August 10, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information:
Melissa Reeves, mdreeves@jeffco.k12.co.us, Jeffco Public Schools, 303-982-6567
Lynn Setzer, lsetzer@jeffco.k12.co.us, Jeffco Public Schools, 303-982-6810

CSAP RESULTS SHOW GAINS; REVEAL MORE WORK AHEAD 
The 2009-10 CSAP results rank Jeffco as outperforming the state in all grade levels and all content levels. 

Jeffco 2009-10 CSAP points of pride:

• Students eligible for free/reduced lunch made reading gains in grades 4 through 9 and math gains in grades 4, 5, 9 and 10.
• In math at the secondary level, Jeffco students have outperformed the state by 7 or more percentage points over the last five years.
• The percent of fifth-grade students proficient or advanced in science increased by 6 percentage points and is 10 percentage points higher than the state.

Jeffco’s work ahead:

• Writing scores declined despite focused staff training in writing instruction.
      

This year, Jeffco encourages parents to pay special attention to their child’s growth model.  The Colorado Growth Model provides a common understanding of how individual students and groups of students progress from year to year toward meeting or exceeding state standards.

“Look at the growth, it’s what matters the most,” said Jeffco Superintendent Cindy Stevenson.  “The data shows the growth your child should be making to either keep up, move up or catch up to be proficient or advanced in CSAP.”

*CSAP scores for each Jeffco school can be found on the School Profiles at: http://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/schools/index.html