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Saline students do well on MEAP test
By Sue G. Collins, Staff Writer
PUBLISHED: April 17, 2008
Standardized test scores are up in Saline and school officials are crediting Saline educators and their accomplishments during the last school year in making it happen.
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Sean Enright, executive director of assessment/secondary education for Saline Area Schools, said administrators are pleased with results from the Michigan Educational Assessment Program released earlier this week.
Students' progress met and, in some cases, exceeded the expectations of administrators.
"Our district has produced some of the best results in the state," Enright said. "Teachers are doing a good job aligning curriculum and meeting goals."
In reviewing results from the MEAP tests given to Saline students in third through eighth grades last fall, Enright noted an increase in five of six scores in writing.
"That also shows the new Lucy Calkins writing program our teachers are working with has been successful," he said.
Looking at 26 tests administered -- four in each of six grade levels -- the district's scores went up in 17 tests.
In comparing Saline to other small communities in Washtenaw County, Saline scored higher than other districts in third-, fourth- fifth-, sixth- and eighth-grade math. Sixt- and eighth-grade reading scores were tops, as were ninth-grade social studies scores.
While these reports are significant, Enright said multiple measures should be considered in measuring students' success. His department is looking to adopt a new set of tests that would more accurately assess an individual's progress and provide national comparison. The program, from the Northwest Evaluation Association, is a shorter test and is given on a computer.
"The MEAP is not a good measure of individual growth, so we are looking to complement it," he said.
Looking at statewide trends, for the third straight year, math scores have risen, except for fifth grade, which saw only a slight decline. Writing scores improved at the third-, fifth-, seventh- and eighth-grade levels.
Eighth-grade science and reading scores also improved for students throughout Michigan.
Staff Writer Sue G. Collins can be reached by telephone at 429-7380 or e-mail at scollins@heritage.com.
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