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Warren County Schools adopts voluntary summer testing program for students near proficiency
Summary
The board approved a voluntary 'held harmless' summer testing program allowing eligible students to retake EOGs/EOCs after the school year to raise proficiency rates; schools will run remediation and testing on specific dates by school level.
The Warren County Schools Board voted March 25 to adopt a voluntary summer testing program intended to help students who are close to proficiency raise their scores. Vice Chair Sims moved to approve the program as presented by Miss Clayton; the motion was seconded and the chair announced the motion carried.
Miss Clayton told the board the program targets students who are within three points of proficiency on their initial EOGs/EOCs; for students using predictive models, the district will consider those with at least a 65% chance of achieving level 3 or higher. Teacher or principal recommendations may override the three-point rule in individual cases, to account for students who had an off day or other extenuating circumstances. The program is voluntary, students are "held harmless," and parents decide whether their child participates.
Grade coverage and schedule details provided by district staff: grades 4–8 reading and grades 3–8 math at elementary and middle levels; EOCs for high school include English II, Math I and Math III. Elementary and middle school remediation sessions were scheduled for June 11 (after the last day of school on June 10) with testing on June 12–13; Warren County High and Warren Early College had earlier remediation and testing windows (remediation as early as May 27 and testing May 28–29 for some high school exams) because of differing calendars.
Miss Clayton said sessions will start at 8 a.m. and end at 2 p.m., include transportation and breakfast and lunch, and be delivered online like regular testing (the district does not offer paper-and-pencil EOG/EOC tests). Staff said the program has been run for several years and is scheduled on teacher workdays to avoid extra pay obligations.
The board did not provide a roll-call tally in the public transcript; the chair announced the motion carried. Staff said parents will be notified if their child is eligible.
