Standardized test scores will count only if they help OR students
Oakridger
Under a recently-approved policy, Oak Ridge students will only have their standardized test scores count as part of their grades if it helps them this school year.
The policy passed Oak Ridge Board of Education on second reading at its March meeting.
Kelly Williams, Oak Ridge Schools' executive director of teaching and learning, explained at the board's February meeting the reasoning behind the changes.
“This is due to, as you know, our unstable testing environment over the last few years. We definitely in this unstable atmosphere want to give students the opportunity to raise their grades if they can do so on this assessment, but we do not want it to harm any students’ grades,” she said.