Only 31% of MCPS 3-8th graders proficient in math

[Anonymous]

How is this district a reasonable choice anymore? What is the solution here?

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2023/01/25/only-31-of-montgomery-county-students-grades-3-8-proficient-in-math-data-shows/?utm_source=Bethesda+Magazine+%7C+Bethesda+Beat&utm_campaign=9cb3c30215-RSS_BETHESDA+BEAT_WEEKDAY_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1bbe9df5d9-9cb3c30215-105203605&mc_cid=9cb3c30215&mc_eid=f1a883a5bf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is this district a reasonable choice anymore? What is the solution here?

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2023/01/25/only-31-of-montgomery-county-students-grades-3-8-proficient-in-math-data-shows/?utm_source=Bethesda+Magazine+%7C+Bethesda+Beat&utm_campaign=9cb3c30215-RSS_BETHESDA+BEAT_WEEKDAY_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1bbe9df5d9-9cb3c30215-105203605&mc_cid=9cb3c30215&mc_eid=f1a883a5bf

Go find you a school district where the covid pandemic didn't happen. You might need a time machine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is this district a reasonable choice anymore? What is the solution here?

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2023/01/25/only-31-of-montgomery-county-students-grades-3-8-proficient-in-math-data-shows/?utm_source=Bethesda+Magazine+%7C+Bethesda+Beat&utm_campaign=9cb3c30215-RSS_BETHESDA+BEAT_WEEKDAY_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1bbe9df5d9-9cb3c30215-105203605&mc_cid=9cb3c30215&mc_eid=f1a883a5bf

While it's not great, this represents a recovery from even worse numbers due to the pandemic. So context matters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is this district a reasonable choice anymore? What is the solution here?

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2023/01/25/only-31-of-montgomery-county-students-grades-3-8-proficient-in-math-data-shows/?utm_source=Bethesda+Magazine+%7C+Bethesda+Beat&utm_campaign=9cb3c30215-RSS_BETHESDA+BEAT_WEEKDAY_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1bbe9df5d9-9cb3c30215-105203605&mc_cid=9cb3c30215&mc_eid=f1a883a5bf

There is no solution. If you're a concerned parent, be in a W or BCC pyramid because the problem isn't even remotely evenly spread throughout the county

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How is this district a reasonable choice anymore? What is the solution here?

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2023/01/25/only-31-of-montgomery-county-students-grades-3-8-proficient-in-math-data-shows/?utm_source=Bethesda+Magazine+%7C+Bethesda+Beat&utm_campaign=9cb3c30215-RSS_BETHESDA+BEAT_WEEKDAY_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1bbe9df5d9-9cb3c30215-105203605&mc_cid=9cb3c30215&mc_eid=f1a883a5bf

There is no solution. If you're a concerned parent, be in a W or BCC pyramid because the problem isn't even remotely evenly spread throughout the county

Can you provide a link to cluster-specific numbers?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How is this district a reasonable choice anymore? What is the solution here?

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2023/01/25/only-31-of-montgomery-county-students-grades-3-8-proficient-in-math-data-shows/?utm_source=Bethesda+Magazine+%7C+Bethesda+Beat&utm_campaign=9cb3c30215-RSS_BETHESDA+BEAT_WEEKDAY_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1bbe9df5d9-9cb3c30215-105203605&mc_cid=9cb3c30215&mc_eid=f1a883a5bf

While it's not great, this represents a recovery from even worse numbers due to the pandemic. So context matters.

No, context doesn’t matter, those scores are abysmal, period. It’s shameful how quickly people excuse stuff like this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How is this district a reasonable choice anymore? What is the solution here?

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2023/01/25/only-31-of-montgomery-county-students-grades-3-8-proficient-in-math-data-shows/?utm_source=Bethesda+Magazine+%7C+Bethesda+Beat&utm_campaign=9cb3c30215-RSS_BETHESDA+BEAT_WEEKDAY_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1bbe9df5d9-9cb3c30215-105203605&mc_cid=9cb3c30215&mc_eid=f1a883a5bf

While it's not great, this represents a recovery from even worse numbers due to the pandemic. So context matters.

No, context doesn’t matter, those scores are abysmal, period. It’s shameful how quickly people excuse stuff like this.

Seriously. I feel sorry for their kids that their parents have such low standards.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How is this district a reasonable choice anymore? What is the solution here?

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2023/01/25/only-31-of-montgomery-county-students-grades-3-8-proficient-in-math-data-shows/?utm_source=Bethesda+Magazine+%7C+Bethesda+Beat&utm_campaign=9cb3c30215-RSS_BETHESDA+BEAT_WEEKDAY_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1bbe9df5d9-9cb3c30215-105203605&mc_cid=9cb3c30215&mc_eid=f1a883a5bf

There is no solution. If you're a concerned parent, be in a W or BCC pyramid because the problem isn't even remotely evenly spread throughout the county

Can you provide a link to cluster-specific numbers?

have at it https://reportcard.msde.maryland.gov/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How is this district a reasonable choice anymore? What is the solution here?

