State Report Card
Dave Rokusek
December 05, 2005
Last week the Nebraska Department of Education released the 2005 State Report Card and State of the School Report. Nebraska students have continued the long-standing tradition of excellence by performing at the top on national tests as well as state standards. All of Nebraska's schools including Wilber-Clatonia contributed to the overall performance of the state scores. Schools must meet both the state and federal accountability performance levels. The state and federal standards each have their uniqueness and methods for reporting. Over the next two weeks I will give you a bird's eye view of each accountability system and tell you how our students performed. The report includes a wide variety school, staff, student, and financial information about our school.
One of the components of the State Report is the Statewide Writing Assessment. This process involves students in grade 4, 8, and 11 writing to a designated topic over a two day period and then sending their compositions away to be scored. Results for Wilber- Clatonia show the percentage of students who met or exceeded the state writing standards in 2004-05. Grade 4 = 81.4%, Grade 8= 80%, and Grade11= 97.5%.
Also collected as part of the State Report Card were the scores from the standardized achievement tests given at school. Scores are collected for students in grade 4, 8, and 11. Reading Scores for the 2004-05 year were as follows and represent students scoring above the national average. Grade 4 = 60.8, Grade 8 = 62.50%, and Grade 11 = 72.5%. Scores for Math were as follows. Grade 4 = 65.2%, Grade 8 = 72.5%, and Grade11 = 87.5%.
Our students and staff have worked hard to meet the standards and I know they will continue to do so. We are pleased to have this data available because the information provides us with another effective tool to improve instruction for every child. The challenge for us is to continue to use this baseline data to show further improvement over time. Part II next week Nebraska Standards and the Federal Accountability better known as No Child Left Behind. "Most people don't aim too high and miss; they aim too low and hit." Take care and stay in touch.
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