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Show SAT scores discussed Bv CHERIE HUBER Clipper Correspondent FARMINGTON How to make all schools equal in their ability abil-ity to improve SAT scores was a subject of discussion at the Feb. 4 Board of Education meeting. Superintendent Dr. Richard Kendell presented a proposal for a curriculum audit of the Davis County Coun-ty School District. The proposal is a first reading, and final action will not be taken until the next board meeting. The proposal said that part of the evidence for student learning comes from the results of the End-of-Level and Stanford Achievement Tests. While there should be no overreac-tion overreac-tion to the results, the information does show some indications of differences dif-ferences in how well different educational edu-cational programs are succeeding. The proposal would begin an assessment of school programs in schools scoring above and below the predicted ranges on SAT tests. The kinds of information collected col-lected could be used to identify the similarities and differences among the schools scoring high and low. That information could be shared by all the schools in the district as a way to become more effective. Potential area of assessment would include information ranging from what kind of library and textbooks tex-tbooks the school had to how the tests were administered. Student demographics and teacher training are other potential areas of assessment along with instructional in-structional practices and time allotted for teaching the content areas. A committee made up of prin-cipals, prin-cipals, teachers, district staff and patrons and also including other representatives would work under the proposed chairpersons, Fred Brown and Katie Davis. Five schools, Bountiful, Vovy Kaysville, Wasatch and West 4 J ton elementaries, where studou scored high or showed significant increase in predicted performance range, would be compared with ten elementary schools that scored at the bottom of the predicted performance perfor-mance range in three or more areas. |