English Learners

Stoneham MCAS Target for 2027

Aspirational: 100% of students meet grade-level expectations

By 2027:

- Increase mean student growth percentile (SGP) for high needs students from moderate/typical growth (48) to at least "high growth" (60)

- 100% of students make at least moderate/typical growth (40-59)

- 90% of students who are "not meeting grade-level standards" will achieve "high growth" (SGP = at least 60)

• Accessibility, Accommodations, and Participation Requirements for MCAS and WIDA ACCESS
  Students with disabilities and EL students must participate in all MCAS testing scheduled for their grades regardless of the program and services they are receiving, with the exception of EL students who are in their first year of enrollment in U.S. schools (i.e., students first enrolled after the March SIMS submission), for whom ELA testing is optional; and students taking the MCAS Alternate Assessment (MCAS-Alt) who must take alternate assessments in the grades and subjects required for students in that grade.
  In addition, all EL students are required to participate in the ACCESS for ELLs tests, regardless of the English language services they receive, to comply with federal and state laws. Details are posted on how all students participate in spring MCAS testing and how EL students participate in WIDA ACCESS testing.

2025 MCAS Results

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Current Curriculum & Instructional Improvement Action Steps to Increase Student Achievement:

1. New curriculum adoption in process K-12 for all ELL students in our district.  This was funded by a grant from the Massachusetts Deparment of Education. 

2. Focus on our Multi-Tiered System of Supports, with strengthening Tier I as a starting point.

3. Development of 6 to 8 "Look-fors" in Tier I across the district

4. Clear, consistent and connected school improvement plans

5. Development of a District Improvement Plan