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My kid says she is told ahead of time what kind of test it will be because school tests can be retaken -- county tests can not.  The retest process is kind of cool because it gives the kid a chance to correct dumb mistakes, figure out something that wasn't understood, or just try for an improved score.  My kid retook a rest and the process was completely transparent to me.  Actually, my participation was required.

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I am often critical of MCPS but this retest process seems like a large burden on the teachers.       When do the students retake the test?       Presumably it is not during class time.    The participation of the parents is required?     This seems like a large burden on parents who cannot get off from work.       I am trying to imagine a class of 25 and say 10 students want to retake the test.       Does the teacher hold 10 separate sessions with each student to go over the initial test (since the test cannot be taken home)?      And she needs to do this for each of her classes?       It is hard for me to imagine that this is standard procedure in MCPS but perhaps I am wrong.[/quote]

Retaking tests is NOT standard procedure and I think this is a HUGE issue. Talk about the achievement gap - well, if kids at Pyle are allowed to retake tests, why couldn't the principal at our middle school  acknowledge that kids could retake tests when I asked at an open house? Does this apply to high school credit courses that the kids are taking in middle school, or just "regular honors/advanced" classes?  [/quote]

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