2015 PARCC Results and

Next Steps

Presentation to the School

Committee

December 1, 2015

Topics

• Belmont PARCC results compared to state

results, by grade and subject

• Belmont 2015 PARCC results compared to

2014 MCAS results, by grade and subject

• Belmont results by cohort (year of graduation)

for grades that took 2014 MCAS and 2015

PARCC

• Next steps and decisions for 2016

PARCC has five achievement levels

Massachusetts Department of Elementary

and Secondary Education3

• Exceeded expectationsLevel 5

• Met expectationsLevel 4

• Approached expectationsLevel 3

• Partially met expectationsLevel 2

• Did not yet meet expectationsLevel 1

Belmont 2015 PARCC Data

Grade 3 ELA/L

# of

students

included

Level

1

Level

2

Level

3

Level

4

Level

5

Level

4/5CPI SGP

Belmont 339 1% 5% 9% 62% 23% 85% 95.3 n/a

State 28,470 10% 14% 22% 47% 7% 54% 85.3 n/a

Massachusetts Department of Elementary

and Secondary Education4

Achievement

Levels Growth

Achievement

Summary

Belmont 2015 PARCC Data

Grade 3 Math

# of

students

included

Level

1

Level

2

Level

3

Level

4

Level

5

Level

4/5CPI SGP

Belmont 338 0% 5% 10% 44% 41% 85% 96.1 n/a

State 28,484 6% 14% 25% 43% 12% 55% 82.5 n/a

Massachusetts Department of Elementary

and Secondary Education5

Achievement

Levels Growth

Achievement

Summary

Belmont 2015 PARCC Data

Grade 4 ELA/L

# of

students

included

Level

1

Level

2

Level

3

Level

4

Level

5

Level

4/5CPI SGP

Belmont 319 0% 2% 8% 42% 48% 90% 95.2 78

State 28,370 5% 12% 25% 42% 15% 57% 77.8 50

Massachusetts Department of Elementary

and Secondary Education6

Achievement

Levels Growth

Achievement

Summary

Belmont 2015 PARCC Data

Grade 4 Math

# of

students

included

Level

1

Level

2

Level

3

Level

4

Level

5

Level

4/5CPI SGP

Belmont 319 1% 4% 16% 51% 28% 80% 92.9 64

State 28,390 5% 18% 29% 41% 6% 48% 77.1 50

Massachusetts Department of Elementary

and Secondary Education7

Achievement

Levels Growth

Achievement

Summary

Belmont 2015 PARCC Data

Grade 5 ELA/L

# of

students

included

Level

1

Level

2

Level

3

Level

4

Level

5

Level

4/5CPI SGP

Belmont 338 0% 5% 8% 60% 26% 87% 95.7 70

State 28,877 4% 10% 23% 55% 8% 63% 87.0 50

Massachusetts Department of Elementary

and Secondary Education8

Achievement

Levels Growth

Achievement

Summary

Belmont 2015 PARCC Data

Grade 5 Math

# of

students

included

Level

1

Level

2

Level

3

Level

4

Level

5

Level

4/5CPI SGP

Belmont 339 1% 7% 16% 40% 35% 75% 92.5 68

State 28,831 5% 15% 26% 44% 11% 55% 83.2 50

Massachusetts Department of Elementary

and Secondary Education9

Achievement

Levels Growth

Achievement

Summary

Belmont 2015 PARCC Data

Grade 6 ELA/L

# of

students

included

Level

1

Level

2

Level

3

Level

4

Level

5

Level

4/5CPI SGP

Belmont 318 0% 2% 8% 58% 31% 90% 97.3 67

State 28,391 4% 11% 25% 48% 12% 60% 86.6 50

Massachusetts Department of Elementary

and Secondary Education10

Achievement

Levels Growth

Achievement

Summary

Belmont 2015 PARCC Data

Grade 6 Math

# of

students

included

Level

1

Level

2

Level

3

Level

4

Level

5

Level

4/5CPI SGP

Belmont 317 1% 2% 13% 46% 38% 84% 96.0 74

State 28,378 5% 14% 28% 44% 10% 53% 81.2 50

Massachusetts Department of Elementary

and Secondary Education11

Achievement

Levels Growth

Achievement

Summary

Belmont 2015 PARCC Data

Grade 7 ELA/L

# of

students

included

Level

1

Level

2

Level

3

Level

4

Level

5

Level

4/5CPI SGP

Belmont 317 0% 2% 8% 42% 49% 90% 97.7 62

State 28,637 6% 11% 22% 40% 21% 61% 86.4 50

Massachusetts Department of Elementary

and Secondary Education12

Achievement

Levels Growth

Achievement

Summary

Belmont 2015 PARCC Data

Grade 7 Math

# of

students

included

Level

1

Level

2

Level

3

Level

4

Level

5

Level

4/5CPI SGP

Belmont 309 0% 3% 20% 49% 27% 76% 91.8 74

State 28,141 4% 18% 32% 37% 8% 45% 72.5 50

Massachusetts Department of Elementary

and Secondary Education13

Achievement

Levels Growth

Achievement

Summary

Belmont 2015 PARCC Data

Grade 8 ELA/L

# of

students

included

Level

1

Level

2

Level

3

Level

4

Level

5

Level

4/5CPI SGP

Belmont 281 0% 2% 6% 46% 46% 91% 98.8 70

State 28,679 5% 10% 20% 48% 16% 64% 92.0 50

Massachusetts Department of Elementary

and Secondary Education14

