CICS West Belden
2245 N. McVicker
Chicago, IL 60639
Director: Kristin Baldino
Phone: (773) 637-9430
Fax: (773) 637-9791
www.westbelden.com

Understanding Outcomes
- The No Child Left Behind Adequate Yearly Progress target for ISAT in 2009 was 70% of
students meeting and/or exceeding state standards.
- The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) measures the percent of individual students
meeting and/or exceeding set growth targets based on normative data.
- NWEA measures of 50-70% of students meeting their individual growth targets are considered above average
- NWEA measures greater than 70% of students meeting their individual growth target are considered exemplary
- Growth index measures the amount of points on NWEA’s scale in which a student or group
is above or below typical growth.