Louisiana High School Initiative Strategic Planning Livonia High School April 3, 2008.

Louisiana High School Initiative

Strategic Planning

Livonia High School

April 3, 2008

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AgendaAgenda

International Center’s Whole School Reform Process Why What Where How

Needs Assessment Findings and Data Analysis Develop Understanding of Findings Culture and Practice Judgment of facts and beliefs Identify priority goals Communication Plan


Needs AnalysisConducted February 18-20, 2008

Tom Welch

Overall Summary of Findings

Livonia High is a school that has lulled itself into complacency over the years. Its rural setting has masked important trends that are occurring locally and around the world. Low expectations have reinforced a cycle of “brain drain” within the community and the parish. Students and faculty have entered into an unspoken agreement to coexist and meet expectations for each other without pushing each other too hard.

Countering that is a very dedicated staff and administrative team that understand the need, and seem to be ready to make the adjustments and decisions necessary for actions that will lead to increased student achievement and school success.

Reflections, Comments and Analysis

Agreement of complacency and also the recognition of the commitment of staff and administration

Some burnout contributes to complacency. They’ve tried and results don’t seem to match their efforts

District support for implementation (e.g. cell phone) is not unified. Also example of honors courses and staffing needs.

Need to explore new scheduling configs as a way to reach student goals and ignite faculty commitment


Analysis of High School Datafor

Livonia High SchoolPointe Coupee Parish

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School Performance Goals for the State of Louisiana

Focus: Preparing Louisiana’s children to succeed and compete on a national as well as international level during the 21st century

• Since 2000, the state as a whole reached desired goal for academic progress.

• 2006-07 fell short of goal.• State Department is leading effort to immediately bring

state to next level of education excellence.• Vision is to create a world-class education system for

the children of Louisiana.

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Initiatives Pertinent to Our Work

• Consulting with national and international education reform experts .

• Analyzing data to reveal successes and clarify lessons learned.

• Examining and revising Louisiana’s Comprehensive Curriculum .

• Building capacity of all educators, including teachers and administrators.

• Implementing best practices and scientifically research-based programs in many schools across the state.

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School Report Card

• The state’s goal for 2014 is for all schools to have a School Performance Score (SPS) of 120.

• Each school receives an annual SPS.• Performance Label describes a school’s level of

performance based on its new Baseline SPS.

Five Stars (SPS 140.0 or higher);

Four Stars (SPS 120.0 - 139.9);

Three Stars (SPS 100.0 - 119.9);

Two Stars (SPS 80.0 - 99.9);

One Star (SPS 60.0 - 79.9);

Academically Unacceptable

(SPS below 60.0).

Livonia High SchoolOverview of Performance

Growth Label = No GrowthPerformance Label = Two Stars

AYP Status:• Made AYP for SPS Component =

Yes• Made AYP for Subgroup Component (2006-07) =

No• Failed AYP for Subgroup Component for multiple years =

No

New Growth SPS 2006-07 = 76.6Actual SPS Growth 2006-07 = -1.2

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Areas the school is doing well in:

State Assessments

The student proficiency rate on the 2007 science GEE was up 9.4% from 2006 (up 16.3% from 2005) and was four percent higher than the state’s proficiency rate.

The student proficiency rate on the 2007 mathematics GEE was 14% higher than the state, but 6.0% fewer Livonia High School students made proficiency in 2007 than in 2006.

Subgroup Non-dropout Rates – Students with Disabilities

The non-dropout rate of students with disabilities improved from 81.5% in 2003-04 to 100% in 2004-05.

College Preparedness

Twenty-one percent fewer Livonia High School graduates were enrolled in college developmental courses in 2006 than in 2004.

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Areas the school needs improvement in:

State Assessments

The student proficiency rate on the 8th grade mathematics LEAP decreased 11.3% from 2006 to 2007.

Subgroup Proficiency – Students with Disabilities

All subgroups were within six percent of the 2007 aggregate proficiency rate on English language arts tests for all students (54.1%) except Students with Disabilities whose 2007 proficiency rate was 17.0% (37.1% lower than the aggregate).

