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The second day of school was even better for Ds, and the homework he did on his own, yay!
Dd has…"
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Please ask your School Board Representative to consider and adopt FSBA Resolution on High Stakes Testing - Please Pass Along
Hi All,I'm sending my own version of the letter below to my Polk County School Board Representative today, so hopefully Polk County Schools can consider and adopt the State of Florida themed Florida…Continue
Started Jun 27, 2012
Draft of Proposed Resolution: FSBA to consider Florida-focused resolution on high-stakes testing
Here is a draft of a Resolution for the State of Florida written by the Florida School Boards Association. This seems to really value the children, I hope the State of Florida listens!Hopefully the…Continue
Started Jun 15, 2012
Sign up for a Voter Registration Card!
We are going to have voting soon!Voter Registration Opportunities for Polk County areas: 1) So, in Polk County, you can go to Bartow to sign up for a card. 2) There are also some Polk County area…Continue
Started Jun 13, 2012
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Kim Boone commented on Kim Boone's blog post Links to FCAT Articles, Blogs, Opinions, and Letters"http://takeaction.fundeducationnow.org/page/speakout/florida-deserves-a-leader-who-puts-children-first?js=false
Link above: Fund Education Now suggests people write a letter regarding Florida's new grading plan."
Kim Boone commented on Kim Boone's blog post Links to FCAT Articles, Blogs, Opinions, and Letters"http://www.newsherald.com/news/panama-104505-school-agree.html
School negotiators agree on incentives
August 01, 2012 10:11:45 PM
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PANAMA CITY — Negotiations…"
Kim Boone replied to Shawn Spivey's discussion Polk's School Grade Pains?"I saw this information in a few places couple of weeks ago, addressing testing.
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120706/WIRE/120709741
Fl Governor Rick Scott wants to look at Changes to the FCAT
The Associated Press
Published: Friday, July 6,…"
Kim Boone replied to Shawn Spivey's discussion Polk's School Grade Pains?"I can understand the need to have metrics to evaluate how students are doing on tests in schools and to compare and contrast. Personally I believe there should be a more comprehensive grading system to present to our parents and children to…"
Kim Boone replied to Sandra Dimsdale Horan's discussion Fire in Kathleen"Thanks, I'll give the school a call tomorrow. "
Kim Boone replied to Sandra Dimsdale Horan's discussion Fire in Kathleen"God Bless this family, it's so sad. Hopefully someone will let us know where to drop clothes, toys, supplies, etc. "
Kim Boone replied to Marian Boler's discussion New to Lakeland with lots of questions....."....also, Gold's Gym on South Florida Avenue has a great kids care room if you like to work out - they take the kids to an activity room and mix up the games and arts and crafts and activities. There are City Tennis Courts next to…"
Kim Boone replied to Marian Boler's discussion New to Lakeland with lots of questions....."Good luck on your move to Lakeland! We used to live in the Dixieland area and had a great time at Kindergarten at Dixieland Elementary. Dixieland has a huge park attached and it is wonderful! Here is a link to the school…"
Kim Boone replied to Tabby's discussion Civics Test in Middle School...Really??"I'm thinking it would be nice to track the scores of a civics test, but not base if a kid can go to high school on a test. If they are teaching Government now in High School, that would be a huge age gap to require this information…"
Kim Boone replied to Tabby's discussion Civics Test in Middle School...Really??"I like the idea of a civics exam, but not to base the student's entire life on the results. Hopefully the test will be created with the help of certified teachers."
Kim Boone commented on Kim Boone's blog post Links to FCAT Articles, Blogs, Opinions, and Letters"Great news!
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20120709/ARTICLE/120709599/2416/NEWS?Title=As-FCAT-protests-increase-state-softens-stance-on-test
As FCAT protests increase, state softens stance on test
Gov. Rick Scott recently said of standardized…"
Kim Boone posted a discussion1,100 college professors oppose K-12 standardized testing saying exams have failed to improve schools over the last 10 years
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/1-100-college-professors-oppose-k-12-standardized-testing-exams-failed-improve-schools-10-years-article-1.1103701#ixzz1zAsBoGB1Alarmed by the number of public school grads who are woefully ill-prepared to do college-level work, more than 1,100…See More
Kim Boone commented on Kim Boone's blog post Links to FCAT Articles, Blogs, Opinions, and Letters"http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/1-100-college-professors-oppose-k-12-standardized-testing-exams-failed-improve-schools-10-years-article-1.1103701
1,100 college professors oppose K-12 standardized testing saying exams have failed to…"
Kim Boone commented on Kim Boone's blog post Links to FCAT Articles, Blogs, Opinions, and Letters"http://flaglerlive.com/40622/flagler-teachers-union-kh/
Flagler’s Teachers Union President on FCAT, The GOP, and High-Stakes Misconceptions
FlaglerLive | June 28, 2012
I am a mother of two, a teacher, and the President of Flagler County…"
Kim Boone commented on Kim Boone's blog post Links to FCAT Articles, Blogs, Opinions, and Letters"http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/jun/29/departing-principal-at-challenger-claims-in-for/
Departing principal at Challenger claims nonrenewal in retaliation for not hiding FCAT improprieties at Martin school
STUART — The chairwoman of the Martin…"
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Letter to Our Legislators
Fyi, here is the letter I emailed to our 40 Florida legislators this morning, with a cc to Ann and Rick Scott and Gerard Robinson. Once I make sure this email list worked, I'll post that list out here too for people if they want to write letters to the legislators. It's a lot easier and more efficient than filling in communication requests for each legislator. A reply was immediately received from Senator Thrasher with a phone number to call for immediate assistance, which I did call. A…
ContinuePosted on May 30, 2012 at 10:09am — 2 Comments
Links to FCAT Articles, Blogs, Opinions, and Letters
Hello! This blog is for compiling some of the many scattered writings regarding the FCAT.
Since FCAT scores come out in phases the information in the news comes out in bits and pieces too.
Hopefully someone will find this helpful!
FCAT 2.0 Call Center: Open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday for parents to ask questions about the FCAT and recent changes to the state's accountability system.…
ContinuePosted on May 30, 2012 at 5:50am — 50 Comments
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