Narragansett
Representative Teresa Tanzi will partner with reps from Warwick and Providence
to address community concerns regarding the NECAP assessment.
Posted by Lauren Costa (Editor) in the Narragansett-South
Kingstown Patch
Three state
legislators, including Representative Teresa Tanzi (D-Narragansett, Wakefield,
Peace Dale), will host a forum Monday night to hear and address the concerns of
participants regarding the controversial NECAP (New England Common Assessment
Program).
The forum comes after
much public outcry against the NECAP assessment being used as a high school
graduation requirement - a sentiment shared by many parents, students, teachers
and school administrators who feel the test may set students who would normally
succeed in school up for failure.
When suggesting in a
petition that the RI Board of Education reconsider the graduation requirement
decision earlier this month, members of the Providence Student Union pointed
out that the NECAP test was "not designed" to be a graduation
requirement, and requested a series of public hearings be held to address the
concerns.
On Sept. 9, the Board voted 6-5
against the petition, but a similar discussion forum hosted by RI
Dept. of Education (RIDE) staffer Andrea Castaneda, who is in charge of school
performance, has been scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Warwick
City Hall.