Sentences with phrase «out of the exams»

He has two younger siblings who also have opted out of the exam as well.

This bill will ensure the necessary information is shared with parents that gives them the ability to opt their children out of these exams.

Previously, exam papers could not be taken out of the exam room but teachers would have access to the papers once the exam had finished.

Staff members should walk in and out of the exam room.

We've even had several instances where dogs have come out of an exam room and around the corner to check - out, while their owners were still in the room talking with the vet or assistant.

Echoing youngsters across generations who walked out of exams and asked «what the heck was all that about», the year 11s on this one did likewise — only this time they had smartphones, and Facebook.

I laughed out loud this time, hoisted my limp toddler onto one hip, slung the baby carrier over my opposite arm for balance, and dragged our tired bodies out of the exam room so that we didn't all collapse in a heap on the floor.

Maths has been particularly tricky - with pupils from top sets of their schools coming out of exams saying they could not understand whole sections of the exam paper.

For two years I had fighting dogs popping out of my exam rooms and survived it with the help of a skilled staff, muzzles, and patience.

I am a little surprised, though, that authorities don't use radio frequency (RF) shielding to keep signals out of exam rooms.

Test takers will receive a pass - fail notice on the computer and a print out of their exam results.

But the teachers union, New York State United Teachers, is trying to throw a wrench into the new process, by actively urging parents to opt their children out of the exams.

The teachers union rebelled, with protests, and one fifth of students statewide opted out of the exams.

«I walked out of the exam, grabbed my bag and moved into camp 35 minutes later.

«Funky things can happen coming out of exams, so I thought our guys handled business.

The Westchester County executive on Monday released a video on his campaign website saying he and his wife are protesting Common Core by opting out of the exams this week for their children in third and fifth grade.

The state's new education commissioner says she wants to help parents better understand why taking the tests are important, but says ultimately, they have the right to opt out of the exams.

The problems with the computerized tests come as about 20 percent of students in New York have opted out of the exams each year in protest to new learning standards.

In April, 20 percent of students opted out of the exams and of those who did take the tests, just over 38 percent were proficient in math and just over 31 percent in English.

Last year, there were about 250,000 students across the state who opted out of the exams.

During last spring's testing, more than 200,000 students statewide opted out of the exams, including more than 60,000 students on Long Island.

New York State United Teachers Executive Board Member Don Carlisto said that educators were weary of the plan in part because of how students may be marked should they choose to opt out of exams.

Less than 5 percent of students in those grades opted out of the exams, meeting the 95 percent participation requirement — at least for those grades — under the federal No Child Left Behind law.

As the assessment reform movement grows ever stronger - with many more students opting out of exams and dozens of additional colleges dropping ACT / SAT requirements - knee - jerk defenders of the test - crazy status quo have launched a nasty counter-attack focused on FairTest.

By embracing the tests — which are designed to measure students» knowledge of the more rigorous standards — college officials are at odds with many parents who have protested their use in schools and kept their children out of the exams.

But in this year's negotiations, labor was more closely aligned with Republicans on some of the most contentious points of the bill: how often to test students, what constraints to put on opting out of exams and how states should rate schools.

The union followed up with automated calls to its members, encouraging those with children in the grades that take the tests, third through eighth, to keep their children out of the exams.

The NYCDOE 2016 guide states, «if, after consulting with the principal, the parents still want to opt their child out of the exams, the principal should respect the parents» decision and let them know that the school will work to the best of their ability to provide the child with an alternate educational activity (e.g., reading) during testing times.»

In pulling their children out of exams, they see an opportunity to make a statement that they hope will force a course change on testing in statehouses and in Washington, though the symbolic act itself doesn't get their children any additional instruction.

«If you opt them out at such a young age, they're going to think they can opt out of all exams the rest of their life, and testing is important and you need to know where they stand at,» said Monica Ortiz, a parent.

Last year the tests were met with protests, as 20 percent of all New York students opted out of the exams, including a couple of special education students at PS 172.