Improving Achievement of Diverse Students

Presented byCarol Rempp, Program CoordinatorMulticultural and Native American EducationKim Malenoski, State LiaisonNorth Central Comprehensive Center at McREL

Nebraska Framework

•Rule 10 Multicultural Education Requirements▫Implementation plan▫Update report to local school board▫Assurance statement to NDE

•Equity and Diversity Handbook and School Improvement▫Helps your district meet Rule 10▫Helps with your school improvement process

The Demographics•Student population in Nebraska is

changing▫71% white/29% other races

•Student achievement disparity▫See charts on following slides

•Free/Reduced Lunch increasing▫43% below the poverty line

The DemographicsPUBLIC SCHOOL K-12 POPULATION-NEBRASKA

The DemographicsPublic School K-12 Population-Nebraska

Nebraska State of the Schools Report: Math NeSAState of the Schools Report 2011-2012

State State Minority

Grade 3 Grade 6 Grade 11

Nebraska State of the Schools Report: Math NeSAState of the Schools Report 2011-2012% Meeting and % Exceeding Criteria

  Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 11

State 71.87% 71.76% 74.88% 67.56% 67.57% 61.72% 55.58%

Hispanic 55.21% 55.00% 60.68% 52.83% 49.60% 40.65% 30.62%

American Indian 39.46% 40.07% 37.50% 38.63% 30.60% 31.00% 24.68%

Asian 76.99% 77.80% 77.13% 73.78% 77.80% 67.82% 58.04%

Black 44.60% 42.88% 47.09% 38.63% 34.33% 27.27% 23.17%

Native Hawaiian Masked Masked Masked Masked Masked Masked Masked

Two or More Races 69.83% 68.15% 72.42% 62.31% 63.10% 51.83% 42.86%

White 79.36% 79.36% 81.90% 74.62% 75.26% 70.12% 63.87%

Scores of Meeting/Exceeding not reaching state scoreRed text: lowest in grade level for state

Nebraska State of the Schools Report Reading NeSAState of the Schools Report 2011-2012

State State Minority

Grade 3 Grade 6 Grade 11

Nebraska State of the Schools Report: Reading NeSAState of the Schools Report 2011-2012% Meeting and % Exceeding Criteria

Reading Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 11

State 76.54% 77.37% 75.73% 74.73% 77.48% 72.75% 64.49%

Hispanic 62.75% 62.63% 63.27% 59.74% 62.75% 53.65% 40.97%

American Indian 44.62% 52.44% 46.36% 39.08% 48.59% 47.43% 31.09%

Asian 80.77% 81.01% 74.07% 73.50% 81.61% 73.91% 54.35%

Black 56.41% 58.93% 53.90% 53.57% 52.21% 44.73% 34.66%

Native Hawaiian Masked Masked Masked Masked Masked Masked Masked

Two or More Races 75.24% 76.18% 74.79% 73.57% 75.35% 70.61% 54.15%

White 82.55% 83.25% 81.65% 81.12% 83.64% 79.84% 72.58%

Scores of Meeting/Exceeding not reaching state scoreRed text: lowest in grade level for state

Hispanic Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 112011-2012 62.75% 62.63% 63.27% 59.74% 62.75% 53.65% 40.97%2010-2011 53.31% 60.24% 54.95% 57.73% 57.30% 49.89% 45.76%Annual Change 9.44% 2.39% 8.32% 2.01% 5.45% 3.76% -4.79%

Nebraska State of the Schools Report: Reading NeSA

American Indian Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 112011-2012 44.62% 52.44% 46.36% 39.08% 48.59% 47.43% 31.09%2010-2011 38.19% 45.69% 34.74% 45.36% 47.73% 46.83% 42.55%Annual Change 6.43% 6.75% 11.62% -6.28% 0.86% 0.60% -11.46%

Asian Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 112011-2012 80.77% 81.01% 74.07% 73.50% 81.61% 73.91% 54.35%2010-2011 76.38% 74.49% 73.60% 80.62% 76.13% 71.43% 60.61%Annual Change 4.39% 6.52% 0.47% -7.12% 5.48% 2.48% -6.26%

