November 17, 2022

Dear Parents, Guardians, Families, and Community Members,

The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) provides a series of reports designed to obtain a snapshot of student performance. Reports are located in My School Info and include the Public School Rating (Accountability At-a-Glance), ESSA School Index, and School Report Card.

The School Rating (Accountability At-a-Glance) converts the ESSA School Index score into a letter grade and shows student performance broken down by various subgroups of students. The ESSA School Index is derived from the following:

Weighted Achievement–student performance for the tested year
School Valued Added Growth–comparison of each student’s growth from the previous school year
School Quality Success Score (SQSS)--many factors determine this score, including absenteeism

The 2022 School Ratings for Moody Elementary can be found at https://5il.co/1kntv

The 2022 ESSA School Index for Moody Elementary is available here: https://5il.co/1kntz. For more information on ESSA indicators, go to bit.ly/ESSAindicators.

We are proud that our reports show Moody students are performing above the state and national average in all tested areas. Moody Elementary is closing the learning gap created by the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, our ESSA School Index was less than one point away from our school receiving our pre-covid letter grade. Our teachers and students work diligently to do their very best, and their hard work shows in our reports. More information will be shared about how we can work together for student success. I cannot wait to see the progress that we make together during the 2022-2023 school year.

Sincerely,

Tim Atkinson, Moody Elementary, Principal