How can five students sink the ranking for an entire school? Our Real School is in the 59th percentile of all schools, met 75 percent
Tag: Accountability
Assistance and Intervention Designations (Not Levels!) -Accountability 2018 #DataVizDay
Requiring Assistance or Intervention Designations The 2018 school accountability designations are based on the new system created to meet requirements of both ESSA and Massachusetts
2018 MCAS + Accountability Results
2018 State test results and school/district accountability reports are coming! The school and district results from the spring 2018 MCAS administration will start to trickle
BESE March 2018 Agenda
It is a regulation-palooza! Accountability, English learners, Vocational Education and the Seal of Biliteracy are all on the list! The Board of Elementary and Secondary
New Year, New Accountability System
Test scores, student attendance, 9th grade course passing and English language proficiency are some of indicators in the proposed redesign of the school and district
Freezing School Levels for 2017
Commissioner Mitchell Chester is proposing to freeze school and district accountability for level 1-3 for 2017-2018. A proposed change to the regulations was voted to
MA ESSA State Plan for School Accountability
Fire up the comment machines. Massachusetts’s draft state plan for school and district accountability is now available. Public comment is open until March 9, 2017.
A delay for ESSA?
An executive order by the current White House administration to delay any regulations that have not yet taken affect for up to 60 days. This
2016 MCAS Results – Preliminary Data
Preliminary 2016 MCAS Results: Districts and schools now have embargoed access to their full preliminary MCAS and MCAS-Alt results in English language arts, mathematics, and
MA DESE and ESSA Stakeholder Outreach
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act requires state education agencies engage with stakeholders – students, parents, educators, community – in developing their new accountability, funding,
Speak up on School/District Accountability
If you have an opinion on the methods Massachusetts uses to rank schools based upon test scores, DESE wants to hear it! DESE Seeking feedback
