My school uses the library for those students who haven't finished taking
the state tests. I have to monitor them. That means the library is closed to
the rest of the school, sometimes nearly all day.
What makes this even worse is we also give benchmark tests in 3 subjects and
treat it the same. AND now we have re-takes for those students who don't
pass the reading and math tests the first time!
I suggested today that they use the classroom(s) of teachers who have
conference/planning periods for the slow test takers so we don't have to
close the library. I said I would monitor the students if we had someone (my
assistant or another aide) keeping the library open. I was told they don't
do this because the students may have to be moved two times if they don't
finish before the teacher has a class. Another objection was that the
teachers probably have conferences scheduled. (There are 3 teachers in a
team. Surely they only use one of their classrooms for the conferences and
not all 3).
Anyway, what do you do in your school? Do you have to close the library to
535 students so 10 can finish taking tests?
Sandra Carswell, Librarian
Lovett Ledger Intermediate
Copperas Cove, TX 76525
sandracarswell@hotmail.com
sandraca@ccisd.com
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