Report to School Committee 2002 MCAS Results October 1, 2002
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Report to School Committee
2002 MCAS Results MCAS ResultsOctober 1, 2002
Boston Globe September 20, 2002
“MCAS exam scores mixed……”
“Test results show math a problem throughout the state…”
“…math instruction is a dilemma that stretches beyond the urban districts…”
Report OverviewReview of MCAS Testing ProgramBrockton-State ComparisonBrockton Results: Scaled ScoresBrockton Results: Performance CategoriesComparable CommunitiesNext Steps
MCAS Testing Program
High Stakes/High Standards
Grades tested: 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 10
Tonight’s focus: English/Language Arts Mathematics Score ranges: 200 to 280
Performance Categories:advanced; proficient;
needs improvement; warning/failing
Performance Categories
Category
AdvancedProficientNeeds ImprovementFailing/Warning
Score Range
260-280240-259220-239 [220 = passing]200-219
Note: Grade 3 does not report scaled scoresNote: Grade 3 does not report scaled scores
MCAS Results
Brockton/StateComparison
Citywide Results: Grade 3
Eng/LA year 2001 2002 State 30 30 Local 26 26
Note: A score of 16 is passing.
Citywide Results: Grade 4
Eng/LA Math year 98 99 00 01 02 98 99 00 01 02
State 230 231 231 239 239 234 235 235 235 236
Local 224 226 226 233 232 225 226 228 231 228
Citywide Results: Grade 6 Math
year 2001 2002 State 233 235 Local 227 230
Citywide Results: Grade 7 Eng/LA year 2001 2002 State 239 242 Local 231 234
Citywide Results: Grade 8 Math year 98 99 00 01 02 State 227 226 228 233 232 Local 215 214 215 225 223
Citywide Results: Grade 10 Eng/LA Math year 98 99 00 01 02 98 99 00 01 02 State 230 229 229 239 242 222 222 228 237 237 Local 223 224 226 236 242 211 211 217 230 229
Percentage of Students in Warning/Failing Category ELA MATH year 98 99 00 01 02 98 99 00 01 02 Grade 3 14 14State 7 6
Grade 4 29 25 22 19 19 39 35 29 27 35 State 11 10 19 19
Grade 6 46 39 State 33 30
Grade 7 24 19 State 12 9
Grade 8 69 67 67 48 54 State 31 33
Grade 10 44 42 42 24 14 76 76 64 35 38BHS 23 13 34 36 State 18 14 25 25
Percentage of Students in Advanced /Proficient Category
ELA MATH year 98 99 00 01 02 98 99 00 01 02 Grade 3 36 42State 62 67
Grade 4 6 8 8 33 32 17 18 23 23 20State 51 54 34 39
Grade 6 23 29State 36 41
Grade 7 31 38 State 55 64
Grade 8 14 8 12 18 14 State 34 34
Grade 10 22 24 27 42 61 7 9 16 29 27BHS 43 63 30 29State 50 59 45 44
MCAS ResultsIndividual School Scores
Grade 3 Eng/LA year 2001 2002 Angelo 25 25Arnone 25 24 Ashfield 28 27Belmont St. 25 26Brookfield 27 28Davis 24 23Downey 24 27Franklin 28 26Gilmore 26 24Hancock 28 28Huntington 26 25Kennedy 27 28Plouffe 24 23Raymond 26 25Whitman 27 27
Grade 4 Eng/LA Math year 98 99 00 01 02 98 99 00 01 02 Angelo 226 233 230 239 235 222 237 236 236 231 Arnone 224 225 225 236 234 224 223 228 234 229 Ashfield 222 227 226 232 233 223 233 230 234 230 Belmont St. 224 224 224 231 231 224 222 225 228 225 Brookfield 225 223 227 232 230 227 221 230 228 227 Davis 223 222 222 228 228 222 221 222 224 223 Downey 224 224 222 227 226 228 224 223 225 222 Franklin 222 224 228 235 235 223 222 232 238 230 Gilmore 223 223 225 228 234 225 220 228 227 231 Hancock 227 228 229 237 231 233 233 232 233 228 Huntington 226 227 227 234 235 230 231 230 232 230 Kennedy 231 230 232 235 239 236 232 232 231 233 Plouffe 219 229 227 234 232 218 229 230 232 229 Raymond 224 224 225 230 230 221 224 224 229 226 Whitman 224 226 227 230 237 219 223 231 230 233
Grade 6 Math year 2001 2002 Angelo 229 235 Arnone 233 236Ashfield 225 224Belmont St. 223 230Brookfield 227 232Davis 219 220Downey 228 227Franklin 230 237Gilmore 221 227Hancock 233 230Huntington 228 226Kennedy 230 238Plouffe 227 229Raymond 223 225Whitman 229 235
Grade 7 Eng/LA year 2001 2002
North 229 234
South 230 233
East 232 231
West 233 236
Grade 8 Math year 98 99 00 01 02
North Jr. 213 212 217 226 225
South Jr. 215 215 216 223 222
East Jr. 213 213 213 224 223
West Jr. 218 216 216 228 223
Grade 10 Eng/LA Math year 98 99 00 01 02 98 99 00 01 02
BHS 223 225 226 236 243 211 211 217 231 230
Performance Summary
Grade 4: ELA and Math
218
220
222
224
226
228
230
232
234
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
ELA Math
Grade 8: Math
208210212214216218220222224226
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
MATH
Grade 10: ELA and Math
200205210215220225230235240245
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
ELAMath
Comparable Communities
Comparable CommunitiesGrade 3 4 7 10 4 6 8 10 ELA ELA ELA ELA Math Math Math MathBrockton 26 232 234 242 228 230 223 229Boston 24 229 234 231 224 222 224 227Chelsea 25 232 230 232 232 227 222 224Chicopee 27 233 235 236 228 222 222 232Fall River 28 232 234 234 228 224 219 226Holyoke 23 227 229 227 224 216 216 223Lawrence 24 228 230 229 221 219 218 223Lowell 26 231 234 235 225 223 222 229 Lynn 28 233 236 235 229 227 221 228New Bedford 27 231 232 231 226 223 220 228Pittsfield 30 234 236 238 232 227 223 234Revere 29 240 237 238 233 233 227 231Springfield 26 232 230 226 227 219 218 220Taunton 30 236 238 236 232 229 226 234Worcester 28 235 232 233 232 229 222 228
Next Steps
Next StepsStandards-based math adoption
K-1 levelThree-plusGrades 6, 7, 8Math CoachesProfessional Development
Next StepsMath Departmentalization
grade 6 math resultsappropriate grades
Next StepsLiteracy Initiatives
continue Scott-Foresman training early literacy assessments grant programs ongoing department meetings John Collins training [K-12]
Next StepsRefocus and Recommit
Mass Frameworks as CurriculumMulti-level Data Analysis
Use of IRS/RRSOpen Response
Strategies Long Composition Strategies Ongoing Collaboration with ILTs