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In 2009 and earlier, a score a 650 or higher was required in order to be deemed proficient.
For example, 79% of these students were proficient on Math in Year 2, while only 42% were proficient in Year 3. In 2010, amid concerns that these tests had become too easy and were not reflective of the proficiency needed in each grade, the New York State Department of Education raised the scores necessary to be deemed proficient.
We may be defining standards for the knowledge and skills students need to be deemed proficient in each grade, but the moments of discovery that begin journeys to success in our changing world are left to chance.
To be deemed proficient on the NAEP exam, a fourth grader had to explain things like why cities grew where they did and why Europeans sought new trade routes in the 1400s.
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In New York City, 81 percent of students are deemed proficient in math, and 68.8 percent are proficient in English.
In language arts, 88percentt of eighth-graders were deemed "proficient" or "advanced," compared with 72percentt statewide.
But they are only awarded points if their language skills are deemed "proficient" or "superior".
The school, where 823 students are enrolled, was deemed "proficient" last year in a city quality review.
On the English exam, 3percentt of nonnative speakers were deemed proficient, and 6percentt of students with disabilities passed.
In addition, the schools would aim to hire laid-off teachers who were deemed proficient or excellent to fill at least half of any new job openings.
On New York State standardized tests, 69 percent of the city's fourth graders and 58 percent of its eighth graders were deemed proficient in 2009.
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