District officials said teachers can’t be fired simply because of a low rating based on student test scores.
Matt Carter, a teacher at Orca K-8 School in Seattle, has joined in the boycott because he thinks the MAP exam wastes his student’s time and does not help guide his teaching. “If we are using a valid test and it is measuring what I am teaching, than I’d have no problem with it,” he said.
The district has warned teachers they could face 10 days suspension without pay if they don’t administer the test.
Pat Hunter, a principal at Maple Elementary in Seattle, said she supports using student-achievement results to guide instruction and as a “small piece” of the overall evaluation.
“It’s important to use test results, but it’s also important that they not become your oxygen.”
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