Writer’s choice

Posted: December 11th, 2013

From the New York State Education Department website: “The New York State Report Card is an important part of the Board of Regents’ effort to raise learning standards for all students. It provides information to the public on the state’s performance under the State and federal accountability systems, on student performance, and on other measures of performance. Knowledge gained from the report card on the state’s strengths and weaknesses can be used to improve instruction and services to students. State assessments are designed to help ensure that all students reach high learning standards. They show whether students are getting the knowledge and skills they need to succeed at the elementary, middle, and commencement levels and beyond. The State requires that students who are not making appropriate progress toward the standards receive academic intervention services.”

Analyze and summarize the test data from a New York State school report card (preferably from a school you are familiar with, such as your own), indicating whether there has been progress (or not) in the areas tested, and where you see particular needs. Describe how you would develop a plan to improve student achievement in either literacy or math utilizing the data from this report card. The plan should be comprehensible to a variety of audiences (in other words, the plan should be written in terms that all constituents—students, teachers, parents, community—can understand).