Lacey Township School District 2014 State of the Schools ... · Sterling High School Dist Stratford...

Lacey Township School District

2014

State of the Schools Academic Achievement Report

…Making Student Achievement Our Top Priority

Lacey Points of Pride • Impressive Gains - Grade 3 Reading/Writing student achievement

• Impressive Gains – Grade 7 Math

• NJASK - Outperforming 14 out of 16 Categories DFG

• NJASK - Outperforming 14 out of 16 Categories State

• NWEA at and exceeded National Norms all K-8 Categories

• 100% of all General Education students proficient on HSPA LA Literacy

• Nationally Recognized for LOLA program

• Impressive gains in Grade 8 Science

• 72% decrease in drop outs since 2011

• Increase in SAT test takers

• Increase in AP Scores

• Impressive Gains Over Time – SAT Reading +9 and SAT Math +11

• Increase in College Acceptance

• Highest Rating from NJ Monthly since 2008

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Agenda

• Curriculum - Common Core for ELA and Math

• Assessments

• PARCC - New Generation of Tests

• National, State, Local

• Achievement Results

• NJASK, HSPA, SAT, NWEA

• College Acceptance and Attendance

• NJ School Performance Reports 3

What do we teach?What do we test?

ELA and Math – Common Core (2010, 2014)

Science - Next Generation (2014)

Social Studies –NJ Core Curriculum Standards (NJCCS)

Technology- NJCCS

Visual and Performing Arts - NJCCS

World Language- NJCCS

21st Century Life and Careers-NJCCS

Common Core Adoption

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US News & World

Report 2014

Adopted by NJ in 2010/2014 – ELA and Math

National, State and Local Assessments

American College Testing - ACT

National Assessments

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• SAT – Scholastic Aptitude Test

• ACT – American College Testing

• AP – Advanced Placement

• NAEP – National Assessment of Educational Progress also known as The Nation’s Report Card


2013-14 State Assessments

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• NJASK Language Arts - 3,4,5,6,7,8

• NJASK Math – Grades 3,4,5,6,7,8

• NJASK Science – Grades 4,8

• HSPA Language Arts – 11

• HSPA Math – 11

• Biology Competency EOC - 11


2014-15 New Generation of State Assessments

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• PARCC – Grades 3,4,5,6,7,8, HS

• NJASK Science – Grades 4,8

• Biology Competency Test (NJBCT)

The PARCC Timeline

Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers

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PARCC

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Sample PARCC Questions

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Local Assessments

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• NWEA Language Arts and Math

• K,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

• Developmental Reading Assessments (DRA)

• Oral Fluency Benchmarks

• Multiple Writing Tasks

• Phonological Assessments (WaWa)

• Concepts About Print (CAP)

• Words their Way Spelling Inventory Assessments

• Student Portfolios (cumulative)

• San Diego Quick Reading Assessment

• enVision Diagnostic Tools

• enVision Placement Tests

• enVision Benchmark Assessments

• Teacher-developed tests

Measuring Student Achievement

Transitioning toHigher Standards

Tougher AssessmentsUnprecedented Demands

Lacey’s DFG is DE Rating is A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I, J

Ocean County

A - Seaside Heights Boro I - Bay Head

Monmouth

A - Asbury Park J - Rumson

Census Data of Six Variables Related to Socio-Economic Status

1) Percent of adults with no high school diploma2) Percent of adults with some college education3) Occupational status4) Unemployment rate5) Percent of individuals in poverty6) Median family income

