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District presentation breaks down proficiency and growth metrics; staff urges focus on growth measures
Summary
Academic services staff explained NAEP, SAT and NM VISTAs measures and recommended growth (student growth percentiles) as the most appropriate comparative metric for Gadsden ISD schools.
Gadsden ISD academic staff presented a data briefing on March 20 that described the range of statewide and national assessments used to gauge student proficiency and growth, and recommended growth metrics as the most appropriate lens for local comparisons.
Ms. Dela Rosa (academic services) told the board that the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reports are state-level and that New Mexico ranked near the bottom in the most recent 2024 NAEP state snapshot; she noted improvements in fourth-grade math even while many other states fell.…
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