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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would the test scores go up? Put another way, please spell out what will happen in the next few years at Hearst to improve scores that ***has not been happening*** so far.

What is changing?  Why didn't it happen before?

Different teachers? Different curriculum? New assistant principal?   Different test prep approach?

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The principal is only in her second year, it takes time to put new processes in place.  She has made a lot of positive changes (different curricula, responsive classroom philosophy, test prep strategies) but you aren't going to see a 20 point jump in test scores overnight.  Also, the upper grades now have many students that were new to the school when they added additional fourth and fifth grade classes.  Good kids, but they didn't have the same strong academics in the early grades as those who had been at Hearst since pre-k.  As the classes stabilize and the younger classes move up, they will perform better on the tests.[/quote]

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