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District presents MCA and classroom assessment data, urges broader view of proficiency
Summary
Staff presented spring state assessment results alongside classroom and benchmark measures, arguing that including "partially proficient" students gives a more complete picture of student outcomes and highlighting kindergarten growth measures and intervention trends.
Chisago Lakes School District staff presented the district’s latest statewide assessment results and other measures of student learning, and urged trustees and the public to consider classroom and benchmark data alongside MCAs.
The presentation, delivered by Sarah (staff member, presenter), summarized spring Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments participation and results and described how the district is using additional measures — classroom grades, benchmark screens and intervention exit data — to track student progress. "We were 56% proficient, meaning kids exceeded or met the standards, and then the state was 49.6," Sarah said when showing district reading results. She said that including students classified as "partially proficient" raises the combined share of students meeting or close to meeting standards to…
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