1. A Presentation of Progress Erika Bailey Liz Hanna-Minni John Rama Adam Seneski Catherine Russell

2.  The MME & ACT tests are given to all students in the spring of 11 th grade.  The Class of 2010 will take the MME and ACT next week.  These tests are mandated by the State of Michigan.  Student achievement on these tests is used as an indicator of school progress.  Curriculum in all classes is aligned with the state curriculum that is assessed with these tests.

3.  The PLAN test is given to all students in the fall of 10 th grade.  The school spends approximately $4000 yearly for the administration, scoring, and reporting of this test.  The PLAN test is used as an indicator of student achievement on the ACT test.  Each department analyzes PLAN results and implements strategies to better prepare students for the ACT and graduation.

4.  Advanced Placement classes are rigorous, college-level courses that prepare SAHS students for the AP exam in May of each year and for the rigors of classes at the university level.  Students who pass the AP exam, earning at least a 3 on a 5 point scale, have the possibility of earning college credit.  Each core subject department offers two AP courses.

5.  Each course at the high school is “owned” by one or more teachers.  The teacher that owns a course is responsible for the curriculum of the course, the pacing and the major assessments.  Course ownership encourages consistency in a course that is taught by multiple teachers.

6. Presented by Liz Hanna-Minni

7. 20072008 SAHS students meeting or exceeding standards State of MI students meeting of exceeding standards SAHS students meeting or exceeding standards State of MI students meeting of exceeding standards Reading 62%60%64%58% Writing 43%40%47%38% ELA 55%51%57%49%

8. English Change English + Writing Change 2007200820072008 State17.6 017.317.5+0.2 SAHS18.218.3 +0.1 17.7 0

11. Test # of students tested # of passing students % of passing students 2007231357% 2008 Literature251352% Language201470%

12. The EdPerformance test is an online assessment given to all students. Although SAHS is no longer using this test, data accumulated through 2007 shows statistically significant improvement; scores rose an average of 70 points per year of schooling.

14. TeacherClass Eric Druchniak American Literature & Composition AP Literature & Composition AP Language & Composition British Literature & Composition Liz Hanna-Minni Survey of Poetry Speech & Debate Amanda Herrick - Kujat Western Thought Paul Piesz Research Based Journalistic Writing Shakespeare’s Comedies & Tragedies TeacherClass Donna RayEastern Thought Linda Sandberg Literature through Lyrics Drama 1 & 2 Literature of Myth Adam SeneskiFilm as Literature Paula Warren AP Literature & Composition AP Language & Composition British Literature & Composition Life’s Challenges

15.  SAHS students showed large improvements over the state average in the second year of implementation of the MME.  An important thing to notice is that, when all students took the ACT test, average scores for the state dropped about 2% in each ELA category, but SAHS scores rose between 2-4% in each ELA category.  All available data shows improvement in SAHS students’ English Language Arts skills from year to year.

16. Presented by John Rama

17. % of Students Who Met or Exceeded Standards 2007 Score2008 ScoreChange State of Michigan 46.5%46.2%-0.3% Southgate Anderson 34.8% 41.8%+7%

18. 2007 Score2008 ScoreChange State of Michigan 18.919.1+0.2 Southgate Anderson 17.3 18.1+0.8

20.  Our department offers AP Calculus, Calculus and AP Statistics classes for students interested in taking an advanced math class during their senior year.  Each year, we generally have 50 students take either AP Calculus or Calculus and an additional 50 take AP Statistics.