Achievement

Levels Growth

Achievement

Summary

Belmont 2015 PARCC Data

Grade 8 Math

# of

students

included

Level

1

Level

2

Level

3

Level

4

Level

5

Level

4/5CPI SGP

Belmont 88 3% 10% 16% 65% 5% 70% 87.5 65

State 25,232 10% 15% 22% 43% 10% 53% 78.1 50

Massachusetts Department of Elementary

and Secondary Education15

Achievement

Levels Growth

Achievement

Summary

Belmont 2015 PARCC Data

Grade 8 Algebra 1

# of

students

included

Level

1

Level

2

Level

3

Level

4

Level

5

Level

4/5CPI SGP

Belmont 194 1% 0% 3% 64% 32% 97% 99.2 73

State 3,558 1% 4% 15% 66% 14% 80% 92.4 51

Massachusetts Department of Elementary

and Secondary Education16

Achievement

Levels Growth

Achievement

Summary

Comparing MCAS and PARCC Results

Grade 3

% Meeting or Exceeding

Expectations

% Approaching or Not

Meeting Expectations

2014 grade 3 ELA

MCAS81% 18%

2015 grade 3 ELA/L

PARCC85% 15%

2014 grade 3 Math

MCAS89% 11%

2015 grade 3 Math

PARCC85% 15%

Comparing MCAS and PARCC Results

Grade 4

% Meeting or Exceeding

Expectations

% Approaching or Not

Meeting Expectations

2014 grade 4 ELA

MCAS72% 27%

2015 grade 4 ELA/L

PARCC90% 10%

2014 grade 4 Math

MCAS79% 21%

2015 grade 4 Math

PARCC80% 15%

Comparing MCAS and PARCC Results

Grade 5

% Meeting or Exceeding

Expectations

% Approaching or Not

Meeting Expectations

2014 grade 5 ELA

MCAS91% 9%

2015 grade 5 ELA/L

PARCC87% 13%

2014 grade 5 Math

MCAS88% 12%

2015 grade 5 Math

PARCC75% 24%

Comparing MCAS and PARCC Results

Grade 6

% Meeting or Exceeding

Expectations

% Approaching or Not

Meeting Expectations

2014 grade 6 ELA

MCAS89% 11%

2015 grade 6 ELA/L

PARCC90% 10%

2014 grade 6 Math

MCAS82% 18%

2015 grade 6 Math

PARCC84% 16%

Comparing MCAS and PARCC Results

Grade 7

% Meeting or Exceeding

Expectations

% Approaching or Not

Meeting Expectations

2014 grade 7 ELA

MCAS93% 7%

2015 grade 7 ELA/L

PARCC90% 10%

2014 grade 7 Math

MCAS83% 17%

2015 grade 7 Math

PARCC76% 23%

Comparing MCAS and PARCC Results

Grade 8

% Meeting or Exceeding

Expectations

% Approaching or Not

Meeting Expectations

2014 grade 8 ELA

MCAS97% 3%

2015 grade 8 ELA/L

PARCC91% 8%

2014 grade 8 Math

MCAS83% 17%

2015 grade 8 Math

PARCC70% 29%

2015 grade 8 Algebra 1

PARCC97% 4%

ELA Results by YOG

Year of

Graduation

Current

Grade

2015 PARCC

% Levels 4

and 5

2014 MCAS

% Proficient

and

Advanced

2024 4 85% n/a

2023 5 90% 81%

2022 6 87% 72%

2021 7 90% 91%

2020 8 90% 89%

2019 9 91% 93%

Math Results by YOG

Year of

Graduation

Current

Grade

2015 PARCC %

Levels 4 and 5

2014 MCAS

% Proficient

and

Advanced

2024 4 85% n/a

2023 5 80% 89%

2022 6 75% 79%

2021 7 84% 88%

2020 8 76% 82%

2019 9

70%, grade 8

and 97% Alg. 1 83%

Massachusetts Department of Elementary

and Secondary Education25

2014-15 MCAS

MCAS PaperNo Hold

Harmless

PARCC

Paper

(By School)

Hold Harmless

CBT

(By School)

Hold Harmless

2014-15 PARCC

PARCC

Paper

(By School)

Hold Harmless

CBT

(By School)

Hold Harmless

District Choice for Grades 3-8 in

2015-2016

All districts will continue to administer:

�Grade 5 and 8 MCAS Science and Technology/Engineering tests

�Grade 10 MCAS ELA and Mathematics tests

�High school MCAS Science and Technology/Engineering tests

�High school MCAS retests

�MCAS-Alt

�ACCESS for ELLs 2.0

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Spring 2016 testing windows

�MCAS

�Grades 3-8 ELA: March 21-April 12

�New - ELA window will be one week later for grades 3-8

�Grade 10 dates will remain the same.

�Grades 3-8 Math: May 9-24

�PARCC

�New - Consolidated schedule (PBA and EOY from 2015 combined into one window for 2016)

�CBT: April 25-June 6

�PBT: April 25-May 27

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Timeline for making decisions

Date Event

November 23 District superintendents and directorsof outplacements receive instructions and passwords via email to register the district’s choice via an online tool

By December 18 Districts register decisions using the online tool, or request an extension from ESE via assessment@doe.mass.edu

Mid-January 2016 Decisions published on ESE website; Districts that did not make a decision will default to 2015 decisions

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