The MCPS claim about the shrinking grade 3reading gap.
MCPS slide/Singam
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) spokesperson Dana Tofig has been quoted in the media as saying MSAs “… have proven to be pretty unreliable measures.” This reality hasn’t precluded MCPS and the state from claiming, in independent presentations, that the achievement gap is narrowing.
Leslie Wilson, Assistant State Superintendent, Division of Accountability and Assessment, in a presentation dated July 21, 2009, asserts the gap has narrowed in Maryland. In a presentation dated a few days earlier, MCPS asserts that the “MSA Grade 3 Reading Gap Shrinks 22 Percentage Points,” and the “MSA Grade 3 Math Gap Shrinks 16 Percentage Points.” In about seven years, the achievement gap, as measured by the MSAs, has shrunk by double digits.
