What are the policy definitions for achievement levels?
Basic Denotes partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at each grade. Proficient Represents solid academic performance for each grade assessed. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter. Advanced Signifies superior performance. The central language of proficient, “competency over challenging subject matter,” was taken from the National Education Goals, announced by the president and the nation’s governors in 1989.
Basic—Denotes partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at each grade. Proficient—Represents solid academic performance for each grade assessed. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter. Advanced—Signifies superior performance. The central language of proficient, “competency over challenging subject matter,” was taken from the National Education Goals, announced by the president and the nation’s governors in 1989.