All subgroups were within eight percent of the 2007 aggregate proficiency rate on mathematics tests for all students (62.4%) except Students with Disabilities whose 2007 proficiency rate was 21.9% (40.5% lower than the aggregate).

Retention

The ninth grade retention rate at Livonia High School was 11.3% higher than the state in 2005-06 and 13.2% higher in 2006-07.

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Areas the school needs improvement in (continued):

Teacher Quality

63% of core classes were taught by Highly Qualified Teachers in 2006-07, which is down 16% from 2005-06 and 21% from 2002-03

Livonia High SchoolSPS Growth and Performance Data

40.0

50.0

60.0

70.0

80.0

90.0

100.0

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New Growth SPS (School) 90.9 80.4 81.6 76.6

New Growth SPS (State) 84.1 87.4 87.6 85.3

New SPS Goal (School) 90.5 87.8 82.7 86.4

2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08

Grade(Test)

English L.A.Mathematic

sScience

Social Studies

7th (i LEAP) Down 5.8% to 54.3% (2007)

Up 0.1% to 56.3% (2007)

Up 7.6% to 53.4% (2007)

Up 2.8% to 55.2% (2007)

8th (LEAP) Up 1.9% to 60.0% (2007)

Down 11.3% to 63.1% (2007)

Down 2.0% to 52.6% (2007)

Down 5.6% to 53.7% (2007)

9th (i LEAP) Up 5.7% to 55.7% (2007)

Down 9.7% to 51.6% (2007)

10th (GEE) Down 0.6% to 55.2% (2007)

Down 6.0% to 77.6% (2007)

11th (GEE) Up 9.4% to 63.6% (2007)

Up 0.3% to 54.5% (2007)

The following table shows the percent change from Spring 2006 to Spring 2007 and the Spring 2007 proficiency percentages.

Livonia High SchoolIncrease/decrease in Percent Proficient from Spring 2006 to Spring 2007

Core Learning Results

Analysis of Actual Assessment Index Variables

Grade 7 i LEAP

Trend Analysis

Grade 7 i LEAP Data Observations

There was a 1.2% increase from 2006 to 2007 in the average proficiency rate of all grade 7 assessments.

Student proficiency rates increased from 2006 to 2007 in all subject areas except English language arts.

Grade 7 English Language Arts i LEAP

Growth in Proficiency on Grade 7 ELA i LEAPLivonia High School

54.3%

60.1%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Spring 2006 Spring 2007

Test Year

% Basic and Above

ALL STUDENTS

5.8% decrease from 2006 to 2007.

Grade 7 Mathematics i LEAP

Growth in Proficiency on Grade 7 Mathematics i LEAPLivonia High School

56.3%56.2%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%


Test Year

% Basic and Above

ALL STUDENTS

0.1% increase from 2006 to 2007.

Grade 7 Science i LEAP

Growth in Proficiency on Grade 7 Science i LEAPLivonia High School

53.4%

45.8%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%


Test Year

% Basic and Above

ALL STUDENTS


Grade 7 Social Studies i LEAP

Growth in Proficiency on Grade 7 Social Studies i LEAPLivonia High School

55.2%

52.4%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%


Test Year

% Basic and Above

ALL STUDENTS


Grade 8 LEAP

Trend Analysis

Grade 8 English Language Arts LEAP

Growth in Proficiency at High School Level of All Students on ELA Grade 8 LEAPLivonia High School

51.7%

42.7%

58.1% 60.0%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

Spring 2004 Spring 2005 Spring 2006 Spring 2007

Test Year

% Basic and Above

ALL STUDENTS

1.9% increase from 2006 to 2007 and 17.3% improvement from 2005 to 2007.

