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Superintendent presents largely positive assessment results; district flags testing nuances
Summary
Superintendent Tim presented the district's annual assessment report, showing strong proficiency rates in ELA and math across most grades, cohort gains after COVID disruptions, and cautions about small subgroup sample sizes and state test renorming affecting some regents and science results.
Superintendent Tim presented the Byram Hills Central School District's annual assessment report, summarizing state assessment results for the prior school year and explaining why some figures remain unofficial until state verification in November. He said proficiency (levels 3 and 4) rose in most elementary and middle grades, with eighth-grade ELA proficiency near 91 percent.
Tim said cohort analysis — tracking the same students over time — shows steady gains after the COVID-related testing gap in 2020–21. "This is why the cohort data is really important to look at," he said, adding that some cohorts made "the biggest jump" once regular testing resumed. He cautioned that year-to-year…
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