Kashmere Data Presentation August 2014

Mission and Vision Kashmere High School prepares all students to be college and career ready. Kashmere High School provides a high quality education. We create a positive and respectful culture and provide an academically rigorous and engaging education to all students. Kashmere High School students graduate from high school with the knowledge, skills, and character needed to enter the college or career of their choice and to be productive members of their community.

Demographics ~500 students 84% African American, 15% Hispanic, 1% other 80% Economically Disadvantaged 30% receive Special Education services 3% LEP/ESL 4% Gifted and Talented

Algebra I Algebra I 2013 STAAR Algebra I 2014 Algebra 1 First Time Testers 2014 Algebra I Retesters Spring 2014 All Students 50%46%55%25% African American 48%45%54%25% Hispanic 61%47%56%* Special Education 45%23%33%0% Econ. Disadv. 51%40%55%26% Final Level II STAAR 11%3%5%0% SMART Goal Improve Algebra I STAAR EOC scores from 60% to 80%. SMART Goal Increase Algebra I STAAR EOC performance at Phase-in Standard from 46% to 73% and Final Level II Standard to 13%.

Algebra I Root Causes Difference in instructional strategies/approaches between teacher of record, tutors, and fellows Little support for Special Education students in the area of math Apollo fellows activities and assessments not aligned to STAAR New Strategies Clarify and streamline math processes for Algebra I and implement with classroom teacher, hourly tutors, and Apollo fellows Use of In-class support facilitators to provide interventions and support for Special Education students Develop a calendar and curriculum for Apollo fellows aligned to STAAR

English I English I 2013 STAAR Reading/Writing Combined 2014 English I First Time Testers 2014 English I Retesters Spring 2014 All Students9%*25%32%18% African American*26%33%19% Hispanic*16% Special Education *8%6%10% Econ. Disadv.*24%29%25% Final Level II STAAR *7%12%3% SMART Goal Increase the percentage of 9 th grade students meeting standards on both Reading and Writing STAAR EOC from 9% to 55%. SMART Goal Improve English I EOC performance at Phase In Standard from 25% to 62% and Final Level 2 Standard from 7% to 17%.

English II English II 2013 STAAR Reading/Writing Combined 2014 English II First Time Testers 2014 English II Retesters Spring 2014 All Students11%*23%26%16% African American *24%27%13% Hispanic*23%21%29% Special Education *17%15%22% Econ. Disadv.*25%28%17% Final Level II STAAR *8%10%0% SMART Goal Increase the percentage of 10 th grade students meeting standards on both reading and writing STAAR EOC from 11% to 60%. SMART Goal Improve English II EOC performance at Phase In Standard from 23% to 62% and Final Level 2 Standard from 8% to 18%.

English I and English II Root Causes Low expectations for speaking and writing Poor use of Lexile data to impact instruction Non-English teachers not provided reading training Insufficient remediation for students reading below grade level New Strategies Expectation of students to use complete sentences in speaking and writing Track Lexile data for all students and set individual student goals Train all teachers on reading strategies Abydos anchor charts Need to know vocabulary for each grade level Grade level research expectations SARs across content areas Reading tutors

U.S. History US History 2014 All Students83% African American82% Hispanic82% Special Education54% Econ. Disadv.83% Final Level II STAAR24% SMART Goal (Internal) US History EOC performance will be 75%. SMART Goal (Internal) US History EOC performance at Phase In standard will increase from 83% to 92% and at Final Level II from 24% to 34%.

Biology Biology 2013 STAAR 2014 Biology First Time Testers 2014 Biology Retesters Spring 2014 All Students 46%72%77%55% African American 45%73%79%55% Hispanic 50%65%68%57% Special Education 37%50% Econ. Disadv. 43%72%77%57% Final Level II STAAR 3%6%8%0% SMART Goal (Internal) Biology EOC performance at Phase In standard will increase from 72% to 86% and at Final Level II from 6% to 16%.

Attendance Grade Level th 86.4%86.5% 10 th 88.5%87.6% 11 th 89.1%90.5% 12 th 89.6%91.2% All88.2%88.6% SMART Goal Increase the attendance rate from 88.3% to 95%. SMART Goal Increase the attendance rate from 88.6% to 95%.

Attendance Root Causes Poor tracking of chronically absent students Incentives not motivating students Lack of engaging instructional activities New Strategies More frequent tracking and reporting of students with poor attendance Development of new student incentives including weekly incentives Introduction of project-based learning

College Readiness PSAT Mean Scores Reading Math Writing SAT Mean Scores Reading Math Writing Composite % Students meeting college readiness standards %2.6%

Goals Increase Algebra I STAAR EOC performance at Phase-in Standard from 46% to 73% and Final Level II Standard to 13%. Improve English I EOC performance at Phase In Standard from 25% to 62% and Final Level 2 Standard from 7% to 17%. Improve English II EOC performance at Phase In Standard from 23% to 62% and Final Level 2 Standard from 8% to 18%. US History EOC performance at Phase In standard will increase from 83% to 92% and at Final Level II from 24% to 34%. Biology EOC performance at Phase In standard will increase from 72% to 86% and at Final Level II from 6% to 16%. Increase the attendance rate from 88.6% to 95%.