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On the Web: Former Geneva Teacher Named in Tribune Report on State-Test Cheating
The Chicago Tribune reports today that teachers accused of cheating are still working in schools. The report includes a specific example of a Geneva teacher who went far beyond what is permitted in preparing students for ISATs.
The Chicago Tribune reports Friday that the state of Illinois is investigating 33 cases of misconduct, in which teachers in 2004 and 2005 allegedly helped students cheat on state tests.
The Tribune story specifically names former Geneva teacher Suzanne Grinnell, who went on to Oswego, Kaneland and Schaumburg school districts and in Arizona, after she resigned her post in Geneva.
Grinnell taught at Mill Creek Elementary School in 2004. She was reprimanded for "going far beyond what is permitted" to help special-education students take the test, the Tribune reports. Records show Grinnel used "verbal prompting, encouraging students to re-evaluate their responses (and) leading students through a step-by-step analysis of the problem."
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Grinnell told the Tribune she did nothing wrong and wrote a rebuttal to her reprimand letter in March 2005, but School District 304 said it did not have that document. According to the Tribune report, Grinnel said she made "generic comments," such as, "Remember what we learned in class."
The state began an investigation of 33 reports of testing misconduct dating to 2004-05 after the Tribune reporters started asking questions about cheating incidents related to Illinois Standards Achievement Tests.
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/education/ct-met-test-cheating-main-20111223,0,1190082.story