1. Advanced Placement & PARCC Results
Tuesday, October 11
8:00 p.m.
VHS Learning Commons

2. VERONA PUBLIC SCHOOLS MISSION STATEMENT
“The mission of the Verona Public Schools, the center of an engaged and supportive community, is to empower students to achieve their potential as active learners and productive citizens through rigorous curricula and meaningful, enriching experiences.”
District Mission Statement: emphasize active learning, responsibility, evolving curriculum, and transfer of learning.

3. VHS AP Participation since 2009
44.7% of VHS Students
New for :
AP Physics I
AP Principles of Computer Science
AP Micro-Economics
38.4% of VHS Students
14.5% of VHS Students
We continue to increase our number of AP students and the number of AP exams they take in May … the mindset has shifted towards growth … work still needs to be done … nearly half of our students are now enrolled in an AP course!!

4. Overall AP Average since 2009
Average increased for school year because adjustments were made in a few AP classes … strong curriculum, providing PD and collaboration, there are curricular adjustments, etc. We want to keep our average over a 3 and continue to increase our number of tests administered … why? … because we know we can do this in Verona!!

5. % 3’s or Better since 2009
Score of 3 or more is considered “passing” and may earn college credits for the students...

6. AP RESULTS: BRIGHT SPOTS
Score of 3 or more is considered “passing” and may earn college credits for the students...adjust the charts (and the green)

7. What is an AP Scholar?
AP Scholar: 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams.
AP Scholar with Honor: Average of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.
AP Scholar with Distinction: Average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.
Nation AP Scholar: Average of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.
Define AP Scholar, etc.

8. AP Scholar with Distinction
Spring 2016
AP Scholar
AP Scholar with Honor
AP Scholar with Distinction
National AP Scholar
Number of Scholars 21 14 19 2*
Average Score 3
3.6
4.02
4.17
AP Scholars since 2009
AP Scholars since we had 12 in 2009 and we have had 65 in 2014, 55 in 2015, 54 in 2016 … amazing!
2016 we had 54 AP scholars - 21, 14, 19 (2 from the 19 also earned National AP Scholar)

9. AP Instructional Planning Reports
Since the fall of 2015, we have been meeting with AP teachers

10. NEW JERSEY’S STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM YEAR 2
In 2014, New Jersey adopted the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) to replace HSPA at the high school and previous NJASK in the elementary and middle school in language arts and mathematics.
In the spring 2015 & spring 2016, NJ students took the PARCC:
English Language Arts and Literacy Assessments (ELA/L) in grades 3 – 11.
Mathematics Assessments in grades 3 – 8 and End of Course Assessments in Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II.
The PARCC assessments replaced our old assessments – the NJASK and the HSPA in language arts and math. Students began taking these assessments in third grade, as is required by federal law. As a result of a waiver won by the New Jersey Department of Education, students taking advanced mathematics coursework in middle school took the assessment that was most closely aligned with their coursework. For example, a student in 8th grade who was taking Algebra I as a course took the Algebra I test and did not take the 8th grade math test.

11. PARCC ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES
Determine whether students are COLLEGE- and CAREER-READY or on track
COMPARE PERFORMANCE across states and internationally
Assess the FULL RANGE of the COMMON CORE STANDARDS, including standards that are difficult to measure
MEASURE THE FULL RANGE OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE, including the performance of high and low performing students
Provide data for accountability, including MEASURES OF GROWTH
Incorporate innovative approaches throughout the system
Objectives of PARCC Assessment
College and Career Ready
Measures Common Core
Asks all of the standards
Uses technology

12. PARCC ASSESSMENT SPRING 2016
PARCC Assessments was administered during ONE testing window.
4 ELA and 3 Mathematics assessment units
The same types of questions have been included in this shortened test format (same as 2015).
Verona was granted a waiver to adjust 30 day testing window.
Maximize the use of our technology
AP Exams will be administered 1st ... PARCC 2nd ...
Testing will occur beginning with elementary to middle to high school.
We can maximize the use of our technology using this approach
VHS takes AP Exams first, the PARCC second
Verona administered PARCC during the following dates.

