Sentences with phrase «based state test results»

In addition, Johnson used a projector in an in - service staff meeting to present Web - based state test results and school performance data.

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About the ratings: GreatSchools ratings are based on a comparison of test results for all schools in the state.

Under the new «emergency regulation,» educators still would get annual «growth» scores from Albany based on results of state tests given during the moratorium, but the scores would be advisory.

Parent groups want Cuomo and state lawmakers to repeal the tough teacher - evaluation law passed last spring, which bases up to about half of teachers ratings on student test results.

The long - term plan is to have all districts use the computer - based test for annual state tests because it has the potential to make the assessments stronger instructional tools and will make it possible to get test results back sooner, according to the state Education Department.

Now, results from the tests students took last spring won't be available until at least February after the state school board discovered a problem that led to incorrect scores on the science portion of the 11th grade test, graded by San Antonio - based Harcourt Assessment.

Based on the results of a pilot test, the state education department had predicted that 8 percent to 10 percent would fail the Indiana Statewide Test for Educational Progress, which is given in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 8th, 9th, and 11th gratest, the state education department had predicted that 8 percent to 10 percent would fail the Indiana Statewide Test for Educational Progress, which is given in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 8th, 9th, and 11th graTest for Educational Progress, which is given in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 8th, 9th, and 11th grades.

Based on preliminary results from the spring 2000 state test, 88 percent of the school's first 8th grade class scored proficient or above in language arts (compared with 47 percent citywide), and 66 percent scored proficient or above in math (versus 21 percent citywide).

That is, if a state reports that 85 percent of its students are proficient readers based on the results of its own tests, but NAEP only reports that 25 percent of that states students are proficient, states would be embarrassed by such a discrepancy.

The state publishes report cards with test data and assigns school ratings based, in part, on test results.

That system is based on a variety of measures: results from teacher - certification tests; graduates» ratings of their satisfaction with their programs; and the ratings of graduates» mentor teachers on the quality of the programs in preparing novices according to state standards for teachers.

Montgomery, Ala. — The Alabama board of education voted last week to use teacher - certification - test results as a basis for identifying teacher - training programs in the state's colleges that could be disapproved upon the recommendation of a special review team.

In the 2001 reauthorization of ESEA as the No Child Left Behind Act, states were required to test students in grades 3 — 8 and disaggregate results based on student characteristics to make achievement gaps visible.

Many state accountability plans judge schools on the basis of these tests alone, and some states and school districts are considering tying teachers» compensation to student test results.

To create such programs, states and districts must identify the most important elements of student performance (usually academic achievement), measure them (usually with state tests), calculate change in performance on a school - by - school basis, and provide rewards to schools that meet or beat performance improvement targets — all of which must be backed by system supports that enable all schools to boost results.

In other words, state governments, at the behest of the feds, are using tests to measure something they actually don't measure very well, and then penalizing schools — and in some cases, denying students diplomas — based on the results.

Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), states will give annual tests; the results will be published and released; schools will receive some form of rating, based largely on those results; and the very lowest - performing schools will be subject to some form of intervention.

, the Hoosier State has an «annual performance - accountability rating system» for participating private schools that is based on the results of state assessments — the same tests that public school pupils State has an «annual performance - accountability rating system» for participating private schools that is based on the results of state assessments — the same tests that public school pupils state assessments — the same tests that public school pupils take.

As Politics K - 12 described it, states could use grade - span tests or portfolios, combine formative assessment results, experiment with competency - based systems, rely on district - created tests, or conjure up something else.

First, it gave each school in the state a very clear grade of A to F based on the results from the test and offered a specific fiscal incentive to schools to try to reach as high a grade as possible.

«These positive results are based on a new college and career readiness assessment that is online, and expects students to demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving skills unlike the old, multiple choice tests they replace,» said State Board of Education President Mike Kirst.

«Testing Reform Victories: The First Wave» documents dozens of cutbacks in state testing mandates, reductions in score - based consequences and suspensions of new exams, all resulting from public prTesting Reform Victories: The First Wave» documents dozens of cutbacks in state testing mandates, reductions in score - based consequences and suspensions of new exams, all resulting from public prtesting mandates, reductions in score - based consequences and suspensions of new exams, all resulting from public pressure.

The release Thursday of the results on the state's Academic Performance Index marks the end of a decade of judging student performance based on test scores alone.

He suggests states develop accountability systems that include assessing teachers based on student results and subject - specific teacher testing.

Second, we had ESEA reporting requirements, state - based test decisions, and NAEP results back when Secretary Duncan bemoaned the «race to the bottom.»

So in total: The Department will be hands - off about the test systems states choose; the consortia will sink or swim based on their ability to create products states want; states may chose to go in different directions, making comparing results difficult; but the Department will use its peer - review process to ensure state systems are aligned with standards and set the proficiency bar high.

