teacher won't tell us how our kid did on the SOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No news is good news at our school. If your child fails, you get a call the next day asking if you want them to take the expedited retake.

Only if you fall within a certain range where the kid only missed by a few questions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was a mixed bag. One teacher told all of the parents every kid passed the SOL in a weekly email. Another was tight lipped. YMMV. There's little consistency here.

I do think it matters, though. If your kid fails, you can get summer school, which can impact camp plans if you need to make new arrangements.

Can you elaborate? Are you referencing SOAR? If so, just because a student didn’t pass the SOL test doesn’t mean a spot in SOAR will be offered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We all know they know. So, this means he failed and didn't land in the retake window, right? She said that "SOL scores are released by the state and county" but really, let's be honest here. Thoughts?

In elementary school we are forbidden from telling students and parents. Why? I have no idea. But there was a recent Facebook discussion of this and every elementary teacher who responded said they are required to keep it a secret. A copy of the score report is to go home in the report card envelope on the last day of school. The MS and HS teachers all replied that they were allowed to tell students as soon as the results were received. At the ES level this secrecy (and not just in FCPS) has been the expectation for at least the last 10 years.

[Anonymous]

I emailed DC's teacher because I was expecting information to be sent about a retake. I had not received this information, like I had received in the previous years. I sent an email to the teacher and said I had not received the retake form and assumed DC has passed. she said DC didn't pass and that her score made her ineligible for a retake. Why are SOLs scores not released in a timely manner?

[Anonymous]

If your kid didn't pass, then they would be in touch about a retake.

I wouldn't bother with a retake in 3-8, why put your kid through that again. The SOL scores don't matter for grades, it only matters to the school. If you're a mother using SOL scores for bragging rights at the bus stop, then you have big problems. Keep it to yourself, give your child that privacy, you know?

High school might be different because the student might have to pass all SOLs to graduate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No news is good news at our school. If your child fails, you get a call the next day asking if you want them to take the expedited retake.

no, it could also mean that DC failed so badly that they are not eligible for a retake

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If your kid didn't pass, then they would be in touch about a retake.

I wouldn't bother with a retake in 3-8, why put your kid through that again. The SOL scores don't matter for grades, it only matters to the school. If you're a mother using SOL scores for bragging rights at the bus stop, then you have big problems. Keep it to yourself, give your child that privacy, you know?

High school might be different because the student might have to pass all SOLs to graduate.

people take retakes. If DC has a LD, then they may pass the 2nd time if in a quieter room and are coached to take their time. If they pass, then it may boost their self confidence. Some elementary kids struggle with focus on a 50 question test. If allowed more breaks and encouraged to do so, it may help them to focus and take the test better.

[Anonymous]

Tell them to do what you want as the customer

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I emailed DC's teacher because I was expecting information to be sent about a retake. I had not received this information, like I had received in the previous years. I sent an email to the teacher and said I had not received the retake form and assumed DC has passed. she said DC didn't pass and that her score made her ineligible for a retake. Why are SOLs scores not released in a timely manner?

good question. They hoard the information.

[Anonymous]

I hate the way they do this OP. It’s ridiculous. I remember one year the teacher told one parent that their kid did a great job and passed with flying colors. When I asked, I was told I had to wait. It was infuriating.

[Anonymous]

The middle school teachers have told kids scores. The teachers definitely know. Again I wish there was some consistency

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I just wish we knew the logic for hoarding the info. Is it simply bc they don’t want to deal with parent complaints? So, let the kids know on the last day of school and the current teachers can’t do anything to remediate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tell them to do what you want as the customer

That was funny!

[Anonymous]

Contact an administrator. It’s not the teacher’s decision. A teacher who does tell (and it does happen sometimes, mostly with AAP where a teacher can say “you all passed!”) is going rogue and their admin is not going to be happy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The middle school teachers have told kids scores. The teachers definitely know. Again I wish there was some consistency

We were talking about this in a CT meeting. A teacher with a child in MS said the scores were emailed to them. We were wondering why we can’t give their results. The reading coach didn’t know and thought it was “dumb”.