Reply to PARCC Scores for Grades 3-8

Forum Index » DC Public and Public Charter Schools

Reply to "PARCC Scores for Grades 3-8"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My primary reaction to these scores is concern - and dismay.  DC/DCPS really needs to figure out how to help all the students in DCPS.  There are so many schools with scores below 10%, the MS in Ward and have 1-2% of the students tested proficient at grade level in reading and math and I think none or almost none are advanced.  That means less that [u]less then 10 students[/u] in grades 6-8 enrolled in DCPS in Ward 8 tested as on grade level.  We as a city are failing to educate these kids.  The difference between white and black,  white and Hispanic, the haves and the have nots  in D.C. is staggering.  I know this has been a focus of DCPS for some time but whatever they are doing is not working. I know this is nothing new (unfortunately) but it just makes me so mad and also sad.  I know people who work in these schools who try so hard and are so frustrated and discouraged by these scores.  I really want to know if there are urban school systems that managed to turn around a significant number of struggling schools.  It just feels impossible yet we as community need all of our children to be educated.

I just think the schools that are really struggling should be of more concern.[/quote]

Agreed, all this tells us what we already know. So how does the new DCPS curriculum and cornerstones provide equity by providing them with a curriculum (not that DCPS has one yet!!!) when what we really need are better remedial programs to support children at the bottom, bump up children in the middle, and maintain or provide enhancement for those at the top. The constant churning of personnel (teachers, principals, and support staff) does nothing at many EOTP schools does nothing to help this situation. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics