Annual Report of the Superintendent - North Branford Public Schools

Student Achievement
Joan Follo, Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Connecticut Mastery Test,
Fourth Generation (CMT 4)
This is the second administration of the Connecticut
Mastery Test Forth Generation. The CMT4 is a completely
new version of the state assessment and should not be
compared to CMT3 results. Therefore, 2007 results will
only be compared to 2006 results.
The CMT4 is aligned with Connecticut Curriculum
Frameworks. The assessment provides school systems
with the percentage of students who reach the state goal
and proficiency standards. In addition, assessment results
indicate levels of achievement in important knowledge
and skills in the areas of mathematics, reading, and
writing.
There are five levels of achievement on the CMT4 with
level ‘5’ the highest and ‘1’ the lowest. Goal attainment
includes levels 4 and 5, and proficiency attainment
includes levels 3, 4, and 5. The proficient level monitors
Annual Yearly Progress for purposes of No child Left
Behind national data collection. Students are assessed in
the spring of each school year.
CMT4 Results for Grades 3
through 8, 2006-2007
Comparing the same class
over time is a better indicator
of student progress than
comparing the same grade
over time. Results of this year’s
grade 4 students should be
compared to last year’s grade
3 students; this year’s grade 5
students should be compared
to last year’s grade 4 students;
etc. (These are the same
students over time). Each class
is unique, made up of students
with specific interests, learning
styles, and ability differences.
Therefore, comparing the same
class (same students) over time
is more reliable than comparing
the same grade over time.
Grade 3 (same grade, different students)
2006 2007
Goal Proficient Goal Proficient
Math 48 80 50 78
Reading 54 78 57 78
Writing 64 87 64 87
Grade 4 (same grade, different students)
2006 2007
Goal Proficient Goal Proficient
Math 59 84 62 85
Reading 55 76 60 79
Writing 60 83 64 91
Grade 5 (same grade, different students)
2006 2007
Goal Proficient Goal Proficient
Math 60 83 69 85
Reading 63 72 66 80
Writing 55 86 57 84
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