1. Tacoma School District - 1 updated:12/4/2007 Student Achievement Board Study Session December 6, 2007 (Supplement) Dr. Michael Power Assist. Superintendent Program and Learning Support Tel 253.571.1319 mpower@tacoma.k12.wa.us Pat Cummings Director of Research and Evaluation Tel 253.571.1357 pcummin@tacoma.k12.wa.us Karyn Clarke Director of District and School Improvement Tel 253.571.1032 kclarke@tacoma.k12.wa.us This presentation includes some information presented to the Board of Directors on 12/6/07 and additional Information which was not presented due to time limitations.

2. Tacoma School District - 2 Graduation Rate Data On-Time Graduation For example, students would have started grade 9 in the fall of 2004-05 are expected to graduate “on- time” (in four years) in spring 2007-08. Extended Time This rate includes students who graduated after their expected graduation year. Annual Dropout Rate Students who leave school without a regular high school diploma and do not transfer to another school. Includes “unknowns” and those completing with a GED,

3. Tacoma School District - 3 Where rates are reported: http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us Annual Dropout Rate On-Time Graduation Rate Extended Graduation Rate

4. Tacoma School District - 4 Four Cohorts of 9th Graders (1996-98) Percent of Students Graduating in 4 year (U of W Research)

5. Tacoma School District - 5 Cohort Class of 2005-06 Tacoma and Washington State On-Time Graduation Rates

6. Tacoma School District - 6 Distribution of On-Time Graduation Rates 2005-06 All Students Tacoma 68% Each dot on the chart represents one of 207 districts in Washington state, distributed from low to high * Districts with less than 100 students in grades 9-12 were excluded from this data set 48 out of 207 23 rd percentile rank

7. Tacoma School District - 7 Distribution of Extended Graduation Rates 2005-06 All Students Tacoma 75% Each dot on the chart represents one of 206 districts in Washington state, distributed from low to high * Districts with less than 100 students in grades 9-12 were excluded from this data set 56 out of 206 27 rd percentile rank

8. Tacoma School District - 8 Cohort Class of 2005-06 Tacoma High Schools On-Time Graduation Rates (minus continuing)

9. Tacoma School District - 9 GAP Data Definition The gap refers to the observed achievement disparity on a number of educational measures between the performance of groups of students, especially groups defined by gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. By type of group Gender, race/ethnicity, Spec. Ed, ESL, SES. By outcome Test scores (e.g., WASL, District Tests, ACT, SAT) Other measures (e.g., grades, grad/dropout rates, discipline referrals, TV viewing, homework)

10. Tacoma School District - 10 1998 GAP = 16 points 2007 GAP = 25 points Trends in Average Percent Meeting Standard and Score Gaps for Black Students and White Students – WASL Grade 4 Mathematics

11. Tacoma School District - 11 1998 GAP = 13 points 2007 GAP = 31 points Trends in Average Percent Meeting Standard and Score Gaps for Black Students and White Students – WASL Grade 7 Mathematics

12. Tacoma School District - 12 1999 GAP = 25 points 2007 GAP = 30 points Trends in Average Percent Meeting Standard and Score Gaps for Black Students and White Students – WASL Grade 10 Mathematics

13. Tacoma School District - 13 1998 GAP = 22 points 2007 GAP = 12 points Trends in Average Percent Meeting Standard and Score Gaps for Black Students and White Students – WASL Grade 4 Reading

14. Tacoma School District - 14 1998 GAP = 19 points 2007 GAP = 19 points Trends in Average Percent Meeting Standard and Score Gaps for Black Students and White Students – WASL Grade 7 Reading

15. Tacoma School District - 15 1998 GAP = 25 points Trends in Average Percent Meeting Standard and Score Gaps for Black Students and White Students – WASL Grade 10 Reading 2007 GAP = 20 points

16. Tacoma School District - 16 Grade 6 GPA White = 3.02 Hispanic = 2.70 Black = 2.62 Trends in Average Grade Point Average (GPA) By Ethnic Group (Grades 6 through 12) Grade 12 GPA White = 2.93 Hispanic = 2.77 Black = 2.58

17. Tacoma School District - 17 Grade 10 Reading WASL - 9 Year Trend By Ethnic Group (Including “No Score” and “Previously Passed”)

18. Tacoma School District - 18 Grade 10 Math WASL - 9 Year Trend By Ethnic Group (Including “No Score” and “Previously Passed”)

19. Tacoma School District - 19 Grade 10 Writing WASL - 9 Year Trend By Ethnic Group (Including “No Score” and “Previously Passed”)

20. Tacoma School District - 20 Percent of "No Score" WASL Reading - 8 Year Ethnic Trends

21. Tacoma School District - 21 Percent of "No Score" WASL Math - 8 Year Ethnic Trends

22. Tacoma School District - 22 Percent of "No Score" WASL Reading - 8 Year District Trends

23. Tacoma School District - 23 AYP Data Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) The cornerstones of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) signed into law January 2002, as the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. AYP is a measure of year-to-year student achievement on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) in reading and mathematics.

24. Tacoma School District - 24 School Improvement Plan Continue: Public School Choice Continue: Public School Choice Supplemental Continue: Public School Choice Supplemental Services Public School Choice Supplemental Services Corrective Action Plan for Alternative Governance AYP Step 1 2 3 4 Implement Plan For Alternative Governance Step 5 12 AYP AYP TIMELINE FOR SCHOOLS (Consequences apply only to schools receiving Title I funds) Sanctions are a District Responsibility Identified for School Improvement WASL Results WASL Results

25. Tacoma School District - 25 Met AYP?AYP STEP ArlingtonYES BirneyYES BlixYES1 BozeYES1 Browns PtYES BryantYES Crescent HgtsYES DeLongYES DowningYES EdisonYES FawcettYES Fern HillYES FranklinYES GeigerYES GrantYES H. StaffordYES JeffersonYES LarchmontYES ListerNO Met AYP?AYP STEP LowellYES LyonYES Manitou ParkYES MannYES McCarverYES1 McKinleyYES1 NE TacomaYES Pt DefianceYES ReedYES RooseveltYES SheridanYES1 ShermanYES SkylineYES StanleyYES WainwrightYES WA/HoytYES WhitmanYES WhittierYES ELEMENTARY: 2006-2007

26. Tacoma School District - 26 Met AYP?AYP STEP A. GiaudroneNO BakerNO *GaultNO4 GrayNO1 HuntNO *Jason LeeNO4 MasonNO *McIlvaighNO4 MeekerNO StewartNO TrumanNO MIDDLE SCHOOL: 2006-2007

27. Tacoma School District - 27 HIGH SCHOOL: 2006-2007 Met AYP? FossNO LincolnNO Mt. TahomaNO StadiumNO WilsonNO Oakland AltNO SOTAYES Fresh StartYES

28. Tacoma School District - 28 Gault Grade 7 Total Reading Ten Year Trend Summary from 1998 to 2007

29. Tacoma School District - 29 Gault Grade 7 Total Mathematics Ten Year Trend Summary from 1998 to 2007

30. Tacoma School District - 30 McIlvaigh Grade 7 Total Reading Ten Year Trend Summary from 1998 to 2007

31. Tacoma School District - 31 McIlvaigh Grade 7 Total Mathematics Ten Year Trend Summary from 1998 to 2007

32. Tacoma School District - 32 Jason Lee Grade 7 Total Reading Ten Year Trend Summary from 1998 to 2007

33. Tacoma School District - 33 Jason Lee Grade 7 Total Mathematics Ten Year Trend Summary from 1998 to 2007