ACT ASPIRE GROWTH REPORTS DISTRICTS AND SCHOOLS THAT PARTICIPATED IN ACT ASPIRE ASSESSMENTS (READING, MATH, ENGLISH, SCIENCE AND WRITING) WITH AN N COUNT OF 10+ IN CONSECUTIVE YEARS( 2014 AND 2015) WILL RECEIVE GROWTH SUMMARY STATISTICS AND STUDENT GROWTH PERCENTILE REPORTS AND DATA FILE. ACT ASPIRE GROWTH REPORTS ACT ASPIRE GROWTH REPORTS WILL BE DISSEMINATED TO SYSTEM TEST COORDINATORS AND SUPERINTENDENTS VIA BOX.COM. DISTRICT LEVEL FOLDERS WILL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING CONTENT: SUPPLEMENTAL GROWTH REPORT DATA FOR THE DISTRICT (PDF FORMAT) SUPPLEMENTAL GROWTH REPORT DATA FOR THE DISTRICT (CSV FORMAT) SCHOOL LEVEL FOLDERS SCHOOL LEVEL FOLDERS WILL BE ORGANIZED IN ALPHA ORDER WITHIN THE DISTRICT FOLDER, AND WILL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING CONTENT: SUPPLEMENTAL GROWTH REPORT DATA FOR THE SCHOOL (PDF FORMAT) SUPPLEMENTAL GROWTH REPORT DATA FOR THE SCHOOL (CSV FORMAT) GROWTH VOCABULARY MEAN GAIN SCORE IS THE SIMPLE AVERAGE OF GAIN SCORES(DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SCORES FROM CONSECUTIVE YEARS/2015 AND 2014) FOR A GROUP OF STUDENTS. TARGET GAIN IS THE MEAN GAIN SCORE FOR ALL STUDENTS IN THE NATION WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN ACT ASPIRE FOR CONSECUTIVE YEARS. GAIN INTERPRETATION INDICATES IF THE MEAN GAIN SCORE FOR STUDENTS IS WITHIN SAMPLING ERROR(VIA A 90% CONFIDENCE INTERVAL) OF THE TARGET OR SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE OR BELOW THE TARGET. GROWTH SUMMARY STATISTICS DISTRICT BY SUBJECT/BY GRADE- MATH GROWTH SUMMARY STATISTICS SCHOOL BY SUBJECT/BY GRADE- MATH GROWTH SUMMARY STATISTICS DISTRICT BY SUBJECT/BY GRADE- READING GROWTH SUMMARY STATISTICS SCHOOL BY SUBJECT/ BY GR A DE- READING GROWTH VOCABULARY STUDENT GROWTH PERCENTILE (SGP)- THE STUDENT GROWTH PERCENTILE MEASURES THE PERCENTILE RANK OF A STUDENTS SCORE IN YEAR 2, AMONG ALL STUDENTS WITH THE SAME SCORE FROM YEAR 1. THE SGP RANGES FROM 1 TO 100, WITH 50 AS THE AVERAGE. LOW GROWTH- THE SGP IS LESS THAN 25%. AVERAGE GROWTH- THE SGP IS 25%-75%. HIGH GROWTH- THE SGP IS HIGHER THAN 75%. STUDENT GROWTH PERCENTILE SAMPLES Castellano, K.E. & Ho, A.D. (2013). A Practitioners Guide to Growth Models. Washington, D.C.: Council of Chief State School Officers. STUDENT GROWTH PERCENTILE SAMPLES GROUP #1- GRADE 3 SCORE OF 220 (2014) CURRENT GRADE- 4 (2015) N= 6 FOUR STUDENTS SCORED BELOW 310. ONE STUDENT SCORED 310*. ONE STUDENT SCORED ABOVE 310 GROUP #2- GRADE 3 SCORE OF 280 (2014) CURRENT GRADE- 4 (2015) N= 6 TWO STUDENTS SCORED BELOW 310. ONE STUDENT SCORED 310*. THREE STUDENTS SCORED ABOVE 310. Student Growth Percentile Formula (STUDENT GROWTH)PERCENTILE RANK= NUMBER OF STUDENTS BELOW SCORE + (.5 X NUMBER OF STUDENTS AT SCORE) X 100 NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN THE ACADEMIC PEER GROUP Samples with Student Growth Percentile Formula Applied STUDENT FROM GROUP 1 SCORED 220 IN YEAR 1 AND SCORED 