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Atlantic Estell Manor City

Mainland Regional

Margate City

Northfield City

Bergen Bogota Boro

Carlstadt Boro

Englewood City

Lyndhurst Twp

North Arlington Boro

Ridgefield Boro

Ridgefield Park Twp

Saddle Brook Twp

Burlington Edgewater Park Twp

Florence Twp

Mansfield Twp

Northern Burlington Reg

Palmyra Boro

Rancocas Valley Regional

Southampton Twp

Willingboro Twp

Woodland Twp

Camden Audubon Boro

Berlin Boro

Black Horse Pike Regional

Gloucester Twp

Laurel Springs Boro

Merchantville Boro

Sterling High School Dist

Stratford Boro

Waterford Twp

Cape May Ocean City

West Cape May Boro

Essex Bloomfield Twp

Gloucester Greenwich Twp

Swedesboro-Woolwich

West Deptford Twp

Hudson Secaucus Town

Hunterdon Hampton Boro

Mercer Ewing Twp

Middlesex Jamesburg Boro

Sayreville Boro

Spotswood Boro

Woodbridge Twp

Monmouth Belmar Boro

Farmingdale Boro

Hazlet Twp

Henry Hudson Regional

Morris Butler Boro

Netcong Boro

Wharton Boro

Ocean Brick Twp

Jackson Twp

Lacey Twp

Lavallette Boro

Plumsted Twp

Seaside Park Boro

Southern Regional

Stafford Twp

Toms River Regional

Passaic Hawthorne Boro

Passaic Valley Regional

Wanaque Boro

West Paterson Boro

Salem Alloway Twp

Elsinboro Twp

Somerset North Plainfield Boro

Sussex Hamburg Boro

High Point Regional

Sussex-Wantage Regional

Wallkill Valley Regional

Union Garwood Boro

Kenilworth Boro

Roselle Park Boro

Union Twp

Warren Belvidere Town

Franklin Twp

Hackettstown

Harmony Twp

Lopatcong Twp

Oxford Twp

Pohatcong Twp

Washington Boro

White Twp

Comparative

New Jersey

101,424 – 104,616

DFG

12,226 - 13,913

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Lacey

GE - 310-371

NJ State AssessmentsIn Summary

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Grade 3

Language Arts Literacy

Grade 3 Language Arts

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70.8

80.7

46.0 45.2

69.873.6

37.3 38.5

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NJASK General EducationGrade 3 Language Arts Literacy Comparative

73.6

75.3

80.7

State DFG Lacey

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Grade 3

Mathematics

NJASK Grade 3 Math

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84.987.5

66.7

54.8

78.481.4

63.154.8

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NJASK General EducationGrade 3 Math - Comparative

81.4

82.4

87.5

State DFG Lacey

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Grade 4



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79.872.6

38.833.8

70 67.2

33.8 31.9

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NJASK General EducationGrade 4 LAL - Comparative

67.2 67.1

72.6

State DFG Lacey

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Grade 4

Mathematics

Grade 4 Math

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89.385.5

70.9

57.8

84.480.9

60.952.6

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80.9

82.4

85.5

State DFG Lacey

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Elementary Highlights from 13-14 Cedar Creek

Grade 3 – ELA Cluster Scores – Equal to or higher than 6/6 areas - district & state

Grade 4 – Math SE Cluster Scores – higher than 5/5 district and 4/5 state

Forked River

Grade 3 and 4 mathematics scores increased in all sub-group populations when compared to the 2013 results

Grade 3 language arts achievement scores are the highest for total students compared to the previous five years’ scores

Lanoka Harbor

Grade 3 – ELA Cluster Scores – Equal to or higher in 6/6 areas compared to DFG and state

Grade 3 – Math SE Cluster Scores – Equal to or higher in 5/5 areas compared to DFG and state

Dynamic and dedicated teachers, staff members and parents!

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Elementary Focus for 14-15All

Focused professional development designed to refine teachers’ knowledge of available strategies and interventions with a focus on implementing the

Comprehension Toolkit and Explorations in Non-Fiction Literacy.

Cedar Creek

Small Group Instruction – Explicit skill instruction and math centers

Forked River

Open-ended Responses - An emphasis on working to increase students’ proficiency in the area of writing open-ended responses through the implementation of writers' workshop.

Lanoka Harbor

Writer’s Workshop and aligning responses to PARCC

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Grade 5



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70.6

78.973

62.6

35.739.1

68.4

70.4

29.9 29.5

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NJASK General EducationGrade 5 Language Arts Literacy Comparative

70.470.8

62.6

State DFG Lacey

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Grade 5

Mathematics

Grade 5 Math

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93.3

86.1

74.365.2

86.6

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55.5 53.6

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NJASK General EducationGrade 5 Math Comparative

86.2

87.9

86.1

State DFG Lacey

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Grade 6



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83.4 81.1

41.3 1.136.8

75.1

75.7

29.1 29

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75.7

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81.1

State DFG Lacey

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Grade 6

Mathematics

Grade 6 Math

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93.3 94.3

62.560

84.4 86.8

46.146.7

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86.8

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94.3

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Mill Pond Highlights for 13-14

Grade 5 NWEA results showed growth and progress in ELA

and exceeded growth in Mathematics

A new Master Schedule for Grade 5 was developed for the 2014-2015 SY

Grade 6 - Increased instructional time for ELA and Math common planning

Increased professional development with Envision math and PLCs focused on

mathematics

Dynamic and dedicated teachers, staff members and parents!

