MassachusettsMassachusettsComprehensive AssessmentComprehensive Assessment

System (MCAS)System (MCAS)Arlington Public Schools

MCAS Analysis2012

Presented by: Dr. Laura Chesson, Assistant SuperintendentPrepared by: LeiLanie D’Agostino, Director of Data Integration

AgendaAgendaOverall District and School SuccessStoriesAssessment MeasuresAccountability MeasuresPlanned responses toAccountability and AssessmentData

District 2012 MCAS Success StoriesDistrict 2012 MCAS Success StoriesArlington is overall a high achieving district withmoderate to very high student growthThe vast majority of district grade level scoresranked in the top 15% in the state.In 2012, 100% of AHS 10th grade students passedELA and Math in 2012 and 99% passed Science.Significant increases of students scoring at theAdvanced level at some grades at theelementary level (5th grade ELA Hardy, 3rd gradeELA Stratton, 3rd grade math Dallin, 4th grademath Bishop, 3rd grade math Brackett).

2012 District ELA2012 District ELA

Historically at every grade level, theHistorically at every grade level, the

percentage of APS students scoring atpercentage of APS students scoring at

APS Reading/ELA

Percentage of Students Scoring Advanced

Gr. 3 Gr. 4* Gr. 5 Gr. 6 Gr. 7* Gr. 8 Gr. 10*

District State District State District State District State District State District State District State

2006 35% 18% 19% 8% 30% 15% 20% 10% 10% 10% 23% 12% 39% 16%

2007 26% 14% 24% 10% 31% 15% 21% 9% 16% 9% 29% 12% 41% 22%

2008 37% 15% 18% 8% 30% 13% 32% 15% 24% 12% 23% 12% 48% 23%

2009 27% 12% 31% 11% 37% 15% 31% 16% 25% 14% 35% 15% 54% 29%

2010 29% 14% 33% 11% 43% 16% 30% 15% 23% 11% 42% 17% 53% 26%

2011 22% 11% 20% 10% 40% 17% 39% 17% 36% 14% 45% 20% 62% 33%

2012 31% 15% 26% 13% 34% 17% 40% 18% 37% 15% 38% 18% 65% 37%

% increase over 6 years<4% <2% <20

% <8% <27% <5% <15

% <6% <26%

<21%

Growth Data: ELA All Grades

2012 ELA Summary Highlights2012 ELA Summary Highlights

Grade 3 in top 17% of state.Grade 4 in top 16% of state.Grade 5 in top 13% of state.Grade 6 in top 11% of state.Grade 7 in top 21% of state.Grade 8 in top 6% of state.Grade 10 in top 15% of state.

Next Steps: ELANext Steps: ELAIncreased use of Comprehension Toolboxin ElementaryExamine successful practices in districtclassrooms with students in high needsand share best practices.Targeted reading intervention for allWarning, most Needs Improvement, andtargeted SLC students in Gr. 3-8.Professional development in reading inthe content area for all teachers ingrades 6 – 12.

Next Steps: ELANext Steps: ELA

Use of Plato for secondary students fortarget interventions.Continue to expand & implement LucyCalkins writing program in grade 3, 4, & 5to address topic developmentElementary TA training in readingprogram

District MathematicsDistrict Mathematics20122012

APS students perform 14 - 46%above state averages

Growth Data: Math All Grades

2012 Math Summary2012 Math SummaryHighlightsHighlights

Ranked top 13% in Grades 4 and 5Ranked top 11% in Grade 8Notable gain in A & P scores in Gr. 7

Next Steps: MathNext Steps: Math

Continue building content expertise for new teachers,ELL and special educators.

Increase math practice guides for all High Needsstudents (Title 1)

Implement Plato Math Pack for grades 5, 6, and 7special education students.

Gr. 3 professional development and implementationof Revised TERC math program

Peirce pilot to increase math practice usingSymphony program for Gr.3-5.

Next Steps: MathNext Steps: Math

Progress monitoring High Needs students with Plato, inaddition to Scantron at OMS & AHS

Additional math coach on consultant basis for Pierce K-12 math director increase walk-thrus and one-on-

one coaching with teachers 6 – 12. Analysis of OMS intervention programs. Selection of new math curriculum for OMS

District ScienceDistrict Science20122012

APS students perform 20 -53% abovestate averages

2012 Science Summary2012 Science SummaryHighlightsHighlights

Ranked in top 9% in state in Gr. 5Ranked in top 11% in state Gr. 8.

2012 Cohort Summary Data2012 Cohort Summary DataAPS cohorts perform well beginningin the early grades, while theirscores show marked improvementby high school.There is a notable trend towardsincreased students scoringAdvanced.All AHS students passed MCAS in2011.

Next Steps: ScienceNext Steps: ScienceContinue item analysis for development of remedialexercises for all studentsMonitoring of specific students in sub-groupsExamination of course progression at high school.Further PD on the Engineering Units for ElementarySchool.

District MCAS 2012District MCAS 2012Accountability DataAccountability Data

High achievement coupled with low-moderate to very high growth is evident at

all grade levels in ELA and Math.

