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Reinstate NYS January Regents
This petition was published by Jennifer Browne on Jun 01, 2011
We, the undersigned believe that a grave injustice is being done to our scholars through your decision to eliminate January Regents. Our scholars are 17-21 years old and attend a transfer high school in Brooklyn, NY. They are working very hard to achieve a high school diploma.
They have come to us because the traditional, large high schools did not meet their learning needs. The scholars rely on the ability to take different exams in January for a myriad set of reasons. Our scholars are at various stages of credit accumulation and perform best when taking the exam after completing the course. We also try to space them out so scholars do not have to take 5 exams in one week.
In addition, scholars who can graduate in January may now have to wait until June to begin their college careers and may not complete their requirements and graduation rates will be affected negatively. If the state needs to save money, a central location can be set up where students could take the exams, perhaps digitally. The needs of the students should always be paramount. If student achievement is truly the goal, please take steps to avert the damaging consequences to our population’s chances for success.
We urge New York State to reinstate the administration of January Regents Exams in the interest of all students working toward high school diplomas.
They have come to us because the traditional, large high schools did not meet their learning needs. The scholars rely on the ability to take different exams in January for a myriad set of reasons. Our scholars are at various stages of credit accumulation and perform best when taking the exam after completing the course. We also try to space them out so scholars do not have to take 5 exams in one week.
In addition, scholars who can graduate in January may now have to wait until June to begin their college careers and may not complete their requirements and graduation rates will be affected negatively. If the state needs to save money, a central location can be set up where students could take the exams, perhaps digitally. The needs of the students should always be paramount. If student achievement is truly the goal, please take steps to avert the damaging consequences to our population’s chances for success.
We urge New York State to reinstate the administration of January Regents Exams in the interest of all students working toward high school diplomas.
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