{"id":32604,"date":"2014-08-28T19:57:16","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T23:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=32604"},"modified":"2014-08-28T19:57:16","modified_gmt":"2014-08-28T23:57:16","slug":"education-revolution-starts-as-lee-county-school-opts-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2014\/08\/education-revolution-starts-as-lee-county-school-opts-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Revolution Starts as
Lee County School Opts Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Lee County School District Superintendent Nancy Graham said Thursday the district is in “uncharted territories” since the board decided to opt-out of state mandated testing.<\/p>\n

The three-to-two vote Wednesday came after Graham and the school board attorney advised against making the historic move, which places the district as the first statewide to opt-out.<\/p>\n

Graham is in communication with the Florida Department of Education, and has met with principals in the district.<\/p>\n

Much of what happens next remains unknown, with over 30 assessments throughout the year to be thrown out, including an end of the year test that’s replacing the FCAT.<\/p>\n

Based on Graham’s conversation with FLDOE – students can graduate without having taken the state standardized test if they obtain a sufficient score on the SAT or ACT.<\/p>\n

Lee County schools are accredited right now.<\/p>\n

Top administrators don’t have answers for what’s next. And the board members that made this possible don’t either. \u00a0The vote to opt out of state-mandated testing brings up major questions as to what happens next.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m done with the talking. It’s time to take action,\u201d school board member Don Armstrong said.<\/p>\n

Armstrong, along with Thomas Scott and Mary Fischer, voted to get rid of state-mandated testing. \u00a0Other than saying students will take fewer tests, they couldn’t explain exactly how this will happen or who is directly impacted.<\/p>\n

Even with all the unanswered questions, the three board members who voted for the motion don’t think their decision came too soon.<\/p>\n

The Education Revolution was has begun in Lee County School System, let\u2019s \u00a0see what the revolution brings next.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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