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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pp can you share more what this means:

This is also a year that all SOL math courses are being tied to giving mandatory common assessments within a 2 week window.[/quote]

The county has written 10 question summative assessments for each unit that must be given in a 2 week window. They have people at gatehouse analyzing the data for each course/unit, so tests are open for a 2 week window. This is to keep all teachers on pace with the county pacing guide and get them their data on time.

The tests are terrible, convoluted, and all multiple choice with no partial credit. As experienced teachers, we are writing our own assessments and will not be counting the mandatory county ones as a grade. The culture in my child’s elementary though has been to give the performance matters tests as the summative assessment for each math unit in prior grades. If that is their 70% grade (it’s a high school class, 70% is summative assessments!) grades will be trash. The average on those tests last year was 50% across the county.

Those tests are also tied to algebra 1, not algebra 1 honors standards. A solid algebra 1 honors class should go well beyond SOL skills. In my middle school, all math tests are on paper to allow for showing thinking for partial credit, more complex levels of questioning beyond SOL style questions, etc.

I really feel for our elementary teachers who have been assigned this. They are going to be swimming upstream all year.

I hope I’m wrong.[/quote]

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