Thursday's Buffalo News and Lockport Union Sun and Journal both ran stories about the state raising the bar on math and English proficiencies since the state as a whole had experienced grade inflation as a result of weak exams.
According to one report....
The state said as a result of raising the bar for proficiency, fewer students met or exceeded the new mathematics and English standards in 2010 than in previous years. Across grades 3 through 8 statewide, the majority of students, 53 percent in English and 61 percent in math, met or exceeded the new proficiency standards this year. By contrast in 2009, 77 percent of students met or exceeded proficiency in English and 86 percent of students did so in math.
How did Roy-Hart fare?
In fourth grade math, 87.2% and 94% of our school's students were proficient in 2008 and 2009. For 2010, the number was only 62.5%.
In fourth grade English, 71.5% and 87.7% of our school's students were proficient in 2008 and 2009. For 2010, the number was only 59.6%.
In eighth grade math, 79.2% and 90.4% of our school's students were proficient in 2008 and 2009. For 2010, the number was only 48.8%.
In eighth grade English, 61.4% and 81.7% of our school's students were proficient in 2008 and 2009. For 2010, the number was only 61%.
Read the Buffalo News story here:
According to one report....
The state said as a result of raising the bar for proficiency, fewer students met or exceeded the new mathematics and English standards in 2010 than in previous years. Across grades 3 through 8 statewide, the majority of students, 53 percent in English and 61 percent in math, met or exceeded the new proficiency standards this year. By contrast in 2009, 77 percent of students met or exceeded proficiency in English and 86 percent of students did so in math.
How did Roy-Hart fare?
In fourth grade math, 87.2% and 94% of our school's students were proficient in 2008 and 2009. For 2010, the number was only 62.5%.
In fourth grade English, 71.5% and 87.7% of our school's students were proficient in 2008 and 2009. For 2010, the number was only 59.6%.
In eighth grade math, 79.2% and 90.4% of our school's students were proficient in 2008 and 2009. For 2010, the number was only 48.8%.
In eighth grade English, 61.4% and 81.7% of our school's students were proficient in 2008 and 2009. For 2010, the number was only 61%.
Read the Buffalo News story here:
http://www.buffalonews.com/city/article84439.ece
