Massachusetts Students Among Top-Performing Students In The World
All to often you hear about the demise of public education in the United States. Pundits typically express those sentiments after the publication of standardized test results on international exams.
The Programme
for International Student Assessment (PISA) is one test that is largely used to measure student progress on an international scale. PISA
is intended to test student preparation
for adult life by assessing their ability to apply knowledge to real-life
applications. The test is given every three years to 15-year-old students around the world. Sixty-five
education systems around the world
participated in 2012, in addition to the three U.S. states.
Massachusetts
scored higher than all but three other education systems (Shanghai, Hong Kong
and Singapore) in reading. In science and math, Massachusetts tied for seventh
and 10th place. Reading
literacy was a strong point for
Massachusetts students. The results show local teens tied for fourth, behind
Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore. Female
students performed more than 30 points
better than their male peers on the reading portion of the test.
For a complete list of results, and to see how Massachusetts students scored relative to the rest of the world, please click on the link provided.
PARCC Field Test
This spring Groton-Dunstable will participate in the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) field test. The test will be administered to over one million students across PARCC states. The
PARCC Field Test represents a critical
milestone in PARCC’s work toward building assessments for the 2014-15 school
year, and will give students and local educators the opportunity to experience
the administration of PARCC assessments. For more information please follow the link provided.
GDRSD Community Tech Night
On Thursday, January 16th at 7pm the GDRSD EdTech team will host a community tech night for all members of the Groton-Dunstable community in the high school library. For more information please click on the link provided.
Exam Schedule
I) Wednesday, January 22nd
A) Schedule: A,B,C,D
B) Exams: B & D
II) Thursday, January 23rd
A) Schedule: A,C,B,D
B) Exam: C
III) Friday, January 24th
A) Schedule: A
B) Exam: A
C) Students Dismissed at 9:15 (Bus transportation provided at this time only)
D) B,C,D Makeup Exams
Important dates in February
3 & 4 MCAS –Biology students in Gr. 10
13 Open House@6:00PM
17 President’s Day
17 -21 Winter Vacation
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