Warwick School District

EDUCATION FORUMEducation Issues: how they relate to Warwick School District and our

school community.

November 1, 2011

Agenda

Welcome Student Achievement Community Involvement & Outreach Legislative Issues/Governor’s Plan for Education Fiscal Realities

Question/Answer Session

Warwick School DistrictStudent Achievement Presentation

2011 PSSA, PVAAS, Keystone Exams & SAT & ACT

Yvette Line-KollerDirector of Student ServicesNovember 1, 2011

Developed from PDE information by Keith Floyd

AYP Results

Which PSSA Subjects & Grades Count Toward AYP?

• Math and Reading are the subjects that count toward a school’s AYP status.

• The 2011 AYP school and district calculations are based on PSSA results for Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11. 

Performance Targets

Mathematics2002-2004 35%

2005-2007 45%

2008-2010 56%

2011 67%

2012 78%

2013 89%

2014 100%

Reading2002-2004 45%

2005-2007 54%

2008-2010 63%

2011 72%

2012 81%

2013 91%

2014 100%

PA’s Growth Model for AYP

Pennsylvania’s Provisions for AYPStatus Provisions:1. Performance Target – current year2. Performance Target with confidence interval3. Performance Target – 2-year calculation4. Performance Target – 2-year calculation with

confidence interval

Improvement Provisions:5. Safe Harbor6. Safe Harbor with confidence interval

Growth Model Provision:7. Projection to Proficiency

Purpose of the Growth Model

Recognize the efforts of schools whose students have not achieved proficiency but are on trajectories towards proficiency on future PSSA exams.

2011 AYP - District Summary

2011 AYP - John Beck Elementary

2011 AYP - John R. Bonfield Elementary

2011 AYP - Kissel Hill Elementary

2011 AYP - Lititz Elementary

2011 AYP - Middle School

2011 AYP - High School

All Buildings & Subgroups Met AYP:

Warwick High School no longer in School Improvement

2011 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP):

School Improvement • 1st year (of not meeting targets): Warning

• 2nd Year: School Improvement I

• 3rd Year: School Improvement II

• 4th Year of not meeting Targets: Corrective Action I

• 5th Year: Corrective Action II

AYP Status Levels

Corrective Action

Corrective Action Year I:Same as School Improvement including: a new written plan for improvement, reviews of curriculum, professional development opportunities, and possibly other improvement strategies.

Exiting School Improvement or Corrective Action:A school exits School Improvement or Corrective Action when it meets AYP targets for two consecutive years.

School Improvement Plan - Details

Schools that do not meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for 2 consecutive years must prepare a plan.

School improvement plans are prepared and certified for two years.

Because WSD has met AYP targets for 2011, no further action is necessary.

Secondary Strategies

Evaluation of Data Changes in remediation delivery at HS

Direct Instruction Delivered in 9th, 10th and 11th grade

Reading Intervention delivered at MS

Also Tutoring available

Elementary Strategies

RTII Title 1 supports Technology

PSSA Results

MATH 2008 2009 20102011 2012

Target

John Beck Elementary School 84.8% 83.9% 85.5% 84.2% 78%

John R. Bonfield Elementary School 82.5% 86.3% 87.8% 85.1% 78%

Kissel Hill Elementary School 82.5% 77.9% 78.6% 83.5% 78%

Lititz Elementary School 81.4% 79.4% 78.0% 79.4% 78%

Warwick Middle School 78.1% 82.3% 84.8% 80.1% 78%

Warwick High School 71.3 % 63.6% 79.2% 68.4% 78%

Warwick Student Proficiency (DRC or emetric Levels) on PSSA (2007-2011)

READING 2007 2009 2009 2011 2012 Target

John Beck Elementary School 83.9% 83.2% 84.2% 78.3% 81%

John R. Bonfield Elementary School 70.2% 74.6% 81.5% 79.7% 81%

Kissel Hill Elementary School 79.2% 75.9% 76.9% 79.5% 81%

Lititz Elementary School 75.7% 76.4% 74.6% 78.1% 81%

Warwick Middle School 79.2% 82.4% 79.5% 86.2% 81%

Warwick High School 81.6% 74.4% 80.7% 79.9% 81%

Warwick School District: PSSA Summary Scores 2011 (All Students)

