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North Andover meets 33% of state accountability targets; data team outlines weighting, subgroups and next steps
Summary
District data staff explained DESE’s six-measure accountability system and reported North Andover scored 33% of targets (moderate progress); staff proposed deeper subgroup analysis and curriculum alignment to improve results.
At the Nov. 6 School Committee meeting, district data staff led a technical briefing on Massachusetts’ accountability system and the district’s most recent results.
Kara, the district data lead, told the committee the DESE accountability system uses six measures—MCAS achievement, MCAS growth, chronic absenteeism, progress toward English proficiency, high school completion and advanced coursework completion—and that each measure is weighted and combined into an overall percent-of-target score. "There are six different measures," Kara said, explaining that points are awarded based on…
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