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Hi all - I have a question re: the NWEA MAP test results and 2E kids. Should these students show overall progress being made each time testing occurs? I did read the link on the NWEA site re: negative growth, but it pointed more towards student behaviors as the root cause, which I completely understand. What about no growth? My dd has had the same math score for 4 testing sessions since 4th grade. Reading is up and down for the most part, but I'm pretty sure from what dd has stated as her scores (school has not given us her score report), there's been little to no growth at all for a very long time. Are goals supposed to be set even for students who are already performing in the higher end of the range (> or = to 99th%'ile)? If there is no growth, then how could this be addressed if the school is not willing to do any sort of acceleration because of the 2E issues (ex. work completion, processing speed, etc)?

Thanks!

Not sure what the answers are for the rest of your questions but yes, there should be growth goals for students performing in the higher end of the range. Starting on page 42 is Table 5.1a Growth Estimates for different grades:

http://pickens.it.schoolfusion.us/m...ssionid=14d1e9266e4482d198ebc39c6e6bc9c3

For no growth I would ask about finding opportunities for dd to work in her zone of proximal development.
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/5075