2012-2013 NJASK Test Results

and2011-2012

NJ School Performance Report

Presentation for the Board of Education

October 29, 2013

Overview of 2013 NJ ASK 3-8 Content

The NJ ASK 3–8 initially designed to provide information about each

student’s achievement in the areas required by the NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards.

The NJ ASK 2013 was in a period of transition to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) English Language Arts (ELA) tests addressed these

standards 3-8Mathematics tests in grades 3–5

Grades 6–8 Mathematics tests and Grades 4 & 8 Science tests were still aligned with the NJ CCCS.

2014 NJ ASK Administration

The 2014 NJ ASK LAL and Math grades 3 through 8 will test students on the Common Core State Standards as we

continue to prepare for the PARCC administration in 2014-2015

This report serves to summarize the Spring 2013 NJ ASK 3-8 test scores, including summary results that permit comparisons of district factor group

(DFG), and statewide data. This report also includes a three-year comparison of NJ ASK test

scores.

District Factor Group (DFG)District Factor Group (DFG)DFG results compare our children’s test results to similar

districts across the state in demographics, including similar socio-economic status and average level of education.

DFGs range from levels A – J. Sea Girt Borough has been identified as an “I” district.

Monmouth County DFG I Districts:

Avon Colts Neck Fair HavenHolmdel Marlboro MillstoneMonmouth Beach Sea Girt ShrewsburySpring Lake

Other Districts In DFG I Outside of Monmouth County

Madison Cranford PrincetonFranklin Lakes Summit WestfieldBerkeley Heights New Providence

Bridgewater-Raritan

BenchmarksBenchmarks

100-199 Partially Proficient

200-249 ProficientWorking at Grade Level in

Accordance to Standards

250-300 Advanced ProficientWorking at or Above Grade Level in

Accordance to Standards

Score AnalysisScore Analysis

The Big Picture

Language Arts Total ProficiencyLanguage Arts Total ProficiencyGrade Level

Percentage of General Education Students who

scored Proficient/Advanced

Proficient

Percentage of Total Population who

scored Proficient/Advanced

Proficient

3 91 85

4 100 92

5 100 100

6 93 94

7 95 90

8 100 95

Sea Girt

School Total

Population

Average of

93%

Proficient +

Mathematics Total ProficiencyMathematics Total ProficiencyGrade Level

Percentage of General Education Students who

scored Proficient/Advanced

Proficient

Percentage of Total Population who

scored Proficient/Advanced

Proficient

3 100 92

4 100 92

5 100 100

6 80 81

7 95 90

8 100 85

Sea Girt School

Total Population

Average of

90%

Proficient +

Grade 6 outlier includes students educated outside of the district and students enrolled in the school for less than one year.

Science Total ProficiencyScience Total Proficiency

Grade Level

Percentage of General Education Students who

scored Proficient/Advanced

Proficient

Percentage of Total Population who

scored Proficient/Advanced

Proficient

4 100 92

8 100 100

Sea Girt School

Total Population

Average of

96%

Proficient +

Scale Score Mean: Language ArtsScale Score Mean: Language ArtsGradeLevel

Sea Girt Borough General Education Students

DFG “I” General Education Students

3 220 219

4 231 224

5 230 224

6 225 224

7 227 232

8 242 235

Sea Girt School

Mean Scores

Surpass the DFG

in 5 out of 6

grade levels in

Language Arts

Scale Score Mean: MathematicsScale Score Mean: MathematicsGrade Sea Girt Borough

General Education Students

DFG “I” General Education Students

3 255 256

4 264 252

5 258 262

6 241 250

7 247 242

8 254 248

Sea Girt School

Mean Score

Surpassed the

DFG in 3 out of 6

grade levels in

Mathematics

Scale Score Mean: ScienceScale Score Mean: Science

GradeLevel

Sea Girt Borough General Education Students

DFG General Education Students

4 263 259

8 247 251

Language Arts: Language Arts: Area We Are Surpassing DFGArea We Are Surpassing DFG

Total Population Comparisons Total Population Comparisons Grade Level Partially

ProficientProficient Advanced

Proficient

SG DFG “I”

SG DFG “I”

SG DFG “I”

3 15.4 17.2 84.6 74.7 0 8.1

4 7.7 21.4 76.9 62.2 15.4 16.4

5 0 20.4 85.7 63 14.3 16.6

6 6.3 16 81 75 9.5 9

7 10 15.4 80 60.2 10 24.5

8 5 6.5 65 72.6 30 21

Mathematics: Mathematics: Area We Are Surpassing DFGArea We Are Surpassing DFG

Total Population ComparisonsTotal Population ComparisonsGrade Level Partially

ProficientProficient Advanced

Proficient

SG DFG “I”

SG DFG “I”

SG DFG “I”

3 7.7 9.3 30.8 31.3 61.5 59.4

4 7.7 9.0 30.8 39.7 61.5 51.3

5 0 8.3 42.9 29.3 57.1 62.4

6 18.8 9.7 43.8 43 37.5 47.3

7 10 18.9 45 39.7 45 41.5

8 15 15.1 35 37.9 50 47

Science: Science: Area We Are Surpassing DFGArea We Are Surpassing DFG

Total Population ComparisonsTotal Population ComparisonsGrade Level

Partially Proficient

Proficient Advanced Proficient

SG DFG “I”

SG DFG “I”

SG DFG “I”

4 7.7 3.2 23.1 34.3 69.2 62.5

8 0 7 50 41.4 50 51.6

Grade 3 All time SG

High for AP in Math

and Surpasses DFG

and STATE 2 years

in a row!

