I would expect with a $280 million contract that the testing vendors would use professional, qualified experts to handle the grading of these assessments. Above is a screen shot of an AD placed on Craigslist recruiting Assessments Scorers.
Lewisville ISD challenged the TEA and the testing vendor ETS to regrade a portion of their students short answer essays. "Twenty-five percent of the re-scored tests improved. Some students would not have been able to graduate based on their initial score." said Dr. Sarah Fitzhugh of the district. A 25% change in scores who were graded by one person to another is a SIGNIFICANT change. Many other districts have followed suit to have assessments re-scored. Results may be back in July.
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