How Do I Boost Student Test Scores?
Do you want to know how you can boost student test scores?
- Should we teach to the test?
- Should we do more interventions?
- Should we offer more after-school tutoring?
The answer is No, No and NO!
So if doing those three things won't boost student test scores, then what will?
The Principal's Academy
The Principal's Academy is a FREE newsletter you can join that will give you the opportunity to ask any question you might have about school leadership or talk about whatever school obstacle you might be facing.
When you sign up for the Principal's Academy newsletter, there are two editions per week. The first edition allows you to ask your questions. This edition comes out every single week and this is a great opportunity to let the community know what issues, questions or dilemmas you are facing.
And then the second edition will come out later in the week, where Doc Schwartz, aka "The School Doc" will answer some of the questions school leaders raised in the first edition.
If you feel isolated and alone as a school leader, the Principal's Academy newsletter will connect you to school leaders across the country, in addition to providing you with the most current and 21st century solutions for your school.
It's Time to Win the Testing Game
Before you can boost your student test scores, the first thing you need to understand is that standardized tests do not measure what you think they measure.
That's why teaching to the test doesn't work.
That's why more interventions don't work.
And that's why after-school tutoring doesn't work.
The truth is if you want to boost student test scores - you need to teach "above" the test.
The 7 Keys to Boosting Student Scores
1. Student Vocabulary
2. Reading Skills
3. Writing Skills
4. Addition Skills
5. Multiplication Skills
6. Division Skills
7. PEMDAS (please excuse my dear aunt sally)
Getting the Scores You Want
What if I told you that you could create the type of student test scores that you want?
But it won't happen if you keep mis-understanding the standardized test and also if you don't teach "above" the test.
If you want help with boosting student test scores, please consider contacting us to schedule a FREE 30-minute call with us.
REAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE 21st CENTURY
Do you want your teachers to know how to boost student test scores?
Then I hope you will consider the Teacher Development Program (TDP) for your school. What this program does is take over your professional development needs in a comprehensive fashion.
That means, we help each teacher create a personalized and tailored individual professional development plan, how to do teacher research and also how to improve their individual teacher talent.
The end result is that you get a much more professional and more talented teacher.
Here are some of the benefits of a more professional and talented teacher:
-- Boosted student achievement
-- Increased student attendance and engagement
-- A more positive school culture
-- Decrease in the number of teachers that feel overwhelmed and burnt out
-- A decrease in student misbehavior
Not only will you see all of these results, but you will also have less to do as a principal or school leader. Imagine coming to school and all of your teachers "just know" what to do in class every single day?
With more professional and talented teachers, you can do walkthroughs without worry, you can do teacher observations with less concern and you can talk with your teachers like they are highly trained and capable professionals - instead of a group of unruly, rude, angry and impatient people.