Grade 8 Mathematics LEAP

Growth in Proficiency at High School Level of All Students on Mathematics Grade 8 LEAPLivonia High School

63.1%

74.2% 74.4%

56.1%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%


Test Year

% Basic and Above

ALL STUDENTS


Grade 8 Science LEAP

Growth in Proficiency at High School Level of All Students on Science Grade 8 LEAPLivonia High School

52.6%

66.2%

54.6%

37.0%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%


Test Year

% Basic and Above

ALL STUDENTS


Grade 8 Social Studies LEAP

Growth in Proficiency at High School Level of All Students on Social Studies Grade 8 LEAP

Livonia High School

53.7%55.1%

59.3%

38.2%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%


Test Year

% Basic and Above

ALL STUDENTS


9th Grade i LEAP

Trend Analysis

Grade 9 i LEAP Data Observations

English Language Arts

The high school had a 5.7% increase in the proficiency rate from 2006 to 2007 and was 2 percent lower than the state proficiency rate in 2007.

Mathematics

The high school had a 9.7% decrease in the proficiency rate from 2006 to 2007 and was five percent lower than the state proficiency rate in 2007.

Grade 9 English Language Arts i LEAP

Growth in Proficiency on Grade 9 ELA i LEAPLivonia High School

55.7%

50.0%

58%

60%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%


Test Year

% Basic and AboveLivonia High School

LOUISIANA STATEWIDE


Two percent difference in 2007.

Grade 9 Mathematics i LEAP

Growth in Proficiency on Grade 9 Mathematics i LEAPLivonia High School

51.6%

61.3%

57%60%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%


Test Year

% Basic and AboveLivonia High School

LOUISIANA STATEWIDE9.7% decrease from 2006 to 2007.

Five percent difference in 2007.

GEE

Trend Analysis

GEE Data Observations

English Language Arts

The high school had a 0.6% decrease in the proficiency rate from 2006 to 2007 and was one percent lower than the state proficiency rate in 2007.

Mathematics

The high school had a 6.0% decrease in the proficiency rate from 2006 to 2007 but was 14% higher than the state proficiency rate in 2007.

Science

The high school had a 9.4% increase in the proficiency rate from 2006 to 2007 and was four percent higher than the state proficiency rate in 2007.

Social Studies

The high school had a 0.3% increase in the proficiency rate from 2006 to 2007 but was nine percent lower than the state proficiency rate in 2007.

English Language Arts GEE

Growth in Proficiency at High School Level of All Students on ELA GEE Livonia High School

55.2%59.2% 55.6% 55.8%

64%64%

60%

56%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%


Test Year

% B

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Livonia High School

Louisiana Statewide


One percent difference in 2007.

Mathematics GEE

Growth in Proficiency at High School Level of All Students on Mathematics GEE Livonia High School

77.6%

69.1%

83.6%

73.4%

64%62%

61%

53%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%


Test Year

% B

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Livonia High School

Louisiana Statewide


14%

Science GEE

Growth in Proficiency at High School Level of All Students on Science GEE Livonia High School

47.3%

54.2%

63.6%67.9%

56%

62%57%

60%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%


Test Year

% B

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Livonia High School

Louisiana Statewide

9.4% increase from 2006 to 2007 and 16.3% improvement from 2005 to 2007.

Four percent difference in 2007.

Social Studies GEE

Growth in Proficiency at High School Level of All Students on Social Studies GEE Livonia High School

54.5%

63.1%

54.2%

43.1%

64%64%

58%59%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%


Test Year

% B

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Livonia High School

Louisiana Statewide

0.3% improvement from 2006 to 2007.

9%

SubgroupTrend Analysis

Livonia High School

Subgroup Data ObservationsEnglish Language Arts


The percentage of students with disabilities that scored Unsatisfactory on the 2007 English language arts tests was 25% higher than the percentage of students without disabilities.

