Gilford High NECAP Results - First Blush
When I scanned the chart that was printed in the Citizen today ("Lakes Region follows trend in NECAP test scores") in the dead tree version (the chart is not online at this time), I was not happy at all. The first thing that went through my mind was "we pay how much for this kind of a result?" Guess what happens in the private sector.....especially if this had been going on for years and years.
To be honest, I don't know if the Citizen asked the Gilford SAU their comments. Frankly, if I was on the Gilford School Board or SAU Staff, I'd be ducking too. This is just plain embarrassing for parents that expect better.
Number of students tested: 143
Level 1 - Substantially Below Proficient Level 2 - Partially Proficient
Level 3 - Proficient Level 4 - Proficient with distinction
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | |
| Reading | 9% | 31% | 51% | 10% |
| Cumulative: | 9% | 40% | 91% | 101% |
Got that? 40% of our 11th Graders - 35- are less than proficient in Reading????
Well, there's always Math, right?
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | |
| Math | 50% | 27% | 22% | 1% |
| Cumulative: | 50% | 77% | 99% | 100% |
Oy vay! Only THREE QUARTERS of our kids can't do math at the level at which they should be doing. Got that? 110 kids aren't at the level that they are supposed to be at!!!
Well, at least they can write, right?
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | |
| Writing | 17% | 67% | 6% | 1% |
| Cumulative: | 17% | 84% | 90% | 91% |
Oops..not quite. For the record - 84% is 120 students
40%, 77%, and 84%
Bad to worse to horrible....Sigh....
BTW, the numbers are from the Citizen - I take no credit or blame for the Reading and Writing cumulatives totaling other than 100% (other than the usual "fat-fingeritis" we all suffer from at times).
I'll be reviewing this against the other results I've posted before....and cross checking against the NH DOE site later.
I am almost all but sure that the following will be absolutely raise a few hackles, but since this is an opinion blog, I'll oblige. Given the numbers, somebody's gotta step up and speak out. What's that's obnoxious Liberal phrase - "speaking truth to power"?
- I'm just dying to hear what the explanations are going to be for the Reading fiasco. After all 87 or 120 are not just the "challenged" few.
- When is "more time" enough, and when is "more resources" enough?"
When is it time for results? Is it time for "taxpayers pay for performance"?
If it were just a few, one could say "students". A few more, "uninvolved parents" or "unable to enforce discipline". Time to add another......
Comments
Skip,
Surely there mustbe something wrong with the tests!
Posted by: Harry Blinn | February 26, 2008 07:24 PM