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• To identify the need for interventions for individual students to support mastery
• To identify needed professional development interventions on a school-wide and individual teacher
basis
Most importantly, data from State and standardized tests allows us to accurately and objectively measure our
progress towards our student achievement goals. Specifically, data from these assessments will allow for
three types of analyses:
1. Criterion-reference: Are a high percentage of our students achieving mastery of the material as
indicated by the percentage scoring proficient or advanced on the New York State assessments?
2. Comparative: How does the rate at which our students are scoring "proficient" or "advanced" on the
New York State assessments compare to the rates at which students are doing so at other schools in
New York City and State?
3. Value-added: How have our students improved from year to year relative to students at their grade
level nationally, as indicated by the change in their percentile scores on our independently developed,
standardized exams?
The Co-Director for Curriculum and Instruction is responsible for ensuring that staff members conduct the
necessary reviews, discuss their conclusions, and implement any appropriate changes in practice in a timely
way throughout the school year. Any required professional development in terms of data analysis methods is
provided by internal trainers or external experts as appropriate. Our school calendar and personnel policies
support this process by providing for 15 day professional development before the school year, four day
during the school year, and two days following the school year, during which teachers can review and discuss
results. In addition, our weekly schedule provides teachers one afternoon each week to work together
interpreting results and implementing responses outside of their dedicated hour of prep time each day. We
consider active, open, and ongoing participation in the discussion of assessment results and their implications
central to our teachers’ jobs.
The Board of Trustees reviews the results of the New York State Tests, and standardized tests annually. This
review enables the Board to carefully monitor management’s progress towards the agreed-upon student
achievement goals. In addition, the Board's standing Program Committee will work closely with the Co-
Director for Curriculum and Instruction to facilitate these formal reviews and stays up to date on Interim and
other assessments as results become available.
We also provide the results of such data to the authorizer and to the public through the issuance of our
Annual Report.
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