MCAS 2010 report: report of the superintendent

You will find the report here. Being delivered by Superintendent Boone; prepared by David Perda (who uses the lamp of learning!)
"an uneven instructional time as it relates to science at all levels"
comparision with the state: for this year ELA all grades 87.2%; for us 76.1%
"pretty flat year" for both state and us
for math 79.9% for the state; 67.4% for WPS
Student Growth Percentiles "a year's worth of progress in a year's time"
about half of students show "expected" growth annual: state says that this is where they expect states to be (half the kids do a year or more; half do less)
range of 40-60% within what the state wants
"need to see all students regardless of language needs, disabilities...are making progress"
"by the end of third grade, students should be reading to learn"
"continue to refresh and enhance our technology opportunities"
mention here of the waiver being applied for by the state for NCLB
AYP made by Doherty, Tech, LakeView, West Tatnuck, Nelson Place,Worcester Arts
AYP made in math by Union Hill, Midland, Chandler El, Flagg
AYP in ELA: UPCS, Forest Grove, McGrath
"very strong performance, yet failed to meet" AYP...case made for waivers
special commendations from the state: Columbus Park 60% or higher for two years; Nelson Place and West Tatnuck, narrowing proficiency gaps over two years for high need students
Levels: majority of schools are Level 3 schools
Columbus Park, Forest Grove, LakeView, Wawecus Road, Worcester East Middle moved from Level 3 to Level 2 this year
Grade 10 mathematics needed to be corrected: a high school junior found the mistake
scores of 1049 changed; 68 students changed levels
slight increase overall in CPI for most schools