[ProgressiveEd] Finally, a great test!!
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Oh Boy!!!
LAWRENCE, Mass. (Aug. 3) - This city's superintendent of schools, who
recently put two dozen teachers on unpaid leave for failing a basic English
proficiency test, has himself flunked a required literacy test three times.
Wilfredo T. Laboy called his failing scores ``frustrating'' and
``emotional.'' He blamed his performance on a lack of preparation and concentration, as
well as the fact that that Spanish is his first language.
``It bothers me because I'm trying to understand the congruence of what I do
here every day and this stupid test,'' Laboy told The Eagle-Tribune of
Lawrence in a story published Sunday.
``What brought me down was the rules of grammar and punctuation,'' Laboy
said. ``English being a second language for me, I didn't do well in writing. If
you're not an English teacher, you don't look at the rules on a regular basis.''
State Education Commissioner David P. Driscoll said he is aware of Laboy's
troubles with the test, but would not say how many chances Laboy would be given
to pass or what the consequences of another failure could be.
He said Laboy was doing an excellent job leading the district, and is getting
more time to prepare for the test. But he added, ``He's going to have to
pass. ... The situation will only get serious if he goes much longer without
passing.''
Since 1998, all Massachusetts educators - from teachers to superintendents -
have had to pass the Communications and Literacy Skills Test, which measures
basic reading and writing skills, including vocabulary, punctuation, grammar,
spelling and capitalization.
Laboy, who receives a 3 percent pay hike this month that will raise his
salary to $156,560, recently put 24 teachers on unpaid administrative leave because
they failed a basic English test.
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LAWRENCE, Mass. (Aug. 3) - This city's superintendent of schools, who recen=
tly put two dozen teachers on unpaid leave for failing a basic English prof=
iciency test, has himself flunked a required literacy test three times.<BR>
<BR>
Wilfredo T. Laboy called his failing scores ``frustrating'' and ``emotional=
.'' He blamed his performance on a lack of preparation and concentration, a=
s well as the fact that that Spanish is his first language.<BR>
<BR>
``It bothers me because I'm trying to understand the congruence of what I d=
o here every day and this stupid test,'' Laboy told The Eagle-Tribune of La=
wrence in a story published Sunday.<BR>
<BR>
``What brought me down was the rules of grammar and punctuation,'' Laboy sa=
id. ``English being a second language for me, I didn't do well in writing. =
If you're not an English teacher, you don't look at the rules on a regular =
basis.''<BR>
<BR>
State Education Commissioner David P. Driscoll said he is aware of Laboy's =
troubles with the test, but would not say how many chances Laboy would be g=
iven to pass or what the consequences of another failure could be.<BR>
<BR>
He said Laboy was doing an excellent job leading the district, and is getti=
ng more time to prepare for the test. But he added, ``He's going to have to=
pass. ... The situation will only get serious if he goes much longer witho=
ut passing.''<BR>
<BR>
Since 1998, all Massachusetts educators - from teachers to superintendents =
- have had to pass the Communications and Literacy Skills Test, which measu=
res basic reading and writing skills, including vocabulary, punctuation, gr=
ammar, spelling and capitalization.<BR>
<BR>
Laboy, who receives a 3 percent pay hike this month that will raise his sal=
ary to $156,560, recently put 24 teachers on unpaid administrative leave be=
cause they failed a basic English test. <BR>
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