Understanding the New School Report Card Presented by Charles Melendez, Los Angeles Education Partnership

1.Welcome 2.Introductions 3.Ground Rules for an Effective Group Dialogue 4.Objectives of the Presentation 5.Powerpoint Presentation: Understanding the New School Report Card 6.Questions, answers, recommendations,or concerns 7.Next Steps 2 AGENDA

3 The information for this presentation was provided by the Los Angeles Unified School District’s School Report Card Team and adapted for the purpose of helping parents understand how to read the School Report Card. The presentation was created by Charles Melendez, Family and Community Development Specialist, Los Angeles Education Partnership. 12/2009

Ground Rules for an Effective Group Dialogue 1. Everyone is encouraged to participate. 2. All participants are to regard each other as equal colleagues. 3. All points of views are to be respected. 4. Participants are asked not to talk when someone has the floor. 5. Everyone is to be given an opportunity to speak. 4

Ground Rules, continued 6. Disagreements among members of the group are not to be personalized through put-downs, name-calling or personal attacks. 7. Should you disagree with someone, challenge the idea and not the person. 8. All participants are asked to please turn off their cell phones or to put them on silent mode. 5

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7 Just what is a School Report Card? 7

8 First of all, it is important to understand that the School Report Card is not a Student Report Card. 8

9 It is a Progress Report of your child’s school. 9

10 The School Report Card is a document published each year by the Los Angeles Unified School District in collaboration with various community-based organizations and foundations, summarizing the performance of over 600 individual schools. Its primary purpose is to help families to partner with their schools in helping their children succeed. What is a School Report Card? 10

11 Important Facts about the School Report Card 11 The 2008 ‐ 09 School Report Card is scheduled for release on January 19, The 2008 ‐ 09 School Report Card is the first to contain survey data from students, parents, and staff members about their experiences at each school. Elementary schools will distribute School Report Cards directly to their families. School Report Cards for middle and high schools will be delivered to families by U.S. mail. ALL School Report Cards will also be available for download at All of the data on the second School Report Card are about the 2008 ‐ 09 school year, including information on: o each school’s performance in key areas during 2008 ‐ 09, o progress made on many indicators since 2007 ‐ 08, and o how the school’s performance compares to the average for LAUSD schools. There are THREE version of the School Report Card: Elementary, middle, and senior high. All School Report Cards are organized in the same way: metrics related to progress, readiness, learning environment, and student groups. School Report Cards now include information and phone numbers to help connect parents to schools and local districts The School Report Card is available in nine languages: Spanish, English, Korean, Armenian (Eastern), Vietnamese, Tagalog, Farsi, Russian, and Chinese. 1. The School Report Card is scheduled for release on January 19, The School Report Card is the first to contain survey data from students, parents, and staff members about their experiences at each school. 3. Elementary schools will distribute School Report Cards directly to their families. School Report Cards for middle and high schools will be delivered to families by U.S. mail. ALL School Report Cards will also be available for download at

12 Important Facts about the School Report Card,cont. 4. All of the data on the second School Report Card are about the school year, including information on: a. each school’s performance in key areas during , b. progress made on many indicators since , and c. how the school’s performance compares to the average for LAUSD schools. 5. There are THREE versions of the School Report Card: elementary, middle, and senior high. 6. All School Report Cards are organized in the same way: metrics related to progress, readiness, learning environment, and student groups.

13 Important Facts about the School Report Card,cont. 7. School Report Cards now include information and phone numbers to help connect parents to schools and local districts. 8. The School Report Card is available in nine languages: Spanish, English, Korean, Armenian (Eastern), Vietnamese, Tagalog, Farsi, Russian, and Chinese.

14 The School Report Card is divided into 4 sections

READINESS PROGRESS GROUPS OF STUDENTS LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

16 The School Report Card is divided into 4 sections 1.PROGRESS-Are students performing at grade level in language arts and mathematics?(Page 1) 2.READINESS-Are students getting ready to move up to middle school? (Page 2) 3.LEARNING ENVIRONMENT – What is it like to be at this school? (Page 3) 4.GROUPS OF STUDENTS – Are different groups performing at grade level in language arts and in math? (Page 4) 16

PROGRESS Are students performing at grade level in language arts and mathematics? 17

READINESS Are students getting ready to move up to middle school? 18

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT What is it like to be at this school? 19

GROUPS OF STUDENTS Are different groups performing at grade level in language arts and in math? 20

21 The Face Page Superintendent’s Message Percent of LAUSD 5 th Graders who are performing at grade level in Reading and in Math Name of the District 21

22 PROGRESS 22 Are students performing at grade level in English language arts and in mathematics? (Page 1)

23 Page Academic Performance Index – API score How many students are there in this school? Change from Name of the school 5 The California Standards Test (CST) PROGRESS Students are performing at grade level, , Students improving or declining in English language arts (ELA) and in Math 23

24 READINESS Are students getting ready to move up to middle school? (Page 2) 24

25 Page Are students getting ready to move up to middle school? All 5 th graders 5 th graders at grade level in reading Percentage gradients of represented students 5 th graders at grade level in math READINESS 5 th graders at grade level in English language arts during and school years 8 5th gradors at grade level in math during the and school years 9 LAUSD Average 25

26 LEARNING Environment What is it like to be at this school? (Page 3) 26

27 Page 3 1.Meaning of “Learning Environment” 2.What is like to be at this school? 3.Students 4.Parents 5.Staff 6.Security and Environment 7.What are other things to know about the school environment? a. Teachers at this school for at least 3 years b. Employees with 96% or higher attendance c. Students with 95% or higher attendance d. Students suspended at least once ( , , District Average) 27

28 Groups of STUDENTS Are different groups performing at grade level in English language arts (ELA) and math? How are English learners progressing? (Page 4) 28

29 Page 4 1.Groups of Students 2.Are different groups performing at grade level in English language arts (ELA) and in math? 3.How are English language learners progressing? LAUSD Average 7.Students meeting English proficiency on the CELDT 8. English learners improving on the CELDT 29

30 LEARN MORE Who are the students at this school? 30

31 Page 5 1.Who are the students at this school? 2.Number of students enrolled 3.Percentage of students enrolled who are:______ 4.What is Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and Program Improvement (PI) status? 5.Did the school meet AYP requirements? (Yes/No) 6.How many requirements did they meet out of the ____ possible? 7.What was the school’s PI status as of November 1, 2009? 8.How are students performing at magnet centers? 31

32 GET INVOLVED 1.What you can do as a parent 2.LAUSD Parent and Community Services Branch 3.Find out about other Resources 4.Who can help you 5.The Principal of the school, school and district telephone numbers 32

QUESTIONS,RECOMMENDATIONS, CONCERNS 33

Next Steps