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| How is our district doing overall? |
| Accountability & assistance levels |
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| One or more schools in the district classified into Level 3 |
Most schools are assigned a level from 1-5, with those meeting their proficiency gap-narrowing goals in Level 1 and the lowest performing in Levels 4 and 5.
A district is typically assigned a level based on the level of its lowest performing school. Placing schools and districts into levels helps districts know which schools need more support,
and helps the state know which districts need the most assistance.
More information is available here: http://www.doe.mass.edu/accountability/
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| Overall progress in narrowing gaps |
Massachusetts aims to reduce proficiency gaps by half between 2011 and 2017. |
| All students | Did Not Meet Target |
| High needs students | Did Not Meet Target |
| Low income students | Did Not Meet Target |
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| District determination of need for special education technical assistance or intervention |  | Districts, including single school districts, are assigned a determination of need for special education technical assistance or intervention. These determinations, which are typically based on the district's accountability and assistance level, range from
Meets Requirements - Provisional (districts with insufficient data) to Needs Substantial Intervention (Level 5 districts). The determination, which also incorporates compliance measures, helps to identify whether the Department will require districts to take additional actions to support improved outcomes for all children, especially students with disabilities. |
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| How does our district's achievement over time compare to the state? |
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Students scoring proficient or above on Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS), 2011-2014. |
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| How does our district's enrollment compare to the state? |
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| How do our district's teachers and classrooms compare to the state? |
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| How is our district doing on other important measures? |
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| 2014 12th graders taking 1+ Advanced Placement courses (%) | | | | |
| 2014 Advanced Placement tests with scores of 3 or higher (%) | | | | |
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| 2013 MassCore** - Completing a rigorous course of study (%) | | | | |
| *Postsecondary enrollment data includes any student enrolling in an institution of higher education within 16 months of earning a high school diploma |
| **MassCore: 4 years of English & math, 3 years of history & lab-based science, 2 years of a foreign language, 1 year of arts & 5 additional "core" courses |
| What else should you know about our district? |
| Northbridge has recently updated its District Strategic Plan to reflect carefully crafted goals and strategies that we are confident will significantly improve academic achievement district-wide. In order to enhance our students educational experience, for the past two years we have been providing our staff with high-quality professional development in the areas of close reading, vocabulary strategies, math practices, Next Generation Science Standards, rigorous standards-based unit and lesson planning, as well as continuous training in student engagement. In addition, NPS overhauled and streamlined our evaluation process to maximize teacher capacity and ensure that our students were receiving the highest quality education possible. Our leadership team continues to calibrate our evaluation feedback, as a team, to ensure that all staff members are receiving high-quality, actionable feedback, as well as the support and resources necessary to make necessary changes and improvements in the classroom that will ultimately result in increased student achievement levels. |
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