Does your child's school ask for parent proctors?

[CdnCarrie]

Never heard of this before. I can't imagine the (very strong) teachers' union here would go for that at all.

 

[pumpkinmomma]

I know that when I was involved in testing as a teacher, we were the only ones in the classroom. Then when I was a school counselor, we monitored the halls, and covered teachers for bathroom breaks, etc....

So, I understand the question and I honestly don't know UNLESS it has to do with cheating and making sure there are 2 adults in every room to prove no cheating?

I have no idea otherwise. I haven't worked for 10 years.

I suspect is to do with cheating. I know our state started requiring this when they tied the testing to things like school report cards, 3rd grade retention, graduation requirements, and teacher evaluations. It's all part of the high stakes testing culture IMO.

 

[clori]

No neither the elementary or the high school has ever asked for class proctors. The closest thing was one day they asked if any parents who were already approved (Cori Form done etc) could volunteer for an hour. They were trying to allow as many teachers as possible who wanted to go to the funeral for the secretary's husband. The guidance counselor who was familiar with most of the kids was at the school and the person covering the office was a regular substitute who had done long term subbing in the office before and there was a school about a mile away on call if help was really needed. I was assigned to the office and it was class picture day so I kept going up to see who when classes were finished to let the next class know when to go. Some classes were at lunch/recess etc. Most teachers left fun work to do. This was for k-8.

 

[tvguy]

Because the state dept of Ed requires it.

I really don't know the rationale, I suspect it's to help prevent any cheating by the exam administrator. Accountability, I suppose.

That makes sense. I know they caught some schools here where teachers and administrators were cheating on the testing. Having low test scores can be both bad and good for schools. It puts teachers and administrators under the microscope if their students do poorly. But if the examination shows that the students are disadvantaged.....it opens the door to tens of thousands of dollars in Federal and State grant money to try and offset what every disadvantage those students have.
My brother retired 20 years ago (in a non-education related job) and has been working 20 hours a week as a tutor in a disadvantaged elementary school, all paid for with a Federal grant under the No Child Left Behind Act. The test scores are still lower than average, but are showing steady improvement.

 

[pumpkinmomma]

That makes sense. I know they caught some schools here where teachers and administrators were cheating on the testing. Having low test scores can be both bad and good for schools. It puts teachers and administrators under the microscope if their students do poorly. But if the examination shows that the students are disadvantaged.....it opens the door to tens of thousands of dollars in Federal and State grant money to try and offset what every disadvantage those students have.
My brother retired 20 years ago (in a non-education related job) and has been working 20 hours a week as a tutor in a disadvantaged elementary school, all paid for with a Federal grant under the No Child Left Behind Act. The test scores are still lower than average, but are showing steady improvement.

NCLB no longer exists. It's now ESSA. And no, having low scores is not good for a school. Even with grant money, there are other negatives associated with schools that are considered low performing. Many of these schools are low income and would qualify for Title I funds anyway.

 

[marlynnp]

No, teachers, support staff, and administration have to proctor the tests. Parents are asked to come monitor the halls to make sure no one disturbs the classrooms that are testing, they also keep and eye on the classes while the teachers take the testing materials back to the office, and they take students to the bathroom if they can't hold it or to the office if they get sick. Non school employees aren't even supposed to touch the testing booklets or materials.

This is what is done for the elementary schools in my district.