Roosevelt Island’s PS/IS 217 Receives Progress Report Grade of C for School Year 2007-08

Image of Roosevelt Island’s PS/IS 217 from Geocities
The NY Times reported that:

The number of schools receiving As under New Yorks much-contested grading system increased significantly this year from last in what Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said was a clear sign of success and evidence that his signature accountability program was spurring improvement at schools across the city.

Unfortunately, The New York City Department of Education progress report grade for Roosevelt Island’s PS/IS 217 for the 2007-08 school year was a C. According to the report:Here’s more on PS/IS 217 including last year’s grade of B and improved reading scores reported for most grades in 2008. Why the decline? Is this an indication of poor performance or a function of a flaw in the grading methodology used by the Department of Education?