Butler R-V Students Do Well According to Latest State Measure

The Butler R-V School District is pleased to announce the latest results from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s measure of a school district’s progress. Butler R-V received 114 out of a possible 140 points, scoring a respectable 81.4%

“This score is a reflection of the good work and effort put forth by students, teachers, counselors, and our building principals,” said Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Heath Oates, who also added, “Parents and other caregivers also should share in the good news of this report. Things seem to be headed in the right direction for Butler’s students.”

The report issued by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is the first using the standards of the fifth round of Missouri’s School Improvement Program (MSIP 5). Long gone are standards about how many teachers/student a district has or how many books a library has. MSIP 5 only measures student outcomes.

On the first standard, Academic Achievement, Butler R-V students scored a stellar 91%, or 51 of the available 56 points. One of the highlights of this category is that students scored 100% in the subject area of science. Students are tested in science at 5^th, 8^th, and 10^th grades.

The second standard involves the academic achievement of student subgroups. Butler R-V has two subgroups counted in this standard—special education students and free/reduced lunch students. Butler R-V received 8 /14 points for this standard.

In College & Career Readiness, the 3^rd standard in the MSIP 5 measurement system, the Butler R-V District received 15.5 out of 30 points. This standard uses multiple measures, including ACT scores, the percentage of students who go to college, and the number of students who graduate high school with college credits or vocational certification. Due to the lag time in college enrollment, the data the state uses to determine the scores on this standard lags one year behind, so district administrators are hopeful that this will improve.

The fourth and fifth standards are Butler R-V’s highest. In the attendance standard, the district received 9.5/10 points possible, and in graduation rates Butler High School received a perfect 30/30.

“A huge amount of credit should go to our teachers, students, and parents for the high scores on attendance and graduation rates,” said Butler High School Principal Steve Hubbard. “If teachers engage students, they will want to come to school. When the school, students, and parents work together, graduation rates will continue to improve.”

Both graduation rates and attendance have gone up for the district in recent years.

For further information, readers can see the complete report at: http://mcds.dese.mo.gov/quickfacts/SitePages/DistrictInfo.aspx and click on Butler R-V from the pull-down menu.