Arik Samson – 2024 Berkeley Heights BOE Candidate
I plan on responding to the question NJ21st provided to me in detail; however, a recent candidate statement from the EIC ticket compelled me to respond to what I felt was a spin on our District’s academic health reminiscent of Dr. Varley.
The first point parents should understand is that the article from the EIC ticket is correct – that rankings need context- but the EIC article does not provide it.
The fact is we are near to last or last on every ranking.
From NJ21st:
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While arguing that “One clear drawback of using rankings is that they conceal the dynamic range of a comparison. They represent an average over multiple criteria, expressed as a percentile score. “, the article then goes on to focus on the inherently smaller variance in rankings versus the more meaningful spread driving the rankings – Proficiency. This is the context to our rankings:
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