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I have a question about SEES testing procedures and standards. My son took the RGC test last weekend and he complained that he barely could understand the oral questions because a teacher was reading with a very heavy Indian accent. The teacher also started reading questions very slowly in the beginning but as test progressed the test questions were rushed at the end, and kids only had a brief moment to respond to those last questions. Is this normal? I am trying to understand whether I can do something as I want to make sure all kids have safe, supportive and fair testing conditions.
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The teacher is supposed to be child psychologist who is testing the child based on their age. Sometimes, it would be best to teach your child to request the tester to repeat the question.Some say it would affect the score; however, if your child do not understand what was asked, how is he/she able to give the best answer?
Just my two cents
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Thank you. He asked and then was told that they cannot repeat and then was also told he cannot touch the paper (test) until they finish reading the question, and then he said he only had a few seconds to think and they asked to turn to next page. Seems very odd.
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Mine didn’t get rushed to take the test. It was about an hour long, and we took the test early in the morning. Maybe you were taking the test later during the day and they had to keep everyone on schedule that they had to rush it off?
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@CPSparent, did your child take the kindergarten test, or did they test for another grade level?
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It was for K
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Students testing for any grade other than K are tested in groups. It’s a paper/pencil test with a proctor who reads aloud for younger grades, not one-on-one. Just wanted to mention since if your student tested for K, it would have been a totally different testing experience than OP’s, with a different expected time frame and a much more limited ability for students to ask for questions to be repeated. It does sound like the proctor mismanaged time in this situation though.
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If you applied for admissions testing for the 2025-2026 school year, there’s a parent survey you can complete—it’s a good way to share your feedback. It could very well be that they expect older children to adhere to stricter protocols during testing. You can also raise these concerns to the CPS Office of Student Assessment at [email protected].
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Thanks, yes, I wrote to that email, no response so far.
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@Teane,
Are you looking to retake the test for your child?
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I do not think this is an option. But he has been testing very well and was always in top 5 on waitlists before, so if the score off this year, I may need to escalate it somehow once the results are published. At least I will have a record that I sent them the email right away outlining the issues.
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What grade are you testing your child for?
It sounds like he’s been doing it every year,right?I was trying to make mine take the test every other year.
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Yeah, we started in K and he was now testing for 3rd. We have been accepted to various RGC and Classical schools before, but due to commute considerations we are only looking at specific schools.
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