Re: [LincolnTalk] LS continues to slip

--- Original Message -- From: "Bryce Wells via Lincoln" To: "Sara Lupkas" Cc: "Listserv Listserv" Sent: 4/27/2022 10:45:32 AM Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] LS continues to slip Well said and agreed. I'm waiting - as I think we all are - for Dennis to dive through the r

Re: [LincolnTalk] LS continues to slip

The focus should be on providing the appropriate educational development at an early age and how best to exceed expectations, that is the same example which should be set for academics from our small district. We should all be asking the questions as to why our town ranks so low.  Lincoln

Re: [LincolnTalk] LS continues to slip

I don't have a stake in the LS argument because my kid chose to go to private school but I wanted to weigh in on some of the college readiness issues I've observed. SAT - yes, some top colleges are swinging back to testing. Mostly that's because when they went test optional they got WAY WAY too

Re: [LincolnTalk] LS continues to slip

Well said and agreed. I'm waiting - as I think we all are - for Dennis to dive through the ranking criteria and provide some insight as to why some schools are ranking better than others. As I've said on this forum before, both of my boys are having very good experiences at LS, but that's just

Re: [LincolnTalk] LS continues to slip

Agreed. Well said!  Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Wednesday, April 27, 2022, 10:15 AM, Sara Lupkas wrote: I agree that the rankings are pretty meaningless. And LS is one of only 8 districts in MA where more than 90% of AP tests taken resulted in a score of 3 or higher: 

[LincolnTalk] LS continues to slip, Globe link

The Globe link didn’t work in the original post. Here’s a look at the top-ranked Massachusetts high schools, according to the 2022 US News & World Report - The

Re: [LincolnTalk] LS continues to slip

I agree that the rankings are pretty meaningless. And LS is one of only 8 districts in MA where more than 90% of AP tests taken resulted in a score of 3 or higher: https://www.wcvb.com/article/massachusetts-students-led-nation-in-ap-exam-success-in-2021-these-districts-led-the-way/39611943 No

Re: [LincolnTalk] LS continues to slip

My kids are still young and in elementary school, but these rankings are next to meaningless. Fun to look at, but have no direct correlation to real life achievement. I have no qualms at this point about sending my kids to LS. Diana Jong Giles Rd On Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 8:56 AM Tom Kennedy

[LincolnTalk] LS continues to slip

LS is down to #85 in the state while towns all around us excel. Very disappointing. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/04/26/metro/heres-look-top-ranked-massachus etts-high-schools-according-2022-us-news-world-report/ Tom -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to