I do not want to see SOL scores become any portion of a student's grade. These standardized tests are meant to capture data points across large groups of students. Allowing them to impact individual student grades will be harmful to students and teachers.

Please bear with me as I am a high school drop out with a GED and dyslexia. As a parent of two children with IEP's I do not believe the SOLIS should be any part of their grade. These test are an added steps, worry and disappointment to most students as it is. NO religion should be posted on school property. NO TEN COMMANDMENTS. And truths from all sides of history should be taught including January 6th. Our children deserve the truth.

SOL, growth assessments, district given testing should never be allowed to be a part of the child’s final grade. We have made our children and teachers into robots. They are no longer teaching content but teaching to a test. Our children are the ones being sacrificed. The wording on the SOL and district testing is so far complex no wonder they can get through it. There are children who have developed severe test anxiety from your extensive testing at such a young age. Why would you ever think it would be ok to penalize them and count any of your SOL or district tests as their grades???? In my opinion get rid of the testing! Get rid of the chromebooks. Let the teachers get back to real educating. You will find your data and numbers might drastically change.