New TNReady score reports make tracking your student's progress easier

Students speak May 24, 2016 in their Nolan Elementary classroom about TNReady project that they researched and sent to Governor Bill Haslam.
Students speak May 24, 2016 in their Nolan Elementary classroom about TNReady project that they researched and sent to Governor Bill Haslam.

Knowing how your student is progressing and how they compare to their classmates and students across the state is going to get easier, thanks to the new TNReady score reports developed by the Tennessee Department of Education.

The new standardized testing reports will provide parents, educators and students with more detailed information about individual student achievement and growth, according to the state. he report also has new descriptors for student performance -- mastered, on track, approaching, or below -- indicating if a student has the expected understanding and skills expected of students in that grade or course.

"It is important for families and educators, as well as school and district leaders, to have an accurate understanding of how their students are growing and learning each year," said Tennessee Education Commissioner Candice McQueen in a statement. "The information in the new family reports provides parents with another perspective to help them engage in meaningful conversations about their student's education. These reports empower parents to be active partners with educators and to advocate for increased support and opportunities."

The new TNReady reports will be provided to parents and teachers of high school students this fall for results in last year's math, English and U.S. history tests.

Due to the testing debacle this year in Tennessee and the eventual cancelation of TNReady testing for grades 3-8, reports for students in these grades will not be available until next fall.

Because TNReady is considered to be a more rigorous assessment and sets higher expectations for students, the state said parents and teachers may see different results on the new reports than they have on past TCAP assessments.

A new online resource will be available later this fall at TNReady.gov, providing parents and educators with tools to better understand the reports and how to use the information to better support their students, according to the state.

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