How's It Going at Your School?
About testing, I heard this from a parent (verified with e-mail from school):
1) No math this week because of SBAC testing.
All the kids in the school miss math instruction for a week because testing is going on? That should tell you something about this test.
2) The school has run out of paper for the students so they are recycling paper and are not assigning homework.
No paper and there's still about a month left of school?
1) No math this week because of SBAC testing.
All the kids in the school miss math instruction for a week because testing is going on? That should tell you something about this test.
2) The school has run out of paper for the students so they are recycling paper and are not assigning homework.
No paper and there's still about a month left of school?
Comments
Mag mom
Tell me those results are vaild!
NW Parent
-argh
Then, my daughter said that it had a spelling and grammar checker as part of the program.
Then, she cried herself to sleep. This is a girl who NEVER cries.
I'm truly speechless. I never thought I would opt out, but I never thought it could possibly be this bad.
The Computer Lab booked for eleven weeks. For Computer PCP each class has recess instead, for eleven weeks. The full time job of an office admin. is to provide full-time recess oversight, for eleven weeks.
Eleven wasted weeks.
Anonomish
These and other legitimate concerns about the Smarter Balanced assessment prompted Director Burke and myself to co-sponsor a resolution to allow the Seattle School District to pursue the necessary steps to discontinue use of the SBAC, and to replace it with a fairer, less resource-consuming, more efficient assessment.
The resolution also reaffirms the Board's respect for the right of students to opt out of tests.
The resolution passed at last week's (May 18) Board meeting, 5-1 (Director Geary was not present).
See: 2015/16-15-Resolution to request State
adoption of an alternative summative assessments
framework
Regards,
Sue Peters
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I'm so grateful that you're working on this, and feel some small ray of hope that you, Director Burke and perhaps others on the board are working to end to the SBAC nightmare in SPS. I know this may be a first step, but I'm ecstatic that you're taking it.
Thank you again, and please let us know how parents can help to support your efforts.
Seattle Parent
-Seattle Parent
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