Macomb's MME Scores Show Slight Increase; ACT Remains Steady

Data from the Michigan Department of Education shows the Class of 2013 at Chippewa Valley, L'Anse Creuse, New Haven and Utica did better on the Michigan Merit Exam than their predecessors.

Macomb's MME Scores Show Slight Increase; ACT Remains Steady

Data from the Michigan Department of Education shows the Class of 2013 at Chippewa Valley, L'Anse Creuse, New Haven and Utica did better on the Michigan Merit Exam than their predecessors.

The majority of Macomb area students continue to score above state average on the Michigan Merit Exam, but the number of students actually passing the exam suggests there is much work to be done, according to a report released by the Michigan Department of Education this morning. The performance of Macomb area students this year takes into account a test that is more difficult to pass, based on new cut scores implemented last year by the state. Had their performance been compared to last year's actual test, Chippewa Valley students would have dropped 26 percentage points in math, for instance. To allow for a more apples-to-apples comparison, the state has adjusted the 2011 scores, giving Chippewa's math results for this year a 3 percentage…

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Local Tutoring Options Offer Students Second Semester Salvation

From school and library resources to Internet aides, Macomb Township students of all ages have numerous free study aides available to them.

As the start of second semester often brings new material and course requirements, students can spare themselves many sleepless nights and poor grades by exploring their tutoring options ahead of time. For Macomb Township students, a variety of tutoring options and study resources are available free of charge. From third-grade math to college prep, Macomb's schools and libraries offer resources for all subjects and grade levels. Here are a few of the resources currently available: Live Homework Help Available to anyone with a Clinton-Macomb library card, Live Homework Help is available through the library's website from 4-11 p.m. everyday. "They login with their library card, then there are a whole variety of subjects they can pick from …

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James Coller

11:03 pm on Sunday, January 22, 2012

School counselors can also be extremely helpful in recommending other tutoring options for individual students!   more ›

Macomb Schools Test Scores Take a Hit Under New Cut Scores

A look at recent MEAP and MME scores by Macomb Township students under the state's new cut scores show a drop in the percentage deemed "proficient."

The Michigan Department of Education on Thursday released what it calls a “retrospective look” at how students would have fared on past MEAP and MME exams if new scoring standards had been in place–and none of Macomb Township’s public school districts escaped the statewide decline in proficiency levels. The new standards, adopted by the State Board of Education in September, changed state cut scores—the scores used by schools to determine whether a student is advanced, proficient, partially proficient or not proficient in certain subjects. Overall, the results released Thursday show a major decline in student test scores on the Michigan Merit Exam (MME) and the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) in math, reading, science and …

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Chippewa, L'Anse Creuse, Utica Score Above State Average in Merit Exam

Scores for the 2011 Michigan Merit Exam have been released and show the majority of 11th-grade students in all three districts–Chippewa Valley, L'Anse Creuse and Utica–are proficient or advanced in all tested subjects.

Scores on the state’s high school test, the Michigan Merit Exam, increased slightly in Macomb Township's public schools, according to results released by the Michigan Department of Education today. High school juniors were tested in the spring on the MME, which includes the college entrance exam, the ACT. Compared with 2010 results, the percentage of Chippewa Valley, L'Anse Creuse and Utica 11th-graders who scored at the proficient or advanced levels improved slightly in the subjects of writing, math and science. However, save for scores in L'Anse Creuse, the percentage of students scoring proficient or advanced in reading decreased. In social studies, all three districts posted drastically different scores, with L'Anse Creuse improving …

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