Marshall Public Schools Assessment Update August 2016 Amanda Grinager, Director of Teaching and Learning

Topics Testing and Assessment Overview 2016 Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment Results Math, Reading, Science Achievement Gap Discussion District Response and Direction

Federal Requirements for Minnesota Assessment System Mathematics (MCA III/MTAS) and Reading (MCA III/MTAS) Grades 3-8 and once in high school Aligned to Minnesota Academic Standards Science (MCA III/MTAS) Once in elementary, middle, and high school English Learners (ACCESS/Alternate ACCESS) Grades K-12 Assess English language proficiency in Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking

Changes in Legislation Regarding Testing College Entrance Exam Reimbursement Testing Calendar/Schedule Opt Out Form Use of MCA scores by higher education New Civics Test Writing Test

2016-2017 MCA Testing Schedule & Information Testing window: March 6-May 5 Third year with Pearson as the testing vendor for MCA Reading, Math & Science and OLPA Reading & Math Administration TestNav8 Cloud-based PearsonAccess Next

MPS 2015-2016 Data Results

Marshall MCA III Data- Math & Reading   Math 2015-16 State 15-16 (+/-) Reading Grade 3 65.1% 69.4% -4.3 52.1% 57.3% -5.2 Grade 4 59% 68.7% -9.7 52.3% 58.3% -6 Grade 5 45.1% 58.8% -13.7 66.0% 67.7% -1.7 Grade 6 61.3% 55.9% +5.4 63.4% 62.3% +1.1 Grade 7 59.7% 56.2% +3.5 51.4% 56.6% Grade 8 73.5% 58% +15.5 59.5% 57% +2.5 Grade 10R & 11M 48.2% 47.1% 48.4% 58.9% -10.5 MPS- MCA III 58.7% 59.4% -1.3 55.8% -3.9

2016 MCA III Results Summary Mathematics Grades 3-8 MCA-III Grades 6 (+5.4), 7 (+3.5) and 8 (+15.5) are above the state average. Grade 11 MCA-III Grade 11 was above the state average by +1.1 Overall MPS Math MCA-III scores were below the state average by -1.3 In the MCA III Math proficiency tests, MPS saw a -1.2 decrease in Math MCA-III scores. If we look at MCA III data students enrolled by Oct 1, MPS is above the state average by +.7 I will reference the 4-year trend data document for the next 2 slides.

2016 MCA III Results Summary Reading Grades 6 (+1.1) and 8 (+2.5) are above the state average Overall MPS Reading scores are below the state average by -3.9 In the MCA III Reading proficiency tests, MPS saw a -2.7 decrease in Reading MCA-III scores. If we look at MCA III data students enrolled by Oct 1, MPS is below the state average by -2.6

Other Items of Interest The cohort of students graduating in 2023 (in 5th grade last year) were at 56.8% proficient in math in 2015; this year, they were at 61.3% proficient. That’s a 4.5% increase. The cohort of students graduating in 2022 (in 6th grade last year) were at 52.5% proficient in math in 2015; this year, they were at 59.7% proficient. That’s a 7.2% increase. The cohort of students graduating in 2021 (in 7th grade last year) were at 58.1% proficient in math in 2015; this year, they were at 73.5% proficient. That’s a 15.4% increase. The cohort of students graduating in 2024 (in 4th grade last year) were at 55% proficient in reading in 2015; this year, they were at 66% proficient. That’s a 11% increase. The cohort of students graduating in 2021 (in 7th grade last year) were at 56.3% proficient in reading in 2015; this year, they were at 59.5% proficient. That’s a 3.2% increase.

2016 MCA III Results Summary-Science Grade 5 is above the state average by +3.3 MCA Science 2015-16 State 15-16 (+/-) MS Grade 5 64.8% 61.5% +3.3 MS Grade 8 45.8% 47% -1.2 Secondary Grade 10 51.8% 55.5% -3.7 MPS All Grades 53.9% 54.7% -.8

Sub-Group Results Charts & Summary

Achievement Gap Results Summary-Math Celebrations-Math Our Hispanic subgroup increased proficiency in Math by +7.1 from 2015 Our EL subgroup increased proficiency in Math by +3.7 from 2015 Our Black subgroup increased proficiency in Math by +.4 from 2015 Our FRP subgroup increased proficiency in Math by +.1 from 2015 I will reference the achievement gap data document that has been compiled for MPS.

Achievement Gap Results Summary-Reading Celebrations-Reading Our Black subgroup increased proficiency in Reading by +6.4 from 2015

Achievement Gap Things We Are Doing: Added additional EL staff during the 2015-16 school year. We are currently at 12.42 FTE EL teachers. Added a .5 EL Coordinator for the 2016-17 school year. Offered 3 cohort trainings on Sheltered Instructional Observation Protocol (SIOP) during the 2015-16 school year. Plan to continue to offer additional SIOP trainings during the 2016-17 school year. Doing more parent out each with our EL families. Added 2.0 FTE Parent/Student Connectors. Increased SPED staff to help lower case loads.

Response & Direction Best Practices: Many things are going well. We need to improve on identifying what is working well and then share that information with other grade levels and/or same-grade teachers. Curriculum: We need to ensure that teachers are familiar with state standards and benchmarks and verify that curricular materials selected and used adequately cover those. Data: We need to continue to evaluate data and provide quality, relevant, and timely professional development (relative to what the data shows) for our staff. Evaluation: We need to evaluate existing programs and their effectiveness – specifically, interventions provided for struggling learners.

Response & Direction Professional Development: We need to determine what effective tools, strategies, and professional development are available and provide those to our staff so they can work better with our changing demographics and student population. Professional Learning Communities: It is critical that our PLC’s are effective – to work with colleagues to understand what a standard means, discuss strategies to help identify what works in classrooms, and use data to make instructional decisions. Standards Based Learning: The need for “re-teaching” when students do not understand a particular concept is incorporated into Standards Based Learning, which is likely to help improve student achievement.

MDE Report Card http://rc.education.state.mn.us/ For further data analysis, please visit the MDE report card at the following website: http://rc.education.state.mn.us/