This report shows the level of individual student proficiency in reading, English language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science compared to the state proficiency cut scores. Counselors, teachers, and parents can help a student focus on academic areas that need improvement. A student can also select courses of study offering challenging content to enhance mastery. By a Parent With clear evidence of an individual student's performance on WSAS examinations, parents can encourage increased effort in school by their own child. Parents can support teacher's efforts to provide more challenging academic instructional materials.
Parents can seek information on local school improvement plans.
By the Media Public information concerning student performance must be reported accurately. Test data reported without clarity of purpose can lead to confusion. Graphic representation of test data needs to be accompanied by analysis and explanation that places information in the context of appropriate academic and instructional application. WSAS proficiency reporting for the 1997-1998 academic year will be a baseline year for proficiency analysis. It will not be possible to compare results of student proficiency performance until 1999 WSAS test results are available.