A Closer Look at CRCT Data Comparing LaBelle, Cobb County School District, and State Data LaBelle Elementary (544 students enrolled) Intended use for LaBelle Elementary staff, specifically the 4 th Grade Team KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY JULY 15, 2014 AMBER GENZINK

Purposes Examine Data for Strengths, Weaknesses, and Achievement Gaps  This data will be used to identify student learning problems at LaBelle Elementary.  These problems can be used to develop an action plan to assist LaBelle staff and stakeholders in implementing strategies to solve the existing problems.

Grade Level Meets or Exceeds Percentages

Strengths and Weaknesses: 3 rd Grade School, District, State Comparison

Strengths and Weaknesses: 4 th Grade School, District, State Comparison

Strengths and Weaknesses: 5 th Grade School, District, State Comparison

Strengths and Weaknesses: 4 th Grade School, District, State Comparison

Race/Ethnicity

English Language Proficiency CRCT Results for for Limited English Proficient 4 th Grade Students at LaBelle Elementary CRCT Results for for English Proficient 4 th Grade Students at LaBelle Elementary

Gender CRCT Results for for Female 4 th Grade Students at LaBelle Elementary CRCT Results for for Male 4 th Grade Students at LaBelle Elementary

Content Area 5 Year Trends

Strengths and Weaknesses Strengths  5 th grade ELA proficiency  Consistency in Reading and ELA proficiency Weaknesses  School:  Low Science, Social Studies, and Math proficiency  4 th Grade  Achievement gap identified between the African American and Hispanic population  Achievement gap identified between Limited English Proficient students and English Proficient students  Females underperforming in Math  Males underperforming in Social Studies

Questions Overall Student Achievement  What is causing our Science, Social Studies, and Math scores to be so significantly below the state and district averages?  What strategies were successful to raise these scores in the past? Are we still using them with fidelity?  How can we share and use the current successful strategies, particularly used in 5 th grade ELA, vertically across grade levels and in each content area to improve student achievement as a school?  What types of additional, research based support do our students need to be successful in each content area? How can we secure these supports? Achievement Gaps  What we do to create meaningful learning experiences for our diverse student population and close the achievement gaps between African Americans and Hispanics, English Proficient and Limited English Proficient students, and males and females?