What are the CRCT scores looking like this year?
I have been getting a lot of calls on state CRCT scores — which have now been sent to the systems by the state Department of Education — asking why some systems have not yet told kids who must take retests because they failed.
One system that I’ve been getting calls about is APS, where teachers have said that they have not been told how their students did and which ones will need retesting and perhaps summer school. Not sure why a system would delay notification unless they have a lot of kids who need retesting and have to get accommodations in place before alerting them.
But I noticed someone posted on the blog this weekend about an Atlanta middle school seeing a drop in its scores, so perhaps APS now has released its scores at some schools. I talked to folks at elementary schools Friday who said they have not heard anything.
Speaking of APS, some folks are predicting principal changes, perhaps owing to the CRCT findings. (For those new to the issue, APS had a lot of schools flagged in a state-ordered analysis of erasures on score sheets on the state exams. The systems with unusual erasure rates of wrong to right were asked to conduct investigations and turn their results into the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement. APS has until early June to submit its results.)
What are your CRCT scores this year?
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mommyof3
June 2nd, 2010
9:41 am
My son (a third grader) made A / B honor roll almost all year with the exception of an F in social studies on a progress report that he had brought up to a B on his next report card. His average for the year in Reading was an 89 B+. I told his 3rd grade teacher on the first day of school that he will need to be in an Intensive reading class which they offer at the school for kids that need it. Well they tested him and said “yes he does need to be in the reading class” So he went twice a week for the entire school year. About a month before school ended I learned that he had been doing Math in this reading class just about the whole year. The class takes place in a computer lab on the computers. Kids in there are either doing Math or Reading which ever they need help in. The teacher in there just sat around and didnt make sure the kids were doing what they were supposed to do. So therefore my son wasted a whole year in a reading class doing math games on the computer and now is in danger of being left back in the 3rd grade for not passing the reading portion of the CRCT. although he made a’s and b’s all year. He is in summer school now and will be retaking the test in a week and a half. If he fails he goes back to the third grade. He doesnt need to be back in the 3rd grade he needs to be in the 4th grade and in an Intensive reading class everyday when the other kids go to gym and music. I dont put all the blame on the computer lab supervisior. My son knew he was supposed to do reading. But what 3rd grader is going to read (especially when they dont enjoy it becuase its harder for them) and answer questions when there is a really fun math program they can get on and play games every time they get a question right. If you put my son in an Intensive Reading Class then make sure he is doing reading and not math the whole year. He is paying for his mistake. All the supervisior had to do is walk around the lab one time with a piece of paper that had the childs name on it and what they were in there for either reading or math and make sure thats what they were doing. That simple!!!
North Fulton-Crabapple Area Parent
June 2nd, 2010
10:34 am
Unfortunately testing has taken up so much energy that real teaching has become limited. To another APS teacher, I am amazed at your statement because it is identical to GA’s position: take a limited portion of data and determine progress and success by that limited amount of data. If you want to determine the true success of children (or adults) you can’t take a small portion of data and make sweeping (often inaccurate) assumptions. Anyone want to know how accurate these tests are? Go to FB for some of our kids and see how seriously they take these tests, how hard they try. My children attend schools that experienced a large amount of success, however they considered the CRCT vacation days. Get through the test so they can have “free time” after they completed the test. This is not an acceptable barometer for the ability of our children or the capability of the teachers.
Ex APS
June 2nd, 2010
3:55 pm
APS is a crooked school system where cheating is common place in MANY schools. Where there’s a will, there’s a way! At one school where i KNOW cheating was common, the scores plummeted this year. Hmmmm….I WONDER WHY????…..
basketball coach
June 6th, 2010
9:56 pm
How hard is it to teach a kid how to read? I know incoming 5th graders that can’t read “See Spot run”. I’m considering tutoring for academics rather than basketball. I think I would have a much greater impact on their lives doing that. Public schools are a huge waste of money and time.
basketball coach
June 6th, 2010
10:07 pm
mommyof3, Never, I repeat NEVER, depend on the government to educate your children.
Broken Heart mom
June 14th, 2010
1:38 am
My son was in 3rd Grade,He took the CRCT and failed the math & reading.He has retaken both parts,I have been advised that he pass the math part.But the reading ???????.So,do We (me & my son) have to wait until school starts back to see if he passed.It has really took a toll on mom’s heart.
Broken Heart mom
June 14th, 2010
1:43 am
mommyof3 I’m feeling for you also.My child has a 87 B average.Hope we get some answers soon!!!!!
vicki anderson
June 15th, 2010
9:33 am
They need to lower the test score on the crct test, or their shouldn’t to be any test to go to the next grade. If they pass their class during the school year they should pass they grade. If other kids needs
help they should ask teacher for time after class to make sure they understanding what their our talking
about.
TC
June 15th, 2010
2:07 pm
As I explained to my math teacher who said the test seemed easier this year and saw her scores jump 25%, it all started with Reading. The firat tests they were mandated to pass were reading tests in the 8th Grade. When students struggled they lowered the difficulty level of the questions until %s were where they liked them. Now they are moving to math…next will be science…then Social Studies. Why? Because that is the order in which the “passage” of the test is implemented. BUT unfortunately for Science and Social Studies, students will not have a reading passage to refer back to before answering the question. Math is a building block process in which students should use current skills and build upon earlier skills. In Social Studies and Science, these are STAND ALONE subjects in the 8th Grade where there is usually NO Prior knowledge. BUT administrators expect to see 80+% passing rates in subjects where the students are told “You only have to pass Math and reading to go to 9th Grade.” Until we make it even across the board there will be no accuracy in the scoring system.
taylor
June 17th, 2010
1:58 pm
mommy of three such a sob story what did you do to help your own child