WASL proves to be logistical nightmare for staff


June 11, 2008 · Updated 1:43 PM 

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Every year inside a three-week time frame, the students in the Central Kitsap School District have to grab their test-taking No. 2s and direct all the knowledge they have onto Scantron sheets for the Washington Assessment of Student Learning.

But it’s the teachers and administrators who have to do all the hard work to make the test happen.

The WASL tests are being administered from April 18 to May 6 to grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10.

During WASL testing, teachers and administrators have to pay more attention to the nitty-gritty details than the students.

For starters, each WASL test is literally kept under lock and key at the district office before they are distributed to the schools for the students, said

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