Message: EOC Parent Letter.pdf

EOC Parent Letter.pdf
EOC Parent Letter.pdf

From | Dickey, Kelli | Date Friday, September 1, 2017 1:46 PM

To | Vandeven, Margie
Cc | Coffman, Robin
Subject | EOC Parent Letter.pdf

EOC Parent Letter.pdf (107 Kb )

Please let me know your updates.

Dear Colleague:

During the webinar on Wednesday, it was recommended that the Department provide a letter of explanation for parents of students who took the Algebra I and/or English II End-of-Course assessment during the 2016-2017 school year. NEED TO ADD MORE INFORMATION

Margie

(KED will add your tag line)

    September 1, 2017      Dear Parents:    A top priority of educators is to help prepare Missouri children for success, not only in school  but also for life after graduation. We know you are proud of your children, and we are too.     We want to inform you about some developments resulting from the 2017 End-of-Course  assessments in Algebra I and English II. The technical advisory committee (TAC) retained by  the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to review assessment results  each year determined that the 2017 Algebra I and English II assessments are not suitable for  establishing assessment performance trends. Upon the recommendation of the TAC, DESE will  exclude data from these assessments in school district and charter school annual performance  reports (APRs).     The APRs that we provide to school districts and charter schools look at multiple factors,  including state assessments in English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies;  a host of college and career readiness indicators; attendance rates; and graduation rates. For  each of these indicators, multiple years of data are used. Your child’s class grades and any local  decisions about A+ eligibility, as it pertains to these two assessments, are not at risk.    I appreciate your understanding as we work through this unfortunate event.     Thank you for supporting Missouri public education and your local school district.    Sincerely,
      Margie Vandeven  Commissioner of Education