District presentation explains Michigan index scores; elementary growth strong, high-school proficiency and newcomer ELs highlighted

Curriculum staff presented the State of Michigan index scores to the board Jan. 21, walking trustees through how the dashboard is calculated and where individual schools stand.

Mrs. O’Brien, who led the presentation, said the Michigan index score is an accountability dashboard that reports each school’s composite score across multiple weighted measures, and that the district will follow up next month with the annual education report. “This is one of our State of Michigan accountability measures,” she told trustees, and she distributed index score summary sheets for each school.

How the index works

O’Brien explained the primary weights the state assigns: growth (34%), state assessment proficiency (29%), school quality/student success (14%), English-learner progress (10%), graduation…