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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: TODAY- CALL ALL MEMBERS OF WEST CONTRA COSTA
I went the WCCUSD Press Conference sponsored by ?Justice Matters¹ last Wednesday April 5 [my 26th anniversary] at Lovonya Dejean Middle School & gave public input at special board hearing on CAHSEE afterward and stayed until 9 for two more minutes during public comment period at their official WCCUSD board meeting which started two hours late because of their closed session to discuss mostly the CAHSEE. Will be there tomorrow, Monday April 10 too. There will lots more wedding anniversaries for me to celebrate but only one in a lifetime graduation ceremony for the Class of 2006... so where I needed to be last Wednesday was no contest. Jo Behm Meantime, everyone please pick-up the phone today if possible or asap tomorrow morning. Advocate on behalf of all students at risk of unprecedented direct and collateral damage from being denied their hard-earned diploma, and possibly barred from graduation or handed a campy, useless Certificate of Completion [not recognized at all be employers or colleges, or for for financial aid/scholarships in college---these are 2nd class token, insulting diploma replacements--- sorry, no offense to the dear 10% of students with disabilities [1% of all tested] with severe cognitive impairments who will receive such certificates---but these students have not been performing at grade level all along. The 48,000 WCCUSD students are otherwise fully qualified to graduate grade level seniors... CALL EACH MEMBER OF THE WEST CONTRA COSTA SCHOOL Board and tell them to vote to protect the graduation/diploma rights and dignity and future access to scholarships, financial aid, and access to living wage employment. Charles Ramsey: 510- 682-5600 Karen Pfeifer: 510- 526-5367 Karen Fenton: 510-236-8460 Glen Price: 510-528-1315 Dave Brown: 510- 758-7077 [thank Dave, this initiative for civil disobedience taking a stand for students was his idea] High stakes tests may be acceptable to professional licensures/certification such as physicians, nurses, accountants, attorneys, but not for the longest publicly mandated educational requirement in the world---13 years, 12,000 hours, 2,000 days of public school, nearly half of child's life on the planet persevering, meeting all requirements in K-12. CAHSEE 2 subjects v. Graduation requirements 13 mandatory courses incl sciences, social studies, economics, world and U.S. History, etc CAHSEE scrantron tells more v. opinions and grades from 30-40 high school teachers who spend 90-180 days or more with students CAHSEE cold-turkey/surprise topic essay v. real life requiring references, drafts, edits, word processor to be minimally acceptable CAHSEE no computers or calculators v. real life jobs/college require technology STAR has going on 3 alternate assessments [CAPA] and 2 more under development [the one for 2% flex modified grade level students with disabilities & STS [Standards-based Tests in Spanish] vs. zero alternate assessment for the CAHSEE [persistent state violation of NCLB & IDEA] Plus, multiple, gross universal design flaws [from an earlier op ed of mine] reported in Chpt 2 of last HumRRO-Human Resources Research Organization, independent contractor headquartered in Alexandria, VA to analysis the CAHSEE :
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