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ECRA presenter tells Arlington Heights SD 25 board: 'Proficiency is a policy construct'; recommends percentiles and growth metrics
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Dr. John Gatta of the ECRA Group told the Arlington Heights SD 25 board that percent-proficient figures are driven by changing state cut scores and recommended reporting national/state percentiles and growth measures alongside proficiency to give clearer context for governance.
Doctor John Gatta, president and CEO of the ECRA Group, told the Arlington Heights School District 25 Board on Dec. 16 that commonly cited percent‑proficient rates are shaped by policy choices rather than only by student learning.
Gatta showed a 20‑year trend of state and district proficiency results and explained how cut‑score changes tied to federal and state accountability policies produced large drops and recent upticks. "Proficiency is a policy construct," he said, urging the…
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