On Wednesday (6/7/2023), the Tennessee Department of Education released district-level data on the TCAP retake opportunity, one of the pathways to promotion for third grade students who may benefit from extra learning supports.
In Cumberland County, the TCAP retake participation rate was 71.3 percent with 14.6 percent scoring Proficient (Exceeds/Meets) and 10.3 percent Improved to Approaching from Below.
In Warren County, the TCAP retake participation rate was 35 percent with 13 percent scoring Proficient (Exceeds/Meets) and 19.1 percent Improved to Approaching from Below.
In White County, the TCAP retake participation rate was 9.6 percent with 20 percent scoring Proficient (Exceeds/Meets) and 6.7 percent Improved to Approaching from Below.
Students who participated in the retake opportunity and did not score proficiently are able to participate in other pathways to promotion to fourth grade, including summer camp and/or tutoring in the upcoming school year.
The Parent Appeals Form is now open and will close on June 30th. If a 3rd grade student scored “approaching” on the ELA portion of the TCAP or the TCAP retake, the parent may also submit an appeal to the Tennessee Department of Education within 14 days of receiving the retention decision from their student’s school, documenting their growth on an approved Universal Reading Screener, or outlining an event that impacted the student’s ability to perform well on an assessment.
BELOW NOT FOR AIR:
The data, accessible here , includes district-level percentages of third grade students who were eligible to take the retake, who participated in the TCAP retake, and who improved their performance on the TCAP retake, benefitting from participating in this pathway to promotion to fourth grade in the upcoming school year.