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OSSE/DCPS/Wilson: Need to work together to confirm actual students to test who are in the correct class and grade level, well in advance of the testing window next year. It's also mind boggling that we have a test that is high stakes for everyone except the students taking it. Almost no other states do this because you have all the kinds of issues we're having. Not saying it needs to be a final exam even, but it should at least be a test grade. On the other hand, don't focus on PARCC at the expense of everything else. It should be important, but not all encompassing.

PARCC: Needs to turn around their scores quickly (a few weeks at most) so they can be used for grades and actually inform instruction for the next year. It's mostly a multiple choice test and those results at least should be instant.

Wilson: Needs to clearly communicate the importance of this test for all stakeholders. PARCC gives strong evidence of students' preparedness for college: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2016/05/parcc_college_ready_score_reflects_rigor_of_college_work_study_finds.html. Skipping or worse, purposefully tanking the test for individual reasons makes the entire school look bad, which reflects badly on individual students as well. All things being equal, colleges certainly take school reputation into account when looking at applications and if continued, poor PARCC performance will hurt Wilson's reputation.

Teachers/parents: Most of what students hear about a particular test are coming from their teachers and parents. It's irresponsible for parents to push students to opt out of an assessment that is better designed than any students have previously had in DC. Assessment is an important part of planning for instruction and teachers need to send a message that this is a worthwhile endeavor and then show students how they are making use of that information. It should be embarrassing to the Wilson community that they're the only school that seems to have not taken this test seriously and it's not because they're smarter than everyone else. This just seems like poor citizenship. Also, just schedule your AP exams after school. Not that hard and that's what AP teachers across the country do every April and May.

Students: Assuming we addressed everything above, they just need to show up and do their best.

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