Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level AzMERIT Update Dr. Heather Cruz, Deputy Superintendent December 3, 2015

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Overview AzMERIT Background Information Communication Plan AzMERIT Scores for Peoria Unified Next Steps

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level AzMERIT Background Information 2010 State Board of Education adopted the Arizona College and Career Ready Standards (ACCRS) November, 2014 State Board of Education (SBE) adopted Arizona’s Measurement of Educational Readiness to Inform Teaching (AzMERIT) Spring, 2015 First administration of AzMERIT Both computer-based and paper-based October 6, 2015, individual student’s data was released to the schools End of October 2015, paper copies will be available for schools to send to parents November 30, 2015, public release of AzMERIT aggregated results

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Communication Plan Oct. 7 - Elementary school principals receive double-sided info sheet about AzMERIT Oct. 13 – Elementary school teachers distribute double- sided info sheet during parent/teacher conferences Oct. 13 – PR posts double-sided info sheet & FAQ’s on website Oct. 19 – PR uses double-sided info sheet on social media & sends HS info sheet to HS parents via SchoolMessenger Oct. 21 – PR shares video by Dr. Cruz on AzMERIT via YouTube on social media

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Communication Plan Oct. 26 – sent to all Peoria Unified parents regarding Arizona State Board of Education repealing Common Core and an update to remind parents that their child will receive AzMERIT scores on Nov. 16 Nov. 2 – AzMERIT sample score report and information in PULSE Newsletter Nov. 5 – PR Posts on social media about AzMERIT results including sample results Nov. 9 - PR sends letter to elementary & high school parents with links to video & FAQ Nov. 12 – PR sends and phone SchoolMessenger to elementary and high school parents with info and a reminder that score reports will be given out on Monday, Nov. 16 Nov. 16 – PR sends letter to and phone SchoolMessenger to elementary and high school parents letting them know their child’s score reports will be in their backpacks today (attached) Nov. 19 – Presentation on AzMERIT for Parent Organization Presidents’ Dinner

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level AzMERIT is not Equivalent to AIMS "The story is not that scores dove, it is that expectations soared. This is the moonshot.“ Dr. Joe O’Reilly Executive Director of Student Achievement Mesa Public Schools

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level AzMERIT Scores English Language Arts GradePeoriaArizona

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level AzMERIT Scores Mathematics GradePeoriaArizona * *indicates a majority of students that are repeating the course

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Points of Pride 6 elementary students received perfect scores in both ELA and Mathematics 295 received the highest scale score possible on one section Majority of those are in mathematics

Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Next Steps Where are some strengths? Where are some opportunities for adjustments? Next steps

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