This case is about the limitations of high-stakes testing in demonstrating the academic
growth of English Language Learners (ELL)—and its effects on a school’s ranking. When a
principal invests in a less conventional method to improve ELL student achievement, rather
than exclusively funding direct test preparation, what happens?
Discussion Questions
- How does the way NCLB identify schools as successful or failing cause tensions between administration and teachers?
- How should schools interact with parents, especially those whose children fall into special populations? What kind of supports should schools provide?
- What is the value of setting foundations in a school (community connections, parental understanding, students’ deeper/process/critical thinking learning experiences) and keeping them despite not reaching 100% success in terms of AYP?
- How does a school maintain the balance between the numbers and qualitative aspects of teaching?
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Elizabeth Gil
TNLI
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New York City
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