GOAL 1: ENSURE SUCCESS FOR EVERY STUDENT
MILESTONE 1: All students will achieve or exceed proficiency standards in mathematics, reading, and writing on local and state assessments.
DATA POINT: Maryland School Assessments
OVERVIEW
Under No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the 2001 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the number of students proficient in reading and mathematics must increase each year to reach 100% by 2014. Maryland uses the Maryland School Assessment (MSA) to measure student, school, district, and state performance in achieving this goal. Students with severe cognitive disabilities participate in the Alternate MSA (Alt-MSA). Results from the Alt-MSA are aggregated with those from the MSA for proficiency determinations.
Beginning in 2003, the MSA was administered to students in Grades 3, 5, and 8. For Grade 10, a reading assessment was administered to students and for mathematics, student took the Geometry High School Assessment (HSA). Beginning in 2004, students in Grades 4,6, and 7 were also included in the assessments.
Complete Report(s)
Results of the 2007 Administration of the Maryland School Assessment in Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10