Subgroup Growth in Proficiency at High School Level on ELA Tests CombinedLivonia High School

(2006 & 2007 figures include Grade 7 i LEAP)

54.1%

17.0%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

Spring 2003(Grades 8 & 10)



Spring 2006(Grades 7-8 &10)

Spring 2007(Grades 7-8 & 10)

Test Year

% B

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ALL STUDENTS African American White

Students with Disabilities Students without Disabilities Economically Disadvantaged

Non-Economically Disadvantaged Male Female


37.1%

English Language ArtsEthnic Subgroup Trends

Percent and Number of Students within Cohort with Unsatisfactory Achievement on ELA Tests Combined

Livonia High School(2006 & 2007 figures include Grade 7 i LEAP)

17

11

4 AfricanAmerican

12

10

1210

7 White

0.0%

2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

8.0%

10.0%

12.0%

14.0%

16.0%

18.0%

20.0%





Test Year

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African American

White

Subgroup Data ObservationsMathematics


The number and percentage of both African American and White students scoring Unsatisfactory on 2007 mathematics tests was at a four-year high.

The percentage of students with disabilities that scored Unsatisfactory on 2007 mathematics tests was 40% higher than the percentage of students without disabilities. The percentage of students with disabilities scoring Unsatisfactory on mathematics tests has increased by an average of 9.2% annually from 2004 to 2007.

The number and percentage of both male and female students scoring Unsatisfactory on 2007 mathematics tests was at a four-year high.

Subgroup Growth in Proficiency at High School Level on Math Tests CombinedLivonia High School

(2006 & 2007 figures include Grade 7 i LEAP)

62.4%

21.9%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%






Test Year

% B

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ALL STUDENTS African American White

Students with Disabilities Students without Disabilities Economically Disadvantaged

Non-Economically Disadvantaged Male Female


40.5%

MathematicsStudents with/without Disabilities Trends

Percent and Number of Students within Cohort with Unsatisfactory Achievement on Math Tests Combined

Livonia High School(2006 & 2007 figures include Grade 7 i LEAP)

22

17

11

6 Studentswith

Disabilities

31

13

12 Studentswithout

Disabilities 14

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%





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Students with Disabilities

Students without Disabilities

The percentage of students with disabilities that scored Unsatisfactory on 2007 mathematics tests was 40% higher than the percentage of students without disabilities. The percentage of students with disabilities scoring Unsatisfactory on mathematics tests has increased by an average of 9.2% annually from 2004 to 2007.

40%

Student Engagement

Graduation Index Factors

Graduation Index Factors Observations

The school's attendance rate has dropped 1.6% from 2003-04 to 2006-07 and was 0.9% lower than the state's attendance rate in 2006-07.

The number of students that received in-school suspensions at Livonia high schools was at a five-year low in 2006-07 with a suspension rate that was 3.3% lower than the state. The number of students that received out-of-school suspensions at Livonia high schools was at a five-year high in 2006-07 with a suspension rate that was 2.9% higher than the state.

There were zero 8th grade students retained at Livonia High School in 2006-07. The ninth grade retention rate at Livonia High School was 11.3% higher than the state in 2005-06 and 13.2% higher in 2006-07.

Livonia High School's 2005-06 dropout rates in grades 7, 11, and 12 were lower than the state's. Livonia High School's dropout rates in grades 8-10 were slightly higher than the state's (< 3 percent).

Livonia High School's grade 9-12 combined dropout rate decreased 1.5% from 2004-05 to 2005-06 and was just 1.0% higher than the state in 2005-06.

The non-dropout rate of students with disabilities improved from 81.5% in 2003-04 to 100% in 2004-05. All other subgroups experienced a decreasing non-dropout rate from 2003-04 to 2004-05.

Attendance

Livonia High SchoolPercent of Student Attendance

92.7%

91.1%

91.5%

91.6%

92.7%

92.0%

91.6%

91.6%

91.8%

91.4%

90.0%

90.5%

91.0%

91.5%

92.0%

92.5%

93.0%

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

School Year

Att

end

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Rat

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Livonia High School

State High Schools

0.9%

The school's attendance rate has dropped 1.6% from 2003-04 to 2006-07 and was 0.9% lower than the state's attendance rate in 2006-07.