Math Grades 3-5 – 82.7% of students were Advanced or Proficient

Grades 6-8 – 81.4% of students were Advanced or Proficient

Grade 11 – 68.2% of students were Advanced or Proficient

Reading: Grades 3-5 – 78.4% of students were Advanced or Proficient

Grades 6-8 – 85.0% of students were Advanced or Proficient

Grade 11 – 80.0% of students were Advanced or Proficient

Warwick School DistrictPSSA Summary Scores 2011 (All Students w/ IEPs)

Math Grades 3-5 – 65.5% of students w/ IEPs were Advanced or Proficient

Grades 6-8 – 44.0% of students w/ IEPs were Advanced or Proficient

Grade 11 – 41.0% of students w IEPs were Advanced or Proficient

Reading: Grades 3-5 – 58.0% of students w/ IEPs were Advanced or Proficient

Grades 6-8 – 54.3% of students w/ IEPs were Advanced or Proficient

Grade 11 – 52.5% of students w IEPs were Advanced or Proficient

Grades 3rd - 8th, & 11th BlenderPercentage of Students who are Mentally Gifted:

Math & Reading Proficiency (Combined)

3rd Grade - 82% of students scored Advanced & 18% of students scored Proficient

4th Grade - 94% of students scored Advanced & 6% of students scored Proficient

5th Grade - 89% of students scored Advanced & 11% of students scored Proficient

6th Grade - 95% of students scored Advanced & 5% of students scored Proficient

7th Grade - 85% of students scored Advanced & 15% of students scored Proficient

8th Grade- 88% of students scored Advanced & 12% of students scored Proficient

11th Grade - 85% of students scored Advanced & 15% of students scored Proficient

How did the students at WSD compare to students in other districts on the PSSA?

Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System (PVAAS)

Value-Added: A statistical analysis used to measure a district’s or

school’s impact on the academic progress rates of groups of students from year to year

NOT a simple comparison of two scores!

Pennsylvania’s model for value-added is called PVAAS–the Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System

PVAAS Data

PVAAS Data

Keystone Exams

Prezi Presentation

SAT Results

SAT: Warwick (2011) Paper

ACT Results

ACT: Warwick (2011)

Focus Areas for 2011-2012

11th grade Math 11th grade Reading Subgroup Performance Continued Expansion of intervention and

remediation

Warwick School District Strategic Plan Goals: 2008-2014

To meet or exceed the state minimum Adequate Yearly Progress

(AYP) goal for Graduation Rates. To meet or exceed the state minimum Adequate Yearly Progress

(AYP) goals for all students in Mathematics, as measured by the annual PSSA assessments.

To meet or exceed the state minimum Adequate Yearly Progress

(AYP) goals for all students in Reading, as measured by the annual PSSA assessments.

To meet or exceed the state minimum Adequate Yearly Progress

(AYP) goal for Student Attendance. To meet or exceed the state minimum Adequate Yearly Progress

(AYP) goal for Participation in required statewide assessments.

Questions

Thank You!

Community Involvement Outreach

WEF Alternative Funding Committee Alumni Association Booster Clubs/PTO’s Volunteers/District Committee Members Civic Groups Class Gifts and Scholarships

The Purpose of this Forum Inform you of the forces affecting the future of

public education Gov. Corbett cuts 930 million dollars in

education funding from 2011 State Budget For Warwick that meant about 1.1 million dollars

less Future – flat-lined state appropriation Additional potential legislation may contribute to

more fiscal stress on districts

Legislative Issues/Governor’s Plan for Education Vouchers Cyber/Charter Schools Teacher Evaluation and Accountability PSER’s Act 1/School Funding

Tuition Vouchers Proposal to provide state tax funding to parents to send

children to private and other public schools

Issues:• Scope and growth of

plan• Cost to

taxpayers/impact on SD funding

• Constitutionality• Accountability• Student Enrollment• Track Record

Public Sentiment:• Strong, consistent public

opposition• Fall 2011 PSBA Poll

Results• The Fall Legislative

Agenda

Cyber/Charter Schools Background

Charter School Law enacted 14 years ago (Act 22 of 1997)

