While there is great attention given these days to the “Common Core” evaluation of public schools, the Maryland School Progress Index (SPI) is the state’s new primary tool to determine how well a school is doing in its quest to improve overall progress based on each school’s individual goals and objectives.
The SPI is a new accountability system that helps educators gauge how well a school is progressing in its quest to improve performance for all students. The yardstick for every school is set against its own ability to reduce in half in six years the portion of students not achieving proficiency, with annual improvement targets set for every school and every subgroup individually.
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