Content AreaGrade Mastery Scaled Score 2009 Mastery Scaled Score 2010 Change +/- Reading/Lang. Arts Math Science N/A 11N/A Social Studies

Ninth grade students: describe the social, historical, cultural and biographical influences in a variety of genres; recognize literary elements and devices, and organizational patterns; and use reading skills for understanding informational texts. Tenth grade students: analyze the historical, cultural, political, and biographical influences in a variety of genres; explain literary elements and devices and analyze organizational patterns; and explain persuasive language and propaganda in informational texts.

Eleventh grade students: research and analyze the historical, cultural, political, and biographical influences on a variety of genres; interpret and explain literary elements and devices, criticism, and organizational patterns; and identify the role of persuasive language and propaganda in informational texts.

Algebra I students will: formulate and simplify algebraic expressions with integer coefficients for use in equations and inequalities, and use the laws of integral exponents; create, solve, and interpret solutions for multi-step equations that contain only integral coefficients; and solve literal equations; identify a real life situation; collect and organize related data for display in multiple representations; make a conclusion; present the project; identify real-life situations involving exponential growth and decay equations; model and explain operations with and factoring of polynomials, rational and radical expressions; use simulations and rules of probability to conduct and interpret experiments to solve problems.

Geometry students will: investigate and apply relationships involving the properties of lines, polygons, measures of angles, circles, Pythagorean Theorem, transformational geometry, tessellating figures, trigonometric ratios, the properties of Euclidean geometry with other geometries, and concepts of analytical geometry; construct the parts of a triangle and use logical concepts to solve real-world problems; draw and justify conclusions in real-world settings and construct informal proofs; identify a real life situation involving similarity; pose a question; make a hypothesis; collect and organize data; make a conclusion; compare the hypothesis and the conclusion.

Includes Algebra I and Geometry skills in addition to Trig and Algebra II. Algebra II students will: graph and solve various types of equations, inequalities, and systems and express answers using various formats; factor polynomials when given the appropriate method; convert between the graphs and equations of functions and conic sections; simplify and expand expressions; make predictions given a quadratic regression; identify a real world situation that models quadratics and pose a question.

Geometry Grade 10

Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry & Trigonometry Grade 11 The Accountability Group

MATHEMATICS Grades 9-11 Comparison Chart At and Above Mastery to Below Mastery

Depth of Knowledge Organization 6%3%25%36%28%3%1% 3 Development 6%3%25%37%24%4%1% 3 Sentence Structure 6%3%24%37%26%3%1% 3 Word Choice/Usage 6%4%25%36%23%5%1% 3 Mechanics 6%4%24%31% 3%0% 3 Grade 9 Writing Component ANALYTIC WRITING TRAITS (Percent of students with each score point)

Depth of Knowledge Organization 6%4%22%29%32%7%0% 3 Development 6%3%20%39%23%10%0% 3 Sentence Structure 6%4%18%32%36%4%0% 3 Word Choice/Usage 6%2%21%35%34%1% 3 Mechanics 6%0%21%29%37%6%1% 3 Grade 10 Writing Component ANALYTIC WRITING TRAITS (Percent of students with each score point)

Depth of Knowledge Organization 3% 18%42%31%4%0% 3 Development 3% 20%40%27%8%0% 3 Sentence Structure 3%2%17%40%34%5%0% 3 Word Choice/Usage 3%4%17%36%37%4%0% 3 Mechanics 3%2%19%30%38%9%0% 3 Grade 11 Writing Component ANALYTIC WRITING TRAITS (Percent of students with each score point)

Ninth grade students: describe the social, historical, cultural and biographical influences in a variety of genres; recognize literary elements and devices, and organizational patterns; and use reading skills for understanding informational texts. Tenth grade students: analyze the historical, cultural, political, and biographical influences in a variety of genres; explain literary elements and devices and analyze organizational patterns; and explain persuasive language and propaganda in informational texts.

Eleventh grade students: research and analyze the historical, cultural, political, and biographical influences on a variety of genres; interpret and explain literary elements and devices, criticism, and organizational patterns; and identify the role of persuasive language and propaganda in informational texts.

Algebra I students will: formulate and simplify algebraic expressions with integer coefficients for use in equations and inequalities, and use the laws of integral exponents; create, solve, and interpret solutions for multi-step equations that contain only integral coefficients; and solve literal equations; identify a real life situation; collect and organize related data for display in multiple representations; make a conclusion; present the project; identify real-life situations involving exponential growth and decay equations; model and explain operations with and factoring of polynomials, rational and radical expressions; use simulations and rules of probability to conduct and interpret experiments to solve problems.

Geometry students will: investigate and apply relationships involving the properties of lines, polygons, measures of angles, circles, Pythagorean Theorem, transformational geometry, tessellating figures, trigonometric ratios, the properties of Euclidean geometry with other geometries, and concepts of analytical geometry; construct the parts of a triangle and use logical concepts to solve real-world problems; draw and justify conclusions in real-world settings and construct informal proofs; identify a real life situation involving similarity; pose a question; make a hypothesis; collect and organize data; make a conclusion; compare the hypothesis and the conclusion.

Includes Algebra I and Geometry skills in addition to Trig and Algebra II. Algebra II students will: graph and solve various types of equations, inequalities, and systems and express answers using various formats; factor polynomials when given the appropriate method; convert between the graphs and equations of functions and conic sections; simplify and expand expressions; make predictions given a quadratic regression; identify a real world situation that models quadratics and pose a question.

We must work TOGETHER toward creating the life preservers that will bring ALL students to mastery level.