Black Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 112011-2012 56.41% 58.93% 53.90% 53.57% 52.21% 44.73% 34.66%2010-2011 51.65% 50.73% 44.79% 53.80% 46.23% 44.04% 37.48%Annual Change 4.76% 8.20% 9.11% -0.23% 5.98% 0.69% -2.82%

Two or More Races Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 112011-2012 75.24% 76.18% 74.79% 73.57% 75.35% 70.61% 54.15%2010-2011 71.16% 74.21% 67.42% 73.46% 65.54% 63.12% 62.29%Annual Change 4.08% 1.97% 7.37% 0.11% 9.81% 7.49% -8.14%

Nebraska State of the Schools Report

Years

Population Free/Reduced Lunch % Free/Reduced Lunch

All Cultures Minority All Cultures Minority All Cultures Minority

2011-12 288,248 82,734 115,595 61,802 41.44% 74,43%

2010-11 285,453 82,265 83,698 34,333 29.58% 47.02%

2009-10 282,979 73,015 76,198 30,983 27.12% 44.14%

Where are these students located?

http://www.education.ne.gov/mce/Map.html

Making the Handbook•NDE and NCCC partnership, 2004

•Research based

•Drafting the guide

•Collaboration to edit, 2011

Equity and Diversity Handbook

•Follows the CIP/Nebraska Framework format

•What does the guide contain?

•Why the forms?

•Where is everything?

•Taking a closer look

The Profile•Student and community demographics,

including all subgroups

•Student performance and behavior by subgroups

•Stakeholder perceptions about student differences

•Local practices and programs that address equity and diversity

Guiding Questions•Have you disaggregated data to examine

achievement among subgroups?

•Have you disaggregated data to examine possible disproportional placement of students identified in subgroups in special education?

•Have you disaggregated data to examine possible disproportional application of discipline procedures to students in subgroups?

Guiding Questions•Have we identified predominant personal

beliefs among school personnel about equity and diversity?

•Have we identified characteristics of our school culture related to equity and diversity?

Forms: DATA SET #1 

DEMOGRAPHIC DATA forEQUITY and DIVERSITY SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING

 

Race/ethnicity

Grade __ Grade __ Grade __ Grade __ Grade __ Grade __ Grade __

Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %

American Indian/Alaskan Native

                           

Asian                            

Black or African American

                           

Hispanic                           

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

                           

White                            

Two or more races                            

TOTALS   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0

                             

Other data Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %

Low-SES students                            

English language learners

                           

Special education service recipients

                           

School: __________________________ Demographic Data Year: _____________________

Forms: DATA SET #2 

Student Performance Data for Equity and Diversity School Improvement Planning

 Data Source

 Student Groups of Concern

Actual Performance

Minimum/Desired

PerformanceGrade Sub-group    

  

       

  

       

  

       

  

       

  

       

  

       

  

       

  

       

  

       

Forms: DATA SET #3 

Perceptual Dat a forEquity and Diversity School Improvement Planning

Stakeholder group What did we ask? What did we learn?Parents

Certified Staff

Other Staff

Students

Local policymakers

Other Stakeholders in the School, District, or Community

Forms: DATA SET #4 

PROGRAM DATA forEQUITY and DIVERSITY SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING

 Policy, practice, and/or program What does this look like? Describe it. How does it support equity? How does it support diversity?

Multi-cultural programs

Curriculum offerings

Extra-curricular programs

Student support programs

Professional development

Parent involvement

Community data

Other

Forms

What do we do now?The key question to ask yourself now is:

What do the data tell us about our strengths and challenges as they relate to student equity and diversity in our school or district?

What’s next for the handbook?

•Roll out of the updated Nebraska Frameworks Toolkit—July 2012

•District feedback—on-going

•Continued revision and updating as needed

Leadership: “To get men to do what they don’t want to do in order to achieve what they want to achieve” Tom Landry

If you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you’ve always got.

Contact Information:

Carol Rempp Program CoordinatorMulticultural and Native American Education

carol.rempp@nebraska.govwww.education.ne.gov/mce

Nebraska Department of Education

PO Box 94987Lincoln, NE 68509(402) 471-2960