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Utah education officials explain student growth measures used on school report cards

Utah State Board of Education · July 5, 2019
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A presenter described how the Utah State Board of Education measures student growth using Student Growth Percentiles (SGPs) and Student Growth Targets (SGTs), how those measures are combined into a growth index on school report cards, and where families can find details online.

Unidentified Speaker, Presenter summarized how student academic growth is measured and reported in Utah, saying the system uses Student Growth Percentiles (SGPs) to set Student Growth Targets (SGTs) tailored to each student.

The presenter said SGPs show the amount of academic progress students make each year in English, math and science, and that SGTs ‘‘determine…

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