Test Time Takes Different Tone in APS
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As some metro-area school districts wrap up standardized testing this week, a spotlight remains on the Atlanta Public Schools. The district is still trying to heal from the scars of a prior test cheating scandal.
After the scandal, APS shifted course, tightening test security and requiring employees to complete ethics training. APS spokesperson Steve Alford says the district also launched tutoring programs to help kids catch up.
“We had Saturday school, we had enhanced tutorials, and to ensure that students participated, we provided transportation and meals during the initial programs,” Alford says.
Alford says the district now offers tutoring at all schools, and each school crafts its own program.
“We’re doing that so that the schools can meet the specific needs of the students, and again, that may be a student who’s struggling because of the CRCT’s impact or just because they’re not grasping a concept,” he says.
The district is facing a $49 million deficit, but Alford says officials will allocate money from the general fund to cover the tutoring programs.
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