Intent was creation of “brick & mortar” schools Cyber/Charter Schools enacted 9 years ago

(Act 88 of 2002) Currently SD offer the charters to both brick and mortar

and cyber Cyber schools not original intent

Data 152 Brick & Mortar Charter Schools in PA,

44 percent did not make AYP 500 SD in PA, 6 percent did not make AYP 12 Cyber/Charter Schools in PA, only 2 made AYP All Warwick buildings/all subjects/all grade spans/all sub

groups made AYP Warwick pays an average $8,080 for each regular education

cyber schooler; $17,898 for each special education cyber schooler

Warwick currently has 89 students enrolled in cyber schools, with a projected total cost of $856,544.079

Cyber/Charter Schools

Issues:• Government

proposing that school districts will no longer govern their own students, PDE will set up their own dept. to oversee.

Proposal:• Cyber/Charter -

freedom to choose students.

• Cyber/Charter - not mandated to offer same programs as public schools.

Lancaster County Charter/Cyber School CostsBased on 2009-2010 Average Enrollment & Expenditures

District

Cocalico

Columbia Borough

Conestoga Valley

Donegal

Eastern Lancaster County

Elizabethtown Area

Ephrata Area

Hempfield

Lampeter-Strasburg

School District of Lancaster

Manheim Central

Manheim Township

Penn Manor

Pequea Valley

Solanco

Warwick

Total1

$502,019.27

$525,987.02

$432,515.95

$706,775.29

$651,658.99

$722,014.54

$862,557.79

$705,934.47

$561,063.00

$2,560,064.91

$674,838.01

$466,122.75

$578,425.44

$458,373.76

$568,806.08

$519,754.73

PDE Reimbursement1

Net Cost to Districts1

$114,298.91 $387,720.36

$119,755.85 $406,231.17

$98,474.51 $334,041.44

$160,917.42 $545,857.87

$148,368.63 $503,290.36

$164,387.07 $557,627.47

$196,385.72 $666,172.07

$160,725.98 $545,208.49

$127,741.89 $433,321.11

$582,871.31 $1,977,193.60

$153,645.99 $521,192.02

$106,126.05 $359,996.70

$131,694.94 $446,730.50

$104,361.78 $354,011.98

$129,504.82 $439,301.26

$118,336.89 $401,417.84

LANCASTER COUNTY TOTAL $11,796,335.98 $2,685,770.12 $9,110,565.86

1Figures derived from PDE-432 (Reconciliation for School Year 2009-10, Payable 2010-11)

Teacher Evaluation Current work on NCLB is prescribing waivers if you

include student achievement as part of teacher evaluation

Governor Corbett is proposing similar state legislation

Warwick School District’s supervision/evaluation plan is more rigorous than state requirements

Warwick is already working on revamp of current evaluation system

Additional Fiscal Realities PSER’s – current school employee pension

program Employer contribution is expected to rise significantly in

the next few years; this is a fixed cost to the District Not a choice – legislatively driven

Act 1 – Legislation that sets limits for taxation Based on economy, that number has been decreasing

while other fixed costs are increasing District has tried to limit additional taxation given the

current economic realities

Warwick Budget 101 What We Control/What We Don’t Control

Revenues/Expenditures

Mandated Costs PDE Standards Federally Mandated

State Testing PSER’s Special Education Governor’s Items Student Services

Other Significant Costs Personnel Debt Service Fixed Costs Transportation Utilities

What We’ve Done

All areas of the 2011-2012 budget were reduced District-wide wage freeze Some class sizes grew Some programs were affected Personnel and hours were cut Efficiencies were implemented in processes and

procedures

What We’re Exploring:

Alternative Funding Participation Fees WarwickWARE Project

What Can We Do? Stay informed Check out District website: www.warwicksd.org Contact us with questions Support District with opportunities above Promote Additional Tax and PSER’s Reform Contact Legislators

Advocacy

Warwick School District

Mission Statement

In collaboration with the Community, the Mission of the Warwick School District is to enable all students

to acquire the knowledge, skills, and values necessary to become responsible, productive, and

resourceful citizens.

Questions

Thank you for coming this evening!

Next Public Forum: Tuesday, March 6, 2012