Regional School District BOE Assessment Report November 17, 2014 Presented by Ryan Gupta Director of Curriculum and Instruction
STATE AND NATIONAL TEST DATES 2014-2015 School Year SAT ACT PARCC (PBA) PARCC (EOY) 2014: October 11, November 8, December 6 2015: January 24, March 14, May 2, June 6 2014: September 14, October 25, December 13 2015: February 7, April 18, June 13 MS: March 9-19, 2015 HS: March 2-6, 2015 MS: April 27 - May 4, 2015 HS: *May 18-21, 2015 *State recently approved district s waiver request AP May 4-15, 2015 NJBCT May 26-27, 2015 NJASK8 Science May 27, 2015 2
A LOOK BACK: 2013-2014 District Goals GOAL #1: IMPROVE STUDENT GROWTH & ACHIEVEMENT Objective Improve classroom instruction Raise academic expectations Improve AP Scores Activities - Fully implemented new teacher evaluation system (Danielson s Framework for Teaching) - Provided PD opportunities and support for teachers (workshops, conferences, summer training, etc.) - Developed, monitored, and assessed achievement of Student Growth Objectives (SGOs) - Aligned teacher-assigned grades with student knowledge and skill level - Emphasized critical thinking, analysis, and application in the classrooms and on assessments - Required cumulative and skills-based learning on major assessments - Implemented/mandated MS summer program for students who failed English and/or Math - Utilized test prep materials & strategies in AP classrooms - Required students to sign an AP Contract regarding commitment and expectations - Provided teachers up to 6 hours of out-of-school test prep sessions for their students - Provided teachers with AP training via College Board workshops 3
A LOOK BACK: 2013-2014 District Goals GOAL #1 (Cont ): IMPROVE STUDENT GROWTH & ACHIEVEMENT Objective Improve SAT scores Improve NJASK and HSPA scores Increase the communicative abilities of World Language students Activities - Offered after-school SAT practice through Study Island for Title I students - Incorporated SAT content and strategies into Math and L.A. curriculum - Incorporated SAT vocabulary into L.A. and S.S. curriculum and assessments - Organized a full online practice SAT exam for all juniors through College Board website - Offered students school/parent funded test-prep training during lunch periods though Estelle Finkel - Continued to offer Challenge and Boot Camps - Aligned lessons and assessments to CCSS - Utilized test prep materials & strategies - Emphasized communication in target language - Increased assessment of oral proficiency - Implemented STAMP assessment to properly place students - Began developing a theme-based curriculum with common benchmark assessments 4
NJASK 7 Language Arts Literacy (LAL) 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 Part. 11.8 12.5 14.4 22.3 16.7 18.6 64.5 60.0 62.0 65.8 62.1 55.1 Adv. 23.7 27.5 23.6 11.9 21.2 26.3 Prof. + Adv. Prof. % 88.2 87.5 85.6 77.7 83.3 81.4 5
ASK 7 Language Arts Results vs. DFG I Partially 19.5 22.3 +2.8 15.4 16.7 +1.3 16.3 18.6 +2.3 60.7 65.8 +5.1 60.2 62.1 +1.9 55.8 55.1-0.7 Advanced 19.7 11.9-7.8 24.5 21.2-3.3 27.9 26.3-1.6 6
ASK 7 Mathematics 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 Partially 16.0 24.6 14.1 23.7 20.8 18.6 53.7 50.0 45.4 49.0 47.4 44.6 Adv. 30.3 25.4 40.5 27.3 31.8 36.8 Prof. + Adv. Prof. % 84.0 75.4 85.9 76.3 79.2 81.4 7
