Torrance Unified School DistrictAnnual Student Achievement

Dr. George W. Mannon, Superintendent

Dr. E Don Kim, Senior Director of Elementary Education

Dr. Timothy Stowe, Senior Director of Secondary Education

Dr. Ramona Chang, Director of Curriculum

October 12, 2009

TUSD Performance Goals

Performance Goal 1: All students will reach high standards, at a minimum, attaining proficiency or better in Reading/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and History/Social Science by 2013 – 2014.

Performance Goal 2: All English Language Learners (ELL) will become proficient in English and reach high academic standards, at a minimum attaining proficiency or better in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics.

Performance Goal 3: All students will be taught by highly qualified professionals.

Performance Goal 4: All students will be educated in learning environments that are safe, drug-free, and conducive to learning.

Performance Goal 5: All students will graduate high school. Performance Goal 6: Other District Priorities

2009 Growth API

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Districtwide 829 844 15

African American 741 770 29

Amer. Indian/Alaska Native 789 805 16

Asian 875 897 22

Filipino 831 867 36

Hispanic/Latino 746 769 23

Pacific Islander 779 825 46

White 819 845 26

Socioeconomically Disadvantaged 748 778 30

English Learners 772 808 36

Students with Disabilities 667 691 24

Under the Public Schools Accountability

Act of 1999 (PSAA), California developed an evaluation system in which each school and district was given a “score”, based on standardized tests, ranging from 200 to 1000. California has

determined and API of 800 to be the

statewide goal for all schools.

API (2008 Base)

Statewide Rank: Deciles 1 – 10 (10 is highest)

Current Rankings # of Schools

10 4

9 16

8 3

7 6

Assessment and Evaluation

Required Examinations CA High School Exit Exam - CAHSEE California Standards Test (CST) Standards Based Test In Spanish (STS) California Alternative Performance Assessment

(CAPA) California Modified Assessment (CMA) Physical Fitness Test (PFT)

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TUSD 54 55 59 61 62 64 68 50 49 52 54 53 55 57

CA 35 36 40 42 43 46 50 35 34 38 40 41 43 46

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

English Language Learners by Language

27%

25%14%

6%

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8%

Korean

Spanish

Japanese

Mandarin (Putonghua)

Filipino (Pilipino or Tag

Vietnamese

Urdu

Arabic

Cantonese

Farsi (Persian)

Hindi

Portuguese

All other non-Englishlanguages

Korean

SpanishJapanese

No Child Left Behind

Federal Accountability

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP): Proficiency (Goal is 100% by 2014) API growth (Ultimate goal is 800) Graduation Rate (applicable only to high schools) Participation Rate: 95% of all students & subgroups

must participate in state testing.

AYP 2009: TUSD vs. California

TUSD CA TUSD CA

ELA 99% 99% 72% (45% Target) 52

Math 99% 99% 70 % (45.5% Target) 55

Participation Rate (95% Required) Proficiency Level

In 2009, TUSD met ALL AYP and

API Growth Target Criteria.

AYP Targets for ELA

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SocioEcon. Disadvan. English Learner Students w /Disabilities TARGET

AYP Targets for Math

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AYP Targets for Graduation

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TUSD 98 97.1 99 99.3 99.3 96.6

AYP Target 82.8 82.8 82.9 82.9 82.9 83.0 83.1 83.2 83.3 83.4 83.5 83.6

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Awards and Recognition

23 CA Distinguished Schools Elementary and Secondary schools are eligible to

apply every other year, Elementary schools will be eligible this year.

4 National Blue Ribbon Schools 2 Title One High Achieving Schools 1 National PTA Parent Involvement School of Excellence

2009 Growth API: Elementary Schools

200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000

Yukon

Wood

Walteria

Victor

Towers

Torrance El

Seaside

Riviera

Lincoln

Hickory

Fern

Edison

Carr

Arnold

Arlington

Anza

Adams

California Modified Assessment (CMA)

CMA was piloted in grades 3-5 in the 2008 STAR testing. Results were not included in the 2008 API/AYP because performance levels for the CMA were not adopted until November 2008.

The CMA was given again to grades 3-5 in 2009 and was also integrated into the middle school level (grades 6-8 in ELA and grades 6-7 in Math).

CMA: Number of Students Tested

169 161

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ELA Math

2008 2009

STAR 2009: English-Language Arts Proficiency Levels

6962

8274

5344

6154

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Grade Level

TUSD CA

STAR 2009: Mathematics Proficiency Levels

78 7884

7463 64 66

57

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2 3 4 5

Grade Level

TUSD CA

STAR: Fourth Grade Writing Test

3

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57

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2006

2007

2008

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Percent of Students Receiving Each Score

8 6 4 2

Standards Based Report CardsSBRC Schools:

Change in API from 2008 to 2009

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STAR 2009:Secondary SchoolsEnglish Language Arts Proficiency Levels

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6157

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Grade Level

TUSD CA

STAR 2009: Secondary Schools Mathematics Proficiency Levels

66 64

45 4436

4943 44 47

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Grade 6Math

Grade 7Math

Grade 8Alg. I

Grade 9Geometry

Grade 10Alg II

TUSD CA

STAR: Grade 7 Writing Test

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2006

2007

2008

2009

Percent of Students Receiving Each Score

8 6 4 2

2009 Growth API: Secondary Schools

200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000

Shery HS

West

Torrance

South

North

Richardson

Magruder

Madrona

Lynn

Jefferson

Hull

Casimir

Calle Mayor

Hull Middle School

California Distinguished School 2007 Title I API = 787 99% of students tested Annual Measurable Objectives

English Language Arts Math

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ELA Target Hull ELA Math Target Hull Math

Title I Expectations

Program Improvement results in an increased amount of resources being directed toward:

• Academic enrichment classes

• Personalized professional development

• Increased opportunities for parental participation

California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE)

Class of 2011February 2009 Administration

First Time Test TakersPercent of Students Who Have Passed CAHSEE

ELA Math

TUSD 93 95

CA 80 80

Advanced Placement

CA 2.94 60

Mean Score % Passed

TUSD 3.24 67

Torrance Unified School District

# Tested # Passed

2008

2009

2,351

2,841

1,622

1,917

Scholastic Aptitude Test 2009

Subject TUSD CA National

Critical Reading

521 500 501

Math 564 513 515

Writing 528 493 493

Aggregate 1613 1506 1509

American College Testing Program (ACT) 2009

TUSD CA National

English 23.2 21.8 20.6

Math 25.2 22.8 21.0

Reading 23.9 22.4 21.4

Science 23.2 21.4 20.9

Composite 24.0 22.2 21.1

Thank You

for your interest in the

Torrance Unified School District