ANNUAL 2013 REPORT OF STUDENT ASSESSMENT DATA HAMILTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT 1

Introduction Improvement of Student Achievement Continues to be a District Priority The Hamilton Township Five Year Strategic Plan is Providing the Blueprint for Change New Curricula has been Implemented in New Instructional Evaluations are Currently Taking Place Student Achievement is now a Part of the Summative Teacher Evaluation NJ Performance Reports are Giving More Detailed Data to Help Guide Instruction The Reporting of Grades has been Aligned to Skills and Standards Subject-Specific Curriculum Supervisors and Instructional Technology Specialists have been put in Place for this School Year. 2

Where Can This Information be Viewed? District Website Curriculum Tab District Testing Information Link to the Annual Report of Student Assessment Data The Report Shows Percentage Proficient by Test Given, Subject, School, Grade, Subgroup Scores are Compared to State 3

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERACY ASSESSMENTS PERCENT OF TOTAL STUDENTS AT PROFICIENT/ADVANCED PROFICIENT IN MOST RECENT ASSESSMENT YEAR GRADES

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERACY ASSESSMENTS GRADE 3 5

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERACY ASSESSMENTS GRADE 4 6

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERACY ASSESSMENTS GRADE 5 7

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERACY ASSESSMENTS GRADE 6 8

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERACY ASSESSMENTS GRADE 7 9

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERACY ASSESSMENTS GRADE 8 10

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENT PERCENT OF TOTAL STUDENTS AT PROFICIENT/ADVANCED PROFICIENT IN MOST RECENT ASSESSMENT YEAR GRADES

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENTS GRADE 3 12

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENTS GRADE 4 13

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENTS GRADE 5 14

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENTS GRADE 6 15

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENTS GRADE 7 16

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENTS GRADE 8 17

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE ASSESSMENTS PERCENT OF TOTAL STUDENTS AT PROFICIENT/ADVANCED PROFICIENT IN MOST RECENT ASSESSMENT YEAR Grades 4 and 8 18

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCIENCE ASSESSMENTS GRADE 4 19

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCIENCE ASSESSMENTS GRADE 8 20

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL HSPA MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENTS ASSESSMENTS AFTER THE FIRST TEST ADMINISTRATION 21

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL HSPA LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERACY ASSESSMENTS ASSESSMENTS AFTER THE FIRST TEST ADMINISTRATION 22

Mathematics – Total Population Hamilton Township Language Arts/Literacy – Total Population Hamilton Township HAMILTON TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS 2013 ANNUAL REPORT OF STUDENT ASSESSMENT DATA Percentage Passing after Third Attempt on High School Proficiency Assessment 23

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP SAT REASONING TEST 24 HAMILTON TOWNSHIP STATE NATION

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP AMERICAN COLLEGE TESTING (ACT) 25

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTS Hamilton Township # 417 % # 430 % # 499 % A score of 3 to 5 is Considered Passing and May be Considered for College Credit 26

COHORTS 3-5 and

English Language Arts Grades 3-5 Cohort (Same Group) Proficiency Rates over 3 years 28 Grade 3Grade 4Grade

29 Mathematics Grades 3-5 Cohort (Same Group) Proficiency Rates over 3 years Grade 3Grade 4Grade

English Language Arts Grades 6-8 Cohort (Same Group) Proficiency Rates over 3 years 30 Grade 6Grade 7Grade

English Language Arts Grades 6-8 Cohort (Same Group) Proficiency Rates over 3 years 31 Grade 6Grade 7Grade

Initiatives and Interventions and Planned for

English Language Arts ELA K-5 Phase III of Literacy by Design ( ) Review writing and phonics components of ELA instruction (Plan 2013; Implement 2014) Revise the portfolio and review assessment used as part of ELA instruction (Completed 2013) Provide professional development based on observed needs (Ongoing) English 6-12 New Novels in curricula ( ) More writing strategies and materials (Ongoing) New midterms and final exams to mirror PARCC exam: (Ongoing) New Course: English 101 and 102 ( ) Summer Reading (Summer 2014) Review and purchase of new textbooks at high school level (Ongoing ) Alignment to common core More diverse selection of authors More online materials available to teachers and students 33