ASK 7 Mathematics Results vs. DFG I Partially 19.2 23.7 +4.5 18.9 20.8 +1.9 16.1 18.6 +2.5 43.1 49.0 +5.9 39.7 47.4 +7.7 43.0 44.6 +1.6 Advanced 37.8 27.2-10.6 41.5 31.8-9.7 40.9 36.8-4.1 8
ASK 8 Language Arts Literacy 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 Partially 6.9 2.7 7.8 3.9 5.8 6.8 81.8 65.6 59.3 69.4 78.6 71.1 Adv. 11.3 31.6 32.9 26.7 15.5 22.1 Prof. + Adv. Prof. % 93.1 97.2 92.2 96.1 94.2 93.2 9
ASK 8 Language Arts Results vs. DFG I Partially 6.0 3.9-2.1 6.5 5.8-0.7 7.0 6.8-0.2 67.7 69.4 +1.7 72.6 78.6 +6.0 70.0 71.1 +1.1 Advanced 26.3 26.7 +0.4 21.0 15.5-5.5 22.9 22.1-0.8 10
ASK 8 Mathematics 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 Partially 22.3 19.2 11.3 6.8 15.6 6.1 41.2 41.9 46.5 38.0 42.2 35.7 Adv. 36.5 38.8 42.2 55.2 42.2 58.2 Prof. + Adv. Prof. % 77.7 80.7 88.7 93.2 84.4 93.9 11
ASK 8 Mathematics Results vs. DFG I Partially 12.9 6.8-6.1 15.1 15.6 +0.5 13.1 6.1-7.0 40.2 38.0-2.2 37.9 42.2 +4.3 34.5 35.7 +1.2 Advanced 46.9 55.2 +8.3 47.0 42.2-4.8 52.4 58.2 +5.8 12
ASK 8 Science 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 Partially 6.2 4.8 6.0 4.7 7.1 6.5 55.6 41.6 53.2 44.8 43.4 49.2 Adv. 38.2 53.6 40.8 50.5 49.5 44.3 Prof. + Adv. Prof. % 93.8 95.2 94.0 95.3 92.9 93.5 13
ASK 8 Science Results vs. DFG I Partially 5.6 4.7-0.9 7.0 7.1 +0.1 7.4 6.5-0.9 43.4 44.8 +1.4 41.4 43.4 +2.0 47.3 49.2 +1.9 Advanced 51.0 50.5-0.5 51.6 49.5-2.1 45.3 44.3-2.0 14
HSPA Language Arts Literacy 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 Partially 6.0 3.8 4.1 2.7 2.2 1.2 65.6 62.7 62.6 69.0 54.6 51.9 Adv. 28.4 33.5 33.3 28.3 43.2 46.9 Prof. + Adv. Prof. % 94.0 96.2 95.9 97.3 97.8 98.8 15
HSPA Language Arts Results vs. DFG I 10-11 10-11 Avg. 10-11 Avg. Avg. Avg. Partially 3.4 4.1 +0.7 2.7 2.7 +0.0 2.6 2.2-0.4 1.9 1.2 +0.7 59.4 62.6 +3.2 59.4 69.0 +9.6 52.1 54.6 +2.5 43.1 51.9 +8.8 Advanced 37.1 33.3-3.8 38.0 28.3-9.7 45.4 43.2-2.0 55.1 46.9-8.2 16
HSPA Mathematics 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 Partially 16.5 12.2 13.2 10.0 4.1 5.8 43.7 49.8 53.1 48.3 44.6 52.7 Adv. 39.8 38.0 33.7 41.7 51.3 41.5 Prof. + Adv. Prof. % 83.5 87.8 86.8 90.0 95.9 94.2 17
HSPA Mathematics Results vs. DFG I 10-11 10-11 Avg. 10-11 Avg. Avg. Avg. Partially 11.1 13.2 +2.1 8.9 10.0 +1.1 8.6 4.1-4.5 8.2 5.8 +2.7 45.5 53.1 +7.6 44.4 48.3 +3.9 44.4 44.6 +2.2 41.8 52.7 +10.9 Advanced 43.4 33.7-9.7 46.7 41.7-5.0 46.7 51.3 +4.6 50.0 41.5-8.5 18
NJBCT End of Course Biology Exam 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 Partially 21.2 18.0 26.4 16.8 42.4 60.5 48.8 44.7 Advanced 36.4 21.5 24.8 38.5 Prof. + Adv. 78.8 82.0 73.6 83.2 Students are NOT required to pass the NJBCT for graduation. 19
NJBCT End of Course Biology Results vs. DFG I Partially 20.3 18.0-2.3 19.0 26.4 +7.4 17.4 16.8-0.6 52.4 60.5 +8.1 47.3 48.8 +1.5 49.1 44.7-4.4 Advanced 27.3 21.5-5.8 33.7 24.8-8.9 33.5 38.5 +5.0 20
SAT Verbal, Mathematics, Writing Total Student 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Reading 526 526 516 515 531 526 513 508 507 528 Mathematics 548 551 554 547 554 555 549 538 539 562 Reading + Mathematics 1074 1077 1070 1062 1085 1081 1062 1046 1046 1090 *Writing n/a 530 532 525 532 537 528 527 523 548 Reading + Math + Writing n/a 1607 1602 1587 1617 1618 1590 1573 1569 1638 21
