The LEARNING NOR'EASTER we have been suffering under has relegated us to the 16th lowest performing district out of 297 districts in the state. This is not my weather report but the states. Here is an excerpt from a letter from DOE detailing this claim:
State law requires that the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education annually identify school districts that are among the lowest-performing 10 percent based on a combination of the district’s English language arts proficiency index and mathematics proficiency index for the two prior years. We do this because state law creates an exception for such districts to exceed the standard cap on the amount they could normally contribute to charter school tuition. Details are in the state regulations on charter schools here: http://www.doe.mass.edu/lawsregs/603cmr1.html?section=all.
In 2011 the lowest 10 percent based on combined ELA and math proficiency indices totaled 30 out of 297 districts. Lynn was the 16th lowest performing district using this measure. Charter schools and regional vocational schools are also considered districts in Massachusetts, but we exclude them from this calculation. Just like those weather forecasts that allow you to Zone in the radar for your particular location, I got a link that allows you to sift through all the clutter and hone in on LYNN'S PERFORMANCE:
http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/mcas/performance_level.aspx?linkid=32&orgcode=01630000&orgtypecode=5
Call your LSC members and tell them you'd like to see our educational spring "around the corner" and you don't want to see no shadow.
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