This year, Metro Nashville Public Schools will administer tests in-person between April 21 and May 14, since the state extended the time period districts can administer tests this spring from six to nine weeks. The fact that the state has made zero accommodations for virtual testing for this test knowing for months that this test would be offered and that tens of thousands of children are still virtual is simply insane, Nicole Provonchee, parent of two elementary students in Nashville, said in an email. So now, parents who have elected to hold their children out of school for a year will be asked to bring their children to school for four days of testing. The recourse for those parents who do not want to bring their child to school you simply skip the test.
This year, Metro Nashville Public Schools will administer tests in-person between April 21 and May 14, since the state extended the time period districts can administer tests this spring from six to nine weeks. The fact that the state has made zero accommodations for virtual testing for this test knowing for months that this test would be offered and that tens of thousands of children are still virtual is simply insane, Nicole Provonchee, parent of two elementary students in Nashville, said in an email. So now, parents who have elected to hold their children out of school for a year will be asked to bring their children to school for four days of testing. The recourse for those parents who do not want to bring their child to school you simply skip the test.
Gordon wishes her son hadn t made it to middle school so far behind. He should have been held back in the third grade because when he got to the fourth grade it was challenging, Gordon said. And I as a parent am sitting here thinking, Did I set him up for this failure? Did I play a part in this failure?
As the mother of two other former Metro Nashville Public School students, Gordon said she worries about the students who aren t struggling as much as Malik, but are just skating by. I m advocating for that kid who is sitting there, he’s acting good, he is making those Cs, but he’s still behind, she said. He still doesn’t get it, he’s going to do enough to not get noticed, but he isn t prepared.