13. WHO TOOK THE SPRING 2016 PARCC ASSESSMENTS?
Colorado
District of Columbia
Illinois
Maryland
Massachusetts (choice)
New Jersey*
New Mexico
Rhode Island
PARCC Consortium was made up of 11 states + DC and over 5 million students (Mass, Rhode Island, NJ, DC, Maryland, Ohio, Illinois, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico)
Now it is 7 states + DC: Date March 29,

14. HOW WERE THE PARCC ASSESSMENTS SCORED?
Five Performance Levels (650 to 850)
5 Performance Levels
Consistent across all 9 grade levels

15. Grades 3-11 (% students meeting or exceeding)
HOW DID WE DO?
ELA PARCC RESULTS:
Grades 3-11 (% students meeting or exceeding)
*99 out of 159 (62.2%)
*139 out of 154 (90.2%)
GRADE 9
69%
65%
39%
48%
40%
*107 out of 150 (71.3%)
*Only 100 VHS students completed PARCC out of 161 (62.1%)
GRADE 10
45%
61%
36%
43%
37%
*60 out of 124 (48.3%)
*Only 60 VHS students completed PARCC out of 121 (49.5%)
GRADE 11
44%
38%
41%

16. ELA PARCC RESULTS: BRIGHT SPOTS
*107 out of 150 (71.3%)
*Only 100 VHS students completed PARCC out of 161 (62.1%)
GRADE 10
45%
61%
36%
43%
37%
40%

17. MATH PARCC RESULTS: Grades 3-11 (% students meeting or exceeding)
*51 out of 100 (51%) VHS students enrolled completed the test; HBW 87%, VHS 24% PROF.
*97 VHS students took PARCC out of 107 (91.6%); HBW 91% PROFICIENT, VHS 16% PROFICIENT
ALGEBRA I
24%
47%
36%
41%
31%
33%
*95 out of 132 (71.9%) VHS students enrolled completed the test; HBW 56%, VHS 27% PROF.
*87 VHS students took PARCC out of 133 (65.4%); HBW 88% PROFICIENT, VHS 37% PROFICIENT
GEOMETRY
32%
48%
23%
27%
*82 out of 160 (51.3%) VHS students enrolled completed the test
*80 VHS students took PARCC out of 150 (53.3%)
ALGEBRA II
29%
51%
25%
21%

18. MATH PARCC RESULTS: BRIGHT SPOTS
Go BLUE! Careful … student numbers are less than 100 and they are different from the third grade last year …

19. MATH PARCC RESULTS: BRIGHT SPOTS

20. MATH PARCC RESULTS: BRIGHT SPOTS
*82 out of 160 (51.3%) VHS students enrolled completed the test
*80 VHS students took PARCC out of 150 (53.3%), state average increased from 24% to 25%, PARCC average increase from 21% to 23%
ALGEBRA II
29%
51%
24%
25%
21%
23%

21. PARCC ANALYSIS REPORTS
Evidence Statement Analysis are the latest reports to come out!
This report presents the average % correct by item for school, district, state, and PARCC.
They link Evidence Statements to Common Core State Standards to Questions to the test. Therefore, this allows teachers and administrators to look at their local curriculum and zero in on areas of most difficulty for our students.
Reading from left to right (most to least difficult) or

22. RESOURCES FOR PARENTS
How can I find out more information about the PARCC Assessments and the Common Core?
The PARCC website may be accessed at
The New Jersey Department of Education has a website with information about PARCC at
NJ DOE PARCC FAQ
Information on the NJ DOE commission study on the use of assessments may be found at:
GreatKids State Test Guide for Parents:
Be a Learning Hero:

23. Questions…