(St. Peter's) students had made tremendous learning gains, to a point where it was unrealistic. |
Because of this we're going back to see if we have accurate information on the school. |
It just hasn't been effectively implemented. |
Nationally, our students aren't competing as well as they need to be with other countries when it comes to science and math. We need to increase the rigor for students, especially since science plays such an important role in the job market. |
Parents will be receiving the letters this week. |
There was no reason the school could give as to why this school made such gains. |
They must have at least a bachelor's degree to get a foot in the door. And we make sure they understand how each question should be scored. |
This is not a year-round job. We test during the spring, and we grade the tests and everything is put to bed by May. |
We are constantly monitoring the scoring as they're happening. |
We don't feel like the incident warranted an investigation. |
We have rigorous monitoring of each and every scorer. |
We would never suggest teacher salaries are sacrificed for bonuses. |
We've gotten a lot of phone calls from parents who are really concerned. The misconception is if [the scorers] are part-time, they're not qualified. These are well-qualified evaluators. |