Madison School District may face sanctions for inadequate test scores

Matthew DeFour:

For the first time, the Madison School District has been flagged for possible sanctions under the federal No Child Left Behind law because of inadequate student test scores.

An annual review by the Department of Public Instruction found that Madison was one of six districts that didn't meet objectives in either test scores, test participation, graduation or attendance. Madison fell short in reading scores for the second year in a row and math scores for the first time.

Madison was one of three districts identified as being in need of improvement -- a distinction that comes after two or more years of not meeting standards in one of the categories.

Sixteen Madison schools didn't meet one or more of the objectives, up from five last year. Leopold elementary, Cherokee and Toki middle, and East, Memorial and La Follette high schools were identified as needing improvement.

Posted by jimz at June 8, 2011 1:10 AM
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