virginia municipal league, annual conference review of year-round schools october 15, 2013
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VIRGINIA MUNICIPAL LEAGUE, ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Review of Year-Round SchoolsOctober 15, 2013
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Study MandateHJR 646 (2011)
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JLARC to study year-round schools in Virginia and elsewhere
•Determine which divisions use year-round schools and describe their experience
•Evaluate impact on • Academic achievement
• School cost
• Other factors
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In Brief
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In Virginia’s year-round schools, the shorter breaks throughout the year have typically been used to provide additional instruction. Certain student groups, in particular black students, were more likely to improve their SOL test scores at year-round schools than their peers at traditional calendar schools.
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In This Presentation
Background
Test Scores for Certain Students Better at YRS
Financial Impact Related to Intersessions
Summary and 2013 Planning Grant
Review of Low-Performing Schools
YRS = Year-Round Schools
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Earlier Start, With Intersessions in
Fall, Winter, and Spring
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JulAug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar JunApr May
In session
Intersession
Vacation
Year-Round
Traditional
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Goal to Improve Academic Achievement or Increase
Capacity• Single-track −Increase achievement through reduced summer
learning loss and instruction during intersession
−Predominantly used in Virginia
• Multi-track −Maximize building capacity through “track
rotations”
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Five Divisions Used YRS at Nine Virginia Elementary Schools
(2011-2012)
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Richmond (1)Lynchburg (1 )
Danville (4)
Alexandria (2)
Arlington (1 school)
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In This Presentation
Background
Test Scores for Certain Students Better at YRS
Financial Impact Related to Intersessions
Summary and 2013 Planning Grant
Review of Low-Performing Schools
YRS = Year-Round Schools
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Finding
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No appreciable difference in SOL test scores of general student population at year-round schools compared to traditional calendar schools.
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Finding
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Black student groups at year-round schools appear to do better on SOL tests.
Other student subgroups at year-round schools also appear to do better on SOL tests, but less consistently than black students.
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Average Scores of Black Students Improved Faster at Majority of
YRS
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65%Improve
dfaster
35%Did notimprove faster
26%Did notimprove faster 74%
Improved
faster
English SOL Math SOL
Percentages refer to percentages of year-round schools.
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Average Scores of Black Students at Some YRS Higher Than Predicted,
Especially in Math
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Lower thanpredicted
Within range of predicted (+/- 10
pts)
English SOL
Math SOL
13%
58% 29%
26%
29% 45%
Higher than predicted
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Other Subgroups at Some YRS Scored Higher in English, But Majority Scored
As Predicted
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Lower thanpredicted
Within range of predicted (+/- 10
pts)
English SOL
20%
53% 27%
17%
54% 29%
Higher than predicted
13%
68% 19%
Hispanic
Economically-
disadvantaged
LEP
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Practitioners Believe Intersessions And Shorter Breaks Contribute to
Improvement
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• Timely and targeted remediation−Avoid accumulated learning loss
• Reinforcement of recently-learned concepts−Helps all students
• Shorter breaks−Less time for skills to decline
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In This Presentation
Background
Test Scores for Certain Students Better at YRS
Financial Impact Related to Intersessions
Summary and 2013 Planning Grant
Review of Low-Performing Schools
YRS = Year-Round Schools
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Finding
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Year-round schools spent 3%, on average, of their total annual expenditures on intersessions (not including transportation and student food services).
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Resources Typically Required to Provide YRS Intersessions
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• Instruction and instructional support−Teachers
−Instructional aides
−Instructional supplies and support
• Non-instructional−Nurses
−Transportation
−Food services
−Intersession coordinator
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Funding Sources for YRS
• Local funds used most frequently−Some divisions also use fees to offset
enrichment costs
• Federal Title I funds
• State basic aid, remedial education, and summer school funds
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In This Presentation
Background
Test Scores for Certain Students Better at YRS
Financial Impact Related to Intersessions
Summary and 2013 Planning Grant
Review of Low-Performing Schools
YRS = Year-Round Schools
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Divisions With Higher Percentages of Certain Student Groups May Want to Consider Year-Round
Schools
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• Year-round schools may be a method to improve student performance
• Particularly schools with high proportions of black, Hispanic, LEP, and economically disadvantaged students
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Year-Round School Planning Grants Provided in the 2013
Session
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• General Assembly provided $412,500 for year-round school planning grants ($50,000 per grant)
• Applications were due August 1st
• Seven divisions were awarded planning grants
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In This Presentation
Background
Test Scores for Certain Students Better at YRS
Financial Impact Related to Intersessions
Summary and 2013 Planning Grant
Review of Low-Performing Schools
YRS = Year-Round Schools
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JLARC Review of Low Performing Schools (CH 806, Item #31, G.1)
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• (i) options used in other states and cities, including an assessment of Virginia's efforts to date;
• (ii) other current successful approaches for high poverty urban schools within Virginia and whether they could be replicated in other areas;
• (iii) an estimate of the resources and expertise that would be required at the state level to effectively implement and oversee any such models;
• (iv) appropriate criteria for intervention decisions; and• (v) analysis of the primary reasons for low school or
district performance.
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Study Planned for Completion inJune 2014
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• Planning stage−Cataloging policies and standards in Virginia
−Researching restructuring efforts in other states
−Reviewing academic literature
−Assessing potential study issues and methodologies
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JLARC Reports are Available On Website
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http://jlarc.virginia.gov
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