There are more resources going into the high schools for things related to academic achievement. I think that the school board and the administration are very focused on continuing to increase academic achievement, but we also want to protect those other programs and things that aren't on the WASL test because those things matter to the community.
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Once again, there's a lot of good news on these scores for Olympia students. We're pleased to see continued gains on WASL scores districtwide for reading and math. Our students are making steady progress in these areas.
Whether or not (the WASL) has demonstrated its effectiveness yet, I think it's still too new to rate. But it's important to stay the course and not lower standards, and let the tool do its work.
We recognize that there may be other ways to measure whether students have the knowledge, but we haven't seen any that are developed and reliable. We're not supportive of any alternative that measures less than the WASL.
But we have the same objections. Having to fail the WASL twice we know will discourage some students who otherwise deserve a diploma.