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RE: June 2014 Regents exam schedule is up ...
Posted:
Jan 17, 2013 8:11 AM
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I'm retired, so shouldn't care, but where are they going to get the desks to administer the exams? Regular classes are still going on-- and our school used to empty classrooms to fill the gym with desks for exams......
> From: evanromer@gmail.com
> To: nyshsmath@mathforum.org
> Subject: June 2014 Regents exam schedule is up ...
> Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:10:05 -0500
>
> ... and it's not pretty.
>
> The Common Core Regents exams in Algebra I, Geometry and ELA will be
> given June 3-4, which is two weeks before the start of Regents week.
> (The memo implies that this will be for the first year only, not every
> year. Presumably CC Algebra II will be given early in June 2015.)
>
> This is not presented as a draft exam schedule: it's presented as the
> exam schedule.
>
> http://www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/schedules/schedule-hs.html
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> So, in case we didn't already know this, NY considers the testing
> program more important than, you know, actual teaching and learning.
> Not only does this cut two weeks of instructional time for math, but
> it will disrupt other courses on those exam days.
>
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> The memo also states that the three "traditional" Regents Exams (Int
> Alg, Geo, A2T) will also be given in June 2014 and that the phase-out
> timeline for those exams has not been determined. Did we know that?
> It's news to me.
>
> Are those exam only being given so that students who studied the non-
> CC curriculum can take those exams? Or do districts have the option of
> delaying adoption of Common Core? In past curriculum transitions
> districts have had the option to wait, but from everything else we've
> seen on enageny (rhymes with progeny), I assume that waiting is not an
> option this time. Does anyone know?
>
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>
> Two smaller notes:
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> The last 3 days of exams are just RCTs, plus Chem. That's new.
>
> The Int Alg, Geo and A2T Regents are all given on the same day, with
> Geo and A2T both in the afternoon. Is that good? Will there be a
> significant number of students taking both?
>
>
>
> Evan Romer
> Susquehanna Valley HS
> Conklin NY
>
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