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...past several years, scores on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests have improved—in some cases substantially. But because of the way progress is measured, many schools still find themselves on the federal watch list due to disparities in performance among subgroups: white, black, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American students, as well as low-income, special education, and limited English students. Under the No Child Left Behind Act, school progress is measured by overall improvement in both English and Math, and reducing the gap among subgroups in both English and Math. A school that fails to make...
...standardization compromised teachers’ abilities to more accurately depict each child’s progress and accomplishments. “Report cards should reflect what’s going on in the classroom, not the standards,” said Walser. “We have the MCAS [Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System] to test kids on standards.” —Staff writer William M. Goldsmith can be reached at wgoldsm@fas.harvard.edu...
...released last night shows that the minority-white achievement gaps are narrowing. The report recalculates the achievement gaps for previous years using the CPI method to make its estimations. Some of the district’s most significant gains for minority students were on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) English language arts and mathematics exams, where African American students gained 16.4 points in English and 19.1 points in math, bringing their totals to 83.0 in English and 78.3 points in math. Similarly, Hispanic students gained 22.3 points in English and 28.6 points in math, bringing their totals...
...proposal allocated too much money to software without taking into account computer maintenance. But her motion was defeated on 4-2 vote. Another member, Luc Schuster, said that he was also unsatisfied with the proposal because of the list’s emphasis on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) examination. He ultimately voted against the superintendent’s proposal. But member Joseph G. Grassi said that the committee should leave the job of matching up educational needs with budgetary allocation to the superintendent. “I don’t want to get into the practice...
...could turn the school system into a “test prep factory.” The roundtable, held to discuss possible changes to curriculum to improve student achievement, focused on the district’s Composite Performance Index. The index is calculated from the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests and indicates how close the district is to proficiency in all studies on a 100-point scale. Results were released for the English language arts, mathematics, and science exams. From 2005 to 2006, the district boasted gains in all of these test areas except the 7th-grade English language...