2012 cmt scores

2012 CMT SCORES DATA ANALYSIS

Prepared by:

Colleen Murray, Director of Curriculum and InstructionEric Carbone, Principal, The Peck Place School

Mike Gray, Principal, Race Brook SchoolStephen Bergin, Principal, Turkey Hill School

Kai Graves, Director of Special ServicesLynn K. McMullin, Superintendent

Published August 2012

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Grade

Mathematics Reading Writing

Goal Prof. Adv. Goal Prof. Adv. Goal Prof. Adv.

3 81 97 39 76 91 36 75 94 32

4 85 95 47 80 90 23 83 96 38

5 92 100 57 92 98 39 87 98 41

6 92 100 60 91 97 41 87 97 46

MARCH ~ 2012 ~ DISTRICT SCORES as reported by the STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (SDE)

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Grade



3 77 94 36 74 85 28 75 94 31

4 83 96 33 84 92 14 87 97 35

5 88 100 42 90 99 34 82 97 27

6 90 100 54 94 99 44 90 96 49

MARCH ~ 2012 ~ PECK PLACE SCORES as reported by the STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (SDE)

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MARCH ~ 2012 ~ PECK PLACE

Grades 5 and 6, 100% Proficient or above in Math

Grades 5 and 6, 99% Proficient or above in Reading

Grade 6 Reading, over time, has improved 15% at Goal or above

Grade 4 Writing gained 13% at Goal or above

Data teams will analyze the instruction of Reading foundational skills

Grade-level teams will analyze the two writing strands and improve the holistic Writing score

Implement the new math curriculum with focus on applications and problem-solving

Strengths Goal Areas

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Grade



3 82 99 47 72 91 34 74 93 28

4 86 94 46 70 86 19 78 94 43

5 94 100 56 93 98 35 95 98 53

6 98 100 69 95 95 48 87 98 48

MARCH ~ 2012 ~ RACE BROOK SCORES as reported by the STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (SDE)

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MARCH ~ 2012 ~ RACE BROOK

Grade 6 Math, 98% at Goal or above, 69% at Advanced

Grade 6 Reading, 95% at Goal or above.

Grade 5, in Math, Reading, and Writing were 93% or better at Goal or above

Grade 4, Math, 86% at Goal or above





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Grade



3 84 96 32 82 95 45 77 95 37

4 88 96 67 85 94 40 86 98 37

5 95 98 75 95 97 47 86 100 48

6 89 100 58 83* 96* 29* 83 98 40

MARCH ~ 2012 ~ TURKEY HILL SCORES as reported by the STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (SDE)

* Last year, Orange studied this group of Grade 5 students – Last year’s Reading: G = 65: P = 85; Adv. = 21

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MARCH ~ 2012 ~ TURKEY HILL

94% or better at Proficiency or above in all subjects at all grade levels

Grade 6 Math, 100% Proficient or above

Grade 5 Reading, 95% at Goal or above

Grade 6 students, over time, increased 30% at Goal or above





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GRADE 5 SCIENCE

Goal Proficiency Advanced

DISTRICT 90 98 38PECK PLACE 87 99 38

RACE BROOK 89 98 28

TURKEY HILL 94 97 48

This is the fifth year of Science testing on the CMT.

MARCH 2012 CMT SCIENCE

Goal Prof. Adv.

2008 67 92 17

2009 69 94 26

2010 76 94 23

2011 81 96 26

2012 90 98 38

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ADVANCED BAND SCORES

NCLB emphasizes the percentage of students who score “At or Above Proficient” – the scores in GREY.

However, recently Orange has measured success based on the percentage of students “At or Above Goal” – the scores in blue.

Beginning this year, we’ll also track the % of students “At Advanced,” thus setting goals for achievement on the two highest bands in scoring.

Advanced Band scores are shown in GREEN on the previous two slides.

Remarkable in the Advanced Band: Grade 4 Math – 47% Advanced Grade 5 Math – 57% Advanced Grade 6 Math – 60% Advanced Grade 6 Writing – 46% Advanced

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2012: GRADE 3



District Grade 3March 2012 81 97 39 76 91 36 75 94 32

CT State Results 67 86 30 5974 24 63 83 23

We continue to analyze and modify instruction for our youngest group of test takers. For Grade 3 students, this is their first experience with the CMT, so we closely study their results. In addition to their skills, their short-term test preparation, as well as their test-taking endurance are factors in their success.

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GRADE 3 READING

The Reading Score – 76% at Goal -- is up from last year’s score 72%; it closely matches our in-house assessments and predictions. ‘Reader-to-Text Connections’ continues to be an area of need.

ReadingGeneral

UnderstandingInterpretation

Reader/Text Connections

Content and Structure

Grade 3March 2012 91% 88% 62% 81%

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The Grade 3 average DRP score of 53 slightly exceeds the grade-level DRP expectation of 47.

GRADE 3 WRITINGThe Writing Score – 75% at Goal – is up from the previous year’s score of 73%.

The average holistic score on the writing sample was 8.9 out of 12, up from 8.6 last year; the goal is 8.

Grade 3 and Grade 4 teachers will look closely at the Writing data, particularly Composing and Revising which is consistently a relative weakness in our curriculum.

WritingDirect Assessment Holistic Score (12)

Composing and Revising

Editing

Grade 3March 2012 8.9 52 84

Grade 3March 2011 8.6 57 80

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GRADE 3 MATHThe Math Score – 81% at Goal -- is down 5 pts. from the previous year’s score of 86%.

