MSAD 30  2010 Results

New England Common Assessment Program

 MSAD 30 students in grades three through eight are required to participate in the NECAPs, which are given in October.  This assessment is used to determine Adequate Yearly Progress for our schools. In October 2010, our students took them for the second time, so we now have two years of data to compare.  We also compare our students’ performance with that of their peers across the state.

 We have created a PowerPoint presentation as a means of disseminating the results and comparisons in a format that is easier to interpret and understand.  Groups of students are compared to themselves from year to year, rather than comparing one group to another [in all areas except Science, where students are only tested in grades 5 and 8].

 Target scores [determined by the state] and proficiency levels are defined.

Bar graphs depict the percentage of students falling at each level: Proficient With Distinction, Proficient, Partially Proficient or Substantially Below Proficient.  They are also color coded to help make comparisons easily.

 Should you have any questions about the presentation, or any of the information it contains, please contact Jane Scanlon, NCLB coordinator for MSAD 30 at 738-2481 or jscanlon@msad30.org

MSAD 30 Assessment and Accountability

No Child Left Behind Report Card

MSAD 30 students in grades three through eight are required to participate in an annual assessment to determine whether or not our schools are making “Adequate Yearly Progress”.  This is a component of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.  Each year a larger percentage of students are expected to be proficient with the state standards, until by 2014, all students have reached proficiency.

For many years, Maine used the Maine Educational Assessment [MEA], administered in the spring, to determine progress toward proficiency.  In 2010, Maine joined several other New England states in using the New England Common Assessment Program [NECAP], administered in the fall, as a means to determine proficiency for its students.

 Our district is required to publish a No Child Left Behind Report Card to inform stakeholders of our progress towards proficiency.  The report card for 2010-2011 contains assessment data from the MEAs in the spring of 2009 and the NECAPs in the fall of 2009.  The report also includes progress data from students across the state of Maine.

A summary of this report is provided on the district website, while complete reports are available in the office at each school, and the superintendent’s office.

Should you have any questions about the summary or the full report, please contact Jane Scanlon, NCLB coordinator for MSAD 30 at 738-2481 or jscanlon@msad30.org