HS Exit exam), and he was allowed to use the computer for the essay
portion. However, since nobody in the school district could figure out
how to disable the cut / paste portion of Word, all the students,
including my son, are now considered "passing the CASHEE with
accommodations" even though they did not actually use the cut / paste
during the test. They have to go through an appeals process to get the
test approved for actual graduation.
The teachers at each school were asked to disable spell check, grammar
and cut / paste without any instructions on how to do this. Even with a
diligent proctor that verified that cut / paste wasn't used, the state
would not authorize the final test to be counted as passing.
Renee Ramig
Seven Hills School
-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Ross Lenet
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 1:48 PM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: disabling Word features
Renee, as AP Coordinator and SAT Test Center Supervisor I would never
ask=20
or expect a "regular classroom teacher" to deal with the technical
aspects=20
of preparing a computer for standardized testing. It is my responsbility
to do this. And if I coudldn't figure it out, I would enlist the help of
our IT department. Moreover, even if I thought I had things nailed down=20
technically, there is no substitute for a diligent proctor.
Ross Lenet
Sidwell Friends School
> I think the policy is only "stupid" because it is not an easy thing to
do for most teachers. Turning off spelling and grammar checking is
easy, and most teachers could do that with limited instruction. Asking
a regular classroom teacher to figure out how to disable a major feature
of a word processing program can lead to students not having the
accommodations they need.
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