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District accountability report: MCAS achievement and SGP fell; district remains above state graduation rate
Summary
Presenters told the Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical committee that MCAS achievement and student growth percentiles (SGP) fell compared with the state, with SGP for all students dropping from 47 to 37; the district's graduation rate remained above the state at 93.9% versus 88.4%.
An accountability presenter identified in the meeting materials as "Common Emerald" delivered the Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School district's accountability report on Nov. 10, describing declines in statewide assessment results and district-level student growth measures.
The presenter walked the committee through the five accountability buckets: MCAS achievement (60% of the accountability calculation), growth/Student Growth Percentile (20%), high school completion (graduation/cohort/dropout), additional indicators (chronic absenteeism and advanced coursework), and English learner progress (10%).…
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