NEW MEXICO SCHOOL DISTRICT’S AREN’T ALONE IN TAKING ISSUE WITH THE NEWLY IMPLEMENTED PARCC TEST FOR STUDENTS. DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY COMPLAIN NOT ONLY ABOUT THE TEST … BUT THAT THE TESTS TAKE UP VALUABLE TEACHING TIME. LAURA BAY IS PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL PTA. SHE SAYS IT’S A NEW DAY REQUIRING NEW ASSESSMENTS, AND NOTES SOME DISTRICT DO BETTER THAN OTHERS. BAY SAYS PARENTS NEED TO ANALYZE WHERE THEIR STUDENT IS STRONG AND WHERE HE OR SHE HAS CHALLENGES.
APS PARENTS ARE NOT PLEASED WITH THE LOWER SCORES THEIR STUDENTS MADE ON THE PARCC TEST. RIO RANCHO … WHICH SPOKESPERSON BETH PENDERGRASS SAYS USES A COMMON CORE CURRICULUM … SCORED WELL.
BAY SAYS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND YOUR STUDENT’S SCORE, GO ONLINE TO WWW.UNDERSTANDTHESCORE.ORG.
