Walking on Quicksand in Prince Willaim County Public Schools
September 26, 2012 — pwceducationreform
If there’s not any endgame, we’re in quicksand. We take one more step, and we’re still there, and there’s no way out – Richard Shelby
Several days ago PWCS issued a press release on the division’s SAT scores. In it Tim Healey, associate superintendent for Student Learning and Accountability, was quoted as stating, “Overall, our SAT scores remain solid, indicating that our hard work is paying off”.
Apparently solid to Healey means unchanged, because the SAT scores achieved by PWCS’ graduating seniors have consistently lagged slightly behind or equal to state and national averages for years. The Class of 2012 actually exceeded state averages in math by 2 points, which would be cause for celebration if it didn’t come on the heels of a 6 point drop in Reading scores for the 2nd consecutive year.
The SAT tests three subject areas – Reading, Writing, and Math. Here are the SAT scores for graduating seniors in the class of