Monday, February 11, 2013
While students in lower grades improved over 2011 in most subjects, 6th through 9th grade results slide.
A year after new cut scores dramatically affected MEAP (Michigan Educational Assessment Program) test results, Farmington Public Schools students have regained ground in some areas and slipped back in others. Results released Monday by the Michigan Dept. of Education (MDE) show younger students improved their performance more than those in grades 6-9. The largest single increase, more than 9 points, came in 3rd grade reading scores. The 80.8 percent result represents the highest proficiency level in any subject, across the district, since 2009. Check MEAP results for each school in our searchable database. In other results, by grade level: According to MDE, students across the state showed gains in reading proficiency at all grade …
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The head of the Michigan Department of Education asserts that higher wages would encourage more people to become teachers.
The key to getting more qualified math and science teachers into Michigan schools is simple, according to state Superintendent Mike Flanagan: pay them more. Flanagan, who heads up the Michigan Department of Education, said Monday at an assembly of scientists at Michigan State University that Michigan schools need more math and science teachers. The problem, he said, is that most scientists and mathematicians don't consider teaching in public schools to be a viable career option. “We can do all we want with content standards, but the elephant in the room is that it won’t do much good if we don’t have enough math and science teachers in our schools,” Flanagan said while discussing science standards in K-12 schools, according to a release …
Friday, August 3, 2012
Supt. Susan Zurvalec says the district may be required to open choice options for 'Focus' schools that are also Title I schools, but officials don't know how that will work.
Farmington Public Schools Supt. Susan Zurvalec has some questions about Thursday's Michigan Dept. of Education (MDE) release of "report cards" for the district's 17 K-12 schools. For one thing, the district may have to look at opening intra-district schools of choice for 11 "Focus" schools, identified as having large gaps between high and low performing students, that are also Title I schools. "We don't have all the details, but there appears to be a requirement ... to allow choice," Zurvalec said. Zurvalec said while questions remain about the data, officials do know that "the better a school performs, the more likely it is you'll have a large gap." That holds true for Highmeadow Common Campus, which received an "A" grade and is ranked …
Thursday, August 2, 2012
For a second year, Harrison, North Farmington and Farmington Central fall short of No Child Left Behind targets.
Farmington Public Schools is once again feeling the impact of more rigorous state academic standards, with the release today of Michigan Dept. of Education (MDE) school report cards. The district is among a surprising number across Michigan that did not meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) targets set by the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. In total, 262 districts (48 percent) statewide did not make AYP, compared to 37 (6.7 percent) last year. At the school building level, 82 percent of schools made AYP across the state, compared to 79 percent last year. The increase in districts not making AYP is due in part to the more rigorous career and college-ready cut scores now used on the MEAP (Michigan Educational Assessment Program) and …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Changes will take place during the 2014-2015 school year.
Paper and pencil for statewide tests will soon be a thing of the past for Michigan students as they prepare to take a new online assessment detailed during a roundtable Monday by the Michigan Department of Education. The exam will replace the standardized MEAP and MME assessments in math, reading and writing, beginning during the 2014-2015 school year. The MEAP and MME assessments will still be given in science and social studies. But unlike the tests students are used to, the new statewide exam will not have a common set of questions. Subsequent questions will be determined based on how a student answers the previous one. A correct answer yields a harder one. An incorrect responce yields an easier question. The goal is to have students …
The new online assessment will replace the MEAP and MME tests in math, reading and writing beginning during the 2014-15 school year.
Beginning in the 2014-15 school year, students throughout Michigan will be given an online exam to test their knowledge of core subjects. The test replaces the Michigan Merit Exam (MME) and the Michigan Educational Assessment Progam (MEAP) in all subjects except social science and science. Called Smarter Balanced, the exam was produced by The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, a state-led effort to provide consistent and comparable standards, aligned to the Common Core State Standards, in English language arts, literacy and mathematics. Smarter Balanced recently released a Technology Readiness Tool for districts to measure readiness to move to an online assessment program. Martineau said only about 6 percent of districts have taken …
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Farmington Public Schools' rankings on a statewide list may not accurately reflect school performance, an administrator maintains.
A Michigan Department of Education "top to bottom" ranking of state schools may not be the best way to judge Farmington Public Schools (FPS), district officials say. Assistant Superintendent Catherine Cost said Tuesday that the list, which was released on Friday, uses a "very complex system. The formula they used for calculations was very detailed. We have not seen them applied to schools in the past." School officials are trying to figure out how, for instance, Wood Creek Elementary could be ranked near the bottom of the list after significantly improving results on standardized math tests. Wood Creek also ranked in the 80th percentile in MEAP (Michigan Education Assessment Program) testing. "The ranking (in the 19th percentile) doesn't …
Friday, August 26, 2011
Michigan Dept. of Education rankings show Highmeadow near the top.
A report created by the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) puts 16 of 21 Farmington Public schools in the upper 50 percent among Michigan K-12 public and charter schools. Farmington's highest ranking school is Highmeadow Common Campus (16th); the lowest ranking school is Wood Creek Elementary (2437th). Harrison High School, East Middle School, Beechview and Lanigan Elementary Schools all ranked in the bottom half of the list. None of Farmington's schools appeared on the list of 98 schools identified as Persistently Lowest Achieving (PLA) Schools, also released today. The “Top-to-Bottom” (highest to lowest) ranking of all schools uses a comprehensive methodology, developed after a series of public meetings with education stakeholders. …
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North Farmington High School
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Gill Elementary School
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Hillside Elementary School
36801 W 11 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI
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Wood Creek Elementary School
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J.A. Lanigan Elementary School
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Farmington High School
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East Middle School
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O.E. Dunckel Middle School
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Power Upper Elementary School
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Highmeadow Common Campus
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Forest Elementary School
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Beechview Elementary School
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David Anderson
10:21 pm on Friday, February 15, 2013
Art, according to the Patch article (http://farmington-mi.patch.com/articles/farmington-superintendent-tells-parents-meap-is-a-snapshot), it appears as though the FPS Superintendent attempted to preempt the news. more ›