Texas parents help me out

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Mon, 25 May 2009 22:51:57 +0000

Austinhills,
Thank you for your reply. I am in favor of weighting but I have also been trying to understand the superindendant’s position. We have had a weak record with regard to AP testing which has also motivated the district to require that kids take AP tests because so many were not. Our administration is advocating developing the D/C program. He intends to maintain the AP program but would be happy to phase out pre-AP. I don’t know of any other district around us that has taken this stance both in terms of weight or desire to phase out. It seems that by not weighting they are working towards the program’s elimination. I along with virtually every parent I have spoken with has not seen the merit in this change. It seems that this is an unusual perspective and it was passed quickly without most people even knowing it was up for discussion. I was asking these questions to see if any other districts have had a similar experience and if any good had come out of it.