The MCAS was designed to measure how well students, schools, and districts are performing on the state's learning standards contained in the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. These graphs show the growth for the same group of students who were in our school for the entire 1999-2000 school year. At the elementary or middle school level, a gain of 20 to 25 points in reading or mathematics is considered strong improvement. At the high school level, a gain of 10 to 15 points is considered strong improvement. The Conley School developed a formative assessment plan with a commitment to continuous improvement of all learners and the vision that every Conley student will achieve at high levels.
Teachers work in grade level teams to identify common writing prompts for all students.
Baseline writing samples were completed in October. Students will produce a writing sample in Feb. and June. Student work will be evaluated using the rubrics, task descriptions and writing samples provided by the MA Dept. of Education developed by the BPS and developed by the Conley School. Our staff will research, evaluate and administer formative assessments in mathematics for all students in gradeS K2-5. Assessments will be aligned to the state and BPS standards.