Nitaw-TCAP results

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Why do they dribble out the information? Today's release was essentially useless.

Our school committee member said that the scores are still embargoed but that our zoned school did the best in the county (which probably means best in the state). He said this 2+ weeks ago.

Why not just go ahead and release them at the school/county level.\?

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Girl who knows. I missed the release doing some research.

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More than 1/2 the kids didn't mean standards for math and reading....

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Jun 26, 2012 13:57:22 GMT -5 @septimus said:

More than 1/2 the kids didn't mean standards for math and reading....

Hmph. I wonder if they will finally do away with that phoney ass State Report Card cut-off.

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Tennessee elementary school students showed gains in math and science, and high school students showed some improvement on achievement tests, according to data released Tuesday.

Students in grades three through eight posted a gain of 6 percentage points on math tests and an increase of 5 percentage points on science tests administered through the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program.

“The continued success of students is a testament to how much work Tennessee teachers have done in the classroom,” Gov. Bill Haslam said in a prepared statement. “We’re so proud of our students, teachers and parents for supporting our statewide efforts to improve education, and it is exciting to see gains for a second year in a row.”

The Haslam administration said that 47 percent of all students in the third grade through the eighth grade scored proficient or advanced in math, up from 41 percent in 2010-2011. Meanwhile, 60 percent of those same students scored proficient or advanced in science, up from 55 percent in 2010-2011.

About 50 percent of elementary school students showed similar mastery of reading and language arts. That was up slightly from 48 percent who reached the proficient or advanced level last year, according to the data released by the state Tuesday.

“The growth we’ve seen on statewide assessments over the past two years is an impressive start, and shows that we are on the right track,” Huffman said in a statement. “But we still have considerable work to do to improve student outcomes and narrow the educational gaps that exist in our schools.”

State officials also announced that more than half of students scored proficient or better in English I, English II, Algebra I, biology and history — a first since Tennessee raised testing standards three years ago.

The release from the state Department of Education did not include TCAP results for schools and districts, nor did it include scores for individual students. District level data will be released next month, the department said.

This year marks the first school year in which teachers will be graded based on student performance on the TCAP. At least 35 percent of each teacher’s evaluation is tied to TCAP scores, making the outcome a factor in pay and tenure decisions.

This year is also the first in which the federal government has excused Tennessee from the requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, which required states to post annual improvements in test scores for all students and several specific demographic groups.

The results come three years after Tennessee toughened up the tests for reading, math and science through the Common Core Standards program. The higher standards triggered a precipitous drop in the portion of students rated as proficient or advanced by the TCAP.

Scores on the social studies test, which was not made more difficult in 2010, continued to improve. Officials said 83 percent of students in the third through eighth grades scored as proficient or advanced, up 2 percent points from 2010-2011.

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How can Haslam be quoted that he is "so proud" of these results?

1/2 the kids in the state aren't reading or doing math at a dumbed down grade level.