African-American Students in Santa Clara County 2/26/2018 1:08 PM African-American Students in Santa Clara County Presenter: David Kennedy, Coordinator Regional Systems for District and School Support © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

Introduction David Kennedy 28 years in education Teacher Counselor Asst. Principal Principal Educational Consultant Regional Coordinator

Objectives Develop a deeper understanding of the academic achievements of African-American students Review key statistical data from Santa Clara County districts and schools Compare African-American students’ academic achievements to other ethnic student groups Identify trends in graduation, dropout, suspension and expulsion rates Discuss implications of the data

Sources of Data… California Department of Education CAASPP Results California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/ CAASPP Results http://caaspp.cde.ca.gov/sb2016/default Smarter Balance English Language Arts Assessment Math Assessment CST Science Social Science Assessment coming soon!

Sources of Data California Department of Education DataQuest http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/ Graduation Enrollment Expulsions & Suspensions Santa Clara County Office of Education 2009 County Report Card Ed-Data DataUSA

Demographics

Demographics of Santa Clara County 647,313 34.2% 627,332 33.1% 503,062 26.6% 59,199 3.1% 45,916 2.4% 6,095 0.3% 3,417 0.2% 2,271 0.1% Asian White Hispanic 2+ Black Hawaiian Other Native https://datausa.io/profile/geo/santa-clara-county-ca/#demographics 2013-2014

Demographics of African-American Students 2013-2014 Ed-Data.org

Student Academic Data English Language Arts

Student Academic Data: English Language Arts English Language Arts Area Assessments READING How well do students understand stories and information that they read? WRITING How well do students communicate in writing? LISTENING How well do students understand spoken information? RESEARCH/INQUIRY How well can students find and present information about a topic?

Data Reporting Levels Scale Scores Mean Scores Scale scores are used to equate the assessment from year to year. They are used to adjust for any differences in the difficulty levels of the tests that result from this question replacement. Mean Scores The sum of scale scores for students with valid scores divided by the Number of Tests with Scores % Above, Near, or Below Standard Standards: % Exceeded, Met, Nearly Met, or Not Met

Student Academic Data: English Language Arts +8 2015 ELA Overall Mean Scale -89.4 -97.4 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 11th

Student Academic Data: English Language Arts -110.9 +26.7 2016 ELA Overall Mean Scale -84.2 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 11th

Student Academic Data: English Language Arts Reading The student demonstrates a thorough ability to read closely and analytically to understand a range of literacy texts (e.g. stories, plays, and poems) and informational texts (e.g. articles and other writing covering disciplines like science and social studies) of high complexity.

Student Academic Data: English Language Arts 2015 Overall Reading

Student Academic Data: English Language Arts 2016 Overall Reading

Student Academic Data: English Language Arts Writing The student demonstrates a thorough ability to produce compelling, well-supported writing for a diverse range of well-organized, developed, and supported writing (e.g. narrative, informational, explanatory, and opinion) for different purposes and audiences.

Student Academic Data: English Language Arts 2015 Overall Writing

Student Academic Data: English Language Arts 2016 Overall Writing

Student Academic Data: English Language Arts Research/Inquiry The student demonstrates a thorough ability to use research and inquiry methods as a way to engage with a topic and then to investigate topics, and to analyze, integrate, and present information in a persuasive and sustained exploration of a topic.

Student Academic Data: English Language Arts Highest percentage of African-American students scoring in the Above Standard range of any ELA assessment 23% 34 percentage point difference between African-American and Asian students in Above Standard range Research/Inquiry

Student Academic Data: English Language Arts Listening The student demonstrates a thorough ability to deliver information orally for a variety of uses, effective listening skills for a range of purposes and audiences, and to critically interpret and use information delivered orally.

Student Academic Data: English Language Arts African-American students had 22% and 19% fewer students score Above Standards than their Asian and White classmates The fewest percentage of African-American students at Above Standard than any other area. 14% Listening

Student Academic Data: Mathematics

Student Academic Data: Mathematics Mathematics Area Assessments CONCEPTS & PROCEDURES How well do students use mathematical rules and ideas? PROBLEM SOLVING: MODELING & DATA ANALYSIS How well can students show and apply their problem solving skills? COMMUNICATING REASONING How well can students think logically and express their thoughts in order to solve a problem?

