White Plains Schools State Assessment Data ELA and Math Gr. 3-8

2012-13

Common Core Assessments 2012-2013: In the words of Commissioner of Education

John B. King, Jr.

“…more students struggled on this year’s test than in previous years…because we changed the expectations for New York State students when we adopted the Common Core State Standards in 2010…”

“Our test results tell us that we have a long way to go.”

“The change in test scores does not mean that students are learning less or that teachers and schools are performing worse than last year. Proficiency rates on the new Common Core assessments cannot be compared with last year’s proficiency results since the old scores are from an old test based on the former standards.”

Changes to the 2012-13 Tests:

ELA:

• Increased text complexity

• Balance between fiction and non-fiction

• More reading passages/longer test

• Multi-step questions requiring deeper understanding of content

Math:

• Individual items incorporating multiple standards

• Vocabulary-rich test questions

• Multi-step questions requiring deeper understanding of content

2013 White Plains & NY State % Meeting ELA Standard (Levels 3 & 4)

31.0% 30.0%

30.0%

30.0%

31.0%

34.0%

35.0% 35.0%

29.0%

33.0% 35.0%

37.0%

Gr. 3 Gr. 4 Gr. 5 Gr. 6 Gr. 7 Gr. 8

State District

66 64 55 56 59 51

Percentile Ranks

2013 White Plains & NY State % Meeting the Math Standard (Levels 3 & 4)

34.0% 36.0%

30.0% 30.0% 28.0%

27.0%

32.0% 34.0%

28.0% 30.0% 26.0%

34.0%

Gr. 3 Gr. 4 Gr. 5 Gr. 6 Gr. 7 Gr. 8

State District

50 49 54 54 54 72

Percentile Ranks

ELA 2013 Gr. 3-8: Level 4s

5

3

13 14

9 10

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4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Gr. 4 Gr. 8

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Math 2013 Gr. 3-8: Level 4s

27 27

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15

20

25

30

Gr. 4 Gr. 8

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2012 vs. 2013 Cohort Comparison % Meeting ELA Standard (growth across grades )

District Percentile Ranks

45

37

63 59

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10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Gr. 3-4 Gr. 6-7

2012

2013

%tile Rank: 45.1 64.3

2012 vs. 2013 Cohort Comparison % Meeting Math Standard

(growth across grades ) District Percentile Ranks

32

42

49 54

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10

20

30

40

50

60

Gr. 3-4 Gr. 6-7

2012

2013

%tile Rank: 45.1 64.3

ELA 2013 Regional Comparison: Gr. 3-8

35 37

32 34 33

39

28

33

15

21

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

ELA gr. 4 ELA gr. 8

White Plains

New Rochelle

Tarrytown

Ossining

Port Chester

Math 2013 Regional Comparison: Gr. 3-8

34 34

43

23

35 35

28

16

25

15

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5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Math gr. 4 Math gr. 8

White Plains

New Rochelle

Tarrytown

Ossining

Port Chester

Action Plan: Implementing the Common

Core Standards

Steps Already Taken: “Building the Infrastructure”

Unpacking ELA, Math, and Literacy standards K-12 during SCDs in Spring 2012

Attending BOCES trainings (teachers and admin)

Implementing task forces and summer projects to study CCLS and revise curriculum

Balance fiction and non-fiction units

Embed “close reading” and writing to a prompt

Incorporate “text” across all disciplines

Steps Already Taken: “Building the Infrastructure”

Conducting PTA Workshops

Forming a year-long committee to study CCLS and implement new math program K-5 (Envisions)

Training gr. K-4 teachers on DIBELS

o Universal screening – targeted interventions

Steps Already Taken: “Building the Infrastructure”

Developing common district assessments K-12

Training gr. 1-11 ELA teachers in Great Books

o Complex texts, critical thinking, comprehension

o Interpretative Questions – Text based responses

Implementing new ELA curriculum 6-12 (SpringBoard)

Steps Already Taken: “Building the Infrastructure”

Revising & implementing new math curriculum 6-8

Training gr. 6-12 teachers in AVID strategies (WICOR)

o Onsite PATH trainings for Math, Science, Social Studies,

Special Areas

o Summer Institutes (teams from EV, HL, HS)

Next Steps

ELA

Continue implementing and adapting

new/revised ELA curriculum K-12: Readers/Writers Workshop (K-5), SpringBoard (6-

12), Great Books (1-12), S44/Read 180 (6-12)

o Balance fiction and non-fiction units

o Embed “close reading” and writing to a prompt

o Incorporate “text” across all disciplines

Next Steps MATH

Maximize use of Envisions (Year 2)

o Learning Walks and Common Core workshops for K-5 principals

o Common Core workshops for Instructional Coaches

o Common Core mini-workshops at grade-level meetings

o Lesson Study sessions for all K-5 teachers

o Revised pacing maps & common assessments for math focus

standards

Continue implementing and adapting new Math

curriculum 6-8

Develop and implement new Algebra & Geometry

curriculum for middle school and high school

Next Steps

Conduct grade level/dept meetings to analyze state assessment data and review released sample test items in grades 3-8

Administer “mock” State assessments grades 3-8 in ELA (January) and Math (Feb/March) to target test preparation

Next Steps

Continue training gr. 6-12 teachers on AVID strategies (WICOR)

o Onsite PATH trainings

o Turnkey-trainings by AVID site teams

Use early department meetings and release day in December to focus on developing/revising CCLS lessons across all disciplines

Partner with PreK providers to enhance literacy instruction aligned with common core

Academic Support: Implementing the Common

Core Standards

ELA Elementary:

Intervention Block (i-block)

Targeted small group instruction: reading teachers, learning facilitator, ESOL teachers, special educators

Early morning tutorial

Extended day program in gr. 1, 3-5

Summer Bridge Program in K/1

Middle School: Read 180/System 44 ELA Classes

7th and 8th grade: Achieve Program

After-school homework center

NYS AIS Requirements:

(students below cut point

receive support)

• Grade 3: 299 scale score

• Grade 4: 296 scale score

• Grade 5: 297 scale score

• Grade 6: 297 scale score

• Grade 7: 301 scale score

• Grade 8: 302 scale score

Math Elementary

Extended Day Program

Early Morning Tutorial

Differentiated Learning Groups Using enVisions

Using flexible regrouping following CFAs

Middle School Math Labs (Math 180 in gr. 6)

After-school homework center

Algebra Regents Prep

NYS AIS Requirements:

(students below cut point

receive support)

• Grade 3: 293 scale score

• Grade 4: 284 scale score

• Grade 5: 289 scale score

• Grade 6: 289 scale score

• Grade 7: 290 scale score

• Grade 8: 293 scale score

All the pieces fit…