Message: Fwd: 2017 Spring EOC information

Fwd: 2017 Spring EOC information
Fwd: 2017 Spring EOC information

From | Mary Althiser | Date Tuesday, September 12, 2017 3:48 PM

To | Althiser, Mary
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Subject | Fwd: 2017 Spring EOC information

EOC Parent Letter-September 1, 2017.pdf (107 Kb ) ATT00001.htm (1 Kb )
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> From: charper@nc.k12.mo.us
> Date: September 12, 2017 at 3:13:05 PM CDT
> Cc: JUNKANDBEMARY@OUTLOOK.COM, DANNYALTHISER@AZZ.COM
> Subject: 2017 Spring EOC information

> Dear Students and Parents/Guardians,
> Attached is a letter from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education concerning issues with the Algebra I and English II EOC testing that took place in the spring. If you have any questions about the content of the letter, please feel free to contact me at 573-386-2211.
> Sincerely,
> Christine Harper
> NCHS Assistant Principal

    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