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November 12 2019
Dear Parents and Guardians,
The 2019-20 school year is off to a great start throughout the Little Chute Area School District. We are excited to be in our new spaces at the Intermediate/Middle/High School complex while seeing our staff and students continue to utilize technology to enhance student learning. As a learning community, we are continually looking to improve Little Chute Area School District. One source we use to reflect on our strengths and areas for improvement is the State School Report Card.
The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) generates a School Report Card and District Report Card for every publicly funded school and district in the state. These public report cards can be found online at: http://dpi.wi.gov/accountability/report-cards . The Report Cards are intended to help schools and districts use performance data to target improvement efforts that ensure students are ready for their next educational step – whether it be the next grade level, graduation, college, and/or career.
The current School Report Card is primarily based on last year’s student performance, the 2018-19 school year. At the foundation of the report cards are four priority areas. Schools and districts receive a score for each area:
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Student Achievement proficiency in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics on the annual state assessments
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School Growth measured by year-to-year progress in ELA and math achievement
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Closing Gaps in performance between specific student groups (comparing English language learners, low-income students, students with disabilities, and members of a racial or an ethnic group with their peers)
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On-Track and Postsecondary Readiness showing reliable predictors of how many students are on-track to graduate from high school and student readiness for post-high school success
Schools and districts are also evaluated on their level of student engagement – chronic absenteeism rates and dropout rates – when applicable.
The priority area scores are aggregated into an overall accountability score, from 0 to 100. This score is displayed in the top left corner of the School or District Report Cards. It is important to note that the 0 to 100 accountability score is not a “percent correct” measurement. Based on its score, a school or district receives one of five rating categories, from Fails to Meet Expectations to Significantly Exceeds Expectations, as well as corresponding one to five stars. Little Chute Area School District would like to inform you of the overall scores for each school and our district:
DPI has produced two versions of each Report Card: a quick one-pager labeled "School Report Card" and a lengthier, detailed version labeled, "School Report Card Detail". Both versions can be accessed online at https://apps2.dpi.wi.gov/reportcards/ along with resources that explain the report cards. I have included the detailed School Report Card for each school and the district. Again, as DPI stresses, these report cards are just one source of information about our schools.
The Educators and Administration of the Little Chute Area School District looks forward to working with you to make 2019-20 a successful school year for your child!
If there are any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Angela Wachtel
Director of Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment
Little Chute Area School District
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