State Releases 2013 MCAS School and District Results

Today the state released the official 2013 MCAS School and District Results. Information is available in a multitude of places:

• Today's Press Release
• The ESE Accountability Web Page now includes an Excel file with commendation school information as well as level/PPI information for all districts and schools by region. This page also contains a variety of support documents around school and district accountability, including some short informative videos about the accountability system, PPI, and percentiles.
• School and District Profiles have also been updated to include 2013 MCAS information under the "Assessment" and "Accountability" tabs for a school, district, or the state.
• Edwin Analytics reports in the Security Portal have also been updated with the 2013 official data.

Exploring Classroom Growth Data

The "Exploring Classroom Growth Data" activity I posted last fall invites educators to engage with student growth and performance data by creating a scatter plot for a given group of students. I've used this activity extensively with teachers throughout the year and I know others out there have done the same. I wanted to post a link back to the activity and accompanying instructions for those who would like to use it this fall to help educators explore and engage with student growth data at the classroom level.

http://southeastdata.blogspot.com/2012/08/exploring-classroom-growth-data.html