UPPER MERION AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT REPORTPRESENTED BY
JANE CALLAGHANNOVEMBER 1, 2010
About Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in Pennsylvania
• Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), as part of the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), holds LEAs accountable to students, their parents, teachers, and the community. The purpose of AYP is to ensure that all students have reading and math skills that prepare them for the future. The law states that all students must reach the Proficient level or higher in Reading or Language Arts and Mathematics by 2014.
• AYP measures determine whether a school or district is making sufficient annual progress towards the goal of 100% proficiency
• AYP measures student results for three indicators– Attendance (for schools without a High School graduating class) or
Graduation Rate (for schools with a High School graduating class)– Academic Performance– Test Participation
• 2010 Targets 56% Proficiency in Mathematics, 63% Proficiency in Reading• 2011 Targets 67% Proficiency in Mathematics, 72% Proficiency in Reading
AYP requires that all groups of children reach proficiency in Reading or Language Arts and Mathematics – hence the phrase "no child left behind". These groups include all racial and ethnic backgrounds, students who are English Language Learners, economically disadvantaged students, and special education students. (When these subgroups contain fewer than 40 students, the subgroup is not separately evaluated for AYP)- UMASD Demographic Numbers by Testing
All Students 1877Female 939
Male 938American Indian or Alaskan Native 1Asian or Pacific Islander 268Black/African American non-Hispanic
168
Latino/Hispanic 117White non-Hispanic 1311Multi-Racial/Ethnic 12IEP-Special Education 252Migrant Education Program 0Economically Disadvantaged 353English Language Learner 37
ALL UMASD Schools Made AYP
Reading District and State Performance By Grade 2010
Reading District and State Performance Three Year Progress
Reading Performance 2010Distribution by Reading and Student Group
Mathematics District and State Performance By Grade-2010 Grade1 2010
Mathematics District and StateThree Year Progress
Mathematics Performance 2010Distribution by Mathematics and Student Group
Science, 2010
Writing, 2010
Bridgeport Elementary School, 2010Mathematics
Grades 3 and 4
Caley Elementary School, 2010Mathematics
Grades 3 and 4
Candlebrook Elementary School, 2010Mathematics
Grades 3 and 4
Roberts Elementary SchoolMathematics
Grades 3 and 4
UMASD Middle School Mathematics by Grade, 2010
Bridgeport Elementary School, 2010Reading
Grades 3 and 4
Caley Elementary School, 2010Reading
Grades 3 and 4
Candlebrook Elementary School, 2010Reading
Grades 3 and 4
Roberts Elementary SchoolReading
Grades 3 and 4
UMASD Middle School Reading by Grade, 2010
UMASD High School
UMASD High School Reading
UMASD High School and County
Mathematics Harriton SHS 87.2Lower Merion HS 84.4Abington SHS 81.1North Penn SHS 79.6Lower Moreland HS 79.2Upper Dublin HS 78.7Souderton Area SHS 78.2Jenkintown M/HS 77.3Spring-Ford SHS 76.4Hatboro-Horsham SHS 76.1Methacton HS 75.2Springfield 75.1Plymouth-Whitemarsh 74.4Wissahickon SHS 72.2Perkiomen Valley HS 71.8Upper Merion HS 67.7Upper Perkiomen HS 67.4Cheltenham HS 65.1Pottsgrove SHS 57.3Upper Moreland HS 56.7Pottstown SHS 52.8Norristown Area HS 40.4
Reading Jenkintown M/HS 93.7Lower Merion HS 91.5Harriton SHS 91.3Springfield 86.7Lower Moreland HS 86.6Abington SHS 85.3Wissahickon SHS 83.2Upper Dublin HS 82.4Souderton Area SHS 81.8Methacton HS 81.7Perkiomen Valley HS 81.7Plymouth-Whitemarsh 81.5Spring-Ford SHS 78.1Hatboro-Horsham SHS 78Upper Perkiomen HS 77.2North Penn SHS 76.6Cheltenham HS 75.7Upper Merion HS 74Upper Moreland HS 68.3Pottsgrove SHS 67.2Pottstown SHS 59.4Norristown Area HS 50.1
16th out of 22 schools 18th out of 22 schools
SAT SCORES, 2010
Test Takers Critical Reading
Math Writing
Number Mean-District Mean Mean
204 503 518 488
Number Mean-State Mean-State Mean-State
104,593 492 501 480
Number Mean-Total Mean-Total Mean-Total
1,547,990 501 516 492
Achievement and Growth• PSSA/Achievement…PVAAS/Growth– As PVAAS analyses utilize the PSSA assessment data,
PVAAS growth reports are available in (1) Math and Reading for grades 4 through 8, and 11; (2) Science for grades 4, 8, and 11; and (3) Writing for grades 5, 8, and 11. These are the grade levels in which the PSSA is administered. Even though the PSSA is administered in grade 3, PVAAS growth reports are not available for these cohorts. As grade 3 is the first year of state testing, there is no prior history from which to calculate a measure of growth.
– For grades 4 through 8 in Math and Reading, students are tested with the PSSA in consecutive years. This Value-Added Report is based on the Growth Standard Methodology.
– For Science, Writing, and grade 11 Reading and Math, students are not tested in consecutive years. This Value-Added report is based on the Predictive Methodology.
Data Informs Our Planning
• The Data is regularly reviewed and analyzed• Interim data is used in the form of diagnostic
assessments, benchmark assessments, formative and summative assessments
• Data relative to student achievement gaps is used to inform curriculum, text selections, teaching styles
• Research informs our planning
Data Informs Our Planning• Teachers have been involved in data analysis and use
of data for instructional decision making• Both the middle school and the high school have built
intervention courses into their schedules• The high school has been following a multi-year plan to
collapse academic courses and to have all students engaged in a rigorous curriculum
• Staffing remains a priority in the area of reading, special education and ESL
• Professional development is designed based upon student need: Focus on Math/Differentiated Instruction/Technology
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