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General Questions- > // (JS) NYS teachers are part of the process the entire way. Standard setting is the end of the process. You have test specifications, item writing, item review, standards. Sixty teachers were part of the standard setting. The committee makes a recommendation to accept a cut score. It is not the final decision. > // (JS) NYS has never been a part of using it is a final grade. It is a local decision. > //(JS) At this time, there is not one. This does not mean there shouldn't be a fourth year course. > //( JS) Refer to assessment. Integrated Algebra will probably be most popular. Geometry is not an exit exam so it will probably be different. > // (JS) They do compile all the info the info as people call in. (Person in audience – will they send it out?) Refer to assessment. > //(JS) It was designed in a specific order but it is a local decision as to the order taught. > // (JS) The student must fulfill the seat time for the course of study according to the [|Part 100.1 regulations]  Integrated Algebra- >  (JS) SED has never said to have the regents as part of your averages. The Integrated Algebra is meant to be an assessment of the Integrated Algebra curriculum. Geometry- > (JS) NYS is a non-endorsing state. Cabri is a specific program from a manufacturer. See website for guidelines for calculator usage. > //(JS) The directions for scoring a proof are in the guidelines in the beginning of the Core Curriculum. Follow your judgment like the Math B proofs. >
 * We have a 12th grader. He has not yet passed a Math Regents. Can he sit for the exam in January then continue in the course until June to receive credit – even if he passes the test in January?  (JS) School administrators manual states "student must complete the course of study prior to eing admitted to the exam." If a students completes the course but fails the regents they can take the test in June.
 *   Will Component Retest be continued after 5/09?  (JS) Spring 2010
 * // How much transparency is there in the process of creating assessment and in assessing student scores (cut scores, etc.)?
 *      If there is a current junior who doesn't pass the Math B exam in January 2010, will they be able to get an Advanced Regents diploma by passing the Math A and the new Algebra 2/Trig?  (JS) Yes, now Math A & B or Math A & Algebra 2/Trig. There is a [|chart] on-line and it has been updated.
 *          // Can the final regents exams be used in calculating a student's final average?
 *    //  Will there be a suggested Pre-Calc/Math 12 curriculum?
 *    // Will the Geometry regents be scaled in a way similar to Math B or Integrated Algebra?
 * // When an individual school contacts SED for a grading clarification question – is there any way that response can be sent to all schools in the state? This would better standardize the grading.
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 80%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">   Do students need 2 math regents for an Advanced Diploma or 3 math exams? (JS) for present students - Math A & B or Math A & Algebra 2/Trig, For new students all 3 regents. Again, there is a [|chart] on-line and it has been upda  ted.
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 80%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">   //  Is it possible for students to go from Integrated Algebra to Algebra 2/Trig and then in their 3rd year take Geometry? Does order matter?
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 80%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">       <span style="FONT-SIZE: 80%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">// If a student entered high school prior to September 2007, has sat for 1 or 2 years of Math A course but has failed class and regents then sat in Integrated Algebra and failed regents, can they still take Math A and Integrated Algebra in June as a last ditch effort for regents exam credit?
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">// <span style="FONT-SIZE: 90%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Can the Integrated Algebra exam serve both as a minimum competency test and an algebra assessment at the same time effectively?    //
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">In the performance indicators, there are several "theorems" as examples of proofs. Will there be any "required proofs", or theorems that will be suggested as possible targets for the regents exam in geometry? (JS) No, there will not be any required proofs other than what are in the performance indicators.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> What types of formats of Euclidean proofs will be acceptable? Indirect, paragraph, statement/reason? ( JS) Any type will be acceptable as long as you use axioms and postulates. It is a local decision as to how you teach  it.     <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Is Cabri Jr allowed to be used on the graphing calculator during the regents exam?
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> // Can we have more clarification on scoring a Euclidean proof on the Geometry Regents exam?