{"id":249,"date":"2023-02-16T12:58:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T17:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpact.org\/?p=249"},"modified":"2023-02-16T12:58:02","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T17:58:02","slug":"proficiency-rates-plummet-in-milton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vpact.org\/?p=249","title":{"rendered":"Proficiency Rates Plummet in Milton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
What is proficiency?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Proficiency-based learning started in 2014 as a direct result of Act 77. Proficiency-based learning seeks to evaluate a student’s skills and approach to problems, rather than strictly obtaining the correct answer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Proficiency-based learning (PBL) centers on demonstrations of specific and transparent learning outcomes in which learning is the constant and time is the variable.<\/p>\nVermont Agency of Education – What is Proficiency-Based Learning?<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Essentially proficiency-based learning has replaced standardized testing as a singular form of measuring student performance. Students that are not meeting proficiency rates are performing below their expected grade level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where do Vermont students stand as far as proficiency is concerned?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The Agency of Education recently released its Preliminary 2022 Statewide Assessment Results<\/a>. While the full results have not yet been shared on the Vermont Education Dashboard, a summary of the results was provided:<\/p>\n\n\n

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You’ve read that correctly; our state does not have a single assessment demographic with a majority of students performing proficiently<\/strong>. Not only that, but only 1 in 4 students are proficient in Math at the 9th grade level!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is even more alarming is that in 2022 Vermont spent an average of $23,423 per pupil<\/strong>, which is the second most in the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Statista – Per pupil public school expenditure by state U.S. 2022<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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There is a lot of talk about the current proficiency rates in Vermont, but how does Milton compare to the rest of the state?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The short answer, not very well. Milton is on average 10-15% below the state average proficiency rates. Our 2022 proficiency rates in English Language Arts are between 28-53%, while our Math proficiency rates are between 17-22%. <\/strong>You can see for yourself using the viewer below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n