1. District Assessment Report Rory McCourt – District Testing Coordinator Westwood Regional School District December 16, 2010

2. Assessment “Assessment has more to do with helping students grow than cataloging their mistakes.” - Carol Ann Tomlinson

3. Forms of Assessment Formative vs. summative Essays Tests / quizzes Questioning Presentations Projects NJASK / HSPA

4. More about the NJASK & HSPA Compare similar districts in terms of DFG NCLB and federal funding Total population and sub- groups Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Not a growth model

5. Mathematics TOTAL STUDENTS (grade level) 11 8 7 6 5 4 3 State Math Proficient & Advanced 74.1 68.5 64.3 71.8 78.8 77.0 78.1 DFG Math Proficient & Advanced 83.2 77.9 72.7 79.3 86.2 84.5 85.7 Westwood Math Proficient & Advanced 82.1 73.9 77.5 84.3 88.6 79.6 84.3 GENERAL ED. 11 8 7 6 5 4 3 State Math Proficient & Advanced 82.7 77.4 72.5 79.1 85.2 82.5 82.6 DFG Math Proficient & Advanced 90.1 85.5 80.7 86.5 92.0 89.9 89.8 Westwood Math Proficient & Advanced 90.9 83.5 89.5 89.2 95.1 88.6 91.3 SPECIAL ED. 11 8 7 6 5 4 3 State Math Proficient & Advanced 32.7 28.7 26.4 38.4 51.3 55.4 62.5 DFG Math Proficient & Advanced 43.1 35.0 29.9 41.0 58.6 61.8 69.6 Westwood Math Proficient & Advanced 42.9 32.3 23.1 46.2 22.2 45.5 57.1 *Yellow indicates areas where the WWRSD outperformed the DFG

6. Language Arts Literacy TOTAL STUDENTS (grade level) 11 8 7 6 5 4 3 State LAL Proficient & Advanced 87.1 82.5 69.2 65.3 63.0 59.6 59.7 DFG LAL Proficient & Advanced 93.4 90.2 78.9 75.5 72.5 69.3 68.8 Westwood LAL Proficient & Advanced 92.1 92.5 80.7 74.8 71.3 70.4 63.6 GENERAL ED. 11 8 7 6 5 4 3 State LAL Proficient & Advanced 94.3 90.6 78.1 73.7 70.9 66.9 66.5 DFG LAL Proficient & Advanced 98.0 96.1 87.2 83.9 80.4 77.2 75.9 Westwood LAL Proficient & Advanced 99.4 98.8 92.8 82.5 77.4 80.1 73.4 SPECIAL ED. 11 8 7 6 5 4 3 State LAL Proficient & Advanced 56.3 47.7 28.7 26.8 28.7 29.4 32.5 DFG LAL Proficient & Advanced 70.6 58.6 35.1 31.4 34.4 34.5 37.3 Westwood LAL Proficient & Advanced 61.1 70.9 25.7 15.4 16.7 29.5 28.6 *Yellow indicates areas where the WWRSD outperformed the DFG

7. Science 4 & 8 TOTAL STUDENTS (grade level) 8 4 GENERAL ED. 8 4 State Science Proficient & Advanced 82.9 93.4 State Science Proficient & Advance 89.8 96.1 DFG Science Proficient & Advanced 90.2 96.9 DFG Science Proficient & Advanced 95.2 98.7 Westwood Science Proficient & Advanced 92.4 96.4 Westwood Science Proficient & Advanced 97.7 99.5 SPECIAL ED. 8 4 State Science Proficient & Advanced 54.6 84.8 DFG Science Proficient & Advanced 64.0 90.2 Westwood Science Proficient & Advanced 74.2 84.5 TOTAL STUDENTS (grade level) 11 GENERAL ED. 11 SPECIAL ED. 11 State Proficient & Advanced 55.9 State Proficient & Advanced 63.2 State Proficient & Advanced 21.4 DFG Proficient & Advanced 68.0 DFG Proficient & Advanced 75.0 DFG Proficient & Advanced 26.9 Westwood Proficient & Advanced 65.5 Westwood Proficient & Advanced 77.5 Westwood Proficient & Advanced 18.2 Biology End of Year *Yellow indicates areas where the WWRSD outperformed the DFG

