It is interesting that the school system that prides itself on being one of the best in the state is now calling on the state board to reconsider the high stakes exit exams for high school students.

Montgomery County's school board is writing to the state school board, the governor and other leaders expressing its disapproval of the vote taken last month to go ahead with the exams for the Class of 2009. The vote gives students the option of doing extensive projects, graded by a local review board that includes a representative from the state.

State school board members from Montgomery County voted against requiring the tests beginning in 2009 and Montgomery's superintendent has expressed a lot concerns about some aspects of the tests, particularly the time it takes to get results.