tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post5019460467545290581..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Collection of EvidenceMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-53825098229801842722007-03-31T09:58:00.000-07:002007-03-31T09:58:00.000-07:00COE just makes me ill. I couldn't care less about...COE just makes me ill. I couldn't care less about the WASL one way or another, but COE is going to be an ugly new pile of paperwork and bureaucratic minutia for counselors and classroom teachers to navigate. Thank God I LOVE working in a Rube Goldberg contraption. Sometimes I even have a little bit of time between reports, endless days of testing, and paperwork to teach children real things. Bonus!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-31482554702014903012007-03-29T12:35:00.000-07:002007-03-29T12:35:00.000-07:00You can't do the COE until you've failed the WASL ...You can't do the COE until you've failed the WASL twice, either. It just seems to me that the multiple-choice options are probably not as tough for a lot of students -- those cutoffs are below median.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-51506326459170844402007-03-29T10:46:00.000-07:002007-03-29T10:46:00.000-07:00But to use those scores from the PSAT, SAT or ACT ...But to use those scores from the PSAT, SAT or ACT you have to take and fail the math WASL 2 times. It's not a great option.<BR/><BR/>One thing to keep in mind; a student can take the WASL in 9th grade and have it count. (If a student doesn't pass, it does count as one of the tries.) I looked over the reading/writing portions of the WASL and decided my 9th grader could handle it. He took it this past week. (His high school wasn't particularly happy but OSPI offers it as an option.) He said it was pretty easy especially if you have been taught the 5-paragraph essay in middle school.<BR/><BR/>This option basically lets you get the WASL out of the way sooner because students only get busier as the go through high school so this will afford my son more time next year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-66444179059360995752007-03-29T10:17:00.000-07:002007-03-29T10:17:00.000-07:00The site given also mentioned:-----In November 200...The site given also mentioned:<BR/>-----<BR/>In November 2006, the State Board of Education approved the following scores for the mathematics components of the following assessments: <BR/><BR/>PSAT: 47<BR/>SAT: 470<BR/>ACT: 19<BR/>---<BR/><BR/>I think hitting or exceeding those scores would probably be easier for many students than either the 10th-grade WASL or the COE option.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com