It's kind of my thing. It takes a community. Testing is serious business. While the state will not use these tests to grade school quality, you can bet schools and school systems will. Bibb County improperly ranked schools for 15 years using ITBS scores, until Superintendent Sharon Patterson put a stop to it last year.
Newcomers look at scores to decide where to find housing.
It's not too late to help if you have a few hours of free time. If Brookdale is out of the way, I'm sure there is an elementary or middle or high school somewhere close that could use your help, and not just during testing periods. While I'm on my education kick, the Children's Literacy Coalition could use volunteers, too. They are looking to meet a 250-volunteer goal by the end of March to serve 200 students. Volunteers will tutor reading for one hour each week starting in April, and the Children's Literacy Coalition will train you how to do it.