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BY TOM FONTANA
\nCorrespondent<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mt. View has earned a poor showing for reading and writing in a recent state academic assessment.<\/p>\n

At the school board meeting last Monday, Karen Voigt, the district\u2019s Director of Curriculum & Instruction, presented the results of the Pennsylvania School Performance Profile for the 2012-13 school year. Ratings in mathematics, reading\/literature, science\/biology, and writing are based on scores earned from the required PSSA\/Keystone Proficiency testing.<\/p>\n

Low grades were recorded for reading (66) and writing (41) based on testing of third-grade students.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis should not be taken as a reflection on our third-grade teachers,\u201d Voigt told the board. \u201cEvery teacher in all grades is responsible for the reading and writing proficiency of our students.\u201d<\/p>\n

But she added that third-grade reading scores are a crucial measure of the future success of students.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn fact,\u201d Voigt noted, \u201csome states look at third-grade reading scores to determine how many prisons to build.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the junior high and high school level, the district earned below average scores in math, reading, science and writing.<\/p>\n

The overall average score for the elementary school was 70.3; for the high school 71.1. These scores are signified in the report by a green box, as opposed to yellow or red triangles for lower scores or blue for higher scores.<\/p>\n

Voigt said the green overall averages reflect measurements of improvement in several subjects which are added to the basic scores. Improvements were indicated in elementary math (70) and reading (73), and in high school science (96) and writing (81).<\/p>\n

\u201cThis shows student growth,\u201d Voigt stated on a positive note. \u201cIt shows that everybody can grow. Green is a good place to start. But we do have our work cut out for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Voigt offered a list of \u201caction steps\u201d for improving the district\u2019s scores in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone must be on the same team to achieve student success,\u201d she stressed. \u201cEveryone in the school community must ask ourselves, \u2018What am I doing to make Mountain View a positive place where the education of our students comes first?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

She recommended refresher classes to assist students with the Keystone testing; a shift in instruction practices by teachers and students; resurrecting the afterschool activity buses; and summer school.<\/p>\n

Accountant Brian Kelly and his associate Brad Murray offered a draft of their firm\u2019s audit of the district, indicating \u201cno material errors or problems.\u201d The board will review the audit and vote on its acceptance at a later meeting.<\/p>\n

The board approved the appointment of Ernie Griffis of Brooklyn as varsity baseball coach, and Joseph Scanlon of New Milford as intramural volleyball co-coach. Board director Dr. Christine Plonski-Sezer was selected to represent the district with NEIU-19 from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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