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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How does this really breakdown, we need to know how many kids entered already scoring high and where did they end up. If you entered middle school as a high elementary school scoring child, then how does that reflect on the middle school - only that they didn't make your scores worse. If on the other hand you entered the school as a low student but left as a high-scorning student, then kudos to the school. The only way this matters is we follow the child, and for parent making a decision about where to send their child, not because the teachers are any better but the kids in general are at a higher-level!!! SIGH  :roll:  :roll:  :roll:  :roll: [/quote]

This has been tracked for charters - called the median growth percentage and you can find it on the DCPCSB website for each school that's been open long enough. It is an important data point in determining whether a charter is Tier 1, 2 or 3. But they will need to start over again with PARCC and have a couple years with this test to get updated data.

I believe DCPS tracks it too but not sure where to find it and if it is called the same thing. [/quote]

This is what we need to make any sense out of any of these scores going forward. Then DCPS needs specific strategies to enhance the scores of high achieving student or maintain, bring up the score of students in the middle, and actively use remedial strategy with students at the bottom. But giving them all the same curriculum or cornerstones (or whatever it is called) and saying this is now equity won't make a difference if there is a huge learning gap between the bottom and top!!! [/quote]

That's assuming you are a DCPS teacher or blind supporter. Realize many of us use these tests to figure out which schools have a preponderance of high performing kids.  I don't care if they came in prepared or if the school got them there, I just care if they are there now.  And, yeah, my kid is high performing. Conceptually I care about how well a school handles SN or poverty. But not more than I care about my high performing kid being surrounded by like performers.[/quote]

And this right here is why I hate so many of the threads on schools in DC. And why I love that my child goes to EL Haynes. Where I can only hope that he will be a high achiever that will help to raise everyone up. I appreciate your honesty, PP - at least you don't pretend to truly care about anyone but your own kid.

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