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But in recent weeks, CMS has hit a number of snags: One of Garinger's small schools gave diplomas to 11 students, including the valedictorian, who hadn't met graduation requirements. Seven high schools didn't meet the state requirement for testing 95 percent of eligible students this year.
These 11 were in regards to teachers and/or other employees that breached the testing, per the opening paragraph.
What I was trying to point out is that it is not always teachers giving/changing answers like in the Atlanta incident. Some here(CMS) also involved improper monitoring of students. I am not saying that this should be overlooked and they should not be held accountable. However, in the light of the Atlanta incident most people when they see breached they first assume that answers were changed/given or somethings along that line. When it comes to testing I believe that ALL set guidelines should be followed, your job is not worth the decision not to follow them.
I would like to point out that this is 11 REPORTED.
I daresay the testing environment and the integrity associated with the vast majority of CMS administrators is such that I would not be a bit, not one bit, surprised to see an Atlanta like situation in CMS.
Remember, these are essentially self-reported incidents.
As a CMS teacher, none of this is very shocking or alarming to me. The article says that only one of the eleven cases had to do with a staff member deliberately trying to help students choose the correct answer. While the other ten might involve a staff member (or volunteer -- often parents help proctor tests) doing something inappropriate, that might mean something more minor. For instance, it might mean not reading the directions word-for-word, letting students leave the room without adequate monitoring (to go to the bathroom, for instance), not covering up ALL instructional materials in the classroom (like posters), not watching closely enough to prevent students from taking a look at another student's test, etc. Sometimes it might even be something like a child saying an answer aloud or flipping to the wrong part of the test. While that isn't really the teacher's fault, they still must report it and do take the blame for it.
Not to say that there aren't some teachers who are doing shady things. I'm sure there are. But overall I think CMS staff take the testing very seriously and are well-trained to follow procedures.
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