Department of Education and Early Development

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Department of Education and Early Development
Department of Education and Early Development
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To ensure quality standards-based instruction to improve academic achievement for all students.

End Result A: Students demonstrate growth in academic achievement, demonstrating continuous growth, and meeting Proficiency or higher, on assessments defined in the Alaska Comprehensive System of Statewide Assessment.

	In 2009, 79.5% of the students tested in grades 3-10 were proficient in reading, 75.8% in writing, 68.5% in mathematics, and 54.6% in science. The science assessment is administered in grades 4, 8 & 10. Proficiency rates increased in science (1.9%) and in writing (2.2%) compared to 2008. Proficiency rates decreased in reading (-2.2%) and in mathematics (-1.7%) compared to 2008.
	The 2009 cohort (students who first took the exam in 2007) has an overall proficient rate of 90.3%, an increase of 2.9% from 2008.
	The percentage of students who scored proficient or higher on the SBA in 2008 and maintained that score in 2009 was 65.9% in reading, 60.1% in writing, and 52.5% in mathematics. Comparing percentages from 2008, the 2009 proficient trend is a decline in both reading and math, but an increase in writing.

End Result B: Increase the Statewide Graduation Rate.

66% of students graduated on time for the 2008-2009 school year, which represents an increase of 3.4% over the 2007-2008 school year.

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