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Reply to "Who sends their kid to Wakefield HS? Is it really that bad?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If Wakefield serves its diverse population so well, why does it get a “2” equity rating from Great Schools? [/quote] Because the methodology is flawed. It expects ESL kids to perform the same on the SOLs as other groups. That's not a realistic expectation. It takes an average of seven years to acquire a language and test at the same level as a native speaker. GS is a bunch of crap. It's not comparing how ESL kids score at one school relative to another, or comparing them against statewide averages for "equity." It's just taking points off for "equity" because those students exist on higher numbers at some schools and aren't meeting benchmarks rather than awarding points for growth or relative scores of the ESL subgroup.[/quote]
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