From todays Newsday Lorna Lewis, superintendent of the Plainview-Old Bethpage district, is critical of the exams, but said they have served a useful purpose: Test performance can be a factor when considering students for inclusion in remedial or gifted programs. Local report cards, teacher and parent observations and prior performance on state assessments also are taken into consideration for such placements, said Lewis, who co-chairs the curriculum committee for the state Council of School Superintendents. I think the movement will flatten as we respectfully address each concern, Lewis said, adding that superintendents are pushing for improvements. I want to believe that at some point SED [New York State Education Department] has to get the message on this.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 11:42:37 +0000
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