In
case you didn't hear
Scotia-Glenville
was named as a "high performing/gap closing school district"
by the state Education Deparment on June 5. Locally, only the Niskayuna,
Schalmont and Cohoes school districts received the same recognition.
The recognition means that Scotia-Glenville met all applicable state standards
on English language arts and mathematics standardized tests in 2004-2005
and made Adequate Yearly Progress in both 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 on all
applicable English language arts, mathematics, science and graduation
rate criteria.
In addition, the district had at least 30 continuously enrolled students
in at least two racial ethnic groups or at least one racial ethnic group
and one of the following groups of students: low-income students, students
with disabilities, or limited English proficient students.
The
Capital District Business Review ranked Scotia-Glenville as the
19th top district out of 85 local school districts. Last
year, S-G ranked 13th in the annual Business Review ranking.
The results, published in June 2007, are based on grade 4 English Language
Arts and mathematics standardized tests, grade 8 English Language Arts
and mathematics standardized tests and high school Regents exams in English
and mathematics.
The district also ranked 11th in a separate ranking of mathematics scores
at grades 4, 8 and Regents.
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