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Cheshire Board reviews state testing data, cites steady growth and math gains
Summary
The Cheshire Board of Education received a multi-year overview of state test results showing growth in grades 3–8 and improved math performance; the district plans targeted supports for grade 3, multilingual learners and special education students and will repeat a school climate survey in October.
The Cheshire Board of Education reviewed five years of state assessment data on Wednesday, hearing that districtwide growth indicators improved compared with the prior year and that math scores for grades 3–8 reached their highest level in the five‑year window. Assistant Superintendent (name not specified) told the board the district recorded a 77.2% rate at level 3 or 4 in English language arts and 76.5% in math for the tested grades.
The presentation said the Smarter Balanced assessment reports both achievement (standards met at a grade level) and growth (individual students’ progress toward a personalized growth target). “So this is a way that we look at individual students, at classrooms of students, at grade levels, etcetera to see where we might need to deploy…
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