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Norwalk Panorama survey shows steeply low secondary engagement; preliminary Grade 11 SAT proficiency rises
Summary
Norwalk School District staff presented Panorama social-emotional learning and school-climate survey results showing low secondary student engagement and gains in school safety and staff leadership trust, and shared preliminary Connecticut SAT (grade 11) proficiency increases; the district said state reporting may change the preliminary figures.
NORWALK, Conn. — At a May 7 meeting of the Board of Education Ad Hoc Inclusion and Educational Justice Committee, Norwalk School District staff presented disaggregated results from the district’s Panorama surveys and preliminary Connecticut SAT results for 11th graders.
Diane Filardo, director of research and accountability for Norwalk School District, told the committee that student engagement at the secondary level is “something that we really need to focus on next year,” reporting a 27 percent favorable response for students in grades 6–12. "The percent positive at that level for student engagement was 27 percent," Filardo said.
Why it matters: low engagement at the secondary level can affect course completion and long-term student outcomes, while Panorama and state test data…
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