Why is Hall-Dale Using a Standards Based Education System? |
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The Maine Learning Results Guiding Principles envision our students as “self-directed, life-long learners,” and our own mission statement and core beliefs call for students to be self-motivated and engaged in their own educational planning and success. At the same time, teaching theory calls for teachers to make learning goals and objectives accessible, clear and understandable to students, and advises that these goals and objectives be the basis for instruction and assessment. In addition, a critical mass of educators has questioned and challenged the value of a traditional grade point system that lacks information about how students are achieving related to specific sets of learning. Finally, HDMS was deemed a ‘needs improvement’ school based on our students’ scores on the state assessment tool. The most recent SAT results for our 11th grade students indicate less that 50% graduate proficient in math. There is: -A national movement toward standards-based education supported by various federal laws, -An expectation in philosophy and law that Maine schools provide students an education based on Maine’s Learning Results and The Common Core, regional standards and national standards, The RSU #2 board developed a goal in 2009 calling for standards-based instruction and assessment. -We want our students to be focused on what they need to know and be able to do. -We want them to take a greater role in understanding and managing their own learning. -We want parents and students to see progress and achievement in meaningful, actionable terms -Standards-based education and reporting can play a major role in realizing these goals. |
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