If the warning letter is being issued in response to a serious one - time offense rather than a problem that's been developing over time, it makes sense to bypass
the initial verbal warnings and proceed straight to the written reprimand.
Consortium and California officials have
warned that the
initial scores on the Smarter Balanced tests would be lower than on tests based on California's and most states» standards, because the Common Core standards are harder, and the tests, designed to measure critical thinking, problem solving and
verbal reasoning, will be harder.