November 12th, 2015 by WCBC Radio
Although the initial PARCC assessments, or Common Core, numbers released for the Allegany County School system are far from stellar- School Superintendent Dr. David Cox said he is not disappointed. The data released late last week, and presented in detail during this week’s school board meeting, is designed to set a new baseline that will help to determine if students are on track to graduate ready for college or careers. Locally, less than 24% of high school students taking the PARCC Algebra I assessment last spring scored at a Level 4 and 5 combined – the two highest levels on the PARCC five-point score scale. Just over 17% of students taking the English 10 test scored at a Level 4 and 5 combined, while only 6% reached those Levels in Algebra II, the first-ever Algebra II test in the State. Superintendent Cox tells WCBC News that it is unrealistic to expect consistently high scores in the first year of a new program…
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