St. Lucie superintendent calls FCAT scores delay the state’s ‘equivalent of BP’s oil disaster’
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 by TCPalm.comBy Colleen Wixon
A delay in student Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test scores is causing problems in scheduling classes and staff for the next school year, and adding to teen angst among high school sophomores wondering if they’ve passed the high-stakes test.
“I think this debacle is the Florida DOE’s equivalent of BP’s oil disaster,” St. Lucie Schools Superintendent Michael Lannon said Tuesday.
Schools throughout the state use scores from the FCAT to determine student placement in advanced or remedial classes as well as teacher staffing for those classes. Scores traditionally are released well before students leave for the summer, but now officials are estimating scores won’t be released until the end of June. (more…)

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