New online tool tracks Rhode Island school progress

Darren Soens:

The Rhode Island Department of Education launched a new online tool Tuesday that allows families to track the progress and proficiency of their children's schools.

The program is called the Rhode Island Growth Model Visualization Tool. It is essentially a high-tech report card grading local schools and districts based on results of New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) testing.

"What this tool does, is it takes each school and school district that's in it and looks at different grade levels and groups," explained Rhode Island Education Commissioner Deborah Gist. "You can slice and dice [the data] in all kinds of different ways."

Posted by Jim Zellmer at May 16, 2012 3:46 AM
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