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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Michigan Department of Education Plans for New Online-Based Assessments

Changes will take place during the 2014-2015 school year.

Paper and pencil for statewide tests will soon be a thing of the past for Michigan students as they prepare to take a new online assessment detailed during a roundtable Monday by the Michigan Department of Education. The exam will replace the standardized MEAP and MME assessments in math, reading and writing, beginning during the 2014-2015 school year. The MEAP and MME assessments will still be given in science and social studies. But unlike the tests students are used to, the new statewide exam will not have a common set of questions. Subsequent questions will be determined based on how a student answers the previous one. A correct answer yields a harder one. An incorrect responce yields an easier question. The goal is to have students …

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Chippewa Valley, New Haven Put Declining Test Scores in Perspective

New standards, adopted by the State Board of Education in September, changed state cut scores on the MEAP and MME to make the test more rigorous.

In reviewing the results of the Michigan Department of Education’s “retrospective look” at 2010 MEAP and MME scores, local school administrators said they were not surprised to find Macomb districts showing a decline in proficiency levels. “We weren’t surprised, but when you look at (the scores), regardless of what you know is coming, and you look at them in black and white, it’s shocking,” said Ron Roberts, Chippewa Valley Schools superintendent. With state scoring standards for the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) and Michigan Merit Exam (MME) slated to change in 2012, school districts were given a retrospective look at how their students would fare had these new scoring standards been in place.   Students now need to get …

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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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Today's News Fast: June 29

We're whetting your news appetite with some fast facts about deals, weather, events and more happening today in Macomb.

Are you sitting down for this? The weather forecast for today is "sunny!" Not partly sunny, or sunny with a chance of precipitation, just plain old sunny with a high near 76 degrees. Those pesky clouds will stay away tonight, too, giving us mostly clear skies and a low around 55 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.  In recognition of Macomb Township's German roots, we bring you the German Word of the Day: beenden, meaning to finish, is a verb pronounced [be-enden]. Wednesday is Deals Day at Macomb Patch, so click into "This Weeks Deals to Save Macomb Moola" for coupons and specials featuring buy one, get one free dinners, desserts and more around town. These coupons are electronically clipped for your convenience by our …

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Michigan Merit Exam Scores Breakdown: L'Anse Creuse North

Although the L'Anse Creuse district as a whole achieved proficiency levels above the state average, L'Anse Creuse High School North did not.

While the L'Anse Creuse district as a whole achieved proficient or advanced proficient scores above the state average on the 2011 Michigan Merit Exam, L'Anse Creuse High School North did not, according to results released today. Save for math, L'Anse Creuse North fell below the state average for proficiency in reading, writing, science and social studies. For each subject, the percentages of 11th-grade students achieving proficient or advanced performance levels, per school, in 2011 were as follows: MME scores are divided into four performance levels: advanced, proficient, partially proficient and not proficient. Students who place in either the advanced or proficient levels are considered to be “proficient” in that subject. Those who …

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