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Re: June 2014 Regents exam schedule is up ...
Posted:
Jan 22, 2013 7:45 PM
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I used the link
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/schedules/schedule-hs.html
When I went into the assessment site I did not find June 3-4 as testing
dates ... can someone send me the link?
Thanks Grace Wilkie
On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 9:10 PM, Evan Romer <evanromer@gmail.com> wrote:
> ... 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.)
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> 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<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.
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> 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?
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>
>
> Evan Romer
> Susquehanna Valley HS
> Conklin NY
>
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