Tuesday, October 11, 2011

PPES News: Releasing Tomorrow

Dear Parents,

Tomorrow, at 2:30 p.m., the Arizona Department of Education will be releasing the first "grades" for all Arizona public schools. The state is transitioning out of the model that featured labels such as "excelling" or "performing," to letter grades that are calculated in a totally new way. The new formula focuses far more heavily on student growth, from year to year. ADE has created a very nice (and somewhat easy to understand) explanation of how the grades are assigned. You can read this information by clicking here. Stay tuned for our official grade, tomorrow.

Don't forget, we're only a few days away from Fall Festival! See you on Friday night! Don't forget, parking can be a challenge, so a good family walk is encouraged, if possible!

Have a great afternoon!

Mike