Reply With QuoteNot bad considering all the false narrative by the losing BOE candidates and their small group of mean-spirited supporters. Looks like the administration, BOE, teachers and staff have their act together.
GO LEGENDS!
Lancaster 2017
For those negative folks, there are only 7 districts ranked above us but there are 88 districts ranked below us.
Georgia L Schlager
Not bad considering all the false narrative by the losing BOE candidates and their small group of mean-spirited supporters. Looks like the administration, BOE, teachers and staff have their act together.
GO LEGENDS!
I wonder if the ranking was effected by the "opt out" movement. I truly do not know if opt out rates are factored into the rankings.Originally Posted by Lee Chowaniec
If anyone knows the answer, I would appreciate some feedback.
If it is a factor, one would have to assume the ranking might be even better if more of our kids were encouraged to take the standardized testing for math and language arts, and displayed the excellent skills that our outstanding teaching staff has instilled in all of our students.
Go Legends, great display of your educational accomplishments!!!
Keep up the learning.
From Business First -
Here’s how Business First’s school rankings were generated
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Ratings of school districts in Western New York, the Rochester Area and Upstate New York reflect the collective performance of each district’s public schools from kindergarten through 12th grade.
These are the factors that are included in the formula:
• Fourteen statewide elementary and middle school tests: English and math for third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth graders, and science for fourth and eighth graders.
• Ten Regents exams: English, integrated algebra, geometry, algebra 2-trigonometry, earth science, living environment, chemistry, physics, global history and U.S. history.
• Four Common Core exams: English, integrated algebra, geometry and algebra 2.
• Two graduation rates: the percentage of all graduates who received Regents diplomas, and the percentage who earned diplomas with advanced designations. (The latter was given twice the weight of the first.)
That means a total of 58 statistical indicators were analyzed to determine each district’s annual sum — two results per test, 28 tests per year, plus two Regents diploma rates. That equals 232 indicators over a four-year period.
If separate Regents and Common Core exams were administered for the same subject in the same year at the high school level, a weighted average was calculated for the z-scores of both tests. The relative weight of each z-score was determined by the number of students who took the specific exam.
If a district did not offer a statewide or Regents exam, or if fewer than five students took a given test, it was not included in Business First’s calculations. No penalty was assessed.HIGH SCHOOLS
Business First rates all Western New York public and private high schools that participate in the Regents testing program, as well as all public high schools in the Rochester Area.
These are the factors that are included in the formula:
• Ten Regents exams: English, integrated algebra, geometry, algebra 2-trigonometry, earth science, living environment, chemistry, physics, global history and U.S. history.
• Four Common Core exams: English, integrated algebra, geometry and algebra 2.
• Two graduation rates: the percentage of all graduates who received Regents diplomas, and the percentage who earned diplomas with advanced designations. (The latter was given twice the weight of the first.)
That means a total of 30 statistical indicators were analyzed to determine each high school’s annual sum — two results per test, 14 tests per year, plus two Regents diploma rates. That equals 120 indicators over four years.
If separate Regents and Common Core exams were administered for the same subject in the same year, a weighted average was calculated for the z-scores of both tests. The relative weight of each z-score was determined by the number of students who took the specific exam.
If a school did not offer a Regents exam, or if fewer than five students took a given test, it was not included in Business First’s calculations. No penalty was assessed.
Two types of high schools have not been rated:
• Schools that have been open for less than two years or otherwise have not generated at least two years of test data.
• Private schools that don’t participate in the Regents testing program.MIDDLE SCHOOLS
Business First rates all Western New York public and private middle schools that participate in the statewide testing program for seventh and/or eighth graders, as well as all public middle schools in the Rochester Area.
These are the factors that are included in the formula:
• Three statewide English tests, covering sixth, seventh and eighth grades.
• Three statewide mathematics tests, covering the same three grades.
That means a total of 12 statistical indicators were analyzed to determine each school’s annual sum — two results per test, six tests per year. That equals 48 indicators over a four-year period.
If a school did not offer a specific statewide test (such as a middle school that does not include sixth grade) or if fewer than five students took a given test, that exam was excluded from Business First’s calculations for that school. No penalty was assessed.
Two types of middle schools have not been rated:
• Schools that have been open for less than two years or otherwise have not generated at least two years of test data.
• Private schools that don’t participate in the statewide testing program.For more http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/n...05/method.htmlELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Business First rates all Western New York public and private elementary schools that participate in the statewide testing program for third and/or fourth graders, as well as all public elementary schools in the Rochester Area.
These are the factors that are included in the formula:
• Three statewide English tests, covering third, fourth and fifth grades.
• Three statewide mathematics tests, covering the same three grades.
That means a total of 12 statistical indicators were analyzed to determine each school’s annual sum — two results per test, six tests per year. That equals 48 indicators over a four-year period.
If a school did not offer a specific statewide test (such as an elementary school that does not extend to fifth grade) or if fewer than five students took a given test, that exam was excluded from Business First’s calculations for that school. No penalty was assessed.
Three types of elementary schools have not been rated:
• Schools that have been open for less than two years or otherwise have not generated at least two years of test data.
• Elementary schools that don’t extend to third grade.
• Private schools that don’t participate in the statewide testing program.
Georgia L Schlager
If separate Regents and Common Core exams were administered for the same subject in the same year at the high school level, a weighted average was calculated for the z-scores of both tests. The relative weight of each z-score was determined by the number of students who took the specific exam.
So are we to assume that opting out of state common core tests has an impact on BF rankings? Still not clear by the language of BF.
If there were separate exams (Regents or Common Core), would the students just take one or the other or would some students take both?
Georgia L Schlager
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