How is the new 10 percent SOL grade going to work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The new 100 point scaled SOL should not be adaptive. Everyone should be taking the same test so that their score reflects the grade that they earned.

Agree.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Discrimination against kids with IEPs. This better not stand muster if challenged.

Are kids with IEPs not able to do well on SOLs?

Sometimes no. It depends completely on why they have the IEP. My daughter has a learning disability that specifically impacts math. She has high reading scores and passes every other SOL with ease, but can’t crack 375 in a math SOL. It also disproportionately would affect EL kids because ALL of these tests are delivered in English. So any SOL becomes first and foremost for them a test of their English proficiency. I teach a lot of kids who know math and science content in their home language but fail to pass the SOL because the first barrier to any of that is taking a LONG standardized test written entirely in English, in which they may or may not be proficient.

S/o quick question-Is that maybe part or big reason why ST math used because nothing in writing?

[Anonymous]

Maybe the bull wont pass?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Discrimination against kids with IEPs. This better not stand muster if challenged.

Are kids with IEPs not able to do well on SOLs?

Sometimes no. It depends completely on why they have the IEP. My daughter has a learning disability that specifically impacts math. She has high reading scores and passes every other SOL with ease, but can’t crack 375 in a math SOL. It also disproportionately would affect EL kids because ALL of these tests are delivered in English. So any SOL becomes first and foremost for them a test of their English proficiency. I teach a lot of kids who know math and science content in their home language but fail to pass the SOL because the first barrier to any of that is taking a LONG standardized test written entirely in English, in which they may or may not be proficient.

S/o quick question-Is that maybe part or big reason why ST math used because nothing in writing?

Math teacher--yes, the idea was that there are zero language barriers to entry, it is only math content.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Discrimination against kids with IEPs. This better not stand muster if challenged.

Are kids with IEPs not able to do well on SOLs?

Kids with learning disabilities are proportionately impacted by testing. This new policy is discriminatory.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe the bull wont pass?

It has passed and was signed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this only for high school?

Does it matter? Grades don’t matter before high school anyway.

[Anonymous]

Since its an adaptive test, the only fair way for this to effect grades would be passing the SOL= 100% as 10% of the grade.

[Anonymous]

We’re still opting out, not putting my kids through this nonsense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Since its an adaptive test, the only fair way for this to effect grades would be passing the SOL= 100% as 10% of the grade.

HS tests are not adaptive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We’re still opting out, not putting my kids through this nonsense.

There can’t be opting out. The SOL will be 10% of everyone’s grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Discrimination against kids with IEPs. This better not stand muster if challenged.

Are kids with IEPs not able to do well on SOLs?

Kids with learning disabilities are proportionately impacted by testing. This new policy is discriminatory.

+1 Standardized tests are challenging and a struggle for some type of learners. Hopefully, IEP students will be exempt.

[Anonymous]

10% of the grade!?! That's a LOT. Could take a kid from D to F.

[Anonymous]

This is going to be a disaster for a lot of kids and especially kids who aren't good test takers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We’re still opting out, not putting my kids through this nonsense.

No one opts out in HS, which is the only place this will matter. Students need to pass one SOL per content area to graduate and then they are done. You won’t opt your kid out of the Alg 1 SOL because you will want them to get the verified credit.

So now, the question becomes what happens to all of the mixed grade math classes in HS? We are waiting for an answer to that question. Will only the students who fail Alg 1 take geometry and only some students in the class have it be worth 10% of the grade? So many questions for those of us who actually administer SOLs.