21. TeacherClass Jennifer BaloghAlgebra 2A Jan Jackson Pre-Calc AP Calculus Rich Konarski Algebra 1B AP Statistics Derek McLaughlinAlgebra 1A TeacherClass John Rama Calculus ACT Math Karen SawayaGeometry B Daniela SilvaGeometry A Frank VilardiAlgebra 2B

22.  Students at AHS improved significantly in their MME and ACT results from 2006-2007 to 2007- 2008.  Factors contributing to improvement include:  More rigorous classes  75% of overall grade in core classes comes from formative assessments. (Piloting an increase to 90%)  All tests are cumulative.  We have developed common assessments for each class.  Tests are formatted to be ACT test format. (60 M.C. Questions / 60 minutes)

23.  Factors contributing to improvement continued:  All core classes are aligned to Michigan's H.S.C.E's.  Cognitive Tutor classes are offered to provide students with an alternative to a traditional learning environment.  Moving Forward  We are making a change from the traditional sequence for offering math classes. Traditionally students take Algebra 1 in 9th grade and Geometry in 10th grade. In the future students at AHS will take Geometry in 9th grade and Algebra 1 in 10th.

24.  Moving Forward (continued)  We are going to discuss ways to improve / change instruction in classes to deepen the understanding students have of the math concepts they are taught.  We are going to discuss more efficient and effective ways to package the concepts taught in each class.  We will continue our discussion related to the best way to offer Algebra 2 to students to help them succeed in this difficult class.

25. Presented by Catherine Russell

26. % of Students Who Met or Exceeded Standards 2007 Score2008 ScoreChange State of Michigan 56%50%-6% Southgate Anderson 54% 55%+1%

27. 2007 Score2008 ScoreChange State of Michigan 19.319.5+0.2 Southgate Anderson 19.3 19.4+0.1

29. # of students tested # of passing students % of passing students Biology 20079444.4% 200810880.0% Physics 2007151066.7% 20088675.0%

30. TeacherClass Erika Bailey Physics AP Physics Principles of Physics Danielle Garrity Biology A Forensics Dan Neil Principles of Biology Mike Rader Principles of Chemistry TeacherClass Kristina Repp Chemistry Chemistry II Catherine Russell Anatomy / Physiology AP Biology Jeanine StrightBiology B Bruce Szczechowski Environmental Science

31.  We predict that our scores will continue to rise as:  Students become less affected by the transition to trimesters  Additional changes in the state mandated curriculum are implemented in science classes  ACT Prep class is improved  Better review of material covered at the junior high level is developed  Students become more comfortable with standardized test questions and formatting

32. Presented by Adam Seneski

33. % of Students Who Met or Exceeded Standards 2007 Score2008 ScoreChange State of Michigan 83%80%-3% Southgate Anderson 91%87% -4%

34.  The Social Studies Department offers AP Government and AP History courses which rotate every other year.  Last year in AP Government 85% of the students who took the test scored high enough to earn college credits.

35. # of students tested # of passing students % of passing students U.S. History 2006352674% 2007161169% U.S. Gov. 2007423481% 2008242084%

36. TeacherClass Michelle Cline AP Government American Government Jennifer Furkas Sociology AP U.S. History Ryan Furkas International Relations History of Western Thought World History 2 TeacherClass Jayme McKayU.S. History Paul Piesz Psychology AP Psychology Adam SeneskiWorld History 1

37.  Improvement strategies that have been implemented to improve and keep consistent standardized scores: Department-wide tests given by each teacher in every core Social Studies class. Every strand of Social Studies given by the state is covered in each unit of core classes. Tests are similar to the format of MME tests and every test includes a selection of maps, graphs, and reading selections helping the student become comfortable with those aspects of standardized tests.

38.  The goal of every Social Studies teacher is to make sure that struggling students receive the proper guidance to improve academic grade and MME scores through: Communication with parents Communication with all departments to pinpoint struggling areas Communication interdepartmentally to ensure that everyone is constantly implementing department strategies

39. Presented by Erika Bailey

40. The following slides show a comparison of the scores on the MME of Southgate Anderson students to the scores of students throughout the state of Michigan. The data is from the 2006 - 2007 and the 2007 - 2008 school years.

44. The following slides show a comparison of the scores on the ACT of Southgate Anderson students to the scores of students throughout the state of Michigan. The scores represent both the 2006 - 2007 school year and the 2007 - 2008 school year.

47. Scores