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Leaky pipe, athletic awards, and Regents exam

Malverne School District Community Posted on January 30, 2016 by Jan KasalJanuary 30, 2016

Few reflections on two Malverne UFSD BOE “meetings in public” that took place on 11/24/15 and 12/8/2015, respectively. Two days before the Thanksgiving and in anticipation of being served something better than “cookies and common core,” I attended a special BOE meeting on 11/24/15. It was supposed to start at 7 p.m. At 7:25, an absent board member was contacted by phone. While waiting, we shared our family Thanksgiving habits. The socializing came to … Continue reading →

Posted in BOE Meeting, Opinion | Tagged Algebra, boe, gomules, heat, LIHSA, mufsd, pipe, regents, school bond

Students Practice Field Tests, Residents Pay

Malverne School District Community Posted on May 5, 2015 by Jan KasalAugust 30, 2015

In May, schools are administering local assessments that, like the standardized state tests, are used to evaluate the teachers (APPR). In June, between the 1st and 10th, selected schools are assigned to administer “field tests.” I described the nature of field tests in two posts (here and here). Briefly, these tests are collected, not graded, never returned. They help Pearson, test developer, prepare future tests. The following neighborhood schools were assigned to administer the … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion | Tagged boe, field test, governor Cuomo, J. Hunderfund, nysed, regents, resolution

Adjustment to The CCSS Implementation

Malverne School District Community Posted on February 12, 2014 by Jan KasalMay 25, 2015
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The state Board of Regents, under pressure from teachers unions, parents, and a state legislature that’s threatening to override part of their authority, agreed to delay until 2022 the full implementation of tests aligned with the new Common Core learning standards, and to change the evaluation systems so it would be almost impossible to fire a teacher whose students turned in poor test scores on standardized tests. Beside the summary Regents released on Monday, … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Core | Tagged csss, curriculum, iep, regents, standards
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