http://sbe.wa.gov/blog/?p=70 State Board of Education Blog Sun, 24 Feb 2013 10:01:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://sbe.wa.gov/blog/?p=70#comment-1283 sbewordpressblog Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:18:12 +0000 http://sbe.wa.gov/blog/?p=70#comment-1283 We agree that proficiency should not be the only measure. We will be adding a new indicator in 2013, student growth, to be included in the revised Achievement Index. We hope to have this Index available for public consumption by the close of 2013. More information about our work with the Index can be found at: sbe.wa.gov/aaw.php

]]> http://sbe.wa.gov/blog/?p=70#comment-1281 David Wed, 16 Jan 2013 07:04:49 +0000 http://sbe.wa.gov/blog/?p=70#comment-1281 It should be obvious that we all want to see growth in the number of Washington students who are proficient on these performance measures. What’s frequently missed is that proficiency is not enough. Proficiency should be the minimum level we expect our students to achieve, not a ceiling on their performance. Our assessments need to have enough headroom to measure those who are capable of exceeding standards, and our schools need to deliver an appropriate education that allows those students to continue to grow.

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