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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid failed the 5th grade reading SOL by a couple of points, retook it, and passed. It didn't seem to be a big deal. He's a smart kid (got advanced pass on the math), just messed up the reading test for some reason. They only offered retakes to the kids who they thought would pass, I think, not to the kids who failed by a lot--those kids went to summer school and then retook the test at the end of the summer. I think he ended up with 450 on reading, which is still not great but whatever.

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Should add--we go to a Title 1 school. They need every passing grade they can get. I can live with my kid sitting through another test if it means the school looks a little better, and a passing grade is accurately reflective of his actual knowledge/performance. [/quote]

I might be in the opposite position. At a non title 1 school where everybody is "above average". No, I would not have my child re-take. If the school cannot educate my kid, they are doing something wrong and that needs to be acknowledged. [/quote]

Unfortunately not all students take it seriously or take their time. Their score might not actually reflect what they know and have been taught.[/quote]

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