Dickinson Public School achievement information available to everyone

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Every year the Dickinson Public School District, in cooperation with the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, provides an annual progress report on student achievement called the School District Profile. This profile is now available for your review.

I encourage you to access and study this important information. This report demonstrates the progress our students are making in terms of our challenging academic standards.

You may access the Dickinson results on the Department of Public Instruction’s website at www.dpi. state.nd.us/dpi/reports/profile/index.shtm. To access the various reports, select the Dickinson Public School District and the most recent year available. If you prefer, the staff at the Central Administration Office will provide a printed copy.

The annual profile summarizes how well our students performed this past year in reading/language arts and mathematics on the North Dakota State Assessment and on other academic indicators.

The report presents the percentage of students who have achieved proficiency in reading/language arts and mathematics. The profile also provides our student attendance rates and graduation rates. The profile reviews the achievement of all students and of specific subgroups of students. Additionally, the profile indicates the results from our students over two years to those of the state as a whole.

This is an important summary of how well our students are progressing in their basic academic skills.

Providing a quality education for our students is everyone’s concern and in order for the school district to improve, we must begin with an understanding of how well our students are performing.

We at Dickinson Public Schools take pride in the support we collectively provide our students. Together with the encouragement of our parents and patrons, we will build on our successes to improve and further raise the quality of education.

I thank you for your continued commitment and support in building a stronger education system in Dickinson.

If you have any questions about this or any other issue in the Dickinson School District, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sullivan is the Dickinson Public Schools superintendent. Reach him at 701-456-0002 or email Douglas.Sullivan@ dickinson.k12.nd.us.

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