So far, we're not seeing a lot of good results from Florida's summer camps intended to boost FCAT passing rates:
Low grades and failing FCAT scores sent thousands of students back to classrooms throughout Southwest Florida this summer. For third- and 10th-graders who had to pass the FCAT or the alternative SAT-9 to advance, few were successful.
District officials in all three counties said they have not compiled scores yet, but among a handful of schools contacted, all reported few passing students.
Among third-graders attending reading camp at Sallie Jones Elementary in Punta Gorda, only one of six passed the SAT-9. At Taylor Ranch Elementary in Venice, three of nine passed...
Teachers said the test scores don't reflect everything.
"There's not one person that we didn't see growth in their skills and that's what's important," said Michele Markstahler, lead teacher for the summer program at Sallie Jones.
Posted by kswygert at July 19, 2004 09:45 AM