Sentences with phrase «at subgroup performance»

Look at subgroup performance.

Not exact matches

NCLB mandated reading and math testing in grades 3 through 8 and at least once in high school, and it required states to rate schools on the basis of test performance overall and for key subgroups.

The natural question is, how will that subgroup of students meet the performance targets when students who score at proficient levels are quickly taken from the group?

Identification of, and comprehensive, evidence - based intervention in, the lowest - performing five percent of title I schools, all public high schools with a graduation rate below 67 percent, and public schools in which one or more subgroups of students are performing at a level similar to the performance of the lowest - performing five percent of title I schools and have not improved after receiving targeted interventions for a State - determined number of years; and

The bill replaces AYP standards with a requirement for states to annually measure all students and individual subgroups by: (1) academic achievement as measured by state assessments; (2) for high schools, graduation rates; (3) for schools that are not high schools, a measure of student growth or another valid and reliable statewide indicator; (4) if applicable, progress in achieving English proficiency by English learners; and (5) at least one additional valid and reliable statewide indicator that allows for meaningful differentiation in school performance.

Under current law, a state must determine the average yearly progress (AYP) for all students and subgroups at the school, LEA, and state level; AYP standards mandate specified thresholds of performance with respect to assessments and graduation rates.

In math, charter school entry increases performance among all subgroups of students at district schools except Hispanic students and students classified as LEP, who experience no effects; Asian students only experience a significant positive effect in math in district schools located within a half - mile radius.

«While the performance of Virginia students compares favorably to that of students in other states, the disparities between subgroups underscore the importance of the Board of Education's policies and initiatives aimed at narrowing, and ultimately closing, achievement gaps,» Board of Education President David M. Foster said.

During her tenure at Hamilton, student achievement improved in all subgroups as evidenced by growth on the California Academic Performance Index.

«However, by including former English learners, overall scores for the subgroup will rise and may mask the performance of current English learners,» Delia Pompa, senior fellow for education policy at the Migration Policy Institute in Washington, D.C., wrote in a commentary for EdSource.

The federal one looks at the performance of certain «subgroups» of kids: minorities, poor students, youngsters with disabilities and those still learning English.

It is also a good time for managers of federal programs to look closely at one of the key subgroups that often struggle with academic performance: homeless students.

In fact, the most recent Texas Academic Performance Report Data indicates these underserved subgroups are outperforming their peers at school districts in reading, writing, and math, demonstrating that public charter schools are working.

Rather than link school and district accountability to the percentage of student overall and subgroup performance at these bands, the state devised a system that obfuscates actual student performance.

She will further argue for accountability systems that look at the growth and performance of all students as well as subgroups of children.

Data for subgroups, such as children qualifying for free and reduced price lunch, children with disabilities, and children who are learning English, show lower performance at Whitney than for similar children statewide, and Whitney's overall test based performance and growth measured by tests is much lower than state averages.

All subgroups with at least 45 students must meet the state performance target in reading and math or make Safe Harbor.

Despite for the first time taking into consideration the performance of subgroups like English learners, students with disabilities and those from low - income families, there is still a wide gulf between the top and bottom LA Unified middle schools at LA Unified when it comes to their score on the California Office to Reform Education's (CORE) new school accountability index.

They also exhibited poorer performance on early literacy, social, and behavioral measures both at entry into Head Start and at the end of kindergarten compared with children not in each of those subgroups.