MCPS boasts about 54.9% 3rd ELA proficiency rate in latest MCAP results

[Anonymous]

Honestly the levels are so low because of parents, not schools. They just don't care anymore. And many can't. They are struggling, in poverty, or living paycheck to paycheck.

The middle class is shrinking and UMC just uses tutors, and UC go to privates. So most families going to public school are barely staying afloat and the kids and parents are addicted to screens. School is not a priority and parents are now against schools and don't support teachers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honestly the levels are so low because of parents, not schools. They just don't care anymore. And many can't. They are struggling, in poverty, or living paycheck to paycheck.

The middle class is shrinking and UMC just uses tutors, and UC go to privates. So most families going to public school are barely staying afloat and the kids and parents are addicted to screens. School is not a priority and parents are now against schools and don't support teachers.

So MCPS has no accountability here? It’s all on parents? Are parents the ones tasked with teaching their kids math?

[Anonymous]

It’s been 10 yrs since public schools became majority poor. What do people expect? These tests are hard. They aren’t basic skills tests. IMO we should bring those back.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly the levels are so low because of parents, not schools. They just don't care anymore. And many can't. They are struggling, in poverty, or living paycheck to paycheck.

The middle class is shrinking and UMC just uses tutors, and UC go to privates. So most families going to public school are barely staying afloat and the kids and parents are addicted to screens. School is not a priority and parents are now against schools and don't support teachers.

So MCPS has no accountability here? It’s all on parents? Are parents the ones tasked with teaching their kids math?

Parents are tasked with making sure their kids go to school, pay attention in school, and do their homework. That's enough to at least be proficient

[Anonymous]

Everyone should watch the MCCPTA curriculum committee workshop on Instructional Equity -- some really revealing information on ELA in terms of how far below grade level many of the texts that are used for instruction are (among many other findings). No surprise we're behind as a county.

https://youtu.be/jo7iIvMWT80?si=n3O6bgPaEdY6rb0i

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly the levels are so low because of parents, not schools. They just don't care anymore. And many can't. They are struggling, in poverty, or living paycheck to paycheck.

The middle class is shrinking and UMC just uses tutors, and UC go to privates. So most families going to public school are barely staying afloat and the kids and parents are addicted to screens. School is not a priority and parents are now against schools and don't support teachers.

So MCPS has no accountability here? It’s all on parents? Are parents the ones tasked with teaching their kids math?

Parents are tasked with making sure their kids go to school, pay attention in school, and do their homework. That's enough to at least be proficient

So your argument is that 66.6% of MCPS parents are negligent in the ways you describe, which is resulting in our 33.4% Math proficiency score? That argument holds water to you? If so, based on what data are you asserting this claim?

Why not just state plainly that you don't care what happens to kids so long as no criticizes or questions MCPS. Your fake arguments are hollow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone should watch the MCCPTA curriculum committee workshop on Instructional Equity -- some really revealing information on ELA in terms of how far below grade level many of the texts that are used for instruction are (among many other findings). No surprise we're behind as a county.

https://youtu.be/jo7iIvMWT80?si=n3O6bgPaEdY6rb0i

This workshop was a real eye-opener--even the W schools are using books in honors English that are well below grade level. MCPS has such low expectations for students. No wonder students are preforming so poorly.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone should watch the MCCPTA curriculum committee workshop on Instructional Equity -- some really revealing information on ELA in terms of how far below grade level many of the texts that are used for instruction are (among many other findings). No surprise we're behind as a county.

https://youtu.be/jo7iIvMWT80?si=n3O6bgPaEdY6rb0i

This workshop was a real eye-opener--even the W schools are using books in honors English that are well below grade level. MCPS has such low expectations for students. No wonder students are preforming so poorly.

I was pointing this out to someone with 3 kids in MCPS who is well educated and successful. She said she is not concerned.

So there we have it.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly the levels are so low because of parents, not schools. They just don't care anymore. And many can't. They are struggling, in poverty, or living paycheck to paycheck.

The middle class is shrinking and UMC just uses tutors, and UC go to privates. So most families going to public school are barely staying afloat and the kids and parents are addicted to screens. School is not a priority and parents are now against schools and don't support teachers.

So MCPS has no accountability here? It’s all on parents? Are parents the ones tasked with teaching their kids math?

Parents are tasked with making sure their kids go to school, pay attention in school, and do their homework. That's enough to at least be proficient

So your argument is that 66.6% of MCPS parents are negligent in the ways you describe, which is resulting in our 33.4% Math proficiency score? That argument holds water to you? If so, based on what data are you asserting this claim?

Why not just state plainly that you don't care what happens to kids so long as no criticizes or questions MCPS. Your fake arguments are hollow.

DP. I don't care about any kids other than my own, and I make sure they do well. The parents whose kids are in that 66% should look in the mirror, because if they stepped up their kids would be doing fine.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly the levels are so low because of parents, not schools. They just don't care anymore. And many can't. They are struggling, in poverty, or living paycheck to paycheck.

