Target->SEC->Paying for Grades->Standardized Tests

[Adam Janowski <okadam@PRODIGY.NET>]

A local foundation is considering funding payment for students who score a
certain grade on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT).

We are looking for schools who have done the same. What are the pros and
cons.

Personally, I hate it. But this is not my request. The state of Florida has
mandated increasingly rigorous tests, involving all aspects of the
curriculum. We have no choice. I simply want to know who is paying students
to pass the test and is it working. Yes or No.

Please, no comments on  the rights or wrongs. I already know the most common
answer.

One thing that has been eliminated in school evaluations is the dropuout
rate. Obviously so, as our dropout rate is increasing considerably. This is
not a concern of Florida legislators and our governor, Jeb Bush.

FCAT is a false test. Who will be our artists? Our plumbers? Our electrical
contractors?

I don't want any theoritical diatribes. Simply let me know, at the secondary
level, are you paying students to past the test. Is it working or not.

Sincerely,

Adam Janowski
Library Media Specialist
Naples High School
1100 Golden Eagle Circle
Naples, Florida, 34102

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