Dec 1, 2010  7 PM  R.J. Grey Library

MCAS Presentation
On next Wednesday, Dec. 1st at 7:00 pm in the Junior High Library, the AB SpEd PAC will host a presentation by our own William Guthlein on MCAS. Bill has done a tremendous job analyzing our district's recent performance on MCAS by school looking at aggregate student performance as well as the performance of students with special needs.

Come learn about the powerful new Student Growth Percentile metric that the state is now sharing with families in each student's annual MCAS report. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the MCAS before your child takes the next test in March.

In particular, Bill's presentation will provide an explanation of key MCAS statistical measures such as Student Growth Percentile (SGP) and Composite Performance Index (CPI); a review of Acton Public Schools and Acton-Boxborough Regional Schools MCAS performance for all students in aggregate as well as the special education student subgroup; a comparison of local districts' student performance with other peer communities; and a review of student MCAS performance at each of the Acton elementary schools.
As a Harvard Business School grad and avid data analyst Bill is a treasure trove of information. It should be a great evening. I hope you'll join us!