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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD failed the Reading SOL in 6th grade. Before the year ended, I started receiving invitations to summer extended learning program from her middle school. When I called the middle school to ask why they told me to call her elementary school and that is usually is because the kids failed an SOL. I contacted the 6th grade teacher to find out why DD was invited to summer learning and that is when teacher let me know in advance of SOL scores coming home that DD failed an SOL. I was then able to privately explain to DD the situation. It was handled well, but there was a communication breakdown between elementary and middle schools.

Also, just FYI - Middle school automatically placed DD in a Reading elective in place of a chosen elective. They did not inform me as a parent, but instead took action purely based on her sol score. I elected not to have DD in the Reading elective, which the MS accommodated and she subsequently passed the Reading SOL in 7th without intervention. 6th grade teacher retired after that year so I suspect she was no longer invested in helping kids prepare for SOLs.

Many say that SOL scores don't affect the kids, but I disagree. I believe they become labled, watched and tracked in subsequent years. And, [b]I know they need to pass SOLs for verified course credits in HS.[/b][/quote]

That's right, and it's too bad. My HS kid who has big exams for her classes also has the stress and bother of having to take SOLs on top of that. And the teachers have the hassle of administering them. Yeah, the kids will likely all pass these SOLs, but it aggravates many parents that HS kids who have final exams also have SOLs on their plate at about the same time of year. The SOLs are easier than the finals, but still suck up time when kids are already finishing final projects and papers and taking course exams.
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