The middle class is shrinking and UMC just uses tutors, and UC go to privates. So most families going to public school are barely staying afloat and the kids and parents are addicted to screens. School is not a priority and parents are now against schools and don't support teachers.

So MCPS has no accountability here? It’s all on parents? Are parents the ones tasked with teaching their kids math?

Parents are tasked with making sure their kids go to school, pay attention in school, and do their homework. That's enough to at least be proficient

So your argument is that 66.6% of MCPS parents are negligent in the ways you describe, which is resulting in our 33.4% Math proficiency score? That argument holds water to you? If so, based on what data are you asserting this claim?

Why not just state plainly that you don't care what happens to kids so long as no criticizes or questions MCPS. Your fake arguments are hollow.

DP. I don't care about any kids other than my own, and I make sure they do well. The parents whose kids are in that 66% should look in the mirror, because if they stepped up their kids would be doing fine.

So if you can just “step up” and your kids will be fine, then why don’t you just homeschool, since apparently the quality of the school is irrelevant to your kids’ success?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly the levels are so low because of parents, not schools. They just don't care anymore. And many can't. They are struggling, in poverty, or living paycheck to paycheck.

The middle class is shrinking and UMC just uses tutors, and UC go to privates. So most families going to public school are barely staying afloat and the kids and parents are addicted to screens. School is not a priority and parents are now against schools and don't support teachers.

So MCPS has no accountability here? It’s all on parents? Are parents the ones tasked with teaching their kids math?

Parents are tasked with making sure their kids go to school, pay attention in school, and do their homework. That's enough to at least be proficient

So your argument is that 66.6% of MCPS parents are negligent in the ways you describe, which is resulting in our 33.4% Math proficiency score? That argument holds water to you? If so, based on what data are you asserting this claim?

Why not just state plainly that you don't care what happens to kids so long as no criticizes or questions MCPS. Your fake arguments are hollow.

DP. I don't care about any kids other than my own, and I make sure they do well. The parents whose kids are in that 66% should look in the mirror, because if they stepped up their kids would be doing fine.

So if you can just “step up” and your kids will be fine, then why don’t you just homeschool, since apparently the quality of the school is irrelevant to your kids’ success?

I never said it was irrelevant, but in MCPS the quality is sufficient that any student with active parental support will be doing okay, barring those with significant disabilities. Is it possible that a school could be bad enough that even a parent who tries wouldn't get decent results? Sure. That's not the case in MCPS though.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly the levels are so low because of parents, not schools. They just don't care anymore. And many can't. They are struggling, in poverty, or living paycheck to paycheck.

The middle class is shrinking and UMC just uses tutors, and UC go to privates. So most families going to public school are barely staying afloat and the kids and parents are addicted to screens. School is not a priority and parents are now against schools and don't support teachers.

So MCPS has no accountability here? It’s all on parents? Are parents the ones tasked with teaching their kids math?

Parents are tasked with making sure their kids go to school, pay attention in school, and do their homework. That's enough to at least be proficient

So your argument is that 66.6% of MCPS parents are negligent in the ways you describe, which is resulting in our 33.4% Math proficiency score? That argument holds water to you? If so, based on what data are you asserting this claim?

Why not just state plainly that you don't care what happens to kids so long as no criticizes or questions MCPS. Your fake arguments are hollow.

DP. I don't care about any kids other than my own, and I make sure they do well. The parents whose kids are in that 66% should look in the mirror, because if they stepped up their kids would be doing fine.

So if you can just “step up” and your kids will be fine, then why don’t you just homeschool, since apparently the quality of the school is irrelevant to your kids’ success?

I never said it was irrelevant, but in MCPS the quality is sufficient that any student with active parental support will be doing okay, barring those with significant disabilities. Is it possible that a school could be bad enough that even a parent who tries wouldn't get decent results? Sure. That's not the case in MCPS though.

Define “significant disabilities.” MCPS fails kids with dyslexia, which is upwards of 20% of the population.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly the levels are so low because of parents, not schools. They just don't care anymore. And many can't. They are struggling, in poverty, or living paycheck to paycheck.

The middle class is shrinking and UMC just uses tutors, and UC go to privates. So most families going to public school are barely staying afloat and the kids and parents are addicted to screens. School is not a priority and parents are now against schools and don't support teachers.

So MCPS has no accountability here? It’s all on parents? Are parents the ones tasked with teaching their kids math?

Parents are tasked with making sure their kids go to school, pay attention in school, and do their homework. That's enough to at least be proficient

So your argument is that 66.6% of MCPS parents are negligent in the ways you describe, which is resulting in our 33.4% Math proficiency score? That argument holds water to you? If so, based on what data are you asserting this claim?

Why not just state plainly that you don't care what happens to kids so long as no criticizes or questions MCPS. Your fake arguments are hollow.

DP. I don't care about any kids other than my own, and I make sure they do well. The parents whose kids are in that 66% should look in the mirror, because if they stepped up their kids would be doing fine.

So if you can just “step up” and your kids will be fine, then why don’t you just homeschool, since apparently the quality of the school is irrelevant to your kids’ success?

