Taunton Public Schools Taunton, MA 02780

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Taunton Public SchoolsTaunton, MA 02780

• Findings and Recommendations of the Progress
  Report Revision Committee

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Our Mission

• The Mission of the Progress Report Revision
  Committee is to analyze and evaluate the current
  progress reporting system used by the Taunton
  Public Schools and restructure the current method
  of evaluating its students performance.

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Our Vision

• The Vision of the Progress Report
• Revision Committee is to provide our stakeholders
  with a more efficient/effective progress
  reporting system, one that maximizes
  accountability, adequacy, feedback, encompassing
  student performance.

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The Revision Committee

• Chairman
• Administrative Rep.
• High School Reps.
• Middle School Reps.
• Elementary School Reps.
• Parent/Teacher Assoc. Reps.

• Patrick Higgins
• John Cabral
• Lorenzo DaGraca Diane Fairbanks
• Ray Costello
• Jane Williams
• Beth McKnight
• Ann Alexander
• Debbie Walker
• Mike Metzger

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Goals Strategies

• Goal One Conduct a needs assessment evaluation
  to review parent/teacher/student feedback on the
  current system.
• Goal Two Analyze the data from the needs
  assessment and use it to drive the revisions
  needed to improve the current system.
• Goal Three Research alternative systems that are
  geared to Tauntons needs. Select and pilot the
  committees final selection. Evaluate the
  strengths and weaknesses of the new system.
• Goal Four Submit the findings of the Revision
  Committee to the school board for approval.
• Goal Five Implementation

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Needs Assessment-Questions

• The Revision Committee conducted a survey to
  ascertain the strengths and weaknesses of the
  current progress reporting system.
• The survey investigated the concepts of adequacy,
  format, function, communication, accountability,
  feedback, and consistency.

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Data Analysis-Overview
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What Do The Stakeholders Think?
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The Current Format
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Should Every Child Be Reported?
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Teacher Friendly
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Parent Friendly
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Feedback Purposes
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Student Accountability
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Needs Assessment-Findings

• In almost every area evaluated, teachers found
  the current system to have weaknesses in every
  field except consistency. The general consensus
  felt all students, the As through the Fs, get
  progress reports to optimize student development
  and performance. In fact, many teachers already
  do use alternative progress reporting methods.

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Timelines and Benchmarks

• Thus far, the Revision Committee has successfully
  completed the first two goals on our agenda.
• The committee has researched and selected the
  best program to satisfy the stakeholders
  involved.
• Left to do Pilot, Evaluate, and Submit Findings
  to the School Committee
• Implement the new program district-wide by the
  start of School Year 2004-2005.

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Questions, Comments, Concerns?
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THANK YOU

• For your time and commitment to the children of
  Taunton