What’s happening for the week of November 2
Reading – Lit. Circles cause/effect
English – Verbs and writing paragraphs
Voc. Test Friday
Math Class– Algebra Input and output and Graphs
Science - Moon Phases Test Tuesday
Begin water cycle, weather and climate
Social Studies – Explorers and Early America Test Wednesday
Begin European Settlement (Colonization) in America
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GO TO 4TH GRADE HOMEPAGE
GO TO ENGLISH
GO TO #17
HAVE FUN
Please feel free to contact me anytime for any reason.
Thanks to the volunteers for room Moms.
Thanks,
Mrs. Pam
Contact Numbers
School- 968-8457 ext. 437
Home 968-1917
Cell-931-624-3299
Email- ujcichp@caywood.org
2009 Tennessee Department of Education Report Card &
ValueAdded Assessment Update
Changes to the 2009 Report Card
§ Beginning this year, there will be a different grade scale used. Scores
considered to be an “A” or proficient in years past may now be Bs or Cs. These
changes do not reflect a loss of learning but a change in the scale.
§ There will be no ability to compare previous years for Value Added data
and Achievement data. Schools and parents should compare their scores to
the state average to understand how well their students are performing.
§ Only 2009 data will be reported and no trend data will be available. In
2010 and each year afterwards you will be able to compare grades on the
Report Card to the 2009 year.
Background:
In 2007, the Tennessee Department of Education launched the Tennessee
Diploma Project (TDP). The more rigorous curriculum and graduation
requirements the TDP calls for became effective this year. In order for the
TDP to be effective, we are responsible for making sure that our annual tests
reflect properly that our students are prepared. This is why the Tennessee
Department of Education has made significant changes to the way we calculate
all grades on the 2009 Report Card – both for Achievement and for the
Tennessee Value Added Assessment System (TVAAS) reports. Previously, all
grades on the Report Card were based on 1998 achievement levels. These
changes reflect the current status of education attainment and student
progress in the state.
Timeline:
§ In 2003, Tennessee set the state growth standards for each subject based on
the progress rate of students in 1998. Since that time, all TCAP Criterion
Reference Test (CRT) scale scores have been converted into state Normal
Curve Equivalents (NCEs) consistent with the way calculations were preformed
in the base year of 1998.
§ Since 2003, many districts and schools have regularly met the state’s growth
standard. Calculation based on 1998 data show current levels Tennessee
students would be considered passing state tests in all subjects and all
grades.
§ In 2009-2010,
the Tennessee Department of Education is implementing new
curriculum, assessment standards and graduation requirements. To
demonstrate student progress towards these higher expectations, it was
necessary to revise the formula used for grades on the Report Card.
§ This year, the Tennessee Department of Education reset the growth standard
to reflect the average student performance in 2009 providing a fixed
transitionpoint prior to the implementation of standards and assessments.
