Doatian scholars in all levels of education continue to perform at or above expectations, despite groundbreaking changes over recent years by the Bernadino, Loaz, and Recardo administrations.
Chancellor Bernadino decreased funds for the renovation of public schools and for the construction of new schools consistently over her term, in the face of recession or stagflation, falling revenue and rising deficits.
Chancellor Loaz cut 10% of teaching and Administrator positions, and abolished the inflation-raises teachers would get annually. Doatia hasn’t raised teacher salaries in 2 years, and economists and teachers unions considered wages too low even prior to her ending the policy. Chancellor Loaz also appointed a conservative majority onto the BDAS, which raised testing expectations and made the tests more difficult. She also increased funding for private and charter schools and cut public education spending overall by 15%.
Chancellor Recardo has boosted per-student spending for public schools by $500, and has abolished any federal funds from going to private and charter schools. She also passed policies which would phase-out all private and charter schools over 3 years.
Level 0, Pre-primary Education (6 year olds): The beginning of public education in Doatia; Preschool
Scholars at Level 0 are performing largely above expectations, according to the Bureau of Doatian Academic Statistics (BDAS). The Adequacy Exam is a test given to scholars at Level 0 when they first are enrolled, and then when they’re about to graduate to Level 1. It determines a scholar’s readiness to move onto the next level, identifies areas for improvement, and determines the effectiveness of the education system. Scholars do not receive individualized scores, as their performance on this exam doesn’t determine whether or not they can continue to Level 1. Level 0 facilities, educators, curriculum, and administrators are graded on a scale based on 1-5 based on the results of the Adequacy Exam.
Level 0 Adequacy Exam General Results:
Educators (PASSED): Reading – 4/5 (expectation 3.5/5) , Mathematics – 3.5/5 (expectation 3/5), Social Studies – 4.2/5 (expectation 3.5/5), Science – 4.5/5 (expectation 3/5)
Administrators (PASSED): Teacher Support (based on teacher performance/improvement) 3/5 (expectation 3.5/5), Operations 3.5/5 (expectation 3.5/5), Discipline 4.5/5 (expectation 3.5/5)
Facilities (PASSED): Curriculum Execution 4/5 (expectation 3/5), Teacher’s wage 2.5/5 (expectation 3.5/5), Administrator’s wage 3/5 (expectation 4/5), Building Condition 3.5/5 (expectation 3.5/5), Graduation 4.8/5 (expectation 4.5/5)
Levels 1 & 2, Basic Education (7-16 years old): Elementary and Middle School
Scholars at Levels 1 & 2 are performing at or above expectations, according to the BDAS. Students are tested via the SPE (Student Proficiency Exam), performance of which determines whether or not they continue to move forward. Students receive the exam each year they’re in Levels 1 & 2, and graded based on student expectations. Students who fail to meet expectations twice in a row must repeat their current courses until they’re proficient. Teachers are graded solely on student improvement. Administrators are graded on teacher support, discipline, and graduation. Facilities at this level are graded on condition and payroll.
Levels 1 & 2 SPE Exam Results:
Scholars aged 7-9 (PASSED): Reading 4.5/5 (expectation 3.5/5), Mathematics 3/5 (expectation 3.5/5), Social Studies 4.3/5 (expectation 4/5), Science 4/5 (expectation 3/5), Graduation 4.5/5 (expectation 4/5)
Scholars aged 10-13 (PASSED): Reading 4.5/5 (expectation 4/5), Mathematics 3.5/5 (expectation 3.7/5), Social Studies 4.6/5 (expectation 4.5/5), Science 4/5 (expectation 3.5/5), Graduation 4.2/5 (expectation 4/5)
Scholars aged 14-16 (PASSED): Reading 4.8/5 (expectation 4.5/5), Mathematics 3.7/5 (expectation 3.8/5), Social Studies 4.8/5 (expectation 4.5/5), Science 4.5/5 (expectation 4/5), Graduation 4/5 (expectation 4/5)
Educators (PASSED): Student Improvement 4.5/5 (expectation 4/5)
Administrators (FAILED): Teacher Support 3/5 (expectation 4/5), Discipline 3.7/5 (expectation 4/5), Graduation 4/5 (expectation 4.8/5)
Facilities (FAILED): Condition 2.5/5 (expectation 3.4/5), Payroll 2.5/5 (expectation 3.5/5)
Levels 3 & 4, Secondary Educations / Vocational Education (ages 17-18): High School and Trade School
Scholars at Levels 3 & 4 are meeting expectations. Level 3 is High School and Level 4 is Trade School. Students must pass the SGPE (Student General Performance Exam) in High School and the SWRE (Student Workforce Readiness Exam) in Trade School. Educators in High School are tested in student performance and student graduation. Administrators are tested in teacher support, graduation, and discipline. Facilities are tested in condition and payroll. Other than the SWRE, there is no testing for Trade schools.
SGPE Results (PASSED): 4/5 (expectation 4/5)
SWRE Results (PASSED): 4.8/5 (expectation 4.5/5)
Educators (PASSED): Student Performance 4/5 (expectation 4/5), Student Graduation 4/5 (expectation 4.5/5)
Administrators (PASSED): Teacher Support 3.5/5 (expectation 3.5/5), Graduation 4/5 (expectation 4.5/5), Discipline 4/5 (expectation 3.5/5)
Facilities (FAILED): Condition 2/5 (expectation 3.5/5), Payroll 3/5 (expectation 4/5)
There is no standardized testing for Levels 5 and 6 after Chancellor Loaz abolished their testing requirements. Reports from Universities suggest they’re struggling and that students attending public and private universities are struggling.
The end of private school?
The EJP-PLP nationalized most of the Doatian economy in the early 70’s, including education. After a government shutdown crisis in 1994 which resulted in state-funded schools (which were all schools at the time) to shutdown for 18 months, the Doatian Supreme Court recognized the right to education as a constitutionally protected right and mandated that private options be allowed and regulated as the government saw fit, to ensure that students were still able to access education. Earlier this year, however, Chancellor Recardo passed a budget which cut Federal funds from going to Private and Charter schools. As a result, the number of operating Private Schools has fallen by 34% and Charter schools by 46%. She also mandated that standardized testing performance requirements for Private and Charter schools have a .5 higher score than average public schools on that level in each metric. Every single private and charter school in Doatia has failed those tests (results coming in October). She also passed policies which will restrict how many private and charter schools can operate continually until they’re abolished in 2027; navigating around the Supreme Court’s previous mandate by ensuring schools are still funded permanently in the event of a government shutdown.