I never said it was irrelevant, but in MCPS the quality is sufficient that any student with active parental support will be doing okay, barring those with significant disabilities. Is it possible that a school could be bad enough that even a parent who tries wouldn't get decent results? Sure. That's not the case in MCPS though.

Define “significant disabilities.” MCPS fails kids with dyslexia, which is upwards of 20% of the population.

The only person who can fail your child is you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:SOURCE: https://mocoshow.com/2024/08/28/mcps-schools-show-consistent-performance-in-2023-2024-mcap-results/

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has shared that “students once again outperformed state averages on the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP), particularly in elementary and middle school English Language Arts and Literacy (ELA/L) and Math.” MCAP assessments measure student proficiency in academic standards and complex skills like critical thinking, persuasive writing and problem-solving.

The Maryland State Department of Education released the results of the 2023-2024 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) for English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA/L) and Mathematics (Math). These results were presented to the State Board of Education on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 and provide insights into the performance of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students compared to the previous year. Key Findings:

Elementary School: MCPS students continue to improve in ELA/L and Math, with proficiency rates slightly fluctuating compared to the previous year.

ELA/L Grades 3-5: MCPS students outperformed their peers statewide. Specifically, 54.9% of Grade 3 students were proficient, a decrease of 2.7 percentage points from 2022-2023. For Grade 4 and 5 students, proficiency rates were 55.9% and 52.0%, representing a decrease of 1.7 points and an increase of 1.5 points, respectively.

Math Grades 3-5: Similarly, MCPS students surpassed state averages in Math. In Grade 3, 50.4% of students met proficiency, a decrease of 3.2 percentage points from last year. 43.1% of Grade 4 students and 40.8% of Grade 5 students were proficient, with the latter marking a 0.9-point increase.

Middle School: Middle school students showed modest improvements in both ELA/L and Math, with some grades experiencing more significant gains.

ELA/L Grades 6-8: Proficiency rates in middle school ELA/L showed notable improvement in Grade 7, where proficiency increased by 1.2 percentage points. Grade 6 saw a 0.9-point increase, while Grade 8 remained steady.

Math Grades 6-8: Middle school students demonstrated slight improvements in Math proficiency with increases in proficiency rates for Math 6 and Math 7 by 1.3 and 2.7 points, respectively and a decrease of 0.2 percentage points for Math 8.

High School: High school students demonstrated a significant increase in ELA/L proficiency, while Algebra 1 proficiency rates remained relatively stable.[/list]

ELA/L 10: High school students showed a significant increase in ELA/L 10 proficiency, with 61% achieving proficiency, a 5.9-point increase from 2022-2023.

Algebra 1: Proficiency rates for middle and high school students who took the Algebra 1 assessment were 42.5% and 5.4%, respectively, marking an increase of 4.5 and 0.9 percentage points from the previous year.

MCPS is truly shameless. They are boasting that MCPS kids "outperformed state averages" but who cares about when the proficiency levels are in the 50s and in some cases DECREASING year over year?

Why do they lack shame and standard? These proficiency levels are SHAMEFUL and they should not be applauding or celebrating anything about. Especially since there are decreases in some areas and even where there are increases, they're so small that they're within the margin of error and might not be real increases after all.

Where is the accountability for these systemic failures in MCPS by our leadership? How can Chris Cram and his team write this press release with a straight face?

Oh, it's a new test and the metrics were never worked out. Nevertheless, MCPS does so much better than everyplace else that it really doesn't matter what they decide is proficient.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly the levels are so low because of parents, not schools. They just don't care anymore. And many can't. They are struggling, in poverty, or living paycheck to paycheck.

The middle class is shrinking and UMC just uses tutors, and UC go to privates. So most families going to public school are barely staying afloat and the kids and parents are addicted to screens. School is not a priority and parents are now against schools and don't support teachers.

So MCPS has no accountability here? It’s all on parents? Are parents the ones tasked with teaching their kids math?

Parents are tasked with making sure their kids go to school, pay attention in school, and do their homework. That's enough to at least be proficient

So your argument is that 66.6% of MCPS parents are negligent in the ways you describe, which is resulting in our 33.4% Math proficiency score? That argument holds water to you? If so, based on what data are you asserting this claim?

Why not just state plainly that you don't care what happens to kids so long as no criticizes or questions MCPS. Your fake arguments are hollow.

DP. I don't care about any kids other than my own, and I make sure they do well. The parents whose kids are in that 66% should look in the mirror, because if they stepped up their kids would be doing fine.

So if you can just “step up” and your kids will be fine, then why don’t you just homeschool, since apparently the quality of the school is irrelevant to your kids’ success?

I never said it was irrelevant, but in MCPS the quality is sufficient that any student with active parental support will be doing okay, barring those with significant disabilities. Is it possible that a school could be bad enough that even a parent who tries wouldn't get decent results? Sure. That's not the case in MCPS though.

Define “significant disabilities.” MCPS fails kids with dyslexia, which is upwards of 20% of the population.

The only person who can fail your child is you.

Says someone who has never had to fight for a school district to provide the supports they’re legally required to provide to a kid with SN.