8. LANGUAGE ARTS LITERACY (Total Students) YEARDFG/DISTRICTPPPAP 08-09DFG28.264.07.8 08-09District36.357.66.1 09-10DFG31.261.37.5 09-10District36.460.43.2 GRADE 4 YEARDFG/DISTRICTPPPAP 08-09DFG27.663.19.3 08-09District29.665.54.9 09-10DFG30.756.612.7 09-10District29.663.27.2 GRADE 5 YEARDFG/DISTRICTPPPAP 08-09DFG24.163.612.2 08-09District24.365.010.6 09-10DFG27.560.611.9 09-10District28.762.98.4 GRADE 3

9. New Jersey Algebra I Results Number of Students % Below Basic % Basic% Proficient % Adv Proficient A15,70674%16%9%1% B10,63062%23%14%1% CD10,98156%25%18%2% DE17,29050%27%21%3% FG13,16643%26% 5% GH18,368 38%26%30%5% WWRSD = 35.2% WWRSD = 33.9% WWRSD = 29.5% WWRSD = 1.3% I21,05825%26%38%11% J1,42011%17%47%25% State 47%24% 5%

10. Jr./Sr. High School SAT Update: Class of 2009 mean score - 1523 Class of 2010 mean score - 1540 (+17 points) Class of 2011 mean score - 1563 (+23 points) Critical Reading Math Writing 2009 485 539 499 2010 499 536 505 2011 504 544 515

11. Jr./Sr. High School HSPA Score Special Review Assessment / AHSA for students who scored partially proficient –2007: 4 students –2008: 5 students –2009: 5 students –2010: 7 students –2011: 7 students

12. Short-term Solutions NJASK / HSPA Action- plans Staff development Explicit test-preparation Building-based focus Lesson plans & formal observations Incentive programs Cultural change

13. Long-term Solutions Increasing academic rigor = transfer of content knowledge and skills Revising curriculum K-12 to the Common Core Standards Continued focus on best- practice instructional strategies Explicit test preparation

14. Westwood Elementary Schools Data analysis Curriculum mapping NJASK preparation in grades 2-5 (NJASK Primer) Monthly timed assessments Co-teaching Data-driven decision- making Flexibility and collaboration of school-wide plan “Mock” NJASK days Specialized plans for BSI and special education students

15. Westwood Regional Middle School Timed writing prompts Math Connects Test preparation materials “Do Now” activities that are NJASK focused Co-teaching Cross-curricular Administrative NJASK sessions Data analysis at faculty meetings Higher-order thinking skills (objective writing) Culture changing

16. Jr./Sr. High School Problem of the Day - modeling questions to HSPA, NJASK, SAT, ACT, AP, & College Board subject tests Co-teaching Test preparation materials EXPLORE & PLAN for 9 th and 10 th grades Data analysis in terms of student progress on interim assessments Educational Proficiency Plans (EPP) Math Pre-HSPA diagnostic test for 9 th and 10 th graders Incentive programs

17. Upcoming Dates NJASK Parent Forum Thursday, April 7, 2011 7:00 P.M. Brookside Elementary School HSPA March 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd NJASK Grade 3-5: May 9 th, 10 th, 11 th, 12 th Grade 6-8: May 3 rd, 4 th, 5 th, 6 th

18. 18 Suggested Websites New Jersey Department of Education www.state.nj.us/education/ Office of State Assessments www.nj.gov/education/assessment/ Office of Academic Standards www.nj.gov/education/aps New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards www.state.nj.us/education/cccs/ Measurement, Inc. www.measinc.com/njask National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Writing Frameworks http://nagb.org/publications/frameworks.htm

19. Questions If you have questions, please contact Rory McCourt at rmccourt@wwrsd.org or please contact your building principal.rmccourt@wwrsd.org