>Charter school thrives on data
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2011
BY LESLIE BRODY
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
Walk through the doors of Bergen Arts & Science Charter School in Garfield and you’ll see a computer kiosk that lets parents see all their kids’ test mistakes so they can practice more at home.
The database also gives information on the day’s quizzes, homework and any demerits for misbehavior. For live updates, parents can tap into a “student database app” on their cellphones.
At a time when many parents and teachers worry that schools have gone overboard in testing children and lament the time spent on test preparation, families here embrace the school’s intensely data-driven approach. Indeed, its children spend almost a week in December and again in March taking practice rounds of NJ ASK, the state’s annual four-day testing spree for Grades 3 through 8, and then they take the real thing in May.
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