diagnostic testing

Diagnostic Testing

The following letter will be sent out on Thursday or Friday regarding

the diagnostic testing that was done for students who were new to RMAE

(this has nothing to do with CSAP):

August 29, 2007

Dear Incoming RMAE Families:

It has come to my attention that the diagnostic testing that many of

your children took in April and May of this year was administered

incorrectly. I have researched the issue, and have found two areas

that were in error:

* Some of the students were given a test that should have been for

the next grade level; for instance, an entering sixth grade

student may have been given a test that should have been for an

entering seventh grade student.

* Some of the students may have had additional testing materials, so

your child may have not been able to complete the test in the

allotted amount of time.

No matter the reason, it became apparent that the test results for

some of the students did not hold credibility. Therefore, instead of

second guessing which test was administered to each student, I decided

that we could not use the test results.

Coming on board with RMAE in July, I was aware of this issue, but did

not realize at that time all of the work that had been put into the

diagnostic testing process. I apologize that you are just now

receiving the information that the diagnostic testing results were

invalid. The mistakes that were made with the diagnostic testing are

not reflective of the high standards of professionalism to which I

hold my staff and myself.

Having said that, I thank you all for entrusting your children to us,

and I look forward to partnering with each of you as we continue to

educate your children. If you have any questions about this or other

issues, please feel free to contact me at the school.

Sincerely,