THE WASHINGTON STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION A high-quality education - PDF document

THE WASHINGTON STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION A high-quality education system that prepares all students for college, career, and life. COVER: STUDENT PRESENTATION Prepared for the September 2018 Board Meeting As r relat lated t to: o: ☐ ☒ Goal Three: Ensure that every student has Goal One: Develop and support policies to close the achievement and opportunity gaps. the opportunity to meet career and college ☒ Goal Two: Develop comprehensive ready standards. ☐ accountability, recognition, and supports for Goal Four: Provide effective oversight of the students, schools, and districts. K-12 system. ☒ Other ☒ Advocacy Rele levan ant t to B o Boar oard d role oles: : ☒ ☒ Policy Leadership Communication ☐ System Oversight ☐ Convening and facilitating Poli olicy c y considerat ation ions/Key y question ions: : What is the role of assessment on student well-being and as a component of graduation requirements? Mat aterials ials in inclu luded d in in p packe ket: : • PowerPoint for Autymn Wilde’s Presentation Syn ynop opsis: : This segment is a presentation by student Board member Ms. Autymn Wilde on the relationship of assessment to student mental health and graduation requirements. W ASHINGTON S TATE B OARD OF E DUCATION

White White Student Presentation on Delinking Autymn S. Wilde Washington State Board of Education

State Examinations  Personal Experience  No Relevancy  Not Individualized  Barrier  Catalyst of Failure  Instigator of Stress and Mental Health Issues  How Do Other Students Feel?  Survey

What Grade Are You In? Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior 60 NUMBER OF STUDENTS 31 7 2 GRADE LEVEL

State examinations are prohibiting your teachers to teach to and meet your individual needs. Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree 46 32 NUMBER OF STUDENTS 19 2 1 RESPONSES

With the already rigorous graduation credit requirements, taking a state examination is meaningless to you because you have already proven your knowledge. Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree 61 NUMBER OF STUDENTS 27 9 2 1 RESPONSES

State examinations cause/have caused you anxiety or stress. Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree 81 NUMBER OF STUDENTS 9 5 3 2 RESPONSES

You believe that state examinations do not truly evaluate your individual intelligence Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree 66 NUMBER OF STUDENTS 24 5 3 1 RESPONSES

State examinations have catalyzed mental health issues in your school, classmates, or yourself Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree 43 NUMBER OF STUDENTS 29 22 5 1 RESPONSES

If there was no fear of failing, you would be more relaxed and do better on state examinations Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree 65 NUMBER OF STUDENTS 22 7 5 1 RESPONSES

State examinations should be used as an evaluation of your school as a whole instead of an individual exit exam Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree 60 NUMBER OF STUDENTS 23 7 7 3 RESPONSES

You are in support of detaching state examinations from high school graduation requirements Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree 76 NUMBER OF STUDENTS 18 5 1 0 RESPONSES

“With all of these requirements my biggest fear in life is that I'm not going to be able to graduate on time. I feel like these requirements are to much. if I don't meet one I feel like I'm going to be a huge disappointment to myself and my family. I will be the first one in my family to graduate on time but with these requirements I feel like that's going to prevent me from my family's expectations and their dreams. Please make this not a requirement for graduation. Please help me not to fail my family.” 12

What Are Our Values?  Vote  Equity Lenses  Student Safety Resolution  Focus on Mental Health 13

What Can We Do?  Initial Solution  DELINK  Agenda  “We don’t have us much power as you thought”. We have power over this  Future Solutions  SAT/ACT  Feedback  Relevancy 14