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2023/01/25/only-31-of-montgomery-county-students-grades-3-8-proficient-in-math-data-shows/?utm_source=Bethesda+Magazine+%7C+Bethesda+Beat&utm_campaign=9cb3c30215-RSS_BETHESDA+BEAT_WEEKDAY_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1bbe9df5d9-9cb3c30215-105203605&mc_cid=9cb3c30215&mc_eid=f1a883a5bf

There is no solution. If you're a concerned parent, be in a W or BCC pyramid because the problem isn't even remotely evenly spread throughout the county

Can you provide a link to cluster-specific numbers?

have at it https://reportcard.msde.maryland.gov/

From what I can see, that hasn’t been updated since the 2018-2019 school year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How is this district a reasonable choice anymore? What is the solution here?

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2023/01/25/only-31-of-montgomery-county-students-grades-3-8-proficient-in-math-data-shows/?utm_source=Bethesda+Magazine+%7C+Bethesda+Beat&utm_campaign=9cb3c30215-RSS_BETHESDA+BEAT_WEEKDAY_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1bbe9df5d9-9cb3c30215-105203605&mc_cid=9cb3c30215&mc_eid=f1a883a5bf

There is no solution. If you're a concerned parent, be in a W or BCC pyramid because the problem isn't even remotely evenly spread throughout the county

Can you provide a link to cluster-specific numbers?

have at it https://reportcard.msde.maryland.gov/

Nope. "The most recently available Report Card is for the school year 2018-2019."

[Anonymous]

There is already a thread

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1107937.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How is this district a reasonable choice anymore? What is the solution here?

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2023/01/25/only-31-of-montgomery-county-students-grades-3-8-proficient-in-math-data-shows/?utm_source=Bethesda+Magazine+%7C+Bethesda+Beat&utm_campaign=9cb3c30215-RSS_BETHESDA+BEAT_WEEKDAY_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1bbe9df5d9-9cb3c30215-105203605&mc_cid=9cb3c30215&mc_eid=f1a883a5bf

While it's not great, this represents a recovery from even worse numbers due to the pandemic. So context matters.

No, context doesn’t matter, those scores are abysmal, period. It’s shameful how quickly people excuse stuff like this.

What? Of course it matters. How much improvement do you expect to see from historic lows in a single year?

Now we definitely need to aggressively work to continue improving on those numbers, but knowing the hole that we're digging out of absolutely matters.

Furthermore, I'd like to point out that the state average is lower than MCPS's, so while MCPS isn't stellar, the rest of the state is in worse shape.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How is this district a reasonable choice anymore? What is the solution here?

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2023/01/25/only-31-of-montgomery-county-students-grades-3-8-proficient-in-math-data-shows/?utm_source=Bethesda+Magazine+%7C+Bethesda+Beat&utm_campaign=9cb3c30215-RSS_BETHESDA+BEAT_WEEKDAY_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1bbe9df5d9-9cb3c30215-105203605&mc_cid=9cb3c30215&mc_eid=f1a883a5bf

There is no solution. If you're a concerned parent, be in a W or BCC pyramid because the problem isn't even remotely evenly spread throughout the county

Can you provide a link to cluster-specific numbers?

have at it https://reportcard.msde.maryland.gov/

Nope. "The most recently available Report Card is for the school year 2018-2019."

Do you really think the schools filled with the children of wealthy educated parents where nearly every child was proficient have somehow equalized with the schools with high percentages of ELL and FARMs students? That report gave MoCo middle schools 42% proficiency overall in math. Pyle was 82% proficient.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How is this district a reasonable choice anymore? What is the solution here?

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2023/01/25/only-31-of-montgomery-county-students-grades-3-8-proficient-in-math-data-shows/?utm_source=Bethesda+Magazine+%7C+Bethesda+Beat&utm_campaign=9cb3c30215-RSS_BETHESDA+BEAT_WEEKDAY_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1bbe9df5d9-9cb3c30215-105203605&mc_cid=9cb3c30215&mc_eid=f1a883a5bf

There is no solution. If you're a concerned parent, be in a W or BCC pyramid because the problem isn't even remotely evenly spread throughout the county

Can you provide a link to cluster-specific numbers?

have at it https://reportcard.msde.maryland.gov/

Nope. "The most recently available Report Card is for the school year 2018-2019."

Do you really think the schools filled with the children of wealthy educated parents where nearly every child was proficient have somehow equalized with the schools with high percentages of ELL and FARMs students? That report gave MoCo middle schools 42% proficiency overall in math. Pyle was 82% proficient.

So 1 in every 5 kids at Pyle aren’t proficient in math. Is that acceptable just because it’s higher than other schools?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How is this district a reasonable choice anymore? What is the solution here?

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2023/01/25/only-31-of-montgomery-county-students-grades-3-8-proficient-in-math-data-shows/?utm_source=Bethesda+Magazine+%7C+Bethesda+Beat&utm_campaign=9cb3c30215-RSS_BETHESDA+BEAT_WEEKDAY_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1bbe9df5d9-9cb3c30215-105203605&mc_cid=9cb3c30215&mc_eid=f1a883a5bf

While it's not great, this represents a recovery from even worse numbers due to the pandemic. So context matters.

No, context doesn’t matter, those scores are abysmal, period. It’s shameful how quickly people excuse stuff like this.

What? Of course it matters. How much improvement do you expect to see from historic lows in a single year?

Now we definitely need to aggressively work to continue improving on those numbers, but knowing the hole that we're digging out of absolutely matters.

Furthermore, I'd like to point out that the state average is lower than MCPS's, so while MCPS isn't stellar, the rest of the state is in worse shape.

Ah ok, so because MCPS is better than even more abysmal results statewide, we can brush it off. What a crock.