Fall MAPAssessment is complete for all new and returning students. The MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) assessment is designed to measure growth and in the absence of state testing last year, OTA re-implemented MAP. Since the test is computerized teachers can get results quickly; but there was also a great deal of work involved re-tooling our school labs to assess all students on computer. Thank you Mr Batista and Mr Major for the many hours you put in getting us ready!
Spring MAP resultswill be not be sent home with Q1 report cards since due to technical difficulties related to switching the entire school to computerized testing (wireless keyboards not working, some classes not finishing entire test, etc.) the results are not a good measure of last year’s performance. Fall results will be used along with a winter assessment to set goals and make mid-year corrections.
The biggest finding from the Spring-Fall results so far is that OTA students confirm the summer learning loss theory. For example OTA students lost an average of 10% on their math scores over summer.
