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Luxemburg-Casco reports mixed midyear academic growth; district to form weighted-grades committee
Summary
District administrators told the board their midyear I-Ready and HMH results show proficiency above many peers but uneven growth; the board will convene a committee to review weighted grading and course weighting.
Luxemburg-Casco School District administrators reported midyear academic results showing higher-than-average proficiency in some measures but lower-than-expected growth on universal screeners.
At a Feb. 14 board meeting, a staff member presenting the elementary report said the district’s reading goal was for 73 percent of students to make a full year’s growth on I-Ready; at midyear 63 percent had made at least a half year’s growth. The presenter said, “we had more students come into the year in fall proficient,” which reduces the measurable room to grow during the year.
The district’s math goal for elementary students is 70 percent making a full year’s growth; the midyear figure reported was 59 percent. At the middle school level,…
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