Website offers a snapshot of how Iowa school districts are performing

Dear Parents and Guardians,

I’m writing to make you aware of a new state website that provides Iowans a snapshot of how our public schools and school districts are performing in two areas: student proficiency rates and growth toward college and career readiness. 

This website will enable users to look up this information for any public school or district, including ours. You may find the new website, http://reports.educateiowa.gov/acr, a good source of information. 

The website was developed by the Iowa Department of Education as a first step in meeting a requirement of the 2013 education reform law. This law requires the Department to evaluate and rank schools based on their performance on nine specific measures and to post this information on its website. 

This evaluation system is under development, and we expect to see a more complete system this fall. According to the Iowa Department of Education, the system will be rolled out in phases this year and next year. It’s important to note that the new website available now does not represent the complete evaluation system.

For the complete story, see this week's issue of The Ogden Reporter.

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