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agreement from the rest of the Board.
Superintendent William Bloomer noted that judging progress in relation to a student's ability would be the key problem.
Title I math lab teacher Mol lie Hobson told the Board that she had investigated methods of estimating the growth that a child could be generally expected to achieve in a year. There are formulas for this purpose, she said, that take into account a student's age, l.O- and other factors.
However, she said, the educational establishment is still doing research on the subject, debating which of the several formulas in use is the most accurate. "Until educators resolve the argument, you're experiencing something (in trying to predict how much a pupil will improve on standardized test scores) that research is still being done on," said Mrs. Hobson.
Stokes suggested that the objective for percentage of increase in scores on standardized tests be lowered from 20 *o 15 per cent.
No vote was taken on his proposal. However, Chairman Massie directed assistant superintendent Rob McDaniel to work on rewording the objective concerning improvement in standardized test scores.
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