Annual Participation & Performance on AP Exams 2009 *2010 2011 **2012 *2013 *2014 Total AP enrollment 374 377 419 436 491 568 # of AP Exams taken 300 355 317 341 453 545 % of Students who took the exam # of Students enrolled in 1 or more AP courses # of AP Students with Scores of 3 or better 80.2% 94.2% 75.7% 78.2% 92.3% 95.8% 153 156 142 155 198 221 116 118 126 132 167 188 % of Total AP Students with Scores of 3 or better 75.8% 75.6% 88.7% 85.2% 84.3% 85.1% 22 *Students were required to take the AP exam or received Honors weighting. **In 2012, however, seniors who did not take the exam were unaffected by the Honors weighting.
23 AP Exam Scores by Subject Scores Total # Subject Areas 5 4 3 2 1 Exams Art History 0 0 4 1 0 5 Biology 1 3 6 2 0 12 Calculus AB 10 8 5 2 0 25 Calculus BC 7 3 1 0 2 13 Chemistry 2 2 1 2 0 7 Computer Science A 0 3 1 1 1 6 English Language and Composition 12 34 17 4 0 67 English Literature and Composition 12 13 4 0 0 29 Environmental Science 4 15 7 2 3 31 European History 3 9 14 2 2 30 French Language 0 0 2 2 1 5 Italian Language and Culture 2 1 8 12 1 24 Latin: Vergil 0 1 0 0 0 1 Macroeconomics 4 13 14 8 5 44 Microeconomics (new) 3 9 19 6 5 42 Music Theory (new) 2 2 2 0 0 6 Physics B 12 3 0 0 0 15 Physics C (not offered) 2 1 0 0 0 3 Psychology (not offered) 0 2 0 1 0 3 Spanish Language 2 8 2 2 0 14 Statistics 6 13 8 6 1 34 Studio Art: Drawing Portfolio 0 4 4 1 0 9 United States Government and Politics 10 19 22 14 3 68 United States History 19 21 11 0 0 51 World History (Independent Study) 0 0 1 0 0 1 Overall Average Score: 3.55
24 Objectives Improve classroom instruction Raise academic expectations Improve SAT scores Prepare for state implementation of PARCC assessment Moving Forward: 2014-2015 CONTINUE TO IMPROVE STUDENT GROWTH & ACHIEVEMENT Suggested Activities - Provide continued training on Danielson rubric - Develop, monitor, and assess achievement of Student Growth Objectives - Provide teachers opportunity to observe their colleagues - Provide greater access to technology to facilitate teaching and learning - Align teacher-assigned grades with student knowledge and skill level - Emphasize critical thinking, analysis and application (Danielson, CCSS, PARCC) - Require cumulative and skills-based learning on major assessments - Provide teachers time for vertical and horizontal articulation - Expand after-school program for Title I eligible MS students - Expand mandatory summer school program at the MS to remediate failing students - Continue to implement an online full-length practice SAT exam for all juniors - Continue to offer an SAT Prep program during common lunch period - Increase utilization of Sadlier online vocabulary program - Emphasize SAT Math skills in students respective subject areas - Coordinate a district-wide PARCC practice exam for students in tested areas: English 7-11, Math 7, Math 8, Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II - Align lessons and assessments to PARCC (multiple correct answers, multiple sources, justify responses, cross-curricular content, online assessments ) - Utilize PARCC s online resources, tutorials, strategies and other materials - Communicate the implementation and expectations of PARCC to staff, students, and parents
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