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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks 9:27 for shifting the discussion. Don't agree with PARCC counting for a grade but I'm with you for 95% of your solution.

The idea that OSSE and DCPS couldn't sync up lists of students in th testing cohort is ridiculous. And while not reported that happened across every DCPS high school.

PARCC is better than DCCas which was taken every single year. A one-time test in two core subjects while in high school is a vast improvement but only works if the admins are smart enough not to make kids take it over and over. [/quote]

This is just coming out now, but this has been the case with every assessment that DC has implemented for the past 7 years that I have been at DCPS. The schools do not have ultimate control over who gets tested, if a child has not taken the assessment it matters not which grade they are in they have to take each assessment during their time at DCPS. This is one of the reasons folks that teachers objected to a high percentage of their final score being based on student assessments!!! This year not only do assessments count (they are assessments not tests) but also student surveys. Maybe now instead of blaming teachers for low test scores, everyone will start looking a little closer at the nonsense that has been going on at DCPS for years. Also, remember those cheating scandals, this plays out in test scores later on down the line. Those students got passing grades when they were not proficient, did they ever get remediation support? NO. So now that we have tighter control over student data, many students at DCPS who previously thought they were proficient are suddenly not. The PARCC is not a test, so really any student who is taking AP math and English should be able to get a reasonable grade on PARCC! These are more complex that the DCCAS but not as high as some other state assessments. Honestly, all these years of Ed. Reform has just created chaos and no one knows what's going on anymore. We just did beginning of year assessments in all schools and that was a HOT mess also. Parents don't really know what is gong on in these schools. [/quote]

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