Academic Growth of Students
The school accountability report released from the Colorado State Department of Education in December lists Ames as a school receiving the highest ranking of academic growth: Significant Improvement. This is calculated by examining student growth on a pupil by pupil basis, measuring a student against his/her own previous year’s performance. This is unique from other formats of assessment reporting (such as CSAP) in that it truly underscores the importance of every child receiving a rigorous education and making progress.
As exciting as it is to rank high as a whole school with academic gains at each grade level (as with the CSAP reports measuring our proficiency status), the growth report tells the bigger story. We know each child as an individual learner, set goals for academic success for each child, and then design an educational plan to support the goal all the while monitoring progress of each child. This positive academic growth report supplies student results supporting our promise to parents: an excellent education for your child.
AMES #1 IN THE DISTRICT IN GAINS ON 3-5 CSAP ASSESSMENT!