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Anonymous wrote:I think it is great! This will push students to try hard on SOLs, making scores more accurate, and also ensures at least 10 percent of grade is based on an objective measure that doesn’t vary teacher to teacher.

Hope you still think it is great when the geometry teacher misses half the year and the sub doesn't teach math.

In this scenario the kid will still fail the usual in school tests and assignments or get an incomplete. How exactly are they more disadvantaged if SOL has a higher weight in grades. At the end of the day the kid still has to have mastered the same material, we are only taking about how that material is assessed. SOL has the advantage of it being standardised so the kid or parent can go online and fill in the gaps themselves. SOLs are advantageous in your scenario.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it is great! This will push students to try hard on SOLs, making scores more accurate, and also ensures at least 10 percent of grade is based on an objective measure that doesn’t vary teacher to teacher.

Hope you still think it is great when the geometry teacher misses half the year and the sub doesn't teach math.

This is the worst. We had a year when I learned alot of math and we had alot of homework/study fights. Ugh.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it is great! This will push students to try hard on SOLs, making scores more accurate, and also ensures at least 10 percent of grade is based on an objective measure that doesn’t vary teacher to teacher.

Hope you still think it is great when the geometry teacher misses half the year and the sub doesn't teach math.

Those kids still need to learn the material for future math. If your kid doesn’t, he or she has bigger problems. By the time grades count kids should be able to go on khan academy to learn material the need to know that a sub isn’t teaching them. I think your scenario is less like than having a teacher who gives a final that is way harder than the SOL.

Anonymous wrote:I think it is great! This will push students to try hard on SOLs, making scores more accurate, and also ensures at least 10 percent of grade is based on an objective measure that doesn’t vary teacher to teacher.

Hope you still think it is great when the geometry teacher misses half the year and the sub doesn't teach math.

I think it is great! This will push students to try hard on SOLs, making scores more accurate, and also ensures at least 10 percent of grade is based on an objective measure that doesn’t vary teacher to teacher.

Parents please email/ call/ mail so that changes to SOL are not implemented from 2027.

To contact the Virginia Senate Committee on Education and Health, you can call Senate Committee Operations at (804) 698-7450, email Committeeoperations@senate.virginia.gov, or write to them at P.O. Box 396, Richmond, VA 23218

That would have few teachers here and there who would be using the sol test in giving out the Q4 grades. This is lack of consistency and transparency in FCPS schools.
Never heard and know such teachers in our school.

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Anonymous wrote:And all these 7th graders taking Algebra I Honors next year....

My current college rising junior took Algebra 1 honors in 7th grade (8+ years ago) and the SOL was required then and it counted 10% towards the grade in the class. This isn't that new for some teachers.

I think you’re misremembering (or their teachers were breaking policy). We used to be able to give extra credit for passing/advanced passing the SOL, or count it as a 100% test grade if they pass, but we have never been allowed to count it as a true grade (where not passing would pull down the grade). I have taught algebra 1 since 2005.

I am not misremembering. It was at Luther Jackson Middle School. She ever discussed the requirement at BTSN.

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Anonymous wrote:And all these 7th graders taking Algebra I Honors next year....

My current college rising junior took Algebra 1 honors in 7th grade (8+ years ago) and the SOL was required then and it counted 10% towards the grade in the class. This isn't that new for some teachers.

I think you’re misremembering (or their teachers were breaking policy). We used to be able to give extra credit for passing/advanced passing the SOL, or count it as a 100% test grade if they pass, but we have never been allowed to count it as a true grade (where not passing would pull down the grade). I have taught algebra 1 since 2005.

https://www.fcps.edu/changes-standards-learning-assessments-virginia?utm_campaign+&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Anonymous wrote:And all these 7th graders taking Algebra I Honors next year....

My current college rising junior took Algebra 1 honors in 7th grade (8+ years ago) and the SOL was required then and it counted 10% towards the grade in the class. This isn't that new for some teachers.

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Anonymous wrote:It's 10% only. Don't freak out people. I'm fine with in. Students need to take SOLs more seriously. This is a baby step towards that.

That can make or break their grade from an A to a B. That's huge when applying to college.

True! This stupid law can’t be passed. Parents should have a say in what is right for their children.

And all these 7th graders taking Algebra I Honors next year....

Anonymous wrote:So the SOL tests will get tougher from spring 2027.
Also Cut off score for pass proficiency to be increased from 400 to 445.

My son is in 6th grade at FCPS and I’m already feeling bad for him.

Same. Mine already has test anxiety from all of these end of year tests.

Anonymous wrote:It's 10% only. Don't freak out people. I'm fine with in. Students need to take SOLs more seriously. This is a baby step towards that.

That can make or break their grade from an A to a B. That's huge when applying to college.