Data Coaches Ensure the timely administration of benchmark assessments (Ongoing) Give at least one benchmark assessment on the computer to help prepare for the PARCC assessment ( ) Utilize the coaches to provide embedded professional development on strategies to improve academic achievement (Ongoing) Library Media Transition to OPALS Library Management Software ( ) Create collaboration between librarians and teachers, particularly with the use of technology. ( ) ALPS Review existing program criteria ( ) 34 Data Coaches, Library Media, and ALPS

ESL (English As A Second Language) English as a Second Language Student computer hardware for language enrichment activities (Planned ) More parent outreach via family nights (Ongoing ) Curriculum Updates (Ongoing) 35

Mathematics Curriculum alignment with Common Core State Standards (Completed 2011 ) Materials alignment with Common Core State Standards (Ongoing 2012) Implementation of Foundations intervention at middle and high school levels (Completed 2012 – 2013) Professional development on the content and processes of the Common Core State Standards (Ongoing 2012, 2013) Community and parent education on Common Core States Standards and changes to our mathematics program (Planned 2013 – 2014) Integration of Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice into instructional strategies (2013 – 2014) In – class instructional coaching for middle and high school teachers (Ongoing 2013 – 2014) Continued Administration of Benchmark testing for grades K – 8 (Ongoing 2013 – 2014) Continued Administration of district – wide midterm and final exams for Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry (Ongoing 2013 – 2014) Professional development for upcoming PARCC assessments (Planned 2013 – 2014) Implementation of Standards – based report card at the elementary level (Ongoing 2013 – 2014) Increase technology resources (graphing calculators, calculator based rangers, Geometer’s Sketchpad) to support the Mathematical Modeling strand of CCSS (Planned ) Professional Development to support implementation of Modeling Technology (Planned 2014 – 2015) Implementation of Advanced Placement Statistics (Ongoing 2013 – 2014) 36

Music and Art Initiatives Addition of Jazz Improvisation Curriculum 9-12 (Completed 2013) Creation and implementation of AP Music Theory 9-12 Curriculum and Class Offering (Ongoing, Planned for 2014) Creation of Summer Instrumental Music Academy (Planned Summer, 2014) Middle School Vocal Music attending Festivals of Music Performances (Planned June, 2014) Technology upgrades for Music and Art Teachers (Planned 2014) Possible New Textbooks for Elementary Music (Planned 2014) Reinstatement of Elementary Instrumental Music Teacher (12% student increase over last year) (Planned ) 37

38 Update Elementary Spanish curriculum (Ongoing ) Propose the addition of five more teachers for Elementary Spanish to provide each student at the elementary level with 40 minutes of Spanish instruction per week (Planned ) Assist World Language teachers with the creation of rubrics to be used district- wide for a transition to performance-based assessments (Ongoing ) Plan for the creation of a “Communication Hour” pairing World Language students with community members hoping to improve their English speaking skills ( Ongoing ) Research options for guest speakers regarding Multicultural Studies (Ongoing ) World Languages and Multicultural Studies

Science, Technology, and STEM AP Program Development AP Chemistry Course Revision, New Textbooks, and Summer Institute Training (Ongoing) AP Physics Redesign to meet College Board Requirements should increase enrollment, allow students to take more AP Science courses (textbooks, AP Summer Institute training for teachers) (Ongoing) Explore adding AP Environmental Science for the school year (Planned) Afterschool, Saturday, and Summer STEM Programs Family Science and Tools and Tech Nights approved for Elementary and MS buildings (Completed) Camp Invention Pilot (grant) (Ongoing) Redesign Family Nights to increase participation (Ongoing) Afterschool DesignIt (K-5) and ExploreIt! (6-8) programs (Planned) Lego League (6-8) (Ongoing) Offer Camp Invention district-wide (Planned) 39

