Performance at the next level of schooling can be expected to be successful. Knowledge and skills can be applied in a few contexts, but growth is needed and desirable. While placement at the next level should be considered, support for deficit areas is needed for students at this level to approach mastery. Development of understandings is nonexistent or at a superficial level. What skills are evident at this level are important toward establishing the core of foundation knowledge, but knowledge and skills are sparse and inconsistent, or at best, incomplete.
Remediation is needed to correct existing deficiencies.
Advancement to the next level without intervention will only compound the failure, and should not be attempted unless intensive remediation and mastery of fundamental basic skills and concepts occurs. Recommendations and input from instructors are essential. Return to Top On August 7, approximately 60 teachers, principals, and curriculum directors met to develop recommendations for cutpoints for the performance levels described above in the areas of reading, writing, and mathematics. Staff carefully considered the results of their work and recommends the following to the Board. For the remainder of the categories, the scores would fall at or above the score indicated.