Retention

Livonia High SchoolPercent and Number of Students Retained by Selected Grades (8 and 9)

(Livonia High School vs. Louisiana Statewide)

0

9

6

32(G8)

32

28

1

7

11(G9)

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

School Year

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Grade 8 (Livonia HS) 2.2% 3.2% 5.9% 9.6% 0.0%

Grade 8 (State) 17.1% 17.9% 13.9% 13.8% 8.8%

Grade 9 (Livonia HS) 11.2% 7.7% 1.0% 28.0% 30.8%

Grade 9 (State) 15.6% 17.9% 16.7% 16.7% 17.6%

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

There were zero 8th grade students retained at Livonia High School in 2006-07. The ninth grade retention rate at Livonia High School was 11.3% higher than the state in 2005-06 and 13.2% higher in 2006-07.

11.3% 13.2%

Dropout Rates

Livonia High SchoolDropout Rate (Grades 9-12 Combined)

9.4%

7.0%

4.4%

7.9%

7.0%

6.9%7.0%

7.4%

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

5.0%

6.0%

7.0%

8.0%

9.0%

10.0%

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06

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Louisiana High Schools

Livonia High School's grade 9-12 combined dropout rate decreased 1.5% from 2004-05 to 2005-06 and was just 1.0% higher than the state in 2005-06.

1.0%

Stretch Learning

College Preparedness Factors

Stretch Learning Observations

From 2003 to 2007, Livonia High School students have scored 1.8 and 2.9 ACT composite score points lower than the state and nation, respectively.

Twenty-one percent fewer Livonia High School graduates were enrolled in college developmental courses in 2006 than in 2004.

First Time Freshmen Trends

Livonia High SchoolPercent of First-Time College Freshmen Enrolled in College Developmental Courses

34%

38%

55%

36%32%

28%29%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Fall 2003 Fall 2004 Fall 2005 Fall 2006

Fall FTF Class

Livonia High School

State (All Public Schools)

21% fewer Livonia High School graduates were enrolled in college developmental courses in 2006 than in 2004.

Teacher Quality

Livonia High SchoolTeacher Quality Indicators

63%

24%

88%

79%76%

73%

84%

24% 23%

17%

31%

85% 83%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

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Core Classes Taught by Teachers Meeting the NCLB Highly Qualified Definition (High School)

Faculty with a Master's Degree or Higher (High School)

Teachers with Valid State Credentials

Only 63% of core classes were taught by Highly Qualified Teachers in 2006-07, which is down 16% from 2005-06 and 21% from 2002-03.

Comments and Reflections

on the data sets

Questions on data sources and validity

Need for seeing the projected growth lines

The power of seeing the data in a visual format

LHS identified additional data needs

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Additional Available Data Sets

An additional, more expansive Livonia High School data set is being provided to Principal Gueho and is also available at any time from Tom Welch.

LHS identified priorities

1.Reading

2.Students with disabilities

3.Graduation endorsements

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Priorities identified by Tom Welch

•Embrace a common vision of high achievement for every student.

•Implement steps to make sure that all subgroups make AYP goals.

•Increase the number of students performing at or above the Basic level in all academic areas.

•Improve instructional strategies that will engage all students in a more rigorous and relevant curriculum.

Additional LHS identified priorities

Master Scheduling alternatives

LHS recommendation ideas

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Recommendations identified by Tom Welch•Use the additional data sources to pinpoint areas of greatest need and match those with appropriate strategies for success.

•Provide professional development on the Rigor/Relevance Framework as a way to begin work on instructional strategies.

•Evaluate the present curriculum and use the International Center’s Curriculum Matrix to focus instruction on medium to high priority state standards.

•Use the Successful Practices Network to link with other schools across the US which have demonstrated success with students who share a similar demographic background

•Encourage more students to tackle on-line honors or AP courses during the 2008-2009 school year.

•Begin plans for introducing honors and AP courses starting in the 2009-2010 school year.

Prioritizing of LHS goals in alignment with SPS targets

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LHS individualized Action Plan

Louisiana High School Initiative Strategic Planning Livonia High School April 3, 2008.

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