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Standards-Based Education and Student Report Cards

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Example of anchoring report cards to test scores: 4th Reading, Oct. '02

  Outcome Indicator
4OPT Level 1 2 3 4
Advanced 0% 1%* 0%*   *
Proficient 8% 10%* 2%* 0%*
Basic 21%* 13% 2% 0%
Below Basic 36%* 7% 1%  

* The course outcome ("Comprehends beyond literal understanding to examine, predict, infer") and proficiency scores in these boxes are considered to be "aligned" (70% of 5,615 students for whom we have a matched pair)