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Student Growth Percentiles: What they tell us about schools, districts, and groups of students, “Student Growth Percentiles” (SGP) is a new way of showing how students are progressing academically. Mass PIRC has written two Bulletins to help parents understand student growth percentiles. This, the second, explores how growth percentiles can shed light on the performance of schools, districts, and student groups.(Volume 12, Issue 1)
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Spanish | Portuguese
Student Growth Percentiles: What it means for students, “Student Growth Percentiles” (SGP) is a new way of showing how students are progressing academically. Mass PIRC has written two Bulletins to help parents understand student growth percentiles. This, the first, emphasizes its application to individual students. (Volume 11, Issue 4) English |
Spanish | Portuguese
Bulletin: Why MCAS? (2007) explains the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System and give practical ideas for how families can help their children prepare. Available in English,
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Portuguese
Pointers: Helping Your Child Prepare for MCAS helps families better understand the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS). It also contains tips to help your child prepare for tests, and ways to help reduce test anxiety. Available in English, Spanish, or Portuguese.
Pointers: English Language Learners and State Assessments covers important information for students who are learning English as a second language. Families and professionals may have many questions regarding the Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment (MEPA) tests. This issue of pointers seeks to help answer those questions by providing easy to understand information. Available in English, Spanish, or Portuguese.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Massachusetts Department of Education
• Guide to the 2006 MCAS for Parents/Guardians. English , Spanish, Portuguese, Cape Verdean Creole, Chinese simplified, Chinese traditional, Hatian Creole, Khmer, Russian, Vietnamese
• MCAS Overview: Frequently Asked Questions
• Moving Ahead - Pathways to Success on the MCAS
U.S. Department of Education
• Helping Your Child Succeed in School: English Spanish
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