They scored between 94 – 100% in 13 of the 18 strands that are tested in Grade 3.

The strongest and weakest strands are listed below. Strand 25 continues to be our nemesis. See sample on Slide #23 the end of this presentation.

Our new math curriculum is strong in problem-solving and applications of mathematical processes.

Mathematical Strand % at Mastery

Pictorial Representation 100%

Order, Magnitude, and Rounding 100%

Geometric Shapes and properties 100%

Computation with Whole Numbers and Decimals 99%

Probability and Statistics 99%

Approximating Measures 81%

Estimating Solutions to Problems 71%

Mathematical Applications 63%14

Grade 3

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2012: GRADE 4 These students improved this year over their Grade 3 scores, making especially

notable gains in both Reading and Writing. The improvement in Writing at both the Goal and Advanced levels is noteworthy.




As 3rd GradersMarch 2011 86 97 44 72 87 24 73 89 26

CT State Results 68 86 32 64 78 19 65 84 28

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Noteworthy accomplishment in the

Advanced Band

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Grade 4

2012: GRADE 5

This class has achieved steady increases across all three tests over the past two years and is scoring about 20 points above the State averages.

In addition, they took their first Science CMT and did very well; 90% reached Goal and 98% reached Proficiency. Two sample Science items, typical of this new test can be found at the end of this presentation on Slide 25.




As 4th GradersMarch 2011 90 98 49 87 95 36 91 98 41

CT State Results 72 86 36 68 80 22 68 89 23

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Grade 5

Noteworthy accomplishment in the Advanced Band

Few students needing

remediation

2012: GRADE 6 The Grade 6 test takers make a significant leap in

Reading from 76% at Goal to 91% at Goal; their improvement of 10 points in the Advanced band was significant as well.

Their 60% at Advanced in Math is especially noteworthy.

It’s important to keep in mind, that when scores are high, there is less room for substantial gain.




As 5th GradersMarch 2011 93 99 57 76 87 31 87 97 32

CT State Results 67 86 30 59 75 24 63 83 23 20

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Grade 6

Noteworthy accomplishment in the Advanced Band

NO students below Proficient.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS’ DRG B COMPARISON

Math Reading Writing

GoalDRG / out of

20Goal

DRG / out of

20Goal

DRG / out of

20

Grade 3 81 18 th 76 11 th 75 17 th

Grade 4 85 11 th 80 14 th 83 10 th

Grade 5 92 4 th 92 1st 87 8 th

Grade 6 92 5 th 91 11 th 87 12 th

There are 20 elementary districts in Orange’s DRG (Demographic Reference Group). These include towns such as Avon, Cheshire, Fairfield, Granby, Monroe, Simsbury, West Hartford, and Woodbridge. Below are our standings within our DRG.

At each grade-level, and in each subject area, our students at Goal should fall in the top ½ of our DRG, as they do in circles shown below.

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READING DISTRICT-WIDE

The reading test at each grade level includes a ‘Degrees of Reading Power’ (DRP) average score and % at Goal for the following strands, which require students to also write responses to open-ended questions:

#1 #2 #3 #4DRP score

(DRP Target Score)

Grade 3 91 88 62 81 53 / (47)

Grade 4 94 80 74 81 61 / (54)

Grade 5 99 94 88 98 65 / (58)

Grade 6 95 97 86 98 70 / (62)

1. Forming a General Understanding2. Developing an Interpretation3. Making Reader / Text Connections4. Examining the Content and Structure

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DISTRICT-WIDE CURRICULAR ISSUES

**Strand #3 – “Making Connections” in Reading requires students to meaningfully connect what they have read in a sample passage to their own lives or to other texts they have read. Connections questions include: Tell why or why not you would like to have [character’s name] as a

friend? Think about someone you know who has done something

courageous. How is that person like [character’s name] in this story? What kind of person do you think the author of this story is?

• District-wide, our goal is the implementation of the new Math curriculum, Math Expressions, which is aligned to the Common Core of Standards, features fewer strands per year, and emphasizes applications and problem-solving.

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CMT DATA REPORT – TRACKING GROWTH OVER TIMEAMONG THE SAME GROUP OF STUDENTS



6th Graders (incoming 7th)

2012 – 6th 92 100 60 91 97 41 87 97 46

2011 – 5th 93 99 57 76 87 31 87 97 32

2010 – 4th 90 98 50 79 89 28 81 96 37

2009 – 3rd 84 95 45 71 83 18 73 91 28


2012 – 5th 92 100 57 92 98 39 87 98 41

2011 – 4th 90 98 49 87 95 36 91 98 41

2010 – 3rd 86 97 46 81 90 35 79 94 36

Improved Achievement

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2012 – 4th 85 95 47 79 90 23 83 96 38

2011 – 3rd 86 97 44 72 87 24 73 89 26

3rd Graders (incoming 4th)

2012 – 3rd 81 97 39 76 91 36 75 94 32

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CMT DATA REPORT – TRACKING GROWTH OVER TIMEAMONG THE SAME GROUP OF STUDENTS

SAMPLE -- GRADE 3 STRAND #25 – MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS

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The Relay Race

Tom, Bob, and Vic are racing against each other in a 100 meter dash. In how many different orders could they finish the race, assuming that ties are possible.

That is, one finishing order could be Bob, then Tom, and then Vic; another could be Tom and Vic in a tie, and then Bob.

Show all the different orders in which the race could end – including possible ties.

SAMPLE -- GRADE 6 STRAND #25 – MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS

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SAMPLE -- GRADE 5 SCIENCE QUESTIONS

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