Last week, MCAS scores were released and ELHS showed growth in many areas.  First and foremost, we increased  the amount of students who have scored in the Proficient and Advanced categories in English Language Arts, Math and Science from last year.  There was  incredible improvement in the area of Biology as we had only 12% of students in the Advanced category in 2011 and had 33% of students in the Advanced category in 2012.   Additionally, we are above the state average in the Proficient and Advanced category in English Language Arts, Math and Science.  This is all positive news, but keep in mind, these comparisons measure two entirely groups of students (class of 2013 versus 2014 and 2014 versus 2015).  What is always most important for me is taking a look at how the same group of students progress over time.  This individualizes the process to identify each class's areas of focus.  In this area, last year's sophomores have made some great gains from the last time they took the MCAS in 8th grade.  Our October newsletter will provide you more MCAS data to examine.  Until then, know that our staff is currently taking a deeper look at the data to identify areas that we can improve as a school and creating action plans for this improvement.  Enough number crunching...hope you get the chance to enjoy this beautiful weather.