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Moore County officials outline retest plan after mishandled ACT answer sheets at Pine Crest High
Summary
School and district officials described steps to retest impacted students, support services for seniors and a district ‘fire team’ to review testing procedures after Pine Crest High School misplaced ACT answer sheets.
Principal Stephanie Phillips apologized to students and families and described immediate and longer-term steps after Pine Crest High School staff discovered ACT answer sheets had been mishandled. "The mishandling of the ACT answer sheets was a significant error, and I feel personally responsible for the stress and the anxiety that those students who are impacted have gone through," Phillips told the Board at its Aug. 5 work session.
Phillips and district staff told the board they had put an immediate test-administration action plan in place. The plan includes making the testing coordinator a certified position, assigning an assistant principal to provide direct oversight, creating separate logistics and testing-process teams, keeping test materials with the coordinator and assistant until pickup, and documenting FedEx shipping labels at collection.
The school is also offering multiple student supports: an ACT preparation class (34 students enrolled…
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