Faking the Grade -- Columbia Heights Education Campus

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

NathanBacaABC7 wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bets on which school is next to have this “breaking news”? Dunbar would be my best guess.

I'm hearing the same. I'll report on any documents I get in the future.

Most DCPS high schools have PARCC scores that are sub 30s and have graduation rates 50, 60, 70, even 80% percent

It's obvious the whole system is corrupted

The attendance scale is just the top of the iceberg. The real issue is "graduating" students who in many cases lack even basic skills mastered at the elementary level

I agree that there is a problem with grad rates given attendance and other issues. But nationally PARCC averages in the upper 30’s or 40’s.

If you want to waste a little time and see what the test is like, try a practice test. https://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/

[Anonymous]

why is it that many schools take computer based tests while other schools (HRCS) insist on paper based?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:why is it that many schools take computer based tests while other schools (HRCS) insist on paper based?

Schools could ask for additional time to transition to computer-based tests. But they have to all transition to online.

Students with certain kinds of disabilities will always be allowed to test on paper.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

NathanBacaABC7 wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bets on which school is next to have this “breaking news”? Dunbar would be my best guess.

I'm hearing the same. I'll report on any documents I get in the future.

Most DCPS high schools have PARCC scores that are sub 30s and have graduation rates 50, 60, 70, even 80% percent

It's obvious the whole system is corrupted

The attendance scale is just the top of the iceberg. The real issue is "graduating" students who in many cases lack even basic skills mastered at the elementary level

I agree that there is a problem with grad rates given attendance and other issues. But nationally PARCC averages in the upper 30’s or 40’s.

If you want to waste a little time and see what the test is like, try a practice test. https://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/

School Math ELA

Anacostia 1 4 (obvious investigation target)
Ballou 0 9 (known corruption)
Cardozo 4 10 (obvious investigation target)
Columbia Heights 14 24 (known corruption)
Coolidge 1 15 (obvious investigation target)
Dunbar 1 6 (obvious investigation target)
Eastern 1 20 (obvious investigation target)
Woodson High School 0 8 (obvious investigation target)

Look to be generous those schools should be graduating maybe 25% of students

Those schools are atrocious DCPS is a joke

[Anonymous]

If you want to waste a little time and see what the test is like, try a practice test. https://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/


I looked at the math tests. I cannot believe it. Algebra I is about 30% geometry and has quite a bit of Algebra II (learning how to manipulate the formulas of circle and parabolas).

Algebra II also has quite a bit of geometry. Unless students have learned precalculus and trigonometry, it's hard to solve more than 60% of the problems.

Who is writing these exams??? I have a degree in math and taught high school math back in the days in various countries (including American schools). Average good student cannot perform well on these tests, unless the teacher taught TO THE TEST.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
If you want to waste a little time and see what the test is like, try a practice test. https://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/

I looked at the math tests. I cannot believe it. Algebra I is about 30% geometry and has quite a bit of Algebra II (learning how to manipulate the formulas of circle and parabolas).

Algebra II also has quite a bit of geometry. Unless students have learned precalculus and trigonometry, it's hard to solve more than 60% of the problems.

Who is writing these exams??? I have a degree in math and taught high school math back in the days in various countries (including American schools). Average good student cannot perform well on these tests, unless the teacher taught TO THE TEST.

The test is supposed to allow schools to distinguish who is on grade level (4) and who is truly performing above grade level (5). That's why there is Alg 2 and some geometry on there.

Teachers know what the standards are, and the curriculum and PARCC are aligned to those standards. Teaching 'to' an achievement test isn't necessarily a bad thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
If you want to waste a little time and see what the test is like, try a practice test. https://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/

I looked at the math tests. I cannot believe it. Algebra I is about 30% geometry and has quite a bit of Algebra II (learning how to manipulate the formulas of circle and parabolas).

