Save One Scott Appointee, Pinellas School Board Candidates Agree on FCAT, Referendum | Scathing Purple Musings

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Save One Scott Appointee, Pinellas School Board Candidates Agree on FCAT, Referendum

by Bob Sikes

From Rachael Jolley in Patch:

In light of the emergency rule that was created back in May to keep the failure rate unaltered, candidates were 8-1 in support of the resolution against high-stakes testing.
All were in favor of the resolution except for district seven candidate, Glen Gilzean. Gilzean said that he thought the state should have made its own resolution rather than using a national one. “I do believe that, in Florida, we do over test our students,” Gilzean added.
In January Gilzean was appointed to the position by Florida Gov. Rick Scott after the unexpected death of School Board Member Lew Williams .
Gilzean went on to say that high-stakes testing is a part of continuing onto a secondary education,