Articles tagged as: ISTEP
November 22, 2016
Phalen on School 103 ISTEP Scores: Our Job Is Help Kids Do Well And Our Kids Did Poorly
School 103 on the Far Eastside was the first failing IPS school restarted under a controversial law allowing the district to partner with outside groups to independently run a school. Only 4.6 percent of students passed both portions of ISTEP exam in 2016 -- a five point drop from when when IPS ran the school.
Read MoreNovember 17, 2016
ISTEP Scores Drop For The Second Year In A Row
Fifty-two percent of students passed both the English Language Arts and Math sections of the test. This is compared to 53 percent in 2015.
Read MoreNovember 17, 2016
IPS Test Scores Drop At Top Schools, First 'Innovation' School
Indianapolis Public Schools saw drops in ISTEP scores at the vast majority of schools. Scores fell across the state, but the situation was worse in IPS, where the passing rate went down by 4 percentage points to 25.3 percent in 2016.
Read MoreNovember 15, 2016
ISTEP Panel Finishes Broad Plan To Submit To Legislature
The group decided on a two-fold recommendation including broad ideas for writing a new assessment system, and details on how to achieve those ideas.
Read MoreOctober 28, 2016
Indiana Superintendents Demand Action On ISTEP Replacement
The pushback comes as top panel members have said Indiana will likely delay any changes until after spring 2018,
Read MoreOctober 13, 2016
Ritz And The Department Of Education Propose New Testing System
The plan is just one design the ISTEP committee could consider sugesting to the 2017 General Assembly next legislative session.
Read MoreOctober 12, 2016
From The Experts: What Should Indiana Do With The ISTEP?
The ISTEP panel that is developing a legislative recommendation for how to replace the state's testing system heard from a slew of national testing experts Tuesday, who make the most specific suggestions to date.
Read MoreOctober 5, 2016
Education Dept. Says ISTEP Grades Will Be Made Public In The Next Month
Schools and parents received individual student ISTEP scores back in August, but they were embargoed.
Read MoreSeptember 14, 2016
New Proposal Sought Before Panel Drafts ISTEP Replacement
After one of the last meetings of the ISTEP+ panel, it seems unlikely the group of educators and policy makers will draft a plan for a new state assessment.
Read MoreAugust 10, 2016
Education Department Seeks $4 Million In Damages After ISTEP Debacle
The state accuses CTB, now Data Recognition Corporation, of not living up to contractual duties after the company substantially delayed releasing 2015 ISTEP+ scores.
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