Algebra II also has quite a bit of geometry. Unless students have learned precalculus and trigonometry, it's hard to solve more than 60% of the problems.

Who is writing these exams??? I have a degree in math and taught high school math back in the days in various countries (including American schools). Average good student cannot perform well on these tests, unless the teacher taught TO THE TEST.

The test is supposed to allow schools to distinguish who is on grade level (4) and who is truly performing above grade level (5). That's why there is Alg 2 and some geometry on there.

Teachers know what the standards are, and the curriculum and PARCC are aligned to those standards. Teaching 'to' an achievement test isn't necessarily a bad thing.
I disagree with this methodology. Now I understand why students who have covered AP calculus are having difficulty in college. Zooming through the curriculum leaves holes, even when a student is talented in math.

[Anonymous]

The superintendent held a voluntary meeting at CHEC today, but apparently the turnout was very low. Lots of teachers there are loyal to Tukeva and didn’t want to get on her bad side so they didn’t attend. They definitely need to investigate the administrators, particularly 9th and 10th grade admins.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The superintendent held a voluntary meeting at CHEC today, but apparently the turnout was very low. Lots of teachers there are loyal to Tukeva and didn’t want to get on her bad side so they didn’t attend. They definitely need to investigate the administrators, particularly 9th and 10th grade admins.

They are not stupid until IMPACT is over, who the hell is gonna go against admin - your job is on the line. It's not as if everyone doesn't know about CHEC and Tukeva, it's like a Weinstein situation, rumors are rife and downtown know all about it. Again until the media exposes or prints some emails nothings gonna change! Heck a whole website was set-up that exposed CHEC, mainly of those same people are still there.

[Anonymous]

They should look in to why some 9th grade teachers never actually had observations last year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

NathanBacaABC7 wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bets on which school is next to have this “breaking news”? Dunbar would be my best guess.

I'm hearing the same. I'll report on any documents I get in the future.

Most DCPS high schools have PARCC scores that are sub 30s and have graduation rates 50, 60, 70, even 80% percent

It's obvious the whole system is corrupted

The attendance scale is just the top of the iceberg. The real issue is "graduating" students who in many cases lack even basic skills mastered at the elementary level

I agree that there is a problem with grad rates given attendance and other issues. But nationally PARCC averages in the upper 30’s or 40’s.

If you want to waste a little time and see what the test is like, try a practice test. https://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/

School Math ELA

Anacostia 1 4 (obvious investigation target)
Ballou 0 9 (known corruption)
Cardozo 4 10 (obvious investigation target)
Columbia Heights 14 24 (known corruption)
Coolidge 1 15 (obvious investigation target)
Dunbar 1 6 (obvious investigation target)
Eastern 1 20 (obvious investigation target)
Woodson High School 0 8 (obvious investigation target)

Look to be generous those schools should be graduating maybe 25% of students

Those schools are atrocious DCPS is a joke

Are you using the college ready standard? Because there is room in the world for people who have completed high school, but are not college ready. The PARCC is actually a really hard test meant to suss out who should be going to college, so getting a 3 means you've done well enough, but maybe you aren't college material. That's OK. That doesn't mean you shouldn't graduate high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
If you want to waste a little time and see what the test is like, try a practice test. https://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/

I looked at the math tests. I cannot believe it. Algebra I is about 30% geometry and has quite a bit of Algebra II (learning how to manipulate the formulas of circle and parabolas).

Algebra II also has quite a bit of geometry. Unless students have learned precalculus and trigonometry, it's hard to solve more than 60% of the problems.

Who is writing these exams??? I have a degree in math and taught high school math back in the days in various countries (including American schools). Average good student cannot perform well on these tests, unless the teacher taught TO THE TEST.

Did you compare it to the standards? I'm wondering if it is consistent with the standards. Kids are learning basic geometry all the way through school, so they should know that stuff by the time they get to Algebra I.

