ESEA NOTIFICATION
THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT (ESEA) AS AMENDED BY THE EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT (ESSA) OF 2015, MANDATES THAT ALL STATES AND SCHOOL UNITS PROVIDE AN ANNUAL REPORT CARD THAT SHARES THE ACHIEVEMENT AND PROGRESS OF STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS AS WELL AS INFORMATION ABOUT GRADUATION RATES AND THE QUALIFICATION OF TEACHERS IN THE SCHOOL UNIT. THE REPORT CARD DATA SERVES TO INFORM SCHOOL AND DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES. IN ADDITION, THE DATA CAN ASSIST PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN WORKING EFFECTIVELY AND PRODUCTIVELY WITH EDUCATORS TO SUPPORT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. THIS ESEA REPORT CARD SUMMARIZES DATA COLLECTED FROM THE MAINE EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT (MEA) FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-11 IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, MATH AND SCIENCE. THE ESEA REPORT CARD IS BASED ON DATA COLLECTED DURING THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR. THE MSAD 41 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT UTILIZES ALL ASSESSMENT DATA TO HELP INFORM OUR PRACTICES AT THE DISTRICT, SCHOOL, CLASSROOM AND INDIVIDUAL LEVELS FOR OUR STUDENTS. ALTHOUGH WE ENCOURAGE STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN OUR ASSESSMENT PROGRAM, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT PARENTS/GUARDIANS MAY OPT THEIR CHILD OUT OF STATE TESTING. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN DOING SO, PLEASE REACH OUT TO YOUR CHILD'S PRINCIPAL TO MAKE THIS REQUEST IN WRITING. TO VIEW THE ESEA REPORT CARD, PLEASE GO TO ESEA DASHBOARD ON THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.MAINE.GOV/DOE/DASHBOARD WHERE YOU CAN SEARCH FOR YOUR SCHOOL AND DISTRICT DATA. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ESEA REPORT CARD OR THE DATA PRESENTED, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CHILD’S SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OR TEACHER, OR YOU MAY EMAIL QUESTIONS TO ME AT DFOURNIER@MSAD41.US. SINCERELY, DARCIE FOURNIER, CURRICULUM COORDINATOR/ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT (ESEA) AS AMENDED BY THE EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT (ESSA) OF 2015, MANDATES THAT ALL STATES AND SCHOOL UNITS PROVIDE AN ANNUAL REPORT CARD THAT SHARES THE ACHIEVEMENT AND PROGRESS OF STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS AS WELL AS INFORMATION ABOUT GRADUATION RATES AND THE QUALIFICATION OF TEACHERS IN THE SCHOOL UNIT. THE REPORT CARD DATA SERVES TO INFORM SCHOOL AND DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES. IN ADDITION, THE DATA CAN ASSIST PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN WORKING EFFECTIVELY AND PRODUCTIVELY WITH EDUCATORS TO SUPPORT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. THIS ESEA REPORT CARD SUMMARIZES DATA COLLECTED FROM THE MAINE EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT (MEA) FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-11 IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, MATH AND SCIENCE. THE ESEA REPORT CARD IS BASED ON DATA COLLECTED DURING THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR. THE MSAD 41 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT UTILIZES ALL ASSESSMENT DATA TO HELP INFORM OUR PRACTICES AT THE DISTRICT, SCHOOL, CLASSROOM AND INDIVIDUAL LEVELS FOR OUR STUDENTS. ALTHOUGH WE ENCOURAGE STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN OUR ASSESSMENT PROGRAM, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT PARENTS/GUARDIANS MAY OPT THEIR CHILD OUT OF STATE TESTING. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN DOING SO, PLEASE REACH OUT TO YOUR CHILD'S PRINCIPAL TO MAKE THIS REQUEST IN WRITING. TO VIEW THE ESEA REPORT CARD, PLEASE GO TO ESEA DASHBOARD ON THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.MAINE.GOV/DOE/DASHBOARD WHERE YOU CAN SEARCH FOR YOUR SCHOOL AND DISTRICT DATA. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ESEA REPORT CARD OR THE DATA PRESENTED, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CHILD’S SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OR TEACHER, OR YOU MAY EMAIL QUESTIONS TO ME AT DFOURNIER@MSAD41.US. SINCERELY, DARCIE FOURNIER, CURRICULUM COORDINATOR/ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
