Va. education officials investigate SOL testing allegations
Published: July 17, 2009
CHRISTIANSBURG — The state Department of Education is investigating allegations of standardized testing violations at Eastern Montgomery High School.
Walt Shannon, Montgomery County’s interim superintendent, said education department officials spoke with administrators and teachers last week and reviewed the past three years worth of Standards of Learning testing data, curriculum information and schedules.
Education department spokesman Charles Pyle said possible infractions earlier this year involved students being improperly excluded from SOL testing during the 2006-07 and 2007-08 school years.
Shannon said he plans to make public the Department of Education’s report when it comes out, redacting specific names if they appear.
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What a shock. You mean they were ‘cooking the books?‘ - or - They were CAUGHT cooking the books? Somebody needs to ask why, if the test is now given online, it takes months for the ‘results’ to be released to the public. That’s a pretty darn slow computer system you got there. Heck, they could save money and hire folks to WALK with results to each locality and they would get there sooner. VDOE delenda est!
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