Mastery vs Proficiency⏳
Contrary to popular belief, proficiency does not equate to mastery. According to LA HB 363, Student growth will be considered into factoring SLT and teacher's evaluation instead of teachers targeting of "Mastery". This is a game-changer for both students and teachers.
In this blog, you will learn how data:
utilizes individual students' proficiency level to maximize instructional time - scaffolding [present]
Use Student's Proficient Level
When measuring growth, one must take into account the "rate of vigor". The task can be daunting when calculating overall SLT but gets complex for specific learning targets and non-LEAP content areas. Similar to when a plant is exposed to rigorous fertilizer, forcing growth to achieve "mastery" or targeted results can often have undesired or even worse, disastrous results. Proficiency is understanding where is the learner currently achieving according to a weighted scale. Mastery is presently performing at an above-proficient (proficiency+) rate, while Advanced would be considered "above mastery proficiency".
In other words, students that score Approaching Basic are NOT proficient and, therefore, MAY not count towards the teacher's student learning target (this is why verbiage is important: teachers cannot count what is not targeted) and will not count towards the school progress score (SPS) and/or district goal of proficient plus also known "Growth to Mastery".
