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This report analyzes the 2013 and 2014 assessment results in Florida and Miami-Dade districts, focusing on the impact of changes in high school cut scores on school performance grades. The report also highlights changes in curriculum and scoring rubric, and the overall increase in student achievement.
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Florida, Miami-Dade and Selected DistrictsReading and Mathematics – Percent Scoring 3-5
Florida, Miami-Dade and Selected Districts2013 and 2014 End-Of-Course Assessments Percent Scoring 3-5
Changes for 2013-14 • Inclusion of 100 points for US History in High Schools; • New Raised Cut Scores in High Schools; • Elementary students who were being instructed under two curriculums (New Florida Standards/Common Core and NGSSS); • Additional grade levels who completed the FCAT on the computer (Grade 6 Math, Grade 8 Reading) and • Writing results that used, for the second year in a row, the new scoring rubric - yet scores were flat
The Bottom Line The changes in the high school cut scores on the accountability system may result in a decline in school performance grades even though students in M-DCPS demonstrated substantial increases in student achievement.