2013
We got the preliminary SOL scores from last year this week. We passed, but just barely. Only like 67% of our kids passed the writing test and 73% passed the reading. Combine the scores, and we averaged 70% (exactly what we needed in order to make some stupid NCLB or VDE acronym) ((You think your job has a lot of acronyms, I think mine has more...AYP, NCLB, SBTS, LD, ED, GT, MYP, IBMYPMPP, FCPS, SRI, SSR, PRESS, SOL, etc, etc, etc)).
We also learned that under the current legislation (which I keep hearing is going to change) that by 2013 100% of the students will have to pass the SOL (or equivalent nationalized test) in order for our school to be accredited. I will be 31 when this happens and about the right age to take some time off and have babies. This is my plan. Older teachers are planning to retire and the younger ones are going to go and have children. Sucks to be a new teacher then!
How the hell are 100% of the special ed kids at my school (who come in to middle school reading on a third grade level) going to pass a test testing eight grade standards? I hate you VDE and GWB!
Our school already has taken in three students who were displaced by hurricane Katrina. I think this number will grow within the next couple of weeks. This is good because they are taking enrollment numbers in a few weeks to determine how many teachers we get (or lose). I think the losing teachers isn't going to happen so much at my school considering that we are already at least four hundred students over projected enrollment and have already lost one of the student computer labs to make a classroom for another teacher. I guess our enrollment must be up in self contained sped and esol because I only have about 84 students on my roster and my co-teacher (who is new this year, her name is Robyn) only has about 15. Last year I seem to remember having more. Oh well, maybe more people will transfer in like they did last year. My fifth period has 15 kids again. Hopefully they won't include as many obnoxious children as they did last year. I almost feel like I'm getting shafted -- there are two honors classes on our team this year during fifth period and I get none of them. Lesigh. Oh well. At least I'm not taking it as bad as some other teachers who like were really complain instead of just ribbing other teachers about it.
Ugh. School starts in three more days.
posted by Anna @ 8:06 AM
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i think the military wins out on the acronymn thing, but your job may come in a close second
HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!
Hope it goes well and you get at least decently smart kids who can pass. Isn't our home state fucked up?
Yeah, I forgot that the military lives and breathes acronyms. But teaching, like the military, is a government job and I think the government loves acronyms.
Happy First day back! I am assuming your day went much better than my bout with the cafeteria today... otherwise nothing to whine about with my kindergarten class!!
~ Amy
My cousin teaches in an inner city school in LA and tehy just lost accredation for some reason or another. I dont know the reason (I assume it is "no child left behind" test score crap), but apparently the students diplomas may not be accepted by many colleges. Luckily they have a lot of teacher and parent organization and they are going through an appeal process and sending letters to all the colleges in the country to try and get them to accept their diplomas.
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