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District presents MCAP results; officials cite gains but raise concerns about adaptive assessment
Summary
Saint Mary's County Public Schools officials presented MCAP results showing gains in ELA and math relative to state averages, highlighted strong 10th-grade performance, and echoed concerns about the current adaptive assessment. District leaders described next instructional steps and the state's plan to issue an RFP for a new assessment.
District academic leaders presented Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) results Wednesday, noting overall progress but warning that the adaptive state assessment produced anomalous dips in some years and that the Maryland State Department of Education is pursuing a new assessment procurement.
Snapshot of results: district presenters reported a 57% average proficiency rate in ELA (grades 3-8 and grade 10), which ranked Saint Mary's County seventh of 24 local education agencies. Tenth-grade ELA proficiency was reported at about 70%, roughly 10 percentage points above the state average, district officials said.
Mathematics: presenters said the…
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