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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem is that this testing is encouraging preschool teachers to "teach to the test" rather than provide activities that are developmentally appropriate, because preschools and day care centers are going to be rated on how well the children do on the Kindergarten Entrance Assessment.  BTW, I found out at an OSSE meeting that they have been tracking children from preschools for the past 2 years (they've been assigning them numbers).  [/quote]

Have you looked at the test?  My kids have taken "test" in PreS and PreK.  The results gave me a great indication of areas when they excel/lacking/on target in their developmental stages.  [/quote]

OP here. My understanding is that each school gets to choose the assessment test they want to use from a DCPCSB approved list.
At the meeting, some asked if it was possible for DCPCSB to help parents to actually view the tests because a parent had called some of the publishing companies that sell these tests to schools. The only way to get a test is to purchase one.

The DCPCSB reps actually said they did not really know what was on each particular test, but said that they do get samples. However, it was not clear they would actually share them. If parents want to learn more about assessments and tests,  the implied message was that we are pretty much on our own.

So while this year the "assessments" may seem like what schools have used in past years to veteran charter school parents to check the progress of a student's development,  to a newcomer to this system, these tests seem to have a different tenor altogether.

If you want a copy of the documents from DCPCSB that I received, please email me at dominiond@gmail.com.

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