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Anna M. McCabe Among 16 'Commended' Schools


Smithfield's Anna M. McCabe School was among those in 16 school districts and four charter public schools receiving the R.I. Department of Education (RIDE) 's highest classification, Commended, July 2.

RIDE identified 24 schools (about 9 percent) as Commended, using the Rhode Island Accountability System, which is designed to recognize outstanding performance and to provide support to low-achieving schools, to determine the 2013 School Classifications.

 The accountability system enables the RIDE to:

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· Focus on achievement gaps;

· Diagnose school performance by identifying specific shortcomings and achievements at each school;

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· Provide each school with the specific support or intervention needed to improve student achievement and to close achievement gaps; and

· Provide these schools with the ability to select interventions that respond to their context and their needs.

RIDE based the 2013 School Classifications on:

 

·         Proficiency: How many students have attained proficiency or better?

·         Distinction: How many students have attained distinction?

·         Participation: How many students take the state assessments?

·         Gap-closing: Is the school serving all students, including those with disabilities and English Learners?

·         Progress: Is the school approaching its 2017 targets?

·         Growth (K-8): Are all students making progress?

·         Improvement (high schools): Is the school improving annually?

·         Graduation (high schools): Is the school reaching its graduation-rate goals? 

Using these measures, RIDE placed each school into one of six classifications: Commended, Leading, Typical, Warning, Focus, or Priority.

 “I am glad to see that a large number of schools from communities across the state have earned the designation as 2013 Commended Schools,” said Governor Lincoln D. Chafee “ I congratulate the students and teachers in our Commended Schools on their accomplishments, and I expect them to lead the way as we continue to move Rhode Island schools toward greatness.”

“Through the school classifications we released today, we honor the schools that have advanced student achievement and closed achievement gaps,” said Eva-Marie Mancuso, Chair of the Board of Education. “These classifications will also help us focus our efforts on providing support and guidance to the schools most in need of improvement."

 

 

 

 


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