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(NR) LOCAL NEWS online at hometownlife.com A5 Hometown Weeklies | Thursday, February 23, 2012 standards adopted by the last fall. According to the dis- trict, the new cut scores represent a significantly higher standard for stu- dent achievement and are intended to more accu- rately reflect a student’s progress toward college and career readiness. Students previous- ly could have answered as few as 40 percent of the questions correct- ly to be considered pro- ficient. Under the new scoring system, students will have to correctly answer a much higher percentage of questions. Michigan is one of only three states in the nation (along with New York and Tennessee) to move to this top tier level of test scoring. Behnke said the scores for each grade and school will be analyzed in order to help the dis- trict improve curric- ulum and get students ready for college and/ or a career. He said the MEAP is great way to track student perfor- mance, but it’s not only way method used by the district. He said Northville is in its second year of using the Northwest Evalua- tion Association (NWEA) and Explore Tests, which are used two to three times a year to track proficiency and give teachers an idea of what needs to be worked on. When gaps are discov- ered in student learning, appropriate and mean- ingful interventions are launched to ensure stu- dent academic success, Behnke said. Northville Public Schools District average Percentage of students who were “proficient.” Writing was new to 4th and 7th grades in 2010. 3rd Grade 2008 2009 2010 2011 Math 67.8 58.8 53.7 60 Reading 86.8 87.8 85.8 84.4 4th Grade 2008 2009 2010 2011 Math 60.9 63.7 55.8 60.3 Reading 82.4 91.7 85.6 89.7 Writing n/a n/a 78.8 77.3 5th Grade 2008 2009 2010 2011 Math 50.5 69.2 63.6 61 Reading 83.6 88.7 90.5 90.9 Science 42.8 43.2 47.1 46.2 6th Grade 2008 2009 2010 2011 Math 68.1 50.5 52.6 58.2 Reading 83.9 83.6 83.6 89.2 S.Studies 66.8 56.2 53.5 55.1 7th Grade 2008 2009 2010 2011 Math 73.5 74.7 68.1 69.2 Reading 84.1 81.7 77.7 81.2 Writing n/a n/a 71.9 75.3 8th Grade 2008 2009 2010 Math 54.3 53.8 51.6 Reading 77.5 82.4 81.3 Science 47.7 36.8 34.5 9th Grade 2008 2009 2010 2011 S. Studies 61.7 61.7 61.2 59.7 Source: Michigan Department of Education MEAP Continued from page A1 Community Events MOVIES AT THE MARQUIS Location: Marquis Theater, 135 E. Main Street, Northville Time/Date: doors open at 6:45 p.m.; movies begin at 7:30 p.m. Details: The Northville Downtown Development Authority invites you to this classic movie series, sponsored by Tom Holzer Ford. Each of the individual movies will be sponsored by the Downtown North- ville merchant listed below. Tickets are $3 in advance at the ticket sponsor location, or $5 at the Marquis the night of the show. Feb. 25: “Bye Bye Birdie”; Keller Williams Realty Northville NORTHVILLE COMMUNITY CALENDAR Submit: Send calendar submis- sions via e-mail to cstone@gan- nett.com; by fax to (248) 685- 2892; or by mail to Northville Record, 101 N. Lafayette, South Lyon, MI 48178. Items must be received by noon on Monday to be included in Thursday’s newspaper. More: For a complete listing of local and regional events, see the Northville Calendar online at www.hometownlife.com. GET LISTED! 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