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Posted on September 12 at 11:21 p.m.
I'm proud of you Javon....Go Bulldogs!!!
Posted on August 8 at 8:24 p.m.
fire39212...I agree with you. I was just trying to let everyone know that this young lady was just moving into her first home and was in the process of checking on getting it equipped with central A/C. My husband and I owned the house for 10 years and never had a break-in (By the by...the house cooled just fine with the window units, and it was cheaper.) The day after she moved in...bam! I am just thankful that she and the children are safe. Good job - NPD!
Posted on August 7 at 8:29 p.m.
This young lady had just purchased the home as a first time homebuyer and was moving in with her children (I think 4). (She had only been in the house for a day!) Now, I have three children, a husband, and myself in my house and we all have multiple pairs of shoes. I can easily see how there were 30 pairs of shoes in the house; some women have that many pairs all by themselves. This young lady works hard and treated her and her family to a nice housewarming gift; I don't see a problem with that. Furthermore, she was in the process of pricing central air, but the theives didn't give her a chance to put it in, did they?
Posted on May 15 at 9:41 p.m.
What beautiful young ladies you have all turned out to be! I'm proud of each of you. Young men, you look handsome; I'm proud of you as well. Use the information that you have learned to your benefit yourself and others. Love Ya...Mrs. Evers
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Posted on May 12 at 9:04 p.m.
Good Luck Mo'Town!!!
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Posted on May 10 at 6:20 p.m.
EnKiKur,
Interesting comments....yes, I am an educator here in MS. I guess the comments are interesting to me because I spent nine years of my career in Natchez as a teacher and principal; I left to pursue my terminal degree. For the last five years I've served as a principal of a school that moved from level 3 to level 5 in two years under my leadership, and I am currently a curriculum director and test coordinator for a district with high performing schools. In each of my experiences, we (the teachers and I) had to teach students how to take standardized tests, but the emphasis was always focused on creating critical thinkers who could solve real-world problems. Students who are critical thinkers are typically good test takers because they can reason through test items. In the real-world, we take tests. Lawyers take them to become lawyers, doctors to become doctors, teachers to become teachers and so on. We are always being assessed, i.e., one can't get a driver's license without, you guessed it, an assessment. While assessment can cause issues such as those noted, we, as educators, must learn to create a good balance to enable students to have real choices at the end of their school career.
I believe the NAEP test results are what drove the MS Dept. of Education and other leaders to increase the rigor of the new assessment; to see how things have change review the practice tests; they are now online on the state department's webpage. We really can’t compare our state test which is criterion referenced to the NAEP test which is norm referenced; it'd be like comparing apples and oranges. However, we do know that on the old MCT test, students would score high; yet, when faced with the NAEP, those same students (4th and 8th graders only) would falter. I encourage parents and community members to review the new practice tests or take them like you've done to get an idea of the changes in rigor. Many of the items are written at Norman Webb's Depth of Knowledge levels 2 and 3. There will not be any level 4 questions on the test because they require constructed repsonses.
Posted on May 10 at 9:34 a.m.
Actually, the test does test how the individual child performs against him/herself, which is one of the reasons why the state is not giving performance levels this year; there's nothing to compare the child's score with since this is the first test. The individual statistic result is called a growth residual by which a child's score is compared to a previous score to determine growth. Now, based on each child's individual growth the school is given an expected amount of growth to make to either meet, exceed, or not meet the growth. The Leveled rating comes from an achievement score that is basically based on the percentages of students scoring in the four categories: minimum, basic, proficient, and advanced. The state model is different from the federal model in that the federal model does not look at the child's individual growth; it looks at the latter portion - % scoring proficient and advanced. All students in the fourteen subgroups must score proficient or advanced by 2014. Annually, schools who receive Title I money face sanctions if they fail to meet the AYP goals established for that year. Schools who do not receive Title I money are required to report their data via a school report card, but do not face sanctions, i.e., if your high school is a non-title I school - no sanctions from the federal model, but the state has its own model in place as a back-up system. At the end of the day, every child must gain at least one year's growth for one year's work. And, teachers do work individually with students to meet their individual learning needs; there's no other way. This is why students work one-to-one with the teacher or in small groups.
Posted on March 13 at 10:25 p.m.
Way to go, Lee! Keep up the great work. I always knew you'd do great things. I am very proud of you. C. Evers
Posted on February 19 at 7:33 p.m.
Great season girls! I am proud of your hard work...you are winners. Go Lady Bulldogs!
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Posted on October 15 at 8:53 p.m.
Way to go Jamal! When you were one of my students at Morgantown, I knew you would reach your goals. Keep going after your dreams; nothing is impossible when there's hard work and determination involved. I'm proud of you.
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