Monday, March 18, 2013
Due to the expected winter storm on Tuesday, the state announced that the MCAS English Language Arts Composition test for students in grades 4, 7 and 10 has been postponed until Monday, March 25.
Since much of Massachusetts is expecting a winter storm on Tuesday, and with it the possibility of numerous school closings or delayed openings, the MCAS English Language Arts Composition test for students in grades 4, 7 and 10 has been postponed until Monday, March 25, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced on its website. Originally this composition test was scheduled for Tuesday, March 19, but in an effort to make sure all schools administer the test on the same day, "all schools must administer the ELA Composition test to students in grades 4, 7, and 10 on Monday, March 25, including schools that are not affected by the weather," according to a memo from Elizabeth Davis, Associate Commissioner of …
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education released statewide 2012 MCAS scores on Wednesday.
Braintree students in all grades tested significantly better in English, math and science than the state MCAS averages this year, even as results released on Wednesday show that Massachusetts 10th graders performed at their highest level yet. Statewide, 10th grade students hit the proficient or advanced levels 88 percent of the time in English and 78 percent in math. That compares to 38 percent and 24 percent in 1998 when MCAS was first administered. "I am proud of the progress we have made, but won't be satisfied until we close the achievement gap and all students have the opportunity to reach their full potential," Gov. Deval Patrick said in a press release on Monday. Locally, 96 percent of 10th graders at Braintree High School scored …
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Liberty and Flaherty Elementary schools in Braintree were also commended by the state for narrowing the proficiency gap in MCAS scores.
As Kristin Walsh, a 6th grade math teacher at East Middle School, paced in front of the classroom writing complicated addition, subtraction and multiplication problems on a whiteboard, one student in the far row struggled to keep up. Two assistants floated around the room, helping the kids, some with autism or other disabilities. They played math BINGO, answering the problems to fill in boxes. But that one student, cramped in his small desk, wearing a suit and looking to the young girl behind him for answers, continued to defy the expectations of another student, a boy who had cracked wise earlier. "Who's going to win?" Walsh had asked the classroom, filled along the edges with people lugging notebooks and cameras. "Me. Me. Me," the …
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East Middle School
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Sunday, October 23, 2011
Some students even scored perfectly in two of three subject areas.
The Braintree School Department released a list last week of the 78 students who earned perfect scores on at least one of the MCAS subject areas this year. Another seven students scored perfectly in two of the three areas. Below are the students by subject. Math Rohan Aggarwal – 8th grade East Vyshnavi Anandan – 8th grade East Bridget Bognanno – 3rd grade Morrison Lucas Boscoe – 10th grade BHS Nathan Buliga – 7th grade South Emily Cadigan – 8th grade South Patricia Chan – 5th grade Flaherty Shannon Dennehy – 8th grade South Jessica Doherty – 5th grade Flaherty Cailin Donovan – 4th grade Highlands Gerard Duplessis – 8th grade South Piajoe Elkhoury – 3rd grade Liberty Jacob Esselstyn – 5th grade Morrison Alyssa Fajardo – 3rd grade Morrison …
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Braintree Public Schools
348 Pond St, Braintree, MA
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Braintree school officials presented student MCAS scores at the School Committee last week.
Braintree students at all levels scored on average significantly higher than Massachusetts as a whole on this year's MCAS tests. All grades in Braintree scored 83 percent in the advanced and proficient categories on the English Language Arts tests, four points higher than last year. That compares to 69 percent at the state level, a one percent boost over 2010. Math scores were also higher in Braintree at all levels compared to the state average. Braintree students scored two percent higher than last year, at 75 percent at the advanced and proficient levels. Massachusetts was at 58 percent, a one percent decrease. Students must pass grade 10 English and science tests to receive a high school diploma. The Massachusetts Comprehensive …
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Hollis Elementary School
482 Washington St, Braintree, MA
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Alex Graziano
3:48 pm on Wednesday, October 26, 2011
The school's classrooms look so much smaller now than they did when I left there : ) more ›