Also, the test isn't really just testing AlgebraI, it is testing whether the student in AlgebraI is at grade level for an AlgebraI student (they take the test before they have finished the AlgebraI course, after all), so would include double checking some elements taught prior and some Post-AlgebraI elements thrown in to test for above grade level kids. In other words, the test isn't supposed to be like an AlgebraI final or an AP-like test for Algebra I.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

NathanBacaABC7 wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bets on which school is next to have this “breaking news”? Dunbar would be my best guess.

I'm hearing the same. I'll report on any documents I get in the future.

Most DCPS high schools have PARCC scores that are sub 30s and have graduation rates 50, 60, 70, even 80% percent

It's obvious the whole system is corrupted

The attendance scale is just the top of the iceberg. The real issue is "graduating" students who in many cases lack even basic skills mastered at the elementary level

I agree that there is a problem with grad rates given attendance and other issues. But nationally PARCC averages in the upper 30’s or 40’s.

If you want to waste a little time and see what the test is like, try a practice test. https://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/

School Math ELA

Anacostia 1 4 (obvious investigation target)
Ballou 0 9 (known corruption)
Cardozo 4 10 (obvious investigation target)
Columbia Heights 14 24 (known corruption)
Coolidge 1 15 (obvious investigation target)
Dunbar 1 6 (obvious investigation target)
Eastern 1 20 (obvious investigation target)
Woodson High School 0 8 (obvious investigation target)

Look to be generous those schools should be graduating maybe 25% of students

Those schools are atrocious DCPS is a joke

Are you using the college ready standard? Because there is room in the world for people who have completed high school, but are not college ready. The PARCC is actually a really hard test meant to suss out who should be going to college, so getting a 3 means you've done well enough, but maybe you aren't college material. That's OK. That doesn't mean you shouldn't graduate high school.

Those are scores that are 3+ that means in most of those schools 80-90% of the students are to put it bluntly..... (pick your word)

It's a disservice to society to "graduate" people who aren't going to be able to function

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

NathanBacaABC7 wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bets on which school is next to have this “breaking news”? Dunbar would be my best guess.

I'm hearing the same. I'll report on any documents I get in the future.

Most DCPS high schools have PARCC scores that are sub 30s and have graduation rates 50, 60, 70, even 80% percent

It's obvious the whole system is corrupted

The attendance scale is just the top of the iceberg. The real issue is "graduating" students who in many cases lack even basic skills mastered at the elementary level

I agree that there is a problem with grad rates given attendance and other issues. But nationally PARCC averages in the upper 30’s or 40’s.

If you want to waste a little time and see what the test is like, try a practice test. https://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/

School Math ELA

Anacostia 1 4 (obvious investigation target)
Ballou 0 9 (known corruption)
Cardozo 4 10 (obvious investigation target)
Columbia Heights 14 24 (known corruption)
Coolidge 1 15 (obvious investigation target)
Dunbar 1 6 (obvious investigation target)
Eastern 1 20 (obvious investigation target)
Woodson High School 0 8 (obvious investigation target)

Look to be generous those schools should be graduating maybe 25% of students

Those schools are atrocious DCPS is a joke

Are you using the college ready standard? Because there is room in the world for people who have completed high school, but are not college ready. The PARCC is actually a really hard test meant to suss out who should be going to college, so getting a 3 means you've done well enough, but maybe you aren't college material. That's OK. That doesn't mean you shouldn't graduate high school.

Those are scores that are 3+ that means in most of those schools 80-90% of the students are to put it bluntly..... (pick your word)

It's a disservice to society to "graduate" people who aren't going to be able to function

High school is a waste of time for this population. They would be better serviced learning a skill or trade or apprenticeship instead of sitting in a classroom for four years and not getting any value add

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are there not truancy laws? Why aren’t kids and their parents reported after the max number of absences?

I live within a few blocks of CHEC. There are truancy laws, and I often see MPD's truancy/curfew enforcement vans around the campus.