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MAP test resultsThe results are in. Earlier this year students across the state sharpened their No. 2 pencils and did their best to fill in circles on the annual Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) test. The test results showed high markings for several St. Louis County school districts. Ladue School District met the state’s Annual Proficiency Target in communication arts and math for all students overall, as well as in the areas of attendance, graduation and participation rates. However, the district has not met the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) as defined by the federal standard, No Child Left Behind (NCLB). This is the second year in a row that the district has not met AYP.? The 2008 AYP target for proficiency is 51 percent for communication arts and 45 percent in math. Elementary and middle school attendance rate must be at least 93 percent, while the high school graduation rate must be at least 85 percent. The testing participation rate must be 95 percent. Ladue is not the only district in the area to receive high marks on the MAP while not meeting AYP requirements. The Parkway School District did not make AYP because of the performance of an individual subgroup’s performance. Clayton School District took the lead in the area in eight areas including sixth-grade mathematics, seventh-grade communication arts and mathematics, 10th grade mathematics for all students and African American students, and 11th grade communication arts for all students and African American students. Middle schools scored highest across the board. The top 10 local districts with the highest MAP test scores for grades six through eight in 2008 are:
Webster GrovesFunds swim The Webster Groves School District Foundation will be holding a nighttime fun swim, “Swimming Under the Stars,” from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 22 at the Webster Groves Aquatic Center. Admission is $5 a person, with a maximum charge of $20 per family. All proceeds will benefit innovative educational programs in the school district.
Hall of Fame ahead The Webster Groves School District Alumni Association’s capital campaign “Investing in the Next 100 Years” has raised $187,000. By way of generous support from alumni and other donors, improvements can be made in the Webster Groves High School physical education space. Two rooms located under the new gymnasium will be completed. The campaign is working toward a $500,000 goal to equip the rooms – designed as a fitness center and multipurpose area – and develop an athletic Hall of Fame in a corridor connecting Roberts Gymnasium and the new gym. The school district opened this year with nearly $40 million of renovations and additions. The improvements came from a 2006 voter approved bond issue, Proposition V. Included in those projects was the new high school competition gym, Hixson Middle School cafeteria renovations, and new gymnasiums at each of the elementary schools.
ClaytonTax rate hearing The Clayton Board of Education will hold its annual tax rate hearing which will set the district’s tax rate for 2008 at the next regular meeting. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 27, at the district’s Administrative Center, 2 Mark Twain Circle. The board will also review and is expected to approve at the meeting the budget for the Clayton Recreation, Sports and Wellness Commission, the entity that operates the Center of Clayton.
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