new insights into what went wrong with Wilson's PARCC scores

[Anonymous]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/what-went-wrong-at-dcs-high-achieving-wilson-high-school/2016/09/02/c3b3fd9e-704d-11e6-8533-6b0b0ded0253_story.html

[Anonymous]

A hot mess all around.

[Anonymous]

This should horrify every administration because there's no reason for this not to continue.

There is zero incentive for the students to do well on these tests and I can't blame them for prioritizing schoolwork that matters over the tests.

I appreciate Jennifer Niles' quotations in the article.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This should horrify every administration because there's no reason for this not to continue.

There is zero incentive for the students to do well on these tests and I can't blame them for prioritizing schoolwork that matters over the tests.

I appreciate Jennifer Niles' quotations in the article.

My hunch is DCPS will clarify who actually needs to be tested next year - Kaya said as much. And they could do better scheduling review sessions and labs at different times.

What's the story on SWW?

[Anonymous]

There you have it folks. Why would any parent want to have their kids stress over a test that doesn't effect their graduation or class grades?

I feel sorry the teachers and the administration.

[Anonymous]

At my child's HS (not Wilson) there's enough school pride that most kids take PARCC seriously.

[Anonymous]

It actually shows how smart Wilson students are!

[Anonymous]

This reminds me of an article about mcps students a few years ago that said s lot of them were doing pretty precise calculations to figure out which finals were worth their time to study for...if it wasn't going to make a difference in class grade, that final was very low priority.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At my child's HS (not Wilson) there's enough school pride that most kids take PARCC seriously.

These kids have more on their minds than school pride. Like doing well on tests that actually matter.

[Anonymous]

Why are kids taking AP claseses even taking PARCC? It seems they are college ready by definition.

[Anonymous]

this shows that schools need to be busting their ass to attract and retain high SES/high achieving families. The schools and teachers are going to depend on those super stars to save their ass. If teachers and schools are going to be judged on PARCC scores they better come up with some incentive to keep these populations. My kid is only in PS and I am already frustrated with our IB lousy test scores and disastrous PTA organization. And my kid is exactly the kind of kid they need to take the PARCC on third grade but we will, along with our counterparts, will all have moved on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At my child's HS (not Wilson) there's enough school pride that most kids take PARCC seriously.

These kids have more on their minds than school pride. Like doing well on tests that actually matter.

yes this makes me the think the Wilson kids are doing just fine and smart enough to know PARCC is not their problem. Its yale or jail and the yale kids know how to work the system

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:this shows that schools need to be busting their ass to attract and retain high SES/high achieving families. The schools and teachers are going to depend on those super stars to save their ass. If teachers and schools are going to be judged on PARCC scores they better come up with some incentive to keep these populations. My kid is only in PS and I am already frustrated with our IB lousy test scores and disastrous PTA organization. And my kid is exactly the kind of kid they need to take the PARCC on third grade but we will, along with our counterparts, will all have moved on.

lol, no. sorry dear, there is no market for "high SES" families in DCPS. It does not work that way. If you expect to be catered to, move to MD or VA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:this shows that schools need to be busting their ass to attract and retain high SES/high achieving families. The schools and teachers are going to depend on those super stars to save their ass. If teachers and schools are going to be judged on PARCC scores they better come up with some incentive to keep these populations. My kid is only in PS and I am already frustrated with our IB lousy test scores and disastrous PTA organization. And my kid is exactly the kind of kid they need to take the PARCC on third grade but we will, along with our counterparts, will all have moved on.

lol, no. sorry dear, there is no market for "high SES" families in DCPS. It does not work that way. If you expect to be catered to, move to MD or VA.

Attract is not the same thing as catered to. Look, in a few years Wilson is going to be filled with IB families who bought during the peak and paid a mint for a tiny 1940s colonial and probably don't have the income to fund several kids in private. These families will have little tolerance for excuses. They value academic rigor and will not tolerate anything less. Go to PTA meetings at the feeder schools, these folks are not shrinking violets. DCPS has about 3 to 4 yards to sort Wilson out before it gets heated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:this shows that schools need to be busting their ass to attract and retain high SES/high achieving families. The schools and teachers are going to depend on those super stars to save their ass. If teachers and schools are going to be judged on PARCC scores they better come up with some incentive to keep these populations. My kid is only in PS and I am already frustrated with our IB lousy test scores and disastrous PTA organization. And my kid is exactly the kind of kid they need to take the PARCC on third grade but we will, along with our counterparts, will all have moved on.

And you will be shocked when your kid doesn't get a 5 either.