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Mill Pond Focus for 14-15• ELA and Social Studies units focus on combined projects

• Mathematics and Science curriculum units look to expand upon concepts within learning experiences and science lab times

• PLC’s are focused on Special Education, ELA, Math, S.S./Science, Technology, School Planning, Proud Paws (teachers and students

• Mill Pond One School, One Book Reading Initiative

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Grade 7



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76.2

82.8

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72.172.9

24.3 24.8

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72.9 73.4

82.8

State DFG Lacey

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Grade 7

Mathematics

Grade 7 Math

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56.9

82.2

22.9

32.9

73.7 75.2

29.1 29.4

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75.276

82.2

State DFG Lacey

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Grade 8



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98 95.9

61.9

54.9

90.1 88.3

47.6 43

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88.3

89.6

95.9

State DFG Lacey

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Grade 8

Mathematics

Grade 8 Math

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93.3

81.7

74.3

42.3

86.6

80.1

55.5

32.6

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80.1

80.8

81.7

State DFG Lacey

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Middle School Highlights for 13-14 NWEA results showed growth in both ELA and Mathematics

New Math Curriculum and Text fully aligned with the Common Core Standards

Professional development for literacy across the Curriculum

Professional development in teaching math in the block

Implementation of ELA and Math curriculum maps aligned with Common Core Standards

Dynamic and dedicated teachers, staff members and

parents! 64

Middle School Focus for 14-15• Professional Development in Literacy Across the Curriculum

Exposing students to more Informational texts and questions

• Expose students to complex problem solving questions in Mathematics

• Implement STEM program concepts across the curriculum

• Continue use of data including teacher input to drive instruction in the classroom and revise of curriculum.

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Science

Grade 4 and 8

NJBCT

Grade 4 Science

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95.3 95.9

85.7 87.193 92.4

77.6 75.8

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NJASK General EducationGrade 4 Science - Comparative

92.4

94.3

95.9

State DFG Lacey

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Grade 8 Science

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87.592.4

40.8

66.2

86.686.5

46.6 47.3

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NJASK General EducationGrade 8 Science - Comparative

86.5

88.4

92.4

State DFG Lacey

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NWEA

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NWEA – Grades K-4Grade Kindergarten Grade One Grade Two Grade Three Grade Four

Subject Read Math Read Math Read Math Read Lang Math Read Lang Math

Nat’l Norms

157.7 159.1 176.9 179 189.6 191.3 199.2 200.3 203.1 206.7 204.4 212.5

S 2014 Dist Avg

159.4 161.5 176.9 178.9 194.0 198.3 203.7 207.0 207.7 210.3 211.5 216.2

F 2013 Dist Avg

146.2 145.0 161.9 162.9 182.4 183.1 192.7 196.4 192.7 202.6 206.0 204.2

13.2 16.5 15.0 16.0 11.6 15.2 11.0 10.5 15.0 7.7 5.5 12.0

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NWEA – Grades 5-9

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Mill Pond Middle School High School

Grade Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9

Subject Read Math LAL Read Math LAL Read Math LAL Read Math LAL Read Math

Nat’l Norms 212.3 221 212.9 216.4 225.6 216.2 219.7 230.5 219 222.4 234.5 221.3 222.9 236

Mill Pond

Spring 2014 212.3 221.3 211.8 216.4 227.8 217.3

Fall 2013 207.7 212.8 208.5 212.1 221.4 213

Actual Growth 4.6 8.5 3.3 4.3 6.4 4.3

Middle School

Spring 2014 221.7 233.1 222 225.9 237.3 225.5

Fall 2013 216.4 226.2 216 222.4 233.6 221

Actual Growth 5.3 6.9 5.2 3.5 3.7 4.5

High School

Spring 2014 215.7 225

Fall 2013 220.4 228.6

Actual Growth -4.7 -3.6


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Grade 11

Language Arts and Mathematics


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97.7 100

67.9

89.589.698.2

61.7

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HSPA General EducationGrade 11 LAL - Comparative

98.2

98.7

100

State DFG Lacey

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Grade 11 Math

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83.889.2

35.140.7

83.7 87

34.5

39.3

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HSPA General EducationGrade 11 Math - Comparative

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87.6

89.2

State DFG Lacey

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NJ Biology Competency Test

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56.7

64.9

16.7 14.9

65.967.6

23.2 25

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High School Highlights for 13-14• Graduation rates increased

• AP Course Offerings

• A transition to Common Core/PARCC

• Classroom expectation beyond HSPA requirements

• LOLA Program- “Transformation Award” (1 of 5 schools nationally)

• Conceptual approach to math

• Extended STEM Program I, II (two year program)

• Cultural Change in teaching to learning

• Stretch Program- after-school help program (Eng., Math, Sci., S.S.)

