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District Testing Report: Analyzing The Data Danielle M. Shanley Director of Curriculum and Instruction October 17, 2011 New Milford School District Slide 2 The State of NJ requires LEAs to publically present test data, with attention to each subgroup. Overview of the 2011 district test results on New Jersey standardized tests, with some historical analysis. Comparison of New Milford schools to State averages and districts in similar District Factor Groupings (DFG), a measure of average household income and educational level, ranked A I, with A being most impoverished and I being most affluent. New Milfords DFG is an FG grouping. Other Bergen County FGs include: Edgewater, Fair Lawn, Hasbrouck Heights, Fort Lee, Maywood, Midland Park, Rutherford and Woodridge. Slide 3 NCLBNo Child Left Behind Act AYPAdequate Yearly Progress NJASKNew Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge HSPAHigh School Proficiency Assessment APAAlternative Proficiency Assessment LEPLimited English Proficient SESpecial Education AHSA Alternative High School Assessment Slide 4 Subgroup = One of 40 groups identified within the whole group tested. A subgroup must have 30 students (n=30) in it to be measured for AYP. Common sub groups are Special Education, Limited English Proficient, Impoverished, Ethnic, Racial groups etc. State changed benchmark scores for making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Anticipating changed process of evaluation, with the focus shifting to growth of cohorts instead of year to year growth of different groups of students. Slide 5 Content Area Grade SpanStarting 2003 2005- 2007 *2008- 2010 2011- 2013 2014 Language Arts (LAL) Elementary (Gr. 3-5) 68755979100 Middle (Gr. 6-8)58667286100 High School (Gr. 11) 73798592100 MathElementary (Gr. 3-5) 53626683100 Middle (Gr. 6-8)39496180100 High School (Gr. 11) 55647486100 NJ Reset the benchmark NJ State Benchmarks for Adequate Yearly Progress (Updated November 2009) Notice Increase Slide 6 Slide 7 Slide 8 Slide 9 GRADE% Partially Prof.% Proficient% Advanced Prof. Grade 3 Berkley (71) 26.862.011.3 Gibbs (91) 29.764.85.5 DFG 30.362.57.2 STATE 37.055.87.2 Grade 4 Berkley (47) 38.361.70 Gibbs (90) 31.165.63.3 DFG 30.462.07.6 STATE 37.355.57.2 Grade 5 Berkley (74) 18.973.08.1 Gibbs (84) 22.669.08.3 DFG 32.262.35.5 STATE 39.154.86.1 Slide 10 Slide 11 Slide 12 Slide 13 Mathematics Slide 14 GRADE% Partially Prof.% Proficient% Advanced Prof. Grade 3 Berkley (72) 18.138.943.0 Gibbs (91) 19.852.727.5 DFG 15.742.841.6 STATE 21.140.538.4 Grade 4 Berkley (50) 20.048.032.0 Gibbs (90) 15.660.024.4 DFG 16.349.833.8 STATE 20.747.232.1 Grade 5 Berkley (76) 11.836.851.3 Gibbs (84) 16.745.232.0 DFG 15.344.340.4 STATE 19.441.139.5 Slide 15 Slide 16 Slide 17 Slide 18 Slide 19 Slide 20 GRADE % Partially Proficient% Proficient % Advanced Proficient Grade 6 DEOMS (167) 25.770.73.6 DFG 27.564.97.6 STATE 33.359.47.3 Grade 7 DEOMS (179) 21.855.922.3 DFG 29.957.912.2 STATE 36.751.012.3 Grade 8 DEOMS (155) 13.573.512.9 DFG 13.067.919.1 STATE 17.863.019.1 Slide 21 Slide 22 Slide 23 Slide 24 Mathematics Slide 25 GRADE % Partially Proficient% Proficient % Advanced Proficient Grade 6 DEOMS (167) 10.255.134.7 DFG 19.152.028.9 STATE 22.749.827.6 Grade 7 DEOMS (179) 26.348.625.1 DFG 30.345.624.1 STATE 34.341.124.3 Grade 8 DEOMS (157) 33.145.221.7 DFG 25.645.029.4 STATE 28.541.130.4 Slide 26 Slide 27 Slide 28 Slide 29 Slide 30 GRADE % Partially Proficient% Proficient % Advanced Proficient Grade 4 Berkley (50) 4.042.054.0 Gibbs (90) 2.243.354.4 DFG 5.439.155.0 STATE 10.042.347.7 Grade 8 DEOMS (157) 14.652.233.1 DFG 13.455.830.8 STATE 18.851.929.3 2011 NJASK Sections 4 & 8 - Science Slide 31 Slide 32 Slide 33 GRADE % Partially Proficient% Proficient % Advanced Proficient NMHS Total Students (165) 35.255.29.7 DGF 38.944.216.9 State 42.738.019.3 2011 Results for BIOLOGY Competencies Slide 34 Slide 35 Slide 36 Slide 37 Must meet Benchmark score to making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) 92% Language Arts 86% Math Banking of Scores began in 2009 (w/graduating class of 2010) Students have 3 opportunities to pass the HSPA in addition to AHSA SRA changed to more rigorous AHSA process State Testing Parameters for HSPA Slide 38 Slide 39 GRADE 11% Partially Proficient % Proficient% Advanced Proficient NMHS (168) 4.273.222.6 DFG 7.272.820.0 State 10.568.820.8 Slide 40 Slide 41 Mathematics Slide 42 GRADE 11 % Partially Proficient % Proficient% Advanced Proficient NMHS (168) 16.660.422.6 DFG 21.354.923.8 State 24.849.925.3 Slide 43 Slide 44 Implemented Connected Math Grades 6 and 7 Implemented Everyday Math Grade 4 Intensive Training, New Curriculum, New Textbooks and Math Manipulatives Added Position - Reading Specialist Providing Writers Workshop Intensive Training K-8 Professional Development for teachers on the National Common Core Standards : English Language Arts Mathematics Reading and Writing in the Content Area Classrooms Slide 45 K-12 Program Improvements Working to REVAMP the ELA program 6-12 to promote more thematic and interdisciplinary units based on essential questions. Socratic Seminar and DBQ Study in Social Studies New Science Curriculum K-12 Study Island Junior Academy @DEOMS Courses Middle School Schedule Modifications Academies@NMHS Classrooms Without Walls 25 New Courses offered at the HS and MS Slide 46 RESEARCH BASED reading, writing, math and science programs EFFECTIVE and meaningful professional development for all teachers Consistency of programs, materials and teacher training Development of common benchmark assessments Slide 47 NEVER lose sight of authentic assessments, opportunities for classrooms without walls and the learning that takes place in the non-tested areas: Arts and Music, Global Studies, World Language, Technology, Engineering, Business, Future Educators, Experiential and Service Learning, and Civics. Slide 48 Students (2) # Partially Proficient # Proficient # Advanced Proficient Language Arts Literacy 2 Math 2 Slide 49 Students (3) # Partially Proficient # Proficient # Advanced Proficient Language Arts Literacy 21 Math 111 Slide 50 Students (1) # Partially Proficient # Proficient # Advanced Proficient Language Arts Literacy 1 Math 1 Slide 51 Students (1) # Partially Proficient # Proficient # Advanced Proficient Language Arts Literacy 1 Math 1 Science 1 Slide 52 Students (1) # Partially Proficient # Proficient # Advanced Proficient Language Arts Literacy 1 Math 1 Science 1 Slide 53 NCLB and Making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Slide 54 No Child Left Behind Act 2001 Signed into law on January 8, 2002 Bi-partisan initiative to increase student achievement Developed by politicians, not teachers NCLB represented some of the most significant changes to the Elementary and Secondary Schools Act (ESEA) since its enactment in 1965 NCLB contains four major education reforms: Increased focus on accountability Increased flexibility and local control Expanded educational options for parents, and Focus on research-based methods and practices Slide 55 ESEA is up for reauthorization, but the suggested improvements are still focused purely on mathematics and language arts achievement measured by standardized tests, with no recognition of, attention to or funding for the other critical content areas. NCLB UPDATES Slide 56 Goal:All students will be assessed 95% of each student group must participate in the assessment process Students enrolled for