The Science Teachers Association of NYS Has Taken a Position on Students Who Fail to Meet the Laboratory Requirement and Their Inclusion in the Teachers SLO Rating
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Classroom teachers, guidance counselors, and school administrators take measures to provide all students the maximum potential for satisfying this requirement.Factors that are completely beyond the sphere of influence of classroom teachers are responsible for students who do not qualify to take a Regents exam in the sciences." In summary, STANYS takes the position that students who fail to meet the laboratory requirement should not have their Regents exam grade of zero factored into the teachers final summative SLO rating.For more information contact Brian Vorwald, STANYS President bvorw@aol.com 631-689-9833 Liverpool, NY, June 03, 2013 --( PR.com )-- NYSED Deputy Commissioner for the Office of P-12 Education, Ken Slentz, recently responded to an inquiry from NYSUT concerning a student who does not qualify to sit for a Regents exam in the sciences because of failing to meet the minimum number of required lab hours.Classroom teachers, guidance counselors, and school administrators take measures to provide all students the maximum potential for satisfying this requirement.