PPI PPI ––

PPI

CPISGP

Bonuspoints

GraduationandDropoutrates

CPI CPI ––

Baseline for performance set on the proficiencylevels in 2011 for all groups.Goal is to “halve” the difference between theproficiency level of all students in a school and theproficiency level of the high needs student group ina school (same measure for district) by 2017.For example if a school’s CPI was 99 for all of itsstudents and the CPI for its high needs students was95, the state would expect that the school wouldtake steps to close that gap by 2 points by 2017.

CPI ChangeCPI ChangeEach year the school is awarded based on thechange.Above target = 100 pointsAt target = 75 pointsImprovement, but below target = 50 pointsNo change or slight decline = 25 pointsSignificant decline = 0 points

SGP SGP –– Student Growth Student GrowthPercentilesPercentiles

All groups (district, school, and sub-groups) areexpected to demonstrate growth in studentperformance at or near state median.The goal for all groups is to achieve or maintain amedian SGP at least one point above the statemedian.Points are again awarded points.

All groups earn extra credit if they decrease thepercent of students scoring in the Warning/Failinglevel or if they increase the percentage of studentsscoring at the Advanced level by more than 10%from the previous year.

out Ratesout RatesAll groups are expected to make steady progresstoward a goal of 90% for the 4 yr. cohort graduationrate and 95% for the 5 yr. cohort graduation rate by2016 – 2017.Points are awarded based on the progress towardsthis target.All groups are expected to halve the gap betweentheir annual dropout rate and the rate of zero bythe 2016- 2017 school year.Points are awarded based on the progress towardsthis target.

Based on this point scale districts and schools areclassified into levels 1 – 5.Eighty percent of the schools in Massachusetts areclassified as Level 1 or 2 based on the PPI for “allstudents” and the “high needs” group.If a district has one or more Level 2 school(s) it isclassified as a Level 2 district.

2012 District Subgroups/2012 District Subgroups/High Need StudentsHigh Need Students

Overall the achievement gap persists but narrowsdramatically for Arlington Subgroups and HighNeeds students over the years.

High Needs Group includesstudents:

On an IEP, and/or

Eligible for free/reduced lunch

ELA: Number of Students Tested

GradeHigh

NeedsNon-High

Needs Total% HighNeeds

3 112 311 423 26.4%4 118 269 387 30.4%5 117 298 415 28.2%6 95 250 345 28.0%7 97 231 328 29.6%8 94 249 343 27.4%

10 64 217 281 22.8%

2012 ELA MCAS: APS Students Reaching Proficiency

Gr.3 Gr. 4 Gr 5 Gr 8 Gr 10

Math: Number of Students Tested

GradeHigh

NeedsNon-High

Needs Total% HighNeeds

3 110 311 421 26.1%

4 119 269 388 30.1%

5 116 297 413 28.1%

6 94 251 345 27.2%

7 97 232 329 29.5%

8 97 247 344 28.2%

10 67 220 287 23.3%

2012 Math MCAS: APS Students Reaching Proficiency

COMPARATIVERANKINGS TO STATE

AND LOCALLYESTABLISHED COHORT

Rankings alone do not paint the complete picture.If there is a “tie” at a score then rankings are“skipped”.For example if 5 schools are tied at the same score for1st place, the 6th place school is ranked 6th eventhough it has the second highest score.At the high school level there are so many ties that 28schools are tied for number one (Score of 100%). Thenext bandwidth of schools down, which is only onepoint lower results in schools all ranked 29th (score of99%). Arlington High has a ranking of 51st in ELA –however it has a score of 98% - the third highest scorein the state.

GradeLevel

ELARank

%(top)

MathRank

%(top)

ScienceRank

%(top)

3 52/301 17% 111/301 37%

4 47/301 16% 38/300 13%

5 40/313 13% 41/313 13% 28/313 9%

6 61/552 11% 135/552 24%

7 98/471 21% 82/470 17%

8 27/470 6% 50/466 11% 51/458 11%

10 51/348 15% 65/348 19% 105/348 30%

Arlington Public Schools Ranking on2012 MCAS

2012 English Language Arts MCAS Achievement and Growth for

Comparable Districts

2012 Mathematics MCAS Achievement andGrowth for Comparable Districts

Summary PointsSummary Points

Areas of Overall Improvement:o Gr.3, 4, 10 Increased in Advanced students in ELAo Gr. 4 Increased Advanced students in Matho Gr. 5 Increased Advanced students in Science

Areas in Need of Improvement:o Overall growth in Math and ELAo Increase math achievement in Gr. 3o Increase SGP in math grades 6, and 7o Increase attention to certain math strandso Persistent flat growth of sub-groups

High Achievement and GrowthHigh Achievement and Growthfor ALL Students Requiresfor ALL Students Requires……....

Continued professional development onimplementation of Common Core –changes in instruction, not just in contentscope and sequence.Examination of success data for allspecial programs (ELL, Special Education,Alternative Education) to monitor successof programs.

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