The Lisbon Reporter

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Are Lisbon Students Making The Grade? Not According To This Study

We did ask Lisbon's Superintendent to comment and this is what he provided:

"I will be able to provide a detailed summary after my School Committee meeting next Tuesday. Specific details will be provided in my report which will be recorded and available online to any of your readers. If you or anyone else has a specific question please contact me at 353-6711 X205 between now and then. Thanks for allowing me the chance to respond. "

Richard A. Green

Superintendent of Schools

Lisbon School Department

19 Gartley Street
Lisbon, ME 04250
Phone: 207 353-6711
Fax: 207 353-3032

70 percent of Maine schools failing national standards

By Abigail Curtis, BDN Staff

BELFAST, Maine — Camden Hills Regional High School graduates more than 90 percent of its students, sends them off to places such as Harvard University and consistently beats the state’s testing standards in reading, math, writing and science.

It’s also a failing school in the eyes of the federal government, joining other so-called failing schools such as Orono High School, Bangor High School and Hampden Academy. And that is a label that education officials, including Maine Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen, believe to be a strong example of why the national school accountability system simply does not work.

Under the strictures of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, less than 30 percent of schools in Maine are making adequate yearly progress as measured by student test scores and attendance, according to a report released Monday morning by the Maine Department of Education.

“I don’t like it. Who does?” said Superintendent William Shuttleworth of Five Town Community School District, which includes Camden Hills Regional High School. “When the average citizen first reads that, they say things must be troubled up there. But we’re one of the best schools in New England.”

Continue reading full article and view chart link here.

School
SAU
AYP Reading Progress 2010-11
AYP Math Progress 2010-11
Reading Status2011-12
Math Status2011-12
School Status2011-12

Lisbon Community School

Lisbon School Department
Targets not met W,C,E,S
Targets not met W,C,E,S
Monitor
Monitor
Monitor

Lisbon High School
Lisbon School Dept.
Targets not met W,C,E
Targets not met W,C,E,S
CIPS-R
CIPS1
CIPS-R