Sentences with phrase «first academic indicator»

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In Massachusetts, a statewide system divides students into three grade chunks (from first grade all the way up to 12th) and focuses on children's likelihood of achieving progressive academic targets — all of which are separately considered indicators for high school graduation but also have more immediate relevance.

Authors Dr. Anna Nicotera and Dr. David Stuit, respectively senior associate and co-founder of Basis Policy Research, coded charter applications for easy - to - spot indicators and used them to predict the schools» academic performance in their first years of operation.

In addition, for the first time, the 2018 school profiles include a «High Academic Growth» indicator for 54 public district and charter schools that have significantly exceeded the norm for academic growth over the most recent three - year period in both math and English language arts (ELA) on the Pennsylvania Value Added Assessment System Academic Growth» indicator for 54 public district and charter schools that have significantly exceeded the norm for academic growth over the most recent three - year period in both math and English language arts (ELA) on the Pennsylvania Value Added Assessment System academic growth over the most recent three - year period in both math and English language arts (ELA) on the Pennsylvania Value Added Assessment System (PVAAS).

In addition to academic achievement, the index includes a first in the nation — the use of social, emotional learning and school climate indicators.

«Substantial weight» is required to be given the academic indicators (first four described above) and these four indicators must in the aggregate be given «much greater weight» in the differentiation process than any measures of school quality or student success (described in last bullet above).