Tag: DCAS
Delaware Shows Growth in DCAS Results
June 14th, 2012
Delaware students showed tremendous progress in 2011-2012 according to recently released DCAS data – highlighting areas of improvement while shining a spotlight on those that require greater attention. Promising results include: An increase of seven percent proficient in reading (61 to 68 percent) and math (62 to 69 percent); and A two to...VIEW ARTICLE
Delaware’s Teacher Quality Initiatives Continue to Rollout
May 17th, 2012
May 18 update: Districts and schools that meet the qualifying criteria are currently in the process of deciding whether to opt-in to the talent rentention/attraction initiative. For a list of eligible schools, click here. The Delaware Department of Education recently announced eligible school participants for the talent retention/attraction...VIEW ARTICLE
What Delaware’s Mid-year Race to the Top Evaluation Tells Us
March 16th, 2012
This week, the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) released a mid-year “progress report” on Race to the Top reforms. The report includes statewide DCAS data, as well as highlights from the mid-year performance evaluations of the students in twelve districts (districts participated or not based on the size of their grant and/or their past...VIEW ARTICLE
Common Core Standards From a Delaware Teacher’s Perspective
March 6th, 2012
I share Paul’s enthusiasm for the potential of a Common Core-based curriculum. I believe the Common Core Standards will better prepare students for the rigors of college and the 21st century economy. The Common Core are an improvement over the existing state standards and will be especially beneficial to students in low-income communities, who...VIEW ARTICLE