Comments on: School rankings are out. How did yours do?

By: Katy Murphy

Katy Murphy — Sat, 23 May 2009 15:49:21 +0000

Oh, sorry. Wrong topic! Here it is. There’s a chart at the bottom of the story that looks at various East Bay districts:

http://www.insidebayarea.com/search/ci_12425057

By: Judy

Judy — Sat, 23 May 2009 05:37:24 +0000

No, the one that compared San Ramon to Oakland

By: Katy Murphy

Katy Murphy — Fri, 22 May 2009 20:33:27 +0000

Do you mean the short profile of Smith from earlier in the week? If so, I linked to it from this blog post. (The link is on Smith’s name, at the top.)

By: Judy

Judy — Fri, 22 May 2009 20:24:50 +0000

Katy: You had a good article in the Tri-Valley Times. Will you be citing any of it in your blog

By: Katy Murphy

Katy Murphy — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:42:16 +0000

There’s a different reason every year. Sometimes state testing officials decide to give more weight to certain scores, or they add a new test. This year, it’s because the state stopped giving the California Achievement Test in 2008 — apparently, because it was cut from the budget.

In other words, they have calculated the 2008 results in exactly the same way that they’ll calculate the 2009 API so that the two can be compared.

Of course, this makes it harder to get a true picture of a school’s performance over time.

By: livegreen

livegreen — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:37:23 +0000

Why did the scores need to be re-calculated?
Shouldn’t the 2008-2009 be out soon anyway?

By: Tildenparent

Tildenparent — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:07:50 +0000

About 40% of the children at Tilden are classified as General Education. We are an integrated school. This just highlights our invisibility as a learning community with a unique vision and mission. Tilden has done a commendable job of educating all children. When will that job gain the recognition and support that it merits?

Thanks for the clarification. And thanks for the role that you have had in bringing light to the issues that our school has been facing.

By: Katy Murphy

Katy Murphy — Thu, 21 May 2009 21:27:43 +0000

Tilden parent – Here’s what it says on the CDE site:

“C” means this is a special education school. Statewide and similar schools ranks are not applicable to special education schools.

By: Tildenparent

Tildenparent — Thu, 21 May 2009 17:52:43 +0000

What does the C for Tilden mean? If it means closed, it should not. It is open for next year. It has quite a high API despite the many challenges it has faced through the years. And the 2nd graders that were tested on the CST were nurtured within the school. Tilden deserves a ranking as much as the next school. The teachers and staff labor with dedication despite the lack of support that they tend to face. We are still kicking!