CCS testing standards improving

Overall, state assessment scores at Chase County Schools are improving.
The Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS) is the statewide assessment system that all Nebraska schools use.
According to the Nebraska Department of Education, NSCAS “includes formative, interim and summative (proficiency) measures, with the recognition that educators need different types of data to inform teaching and learning.”
The CCS scores for 2018-19 improved in almost all areas from the previous year.
In math, the CCS scores were at 58%, compared to 53% in 2017-18. Science stayed at 81%. The English-Language Arts (ELA) scores dropped from 48% to 44%.
Juniors take the ACT for their state standards. Scores in the ACT improved across the board, including:
ELA—43% (17-18) and 62% (18-19)
Math—31% (17-18) and 49% (18-19)
Science—43% (17-18) and 60% (18-19)
“Sometimes (the state’s) standards change,” 7-12 Principal Jon Lechtenberg said. “And sometimes it’s the test (scores). That stuff is evolving all the time.”
The overall scores for CCS do not include every grade level per testing area. For example, elementary testing students (grades 3-4) only test in ELA and math.
“Generally (the scores) are improving across the board,” Lechtenberg said, “and  we will continue to work to do that.”

 

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