Next Generation Science Standards Rider Select NGSS Curriculum Gap Analysis (Ongoing) NJ Science Convention (K-5 Teachers) (Completed) Rider Connect-Ed PLC Grant (Using Formative Assessments in Science) (Ongoing) Begin curriculum revision to align with NGSS (Planned) Teacher PD in Implementing NGSS (Planned) Purchase consumable curricular materials that align with NGSS (Planned) Rider Connect-Ed PLC Grant (Possible Focus on Implementing Science and Engineering Practices in the Classroom) (Planned) Technology Socially Responsible Engineering (SRE)Curriculum for Tech Center 1 (TCNJ grant) (Completed) Continue to run SRE (grant) (Ongoing) Began offering SRE Tech Center 2 (TCNJ grant) (Ongoing) Plan for year 3 of SRE course (Planned) Implement full 3-year course sequence of SRE (Planned) 40

US History I – Textbooks (Completed ) US History II – Textbooks (Completed ) Grade 2-5 Social Studies Series (Completed ) 7 th Grade Textbooks (Completed ) K-1 Textbooks (Planned ) 6 th Grade Textbooks (Planned ) 41 Social Studies

42 Health and Physical Education To provide training to K-12 Health & PE teachers in regard to the Danielson Framework for instructional practice (Planned ) To assist Health & PE teachers in creating Student Growth Objectives and grade appropriate means of assessing students’ skills development (Planned ) To gain familiarity with existing curriculum and evaluate its degree of compliance to Core Standards (Planned )

43 Bullying Prevention Education To research and review most recent data involving the Anti-bullying Bill of Rights (ABR) and its implementation within school environments (Planned ) To use this research by developing age appropriate trainings for all major constituents within the district. These constituents include certified teachers, non-certified staff, parents, and students. (Planned ) To use available forums to promote anti-bullying education through on-going teacher and administrative training (Planned )

44 Character Education Develop multiple measures for assessing the status of character education and instruction within the district (Planned ) To use the resulting data to develop plans for creating and/or securing character education materials that compliment and extend existing curricula (Planned )

District Recruitment 45 To cultivate relationships within the county with districts also involved in targeted recruitment efforts ; to join these district in developing sponsoring Job Fairs and recruitment opportunities (Ongoing ) To develop relationships with established organizations among targeted communities to increase applications of qualified prospective candidates (Ongoing ) To attend job fairs and develop outreach programs to increase the district’s visibility among targeted populations (Ongoing ) To provide leadership within the HR Committee to increase the district’s implementation of its Comprehensive Equity Plan (Ongoing )

Grants and Funded Programs NCLB Grant Perkins Grant RTTD Grant Management of the fiscal processes for four Title grants under NCLB (I, IIA, III and III Immigrant) Oversight of the Basic Skills Program Oversight of the Title I Program Updating staffing needs for the Basic Skills and Title I Programs Embedded Professional Development for the six Title I Schools NJASK Parent nights for the Title I Schools Ongoing District-wide Parent Nights for the entire Title I population Oversight of all NCLB Title grants for the Non-Public Schools Spearheading the Preschool Committee Oversight of the Developmental Kindergarten and Transitional First grade programs 46

Professional Development Professional Development K-5 (Ongoing) Organize a comprehensive program to meet the needs of teachers and administrators Summer, Fall and Spring Academy Programs for New Teachers - including New Teacher Orientation Administrative Leadership Week Professional Development 6-12 (Ongoing) Book reviews Smart Board Database creation Teachscape and Danielson model Differentiated Instruction 21 st Century Learners Writing Across the Curriculum Classroom Management Using Common Core Resources Mentoring Program 47

State Assessment Facilitate the transition between NJ ASK/HSPA to the PARCC Assessments (Ongoing ) Ensure that NJ ASK, HSPA, ACCESS, BCT, AHSA are properly administered (Ongoing ) Participate in the Spring 2014 PARCC Field Test in collaboration with the NJ Dept. of Education ( ) 48

THANK YOU 49