The Morristown Central School District saw more growth in math proficiency scores than any other district across the state between the 2022-23 school year and the 2023-24 school year. District math teachers have been using targeted interventions and aiming to make sure all students have a clear path to success in math class.
“This commitment and personalized support has made a significant impact on our students' success in math, setting a new standard for achievement," added MTA President and AIS Math Teacher Brad Paradis. “While there is always more work to do, this is a great start on our journey of making MCS the best school it can be.”
Proficiency levels increased 21 percentage points over the one-year period. Principal Corey Flynn attributes the growth to a few different factors.
“As a school, we’ve worked hard to improve student attendance, because we understand the critical role it plays in student success,” explained Flynn. “This, coupled with listening to and supporting our instructional staff, has helped us to develop practices and strategies to target individual student needs shown in the data we continually take and monitor. Our staff is also dedicated to developing strong relationships with students and families, which is also important to overall student success.”
Morristown is one of just 24 school districts in New York to see proficiency levels on math assessment tests improve by 10 percentage points or more. In the 2022- 2023 school year, just over 80% of schools across the state scored above Morristown Central; however, just over 37% of schools scored above MCS in the 2023-24 school year.
“This growth is a direct result of our focused commitment to data-driven decision making and individualized support for students,” added Superintendent Staci Vaughn. “Both the District and Board of Education are dedicated to building on this momentum, and we look forward to continued progress in both math and literacy.”
The district is implementing similar methods for literacy, and hopes to see growth on the 3-8 ELA proficiency assessment as well.