310 IN YEAR (.5 X 1) X X 100= 75 TH PERCENTILE RANK 6 STUDENT FROM GROUP 2 SCORED 280 IN YEAR 1 AND SCORED 310 IN YEAR (.5 X 1) X X 100= 42 ND PERCENTILE RANK 6 STUDENT GROWTH PERCENTILES DISTRICT BY SUBJECT AREA AND GROWTH PERIOD- MATH STUDENT GROWTH PERCENTILES SCHOOL BY SUBJECT AREA AND GROWTH PERIOD- MATH STUDENT GROWTH PERCENTILES DISTRICT BY SUBJECT AREA AND GROWTH PERIOD-READING STUDENT GROWTH PERCENTILES SCHOOL BY SUBJECT AREA AND GROWTH PERIOD- READING STUDENT GROWTH PERCENTILE MODEL HTTPS://WWW.ACT.ORG/GROWTHMODELING/GROWTHPERCENTIL EMODEL.HTML HTTPS://WWW.ACT.ORG/GROWTHMODELING/GROWTHPERCENTIL EMODEL.HTML WORKING TOGETHER TO MOVE FORWARD ADMINISTRATORS TEACHERS PARENTS ADMINISTRATORS-QUESTIONS-ABOUT-STUDENT-GROWTH.PDF ADMINISTRATORS AND STUDENT GROWTH ANSWERS TO ADMINISTRATORS QUESTIONS ABOUT STUDENT GROWTH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: HOW ACT MEASURES STUDENT GROWTH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS DID THE STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOL/DISTRICT DEMONSTRATE SUFFICIENT GROWTH IN ALL CONTENT AREAS OVER THE PAST YEAR? ARE STUDENTS MAKING APPROPRIATE PROGRESS TOWARD MEETING THE ACT READINESS BENCHMARKS? DOES THIS SCHOOL/PROGRAM SHOW AS MUCH GROWTH AS ANOTHER? CAN STUDENT GROWTH BE MEASURED FOR STUDENTS WHO DO NOT CHANGE PROFICIENCY LEVELS? ADMINISTRATORS AND STUDENT GROWTH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS CAN RESULTS FROM DIFFERENT GRADES BE POOLED TOGETHER TO DRAW SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS? HOW CAN STUDENT GROWTH DATA HELP IDENTIFY SCHOOLS/DISTRICTS SHOWING THE MOST GROWTH? HOW CAN STUDENT GROWTH DATA HELP IDENTIFY SCHOOLS/DISTRICTS THAT ARE NARROWING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP? SHOULD ERROR BANDS BE INCLUDED WHEN REPORTING STUDENT GROWTH DATA TO THE PUBLIC? WHEN COMPARING STUDENT GROWTH ACROSS SCHOOLS, SHOULD ADJUSTMENTS BE MADE FOR SCHOOL POVERTY AND DEMOGRAPHICS? TO-TEACHERS-QUESTIONS-ABOUT-STUDENT-GROWTH.PDF TEACHERS AND STUDENT GROWTH ANSWERS TO TEACHERS QUESTIONS ABOUT STUDENT GROWTH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: HOW ACT MEASURES STUDENT GROWTH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS DID MY STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE SUFFICIENT GROWTH OVER THE PAST YEAR? HOW CLOSE ARE MY STUDENTS TO MEETING THE ACT READINESS BENCHMARKS? TO-PARENTS-QUESTIONS-ABOUT-STUDENT-GROWTH.PDF PARENTS AND STUDENT GROWTH ANSWERS TO PARENTS QUESTIONS ABOUT STUDENT GROWTH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: HOW ACT MEASURES STUDENT GROWTH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS DID MY STUDENT DEMONSTRATE SUFFICIENT GROWTH OVER THE PAST YEAR? IS MY STUDENT MAKING SUFFICIENT PROGRESS TOWARD COLLEGE READINESS? IS MY STUDENT DEMONSTRATING AS MUCH GROWTH IN ONE SUBJECT AS IN ANOTHER? CREATE A PLAN! REMEMBER, IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS! KANETRA GERMANY