Most York County school administrators were
displeased with their school district’s “grades,” released late last
week by the governor and education commissioner.
The A-F scale was based mostly on test scores, and the average for schools statewide was a C, while 31 percent of the state’s high schools received a D or an F, according to the Associated Press.
Elementary schools were graded on the results of math and reading assessment tests, and improvement in those scores year to year among all students and among the lowest 25 percent. High schools were graded using math and reading assessment tests and growth in those scores as well as graduation rates, according to the Associated Press.
Locally, Regional School Unit 21 fared the best, with As for Kennebunk High School, Middle School of the Kennebunks and the Mildred L. Day School in Arundel, and B grades for Kennebunkport Consolidated School and the Sea Road School in Kennebunk.
Administrators in many districts said the grades are not helpful as they do not offer any guidance to school leaders, nor do they consider anything besides test scores.
The A-F scale was based mostly on test scores, and the average for schools statewide was a C, while 31 percent of the state’s high schools received a D or an F, according to the Associated Press.
Elementary schools were graded on the results of math and reading assessment tests, and improvement in those scores year to year among all students and among the lowest 25 percent. High schools were graded using math and reading assessment tests and growth in those scores as well as graduation rates, according to the Associated Press.
Locally, Regional School Unit 21 fared the best, with As for Kennebunk High School, Middle School of the Kennebunks and the Mildred L. Day School in Arundel, and B grades for Kennebunkport Consolidated School and the Sea Road School in Kennebunk.
Administrators in many districts said the grades are not helpful as they do not offer any guidance to school leaders, nor do they consider anything besides test scores.
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