| Delaware
students must meet world-class standards if they are to be competitive and
successful in a global economy. To prepare our children for their future,
our schools must support rigorous standards and each of our teachers must
set high expectations. Our students should commit themselves to the
achievement of excellence.
For the past several years Delaware
educators have been developing the Delaware Student Testing Program
(DSTP), which will serve as just such a yardstick. In Spring 1998 the
Department of Education, along with Harcourt
Brace Educational Measurement, began administering the DSTP, providing
us with an accurate measure of how our students are doing relative to
Delaware's rigorous content standards.
The
tests are tied to the Delaware
content standards that define the knowledge required for our students
to succeed beyond high school. The results of the DSTP will provide us
with an understanding of how well we are preparing students to meet the
many challenges that lie ahead. Whatever the results, Delaware students
and educators will understand where we are so we can tell how far we have
to go. An honest assessment of where we are is the first step towards
getting where we want to be. |
