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REGION 15 SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS REPORT
ON Reminding the members of the Region 15 Board of Education and the community that the District is always looking to move our students’ performance scores into higher levels, school administrators reported on the results of the 2007 Connecticut Mastery Test and the Connecticut Academic Performance Test. Dr. Lois Lanning, Assistant School Superintendent for Curriculum, and Mr. James Agostine, Principal of Pomperaug High School, addressed the members of the Region 15 Board of Education at their October 9th regular meeting. The Connecticut Mastery Test, or “CMT”, is a standardized test administered to students in Connecticut in grades 3 through 8. This fourth-generation CMT tests students in mathematics, reading, and writing. The other major standardized test administered to schoolchildren in Connecticut is the Connecticut Academic Performance Test, or “CAPT”, which is given in grade 10. CAPT and CMT scores fall into performance levels, which range from 1 to 5 in each area tested. On this scale, 5 is considered "advanced/above goal," 4 is considered "goal," 3 is considered "proficient," 2 is considered "basic," and 1 is considered "below basic." The following chart shows the percentage of those students, by grade, who achieved or exceeded goal for the mathematics, reading, and writing tests in the 2007 CMT in comparison to 2006: Connecticut Mastery Test Results by Grade (2006 – 2007)
Dr. Lois Lanning reported to the Board of Education that school principals are spending considerable time analyzing the data with their staff. The teachers, she added, are adjusting their goals, action plans, and intervention plans based on the analysis of the data. The Math Leadership Team will be comparing new district math assessments to students’ CMT performance. Lastly, principals are working with staff to identify qualities of excellent student performance, and to plan any professional development that they deem necessary. Pomperaug High School Principal Mr. James Agostine reported on the analysis of the 2007 Connecticut Academic Performance Test, or “CAPT”, which is given to students each spring. The CAPT is a state-mandated standardized test and students must demonstrate proficiency in CAPT competencies in order to graduate from high school. The test is administered to all students in their sophomore year. Students whose CAPT scores fall below the proficiency standard in any subtest can retake those sections in their junior year or may demonstrate competency by taking additional courses or alternative assessments. The test covers the four curricular subjects—Mathematics, Reading Across Disciplines, Writing Across Disciplines, and Science. In all subject areas, over 95% of Pomperaug High School students achieved proficiency in the subject while two-thirds of the population, on average, scored at or above goal in each subtest. Connecticut Academic Performance Test Results, 2007
“The participation rate and student scores continue to be very good to excellent,” said Mr. Agostine. “Our students take the CAPT test very, very seriously and do as well as they can. The students achieve results approximately twenty points higher than the state average."
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