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Parent and staff warn state test cut-score changes could sharply lower Clarke County scores
Summary
A parent and district staff described potential major drops in district accountability scores if proposed state cut-score changes and a shorter ELL timeline apply; board members urged better communication and a phased approach.
A parent and district staff speaker told the Clarke County School Board that changes to the state’s Standards of Learning (SOL) cut scores and changes in English language learner (ELL) accountability timelines could produce a significant, immediate drop in district accountability scores if implemented without advance notice or mitigation.
"If we lift and shift our 20 25 scores...we just need to communicate that early and often," said Shane Boswell, a parent from Buck Marsh, addressing the board during public comments and urging local and state boards to coordinate…
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