Friday, August 5, 2011
District scores continue to improve, but many schools fail to meet benchmarks.
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released preliminary results of the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) on Thursday. Students in third through eighth grade take the Missouri Assessment Program test in math and reading each spring. The tests fulfill requirements laid out under the No Child Left Behind Act, a program that is designed to have 100 percent of students testing at grade level by the year 2014. State benchmarks get more difficult the closer it gets to 2014. This year, in order to meet the goals and make "Adequate Yearly Progress," Missouri schools had to have 72.5 percent of students test at grade level in math and 75.5 percent test at grade level in reading. Groups of students are also expected to …
District scores continue to improve, but many schools fail to meet benchmarks.
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released preliminary results of the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) on Thursday. Students in third through eighth grade take the Missouri Assessment Program test in math and reading each spring. The tests fulfill requirements laid out under the No Child Left Behind Act, a program that is designed to have 100 percent of students testing at grade level by the year 2014. State benchmarks get more difficult the closer it gets to 2014. This year, in order to meet the goals and make "Adequate Yearly Progress," Missouri schools had to have 72.5 percent of students test at grade level in math and 75.5 percent test at grade level in reading. Groups of students are also expected to …
Thursday, May 26, 2011
State representatives, citizens tout and decry proposed map, ask commission to make districts competitive.
One speaker put it succinctly: Nothing is more political than redistricting, even though laws strive to keep the politics out of the process. The House Apportionment Commission, which is meeting to redraw boundaries for the Missouri House of Representatives districts, took public comments at the University of Missouri, St. Louis Wednesday. Chairman Joe Maxwell told the audience that two commission members--Trent Skaggs and Marlene Davis--submitted a proposed redistricting map, called Skaggs-Davis No. 1, during an April 28 meeting in Jefferson City. Several state representatives--especially from the city of St. Louis--praised the map as a good starting point for the commission, including Rep. Tishaura Jones, D-District 63 and Rep. Mike …
Carol Felzien
7:53 am on Tuesday, August 23, 2011
For the Ft. Zumwalt district, I see scores highlighted for South High but not South Middle. Pls advise if this information is available in another format, location and thanks! Carol cfelzien@historicstcharles.com more ›