06/03/13 Computer glitches experienced as Hoosier school children took the required ISTEP tests are now leading to difficulties for both teachers and students. CTB/McGraw-Hill, the company that administered the tests for a four-year contract (through June, 2014) fee of $95 million, was unable to keep computers up and running during the second round...
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    05/03/13 Based upon assurances made by CTB McGraw-Hill, the Indiana Department of Education will continue ISTEP+ testing for Hoosier schools on Friday, May 3.  In order to minimize interruptions to students, the Department has again asked schools to reduce their daily testing load by approximately 50%.  The Department has also extended the...
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07/12/12 Scores from standardized testing of Indiana’s students are being called “record breaking” following an announcement from the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dr. Tony Bennett. Bennett announced Tuesday that this is the third successive year of all-time highs on literally every portion of the ISTEP+ (Indiana Statewide Testing for Education Progress Plus) tests....
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   03/08/12 Plymouth Schools’ students were given lots of encouragement and good advice as they began three days of ISTEP (Indiana State Testing for Educational Progress) testing starting on Tuesday.   Angie Mills, Jefferson Elementary principal, said, “Students at Jefferson Elementary are eating breakfast free of charge the week of ISTEP thanks to our...
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07/18/11 Despite the fact that the ISTEP (Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress) 2011 scores for the Union-North United School Corporation went up, administrators are not satisfied with the results. Corporation–wide, the scores from testing of grades 3-8 went from 70.8 percent passing to 72.4 percent in the combined English and Math data. A...
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07/15/11 Since the latest round of ISTEP (Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Purposes) scores were made available to the public this week, area school administrators are getting a glimpse of what it is like to take home a report card. The Indiana Department of Education (DOE) had proposed using an “ABCDF” rating for the...
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05/02/11  The Plymouth Schools administration issued a press release late Friday afternoon concerning the invalidation of a portion of ISTEP (Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress) tests for approximately 120 8th grade students at Lincoln Junior High. The release contained the following: “This action is being taken because these students received a review sheet...
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12/06/10 A decision made by the Indiana State Board of Education in August, has the DOE (Department of Education) evaluating the readiness of Indiana schools to administer the multiple-choice portion of the ISTEP + assessments test electronically. The DOE is requiring schools to have at least one grade level in each school building with...
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10/22/10 Results received from the Indiana Department of Education show that the Plymouth Schools are fairing extremely well in making academic growth from year to year.  According to Dan Tyree, superintendent of Plymouth Schools, the state used to identify the progress made in each school system in the state by using the ISTEP (Indiana...
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09/01/10 The Plymouth School Board will meet for a regular session on August 2 at 7:00 p.m. in the Administrative Board Room. A budget hearing is scheduled for the 2011 budgets. Agenda topics include a report on the School Safety Committee and a report on the elementary level ISTEP scores. The agenda indicates that...
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