Boardmembers question school testing drops
by Garth Meyer Test results in the Redondo Unified School District have drawn scrutiny from two school board members saying that drops in math and English/language arts are beyond pandemic learning loss. Susan Wildes, assistant superintendent of educational services, presented a rundown of test scores at the Oct. 10 school board meeting. The numbers for “Smarter Balanced” exams showed, in English-language arts, 73 percent of Redondo Beach students met or exceeded the state standard, and 67 percent in math, for the 5,000 local kids who took the test. “We went down more than any of our surrounding elementaries (from 2019 to 2022),” said Boardmember Rolf Strutzenberg. “Some down 12 percent… I am extremely disappointed.” “We have extraordinary teachers, who have been doing mental health triage,” Wildes said. A crowd of teachers at the board meeting applauded. Superintendent Nicole Wesley stepped in with a comment, saying, “Is there room for improvement? Absolutely. Are there things we can do better? Absolutely… We look at the data seriously.” Boardmember Byung Cho echoed Strutzenberg. “I am concerned,” he said. “When I saw the graphs… 52 percent for 11th grade math… that shouldn’t be…
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