name started with T) had to sit there for a full hour before they were able to begin. This was after they all were sent back to their lockers to get rid of their posessions and coats (couldn't they have just piled them in the room?) I'm actually not sure who was procotoring, but it shouldn't be up to teachers and parent volunteers. The regular SAT is run by properly trained employees, isn't it? Seems like The College Board and SPS wanted ot get by on the cheap. Nothing is free, certainly not this free SAT. Unfortunately out students and schools paid with their instructional time.Maureennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-24059048805426439472015-03-25T11:51:20.654-07:002015-03-25T11:51:20.654-07:00The voided SAT affected the entire junior class at...The voided SAT affected the entire junior class at Roosevelt, who took the SAT for free during school time in February (on lap desks in the theater). The principal sent an email to all junior parents last night. It is too bad that the College Board won't even give students an approximate score (even if it is unofficial) for them to judge how much more to study for the next time, or get their questions and answers back, which normally happens when you get your scores Principal Vance believes they have negotiated that our students will get to take the SAT again for free on the next testing date in May. Unfortunately, that date is the weekend before AP testing starts, so these students will have SAT on Saturday, then two weeks of AP testing (typically 2-3 tests for college-bound students), followed by one week of SBAC. Not much education will happen in May, as even students who aren't taking AP tests will have a significant fraction of their class absent on a given day, so teachers can't do very much. <br /><br />RHS parentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-26573620405431416392015-03-25T11:27:59.291-07:002015-03-25T11:27:59.291-07:00According to our daughter the Ingraham testing was...According to our daughter the Ingraham testing was very disorganized with a very long check-in. They couldn't hear the instructions because it was given in the gym and it had to be repeated multiple times. The gym wasn't heated but students could not go to their lockers to get coats. Testing environment was not ideal.Linh-Conoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-61370442577353100812015-03-25T11:15:24.960-07:002015-03-25T11:15:24.960-07:00Unfortunately, I don't. I know there is a wor...Unfortunately, I don't. I know there is a work session today that will include the budget but I probably cannot attend.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-41933306314150416942015-03-25T10:54:52.490-07:002015-03-25T10:54:52.490-07:00Thanks for posting this. Do you have a run down of...Thanks for posting this. Do you have a run down of what the total budget is, and the changes on a per school basis? FURhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685841014713944150noreply@blogger.com