Dynamic and dedicated teachers, staff members and parents! 80

High School Focus for 14-15

• Teaching and Learning in the Block

• On-Line Offerings - LOLA

• Blended Learning

• Expanded curriculum (additional course offerings)

• Increases academic graduation requirement (125 credits)

• STEM Program I, II, III (three year program)

• Focus on UbD lesson planning (new and improved curriculum!)

• Expanded use of technology “student centered and students are engaged in learning”

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2014 Total StudentsLacey is Outperforming DFG and NJ

Proficient or Advanced ProficientGrade LAL Math Science

3 72.8 80.24 64.9 79.8 93.95 57.3 81.76 69.7 85.87 68.1 69.18 87.1 73.2 86.6

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Above DFGComparable/on point DFG 79.2 .3 differential

Below the DFG

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SAT Mean Scores

2010 2011 2012

2013 2014 Five Year Change

NJ/Total

Reading 483 478 497 479 492

Change -5 +19 -18 +13 +9 +6/-3

Math 504 508 519 501 515

Change +4 +11 -18 +14 +11 +9/-2

Writing 483 473 489 481 483

Change -10 +16 -8 +2 0 +5/-4

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The SAT –An Aptitude Test

2014 Comparative

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Reading Writing Math

Lacey NJ National

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SAT Comparative Data

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400

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800

Class of 2011 Class of 2012 Class of 2013 Class of 2014

Reading Math Writing

190 182 188215

Advanced Placement Scores

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5 4 3 2 1 Total Exams

2014 9 23 42 42 9 125

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2013 5 19 34 33 27 118

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Other Measures

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College Acceptance

College

Acceptances

and

Graduation

Rates

College Acceptance

2012

Four-Year College

119 34%

Two-Year College

168 48%

Trade -Technical

24 7%

Military 7 2%

Other 32 9%

Total 350

2013

Four-Year College

106 32%

Two-Year College

150 46%

Trade -Technical

20 6%

Military 18 6%

Other 31 10%

Total 325

2014

Four-Year College

143 42%

Two-Year College

143 42%

Trade -Technical

13 4%

Military 9 3%

Other 36 10%

Total 344

2013 and 2014 Graduates attending ….

Top 150 National UniversitiesCarnegie Mellon University

Catholic University

Clemson University

Drexel University

Loyola University

NJ Institute of Technology

New York University

North Carolina State

Rutgers University

Seton Hall University

Stevens Institute of Technology

University of Alabama

University of Delaware

University of Miami

University of Vermont

University of Virginia

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Graduates attending ….

Top 150 National Colleges

Bard College, NY

Drew University, NJ

Muhlenberg College, PA

St. Michael’s College, VT

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Graduates attending ….Near

Atlantic Cape Community College

Brookdale Community College

Farleigh Dickinson College

Georgian Court University

Kean University

Monmouth University

Montclair State University

Ocean County College

Ramapo College

Rider University

Rowan University

The College of New Jersey

Thomas Edison College

William Paterson

Villanova University

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Graduates attending ….Far

University of Hawaii

And Career and Trade Colleges

The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill

Culinary Institute of America

Universal Technical Institute92

High School Drop out Decreasing

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School Performance Report

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• Focus

•Benchmark

• Improve

Lanoka Harbor Proficiency Trends

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Forked River Proficiency Trends

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Cedar Creek Proficiency Trends

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Middle School Proficiency Trends

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Media Rankings

Proprietary Formula

NJ Monthly

Star Ledger - NJ.Com

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NJ Monthly Ranking

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2012 257

2010 225

2008 238

Highest rating in 6 years

NJ.Com – Star Ledger

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Lacey Points of Pride • Grade 3 Language Arts Literacy 10 point gain

• Grade 7 Math 25 point gain

• NJASK - Outperforming 14 out of 16 Categories DFG

• NJASK - Outperforming 14 out of 16 Categories State

• NWEA at and exceeded National Norms all K-8 Categories

• 100% of all General Education students passed Language Arts Literacy HSPA

• Nationally Recognized for LOLA program

• Impressive gains in Grade 8 Science

• 72% decrease in drop outs since 2011

• Increase in SAT test takers

• Increase in AP Scores

• Impressive Gains Over Time – SAT Reading +9 SAT Math +11

• Increase in College Acceptance

• Highest Rating from NJ Monthly since 2008

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Coming in January

Parent Presentations on Common Core and PARRC

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