Student Academic Data: Mathematics +8 -97.4 -89.4 2015 Math Mean Scale

Student Academic Data: Mathematics +83.6 -180.9 -97.3 2016 Math Mean Scale

Student Academic Data: MATH -180.9 -97.3 Overall Scale Scores Math

Student Academic Data: Mathematics CONCEPTS & PROCEDURES The Concepts and Procedures claim (i.e., area) assesses the student’s understanding of key mathematical concepts and procedures and the student’s ability to apply these concepts and procedures to solve problems.

Student Academic Data: Mathematics 2015 Concepts & Procedures

Student Academic Data: Mathematics 2016 Concepts & Procedures

Student Academic Data: Mathematics PROBLEM SOLVING: MODELING & DATA ANALYSIS The Problem Solving and Modeling/Data Analysis claim (i.e., area) assesses the student’s ability to use appropriate tools and strategies to solve real-world and mathematical problems.

Student Academic Data: Mathematics PROBLEM SOLVING & MODELING/DATA ANALYSIS The 2% increase from 2015 to 2016 in African-American students scoring in the Above Standard category is the smallest increase by any ethnic group Showed virtually no statistical movement on assessments from 2015 to 2016

Student Academic Data: Mathematics COMMUNICATING REASONING The student demonstrates the thorough ability to clearly and precisely put together valid arguments to support his or her own mathematical thinking and to critique the reasoning of others.

Student Academic Data: Mathematics COMMUNICATING REASONING Over 50% of African-American students scoring in Near Standard category - highest amount of any math area assessments 2016: 33% Below Standard – lowest amount of any of math area assessments

Student Academic Data: Science

Student Academic Data: CST Science 8th Grade 2015 CST Science

Student Academic Data: CAHSEE California High School Exit Exam

Student Academic Data: A-G Requirements Subgroups 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Difference 2006-2010 African- American 25.2% 29.5% 26.5% 34.3% 31.8% +6 .6 Asian- American 69.6% 72.6% 70.2% 70.1% 70.8% +1 .2 Caucasian 53.7% 56.6% 51.9% 55.5% 57.1% +3 .4 Hispanic/L atino 22.8% 29.6% 22.7% 25.7% 24.6% +1 .8 Santa Clara County 48.4% 52.4% 47.6% 49.3% 48.9% +0.5 California 36.1% 35.5% 33.9% 35.3% 36.3% -0.2 Percentage of High School Graduates Meeting UC/CSU Course Requirements

Student Academic Data: Graduation Rate 2012-2015 Graduation Rates

Student Academic Data: Dropout Rate

Behavioral Data: Suspensions Percentage of Total Enrollment 2012-2015 Suspension:

Behavioral Data: Expulsions Percentage of Total Enrollment 2012-2015 Expulsion:

Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Students with Disabilities College Readiness Student Groups Total High School Graduates Number of High School Graduates Enrolled in Postsecondary Institutions Percentage of Total High School Graduates Enrolled in African-American 505 410 81.2% Asian-American 5,570 4,759 85.4% Caucasian 5,058 3,929 77.7% Hispanic/Latino 4,567 2,664 58.3% Socioeconomically Disadvantaged 4,458 2,907 65.2% English Learner 1,280 667 52.1% Students with Disabilities 892 521 58.4% Total 16,236 12,146 74.8% 2009 Santa Clara County High School Graduates: National College Attendance

College Degrees in Santa Clara County 8,468 5,973 5,846 1,449 1,099 880 202 92 White Asian Hispanic Unknw 2+ Black Hawaiian Native https://datausa.io/profile/geo/santa-clara-county-ca/#demographics 2013-2014

California County Classrooms Ethnicity Number of Male Teachers Number of Female Teachers Total American Indian or Alaska Native 475 1,052 1,527 Asian 3,662 12,331 15,993 Pacific Islander 264 675 939 Filipino 1,134 3,173 4,307 Hispanic or Latino 15,033 39,956 54,989 African American 3,448 7,929 11,377 White (not Hispanic) 51,401 140,285 191,686 Two or More Races Not Hispanic 648 1,637 2,285 No Response 3,149 8,773 11,922 Total* 79,214 215,811 295,025 Ethnic distribution of public school teachers: 2014–15 *Some totals in the Public School Teachers table may not match due to difference in reporting strategy. SCC: 12,300 Full Time Teachers

Implications of Data The educational institutions of Santa Clara County have been unsuccessful in creating an educational environment that promotes and increases the learning of African-American students

Conclusion The effects of this “under-education” of African-American youth is that it creates a series of lifelong disadvantages in all the institutions of American society