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Measures
of Student Success
Student
achievement is
the top priority for the Mediapolis Community School District.
Our school uses a variety of methods to measure the success of
students.
Assessment results are used not only for evaluating student
achievement and growth, but also to assess educational programming and
to make decisions pertaining to future instructional plans.
Classroom teachers assess student learning every day in many
ways. Some
daily assessments may be formal (tests, projects, etc.) while other
daily assessments may be informal (observation, discussion, checklists,
etc.)
Throughout the school year we have formal assessments
administered at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels.
One of these district-wide assessments is the Iowa
Tests of Basic Skills (grades
3-8) and the Iowa Tests of
Educational Development
(grades 9-11).)
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ITBS/ITED
Basic
Highlights...
4th, 8th, and
11th Grade Proficiency in
Reading, Math, and Science |
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(Students
who are in the “Intermediate” or “High” achievement levels on the ITBS/ITED
are
considered
to be
proficient in that curricular area.
Low performance is defined as 1-40%, intermediate 41-89%, and high
performance as 90-99%.)
2009-2010
Mediapolis
Proficiency Levels (with
Comparisons to the State and Nation)
as reported in the Annual Progress
Report for 09-10
| Grade
Level |
READING |
MATH |
SCIENCE |
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Mediapolis
Fourth
Grade |
89.2% |
96.3% |
91.4% |
| Iowa
4th Proficiency |
78.4% |
80.1% |
Not
Available |
| National
4th Proficiency |
60 |
60 |
60 |
| Mediapolis
Eighth Grade |
82.6% |
83.6% |
82.0% |
| Iowa
8th Proficiency |
71.4% |
74.8% |
80.4% |
| National
8th Proficiency |
60 |
60 |
60 |
| Mediapolis
Eleventh Grade |
87.8% |
85.8% |
89.2% |
| Iowa 11th
Proficiency |
76.8% |
78.5% |
80.4% |
| National
11th Proficiency |
60 |
60 |
60 |
*Testing
experts stress that test information is best used to identify areas of
strength and weakness for individual students and classes, and to measure
growth. Because
of the way tests are designed and demographic factors that influence
results, standardized test scores alone are not a reliable method for
comparing teachers, schools or districts.
Mediapolis administrators and teachers use test data in planning
curriculum, developing school improvement plans, and making instructional
decisions.
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