Across the nation, politicians, educators, and parents have become deeply concerned with finding ways to measure the effectiveness of schools and school systems. There is statewide agreement in Rhode Island that all students need to attain high standards of achievement in mathematics, reading, writing, health as well as other school subjects. To ensure that there is a measurable progress in the core subjects, the State administers the New Standards Reference Examinations developed by Harcourt Educational Measurement and state-developed tests in writing and health. The proficiency results are reported to the general public through an annual publication called
Information Works!
1. Purpose
The main purpose of Information Works! is to
present an overview of the school in five basic
categories: past and present academic achievement,
demographics, school specific highlights, selected
school indicators, and a summary of the financial
breakdown for the school. The goal is to provide
school-related content that would enhance public
understanding of the school and the widely varying
circumstances within which the school, its staff and
students operate. The ultimate goal of Information
Works! and the
School Accountability for Learning and Teaching (SALT)
is to assist each school in its efforts to improve
student achievement by providing measures that focus on
getting all students to the desired level of
proficiency. Information Works! summarizes
and presents in a concise manner much of the information
that schools need when developing their strategic
planning and school improvement initiatives.
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