Message: EOC Communication to Parents

EOC Communication to Parents
EOC Communication to Parents

From | Kevin Hampton | Date Tuesday, September 12, 2017 9:18 AM

To | Clancy-May, Maureen
Cc | Larry Larrew;Heike Janis
Subject | EOC Communication to Parents

EOC Parent Letter.pdf (107 Kb )
Good Morning,
Larry Larrew called and shared there was some concern about the message we sent to parents regarding the EOCs. Below is the message we sent through our notification system, and we attached the EOC Parent Letter in pdf format as we received it. That letter is attached to this email as well.
Please let me know if I can be of further assistance.
Thanks,
Kevin Hampton
MESSAGE TO PARENTS
Greetings Ferguson-Florissant Families,
Please see the attached letter from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The letter explains a state-wide issue regarding two end of course exams from last spring. The state is working to ensure that this issue does not occur again.
Thank you,
Kevin Hampton
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Kevin Hampton
Executive Director of Communications and Marketing
Ferguson-Florissant School District
(314) 506-9060 Office
(314) 541-4022 Mobile
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    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