If
elected, improving college readiness and raising SAT scores will be a top
priority. The SAT is still of great importance and most often used as the deciding
factor in college acceptance decisions.
The most recent report card (2014-15) on the
Department of Education website shows Lodi performing below the State average,
and even below the peer average for SAT scores.
It also shows Lodi’s SAT participation rate is 10 points below state
average.
The only "college and career readiness indicators" met on this
report card was for participation in the PSAT.
The SAT is very different than the PSAT. The PSAT is used to prepare. The SAT actually counts. One is not a reliable predictor of the other.
Why
is Lodi placing a greater importance on PSAT “participation” than on SAT
achievement?
Why is Lodi placing a greater importance on PSAT participation than SAT participation?
The Lodi BOE is giving Frank Quatrone a merit bonus to
increase PSAT participation for 9th graders by allowing 80% of them
to take the test at no expense. Then a supposedly new PSAT curricula will be submitted to the Board.
Why only 80% and not all 9th graders?
Why would he deserve a bonus for that?
Enough data already exists to create a new PSAT curricula?
How Lodi operates, the "new PSAT curricula" probably already exists.
Why would he deserve a bonus for that?
Enough data already exists to create a new PSAT curricula?
How Lodi operates, the "new PSAT curricula" probably already exists.
Why
isn’t his bonus being tied to actual SAT results?
