It's part of the overall package to improve education and increase college-readiness standards. We've already put in place a more rigorous curriculum and we're implementing several projects that are going to have an effect. |
It's the integral part of the state's accountability system. It's a high-stakes test, and it's highly secure. It's important they follow all the guidelines and policies for test security before, during and after test administration. |
The simplest (solution) would be (for PAISD trustees) to follow acceptable board actions and procedures. |
The state doesn't provide any money to private schools. They're deemed private businesses, private entities. |
The testing company has done a really remarkable job, considering, for instance, last year, it handled more than 12 million testing documents for Texas. |
They'll be more rigorous as we expect more and more out of our students and put more initiatives in place. |