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Superintendent says AACPS assessment pipeline boosted SAT averages; district highlights PSAT/college-readiness gains
Summary
Superintendent presented PSAT and SAT participation and score trends, told the board that practice testing and an in-school SAT pipeline increased averages and college-readiness indicators, and pointed to district initiatives that the superintendent called evidence of progress.
The superintendent told the Board of Education that Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ expanded practice-testing program and in-school SAT pipeline produced gains in student average scores and college-readiness indicators.
At the board meeting Superintendent Dr. Bedell (presented as "Doctor Bedell") described a districtwide effort that gives every high-school student a chance to take pre-SAT or PSAT practice exams during the school day multiple times before taking the SAT in 11th grade. He said roughly 4,200 juniors took the SAT in April and that the group saw a 9‑point growth in average…
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