Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) and the Connecticut Academic Achievement Test (CAPT) Spring 2011 Presented to the Guilford Board of Education September 26, 2011

General Information All Connecticut public school students in grades 3-8 and grade 10 participated in the statewide assessment in March. Students in grades 11 and 12 may retake any part of the CAPT if they did not reach goal in that part. The tests measure skills that students are expected to master in reading, writing, science and mathematics. Some special education students might have been eligible to participate in a Modified Assessment or a Skills Checklist.

District Reference Groups District Reference Groups (DRGs) have been defined based on characteristics such as income and education level of parents because research indicates that there is a strong link between test results and socioeconomic factors.

Connecticut Mastery Test Components Reading Mathematics Writing Science (grades 5 & 8)

Reading Degrees of Reading Power (DRP) Reading Comprehension – Forming a General Understanding – Developing Interpretation – Making Reader/Text Connections – Examining the Content and Structure

Mathematics Numerical and Proportional Reasoning Geometry and Measurement Data: Probability and Statistics Algebraic Reasoning Integrated Understandings

Writing Direct Assessment of Writing (Essay) Editing and Revising – Composing / Revising – Editing

CT Performance Level Scores Advanced Goal Proficient Basic Below Basic

Grade 3 Guilford Public Schools CMT Generation 4 % At or Above Goal

Grade 4 Guilford Public Schools CMT Generation 4 % At or Above Goal

Grade 5 Guilford Public Schools CMT Generation 4 % At or Above Goal

Grade 6 Guilford Public Schools CMT Generation 4 % At or Above Goal

Grade 7 Guilford Public Schools CMT Generation 4 % At or Above Goal

Grade 8 Guilford Public Schools CMT Generation 4 % At or Above Goal

2011 Comparison Data – Grade 3 Percent of Students Meeting State Goal (Proficient) Math – State – 63.3% – DRG B – 81.2% – Guilford – 84.9% (95.1%) Reading – State – 58.4% – DRG B – 76.1% – Guilford – 77.5% (91.9%) Writing – State – 61.1% – DRG B – 78.1% _Guilford – 77.5% (91.2%)

2011 Comparison Data – Grade 4 Percent of Students Meeting State Goal (Proficient) Math – State – 67.3% – DRG B – 85.4% – Guilford – 83.3% (94.8%) Reading – State – 62.5% – DRG B – 81.2% – Guilford – 81.0% (88.8%) Writing – State – 65.5% – DRG B – 82.8% – Guilford – 82.7% (94.9%)

2011 Comparison Data – Grade 5 Percent of Students Meeting State Goal (Proficient) Math – State – 72.7% – DRG B – 89.1% – Guilford – 82.7% (92.2%) Reading – State – 61.4% – DRG B – 80.9% – Guilford – 80.1% (88.3%) Writing – State – 66.8% – DRG B – 84.6 – Guilford – 82.8% (95.5%) Science – State – 60.2% – DRG B – 81.8% – Guilford – 77.3% (94.2%)

2011 Comparison Data – Grade 6 Percent of Students Meeting State Goal (Proficient) Math – State – 71.6% – DRG B – 89.6% – Guilford – 88.7% (97.8%) Reading – State – 76% – DRG B – 91.4% – Guilford – 91.6% (96.4%) Writing – State – 65.3% – DRG B – 83.6% – Guilford – 90.2% (98.2%)

2011 Comparison Data – Grade 7 Percent of Students Meeting State Goal Math – State – 68.7% – DRG B – 88.1% – Guilford – 89.9% (96.3%) Reading – State – 77.8% – DRG B – 92.5% – Guilford – 94.4% (98.5%) Writing – State – 58.9% – DRG B – 79.6% – Guilford – 80.5% (93.4%)

Math – State – 66.8% – DRG B – 88.0% – Guilford – 92.5% (99.7%) Reading – State – 74.7% – DRG B – 90.4% – Guilford – 94.9% (98.6%) Writing – State – 64.8% – DRG B – 83.7% – Guilford – 86.8% (97.3%) Science – State – 63.3% – DRG B – 84.2% – Guilford – 86.4% (96.9%) 2011 Comparison Data – Grade 8 Percent of Students Meeting State Goal (Proficient)

Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) Components Mathematics Science Reading Across the Disciplines Writing Across the Disciplines

Reading Across the Disciplines Response to Literature Reading for Information

Mathematics Algebraic Reasoning: Patterns & Functions Numerical & Proportional Reasoning Geometry & Measurement Data: Probability & Statistics

Writing Across the Disciplines Interdisciplinary Writing (2 sessions) Editing and Revising

Science Energy Transformations Chemical Structures & Properties Global Interdependence Cell Chemistry & Biotechnology Genetics, Evolution & Biodiversity

Grade 10 CAPT

Math – State – 49.6% – DRG B – 74.1% – Guilford – 76.2% (95.2%) Reading – State –44.8% – DRG B – 69.4% – Guilford – 78.2% (95.6%) Writing – State – 61.3% – DRG B – 83.7% – Guilford – 85.8% (98.9%) Science – State – 47.2% – DRG B – 72.3% – Guilford – 77.7% (96.3%) 2011 Comparison Data – Grade 10 Percent of Students Meeting State Goal (Proficient)

Next Steps for Schools Analyze data by subgroups. Analyze data by content strands. Use analysis to inform professional development plans and make curricular / instructional adjustments. Monitor student progress.

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