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Superintendent outlines RIDE accountability changes, highlights steady district performance and lower chronic absenteeism
Summary
South Kingstown Superintendent presented the Rhode Island Department of Education accountability results, explaining multi-year cohort scoring and subgroup thresholds; district total points were about unchanged from last year, with improved graduation rate and reduced chronic absenteeism but shifts in where points were awarded.
South Kingstown Superintendent Dr. Maguire presented the district's summary of the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) accountability 'star ratings' and explained why year-to-year comparisons can be misleading.
Dr. Maguire told the school committee that RIDE uses multi-year cohorts and subgroup thresholds when calculating ratings, noting a subgroup must reach an n-size of 20 students before that subgroup's scores count toward a school's accountability measures.…
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