DOE Report Card Gives MCSM an "A" !!

MCSM scored an A rating in the DOE’s first-ever Progress Report. This new system uses a variety of factors to assign a single letter grade, from A to F, to every public school in NYC. For high schools, these grades are based on a combination of last spring’s parent, teacher, and student surveys, average daily attendance rate, four- and six-year graduation rates, Regents exam pass rates, and the percentage of students accumulating ten or more course credits each year. Citywide, 22.3% of all schools received an A rating.

Getting an A is always great, but a close look at MCSM’s report card shows that we cannot afford to rest on our laurels. There is plenty of room for improvement, especially considering that MCSM’s underlying score was 67.6 out of a possible 100, the lowest possible score to still earn an A grade.

To see MCSM’s Progress Report on your computer, click on the blue text below or type it, exactly as shown, in the address line at the top of your browser page: http://schools.nyc.gov/schoolportals/04/M435/default.htm.

Then click on the word “Statistics” on the left side of the screen, then click on the blue words “High School” (2006-2007) where the next screen says Progress Report. This will allow you to download MCSM’s Report Card onto your computer.

A detailed explanation of the MCSM Progress Report will be available to parents as a hand-out at every PTA meeting. Those wishing to receive a copy by email should contact Steve Koss at mathman180@aol.com.