Contemporary accountability policies have created the added expectation that districts will differentiate support to schools on the basis of achievement results from state testing programs and other accountability measures, with particular attention to be given to schools where large numbers of students are not meeting standards of proficiency.

Many states are putting the standards in place in the classroom, testing students on them, and evaluating teachers based on those test results, all within a few years.

This star rating system will lead to a new headline that boasts only «X» 4 stars schools in the state based on test results in 2012.

Approved states will be notified before the start of the 2008 - 09 school year so that they may implement their model based on results from tests administered in 2007 - 08.

And the test scores included in the evaluation will be averages, not individual test scores; the state's reform - minded education commissioner, Terry Holliday, has said he doesn't believe that teachers should be evaluated based on test results.

The district «s initial response to the new state curriculum and tests, and to the decline in student test - score results, was mainly to call for principals to organize school - based curriculum - writing projects, which were carried out with little district guidance or input.

In a unique proposal that builds on the Local School Choice model embraced by UTLA and LAUSD, E4E - LA members recommend a rational middle ground: 20 % of student growth data results based on state - approved tests and 20 % from Local School Choice Assessments that schools would select or develop and the district would approve.

In 40 states, teachers are evaluated in part based on the results from student standardized tests, as are school administrators in almost 30 states.

However, widespread protest caused by both the DoS attack and connectivity issues has resulted in a statewide protest to suspend funding penalties based on test results, although the state senate has yet to vote on such measures.

Based on results from across 21 states, between 60 and 70 percent of the students who take the Smarter Balanced tests are expected to fail the first time.

A 16,000 - member national teachers group urged Gov. Cuomo on Sunday to change his plan to base half of state teacher - evaluation scores on students» standardized test results.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson and the State Board of Education are using multiple cues to send a uniform message: Parents shouldn't compare the new results with scores on past state standardized tests; this year's English language arts and math tests are, they say, more difficult, and are based on a different set of academic standState Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson and the State Board of Education are using multiple cues to send a uniform message: Parents shouldn't compare the new results with scores on past state standardized tests; this year's English language arts and math tests are, they say, more difficult, and are based on a different set of academic standState Board of Education are using multiple cues to send a uniform message: Parents shouldn't compare the new results with scores on past state standardized tests; this year's English language arts and math tests are, they say, more difficult, and are based on a different set of academic standstate standardized tests; this year's English language arts and math tests are, they say, more difficult, and are based on a different set of academic standards.

Yet, even as the United States begins implementing SEL across its educational system and shifting from high - stakes, strictly test - based accountability, SEL experts debate whether we can accurately measure and assess these skills and competencies — and if so, whether we should use those results to gauge school quality.

Based on a study of more than 40 states, «State Test Score Trends through 2008 - 09, Part 2: Slow and Uneven Progress in Narrowing Gaps» compares student performance on state tests and state - level results from the National Assessment of Education ProgState Test Score Trends through 2008 - 09, Part 2: Slow and Uneven Progress in Narrowing Gaps» compares student performance on state tests and state - level results from the National Assessment of Education Progstate tests and state - level results from the National Assessment of Education Progstate - level results from the National Assessment of Education Progress.

The tests must also be able to evaluate the validity and reliability of future questions because if the state is going to mandate the dismissal of teachers and principals based on student test results, or ruin their reputation by posting their scores in the newspaper, then it must also require that the tests be designed to stand up in court (whether or not they ultimate do stand up is still an open question).

(T) he state is requiring teachers without test results to be evaluated based on the scores of teachers at their school with test results.

The state also released the results of principal evaluations, which were also based on a combination of test scores and observations by administrators.

As a result, Bonilla's 484 becomes the only legislative vehicle for moving the state from the STAR tests to the new computer - based assessments.

This has resulted in states developing «standards - based» educational systems and assessing the success of districts and schools in meeting these standards measured through more systematic testing.

However, the current version of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act no longer requires states to rate teachers in part based on student test results to receive federal funds.

Officials with the National Center for Education Statistics, which administers the NAEP exams, maintain that they took several measures to ensure that the switch to computer - based testing would not have an impact on the results and have promised to release further information on those steps to White and other state education leaders who request it.

Not too long ago, California released its statewide 2012 annual school rankings, listing the top - performing schools in the state, based on the Academic Performance Index (API), which is calculated from standardized test results.

The Obama administration, with Race to the Top and the waiver process, decided instead to put their full weight behind the new Common Core State Standards, fund the development of new tests set to those standards, hold teachers individually accountable for the performance of their own students against the Common Core State Standards, implement the new tests and urge states to use teacher evaluations based on test results to fire teachers whose students did not perform satisfactorily.

To solve that, the state is requiring teachers without test results to be evaluated based on the scores of teachers at their school with test results.