Grade 4 All time SG High for AP in Math

and Surpasses DFG and STATE!

Grade 5 100% Of

Students Proficient/

Advanced Proficient

in ELA and Math!

Grade 6 All time SG High for AP in ELA

and Surpasses DFG and STATE!

Highlights From Three Year Comparison

Grade 7 All time SG

High for AP in Math

and Surpasses DFG

and STATE!

Grade 8 Math and ELA Surpasses DFG and STATE for

AP 2 years in a row!

In 2013, 15% of the total

population of Sea Girt Elementary

students received a score at or near

300!

Highlights From Three Year Comparison (Continued)

Goals - based on resultsGoals - based on results

CCSS Call For: Increased expository writing Increased exposure to and study of nonfiction

LiteracyEarlier identification of at risk students and implementing

intervention based on assessment through Fountas and Pinnell, Language Literacy Intervention

Identification of at risk students experiencing a specific area of weakness or language learning disability through implementation of Fundations

Continue to increase our teaching of content area reading and writing in both science and social studies

Goals – based on resultsGoals – based on results

MathMaintaining the pace and challenge at each grade level

focusing on differentiated instruction

Implementing Common Core State Standards

Pre-High Math review of curriculum and course offerings in grades 7 & 8, building upon the good work we started for grade 6 in the spring of 2013.

Where Do We Go From Here?

Increase data analysis to analyze specific strengths and weaknesses using multiple measures

Fine tune curriculum aligned with CCSS and raised instructional bar

Prepare for changes in testing from NJ ASK to National PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers)

Sea Girt Elementary School continues to

prepare students well beyond the state’s

average ability and expectations, and surpasses

DFG schools in out of 42 categories.

Sea Girt Elementary SchoolNJ School Performance Report

2011-2012New Jersey School Performance Reports (NJSPR) for all schools in the state were released in March 2013. This report built upon and replaced the former School Report Card. The NJSPR includes brand new data on college and career readiness and provide comparison to “peer schools” in order to provide a more complete picture of school performance for educators and the general public.

Visit our website to view a copy of the School Performance Report at: http://www.seagirt.k12.nj.us

What is a Peer School?The peer school methodology compares schools to

approximately 30 similar “peer schools” from across the state with similar grade configurations and that are educating students with similar demographic characteristics such as free/reduced lunch eligibility, limited English proficiency or special education program participation.

Peer school data provides information about how similar

schools are performing to help identify strengths and areas for improvement.

Peer schools (single buildings in any district that are similar in demographics) are different from DFGs (whole districts that are identified by similar demographics).

Areas Measured on NJ School Performance Report

Academic Achievement: SGES Scored 100%Language Arts Proficiency = 100%Mathematics Proficiency = 100%

College and Career Readiness: SGES Scored 50%% of Students enrolled in Algebra I = 100%% of Students w/ Chronic Absenteeism = 0%

The state has identified the acceptable benchmark is 6%.

SGES had 9% of students chronically absent.

Student Growth – Scored 100%Growth in Language Arts = 100%Growth in Mathematics = 100%

Sea Girt School Met

All of the Statewide

Targets Except for

Chronic

Absenteeism

Indicator

What is Chronic Absenteeism?

A chronically absent student is a student who was not present for any reason for more than 10% of the total days possible for that individual student.

10% of 180 days = 18 days therefore students absent more than 18 days are considered chronically absent.

9% of Sea Girt

Students were absent

for more than 18 days

last year

College and Career Readiness

Among the behaviors that research has shown to be indicative of success and college and career readiness are regularly attending school and challenging themselves with rigorous course work.

Steps SGES Has Taken in Response to the NJSPRChronic Absenteeism:

Identified the families of students that were chronically absent last year and discussed

Implemented a monthly tracking and notification system of chronically absent students.

Informed families of the importance of school attendance and ways the school will partner with them to support their child’s attendance and well-being.

Algebra I Enrollment:Identify a means for increasing the percentage of students on

track for enrollment in Algebra in Gr. 7 or 8Build upon the more rigorous grade 6 program that was

implemented for this school year by aligning our Gr. 7&8 curriculum to the CCSS and review adjusting /expanding course offerings.

SGES Remains Committed to Excellence

Administration, teachers and support staff are committed to our students’ high achievement and to a well-rounded education.

There is always good work to be done to ensure that our students are achieving at the highest level. We embrace the challenge.

NJ was recently ranked #3 in the nation, behind Massachusetts and Michigan, for performance in Mathematics and Science. Sea Girt remains as a top performing school district in the state of NJ.

Contact Us

To learn more about our performance and programs, you are encouraged to contact our school administration or teachers.

Link to our staff contact information: http://www.seagirt.k12.nj.us

Sea Girt is a very special place for children to live and learn and we are honored to have a hand in developing our students.