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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 149658"><p>I actually can't say enough good things about our experience with this school...and it's the same one Nichole attended. Her teachers have been wonderful, have gone above and beyond, are very caring.</p><p></p><p>It's just this glitch and it's just happened at a time where I've just had enough. Of everything. Normally, this wouldn't really bother me.</p><p></p><p>I do know that they have trouble getting kids to show up for the proficiencies and even the OGT, which I find hard to imagine because you can't graduate without passing the OGT. So, they have had to go to extreme measures to get kids to attend. They send out letters telling you of your test site and date. Then they send out a postcard. They call to reserve your child's seat. Then they call to confirm you'll be there. Then they send another letter confirming your reservation. Then on Sunday, the principal called with a recorded message. </p><p></p><p>I do know that they have gone out and picked kids up or taken the tests to their home and stayed there while the kids took it. And I do know that every SD staff member is involved in this process, including the Superintendent. This is mandated by the state, so when kids don't show to take the test it brings down the SD's state report card. And I am definitely interested in keeping this SD going. As I said, I'm very, very happy with it. easy child attended this school last year and the SD was giving out $10 Walmart gift cards for every section of the OGT the kids took and if you took all 5, you got an extra $50. So, easy child got a $100 gift card for doing something he has to do anyway. It's kind of sad that they have to go to those measures.</p><p></p><p>I guess that's why it bothered me. I was being treated like one of those parents who was just not bothering when that isn't the case.</p><p></p><p>And we get so much judgment as parents as it is because of our kids.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 149658"] I actually can't say enough good things about our experience with this school...and it's the same one Nichole attended. Her teachers have been wonderful, have gone above and beyond, are very caring. It's just this glitch and it's just happened at a time where I've just had enough. Of everything. Normally, this wouldn't really bother me. I do know that they have trouble getting kids to show up for the proficiencies and even the OGT, which I find hard to imagine because you can't graduate without passing the OGT. So, they have had to go to extreme measures to get kids to attend. They send out letters telling you of your test site and date. Then they send out a postcard. They call to reserve your child's seat. Then they call to confirm you'll be there. Then they send another letter confirming your reservation. Then on Sunday, the principal called with a recorded message. I do know that they have gone out and picked kids up or taken the tests to their home and stayed there while the kids took it. And I do know that every SD staff member is involved in this process, including the Superintendent. This is mandated by the state, so when kids don't show to take the test it brings down the SD's state report card. And I am definitely interested in keeping this SD going. As I said, I'm very, very happy with it. easy child attended this school last year and the SD was giving out $10 Walmart gift cards for every section of the OGT the kids took and if you took all 5, you got an extra $50. So, easy child got a $100 gift card for doing something he has to do anyway. It's kind of sad that they have to go to those measures. I guess that's why it bothered me. I was being treated like one of those parents who was just not bothering when that isn't the case. And we get so much judgment as parents as it is because of our kids. [/QUOTE]
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