1. Equity Audit ADMS 627 Jill Blom
Fairfield Middle School

2. FMS Demographics General enrollment: 965 Students Racial 6th: 353
85.8% Black
6.6% White
3.3% Hispanic
.5% Asian

3. FMS Demographics 65% Economically Deprived 40% one-parent family*
<5% absent rate daily
137 EXED students
9 EXED teachers (FMS 1/14 HCPS 1/13.3)
50% of students read below grade level
30% of our non-IB students read at or above grade level

4. State Accreditation VDOE: Accredited with Warning HCPS: Tier I
Most interventions
2014 SOL Pass Rates:
English 60%
Math 36%
Social Studies 74%
Science 64%

5. Math SOL Scores: The Data
Math SOL Pass ALL
39%
37%
36% (72%)
Math SOL Pass BLACK
36%
35% (56%)
Math SOL Pass WHITE
<
60% (79%)
Math SOL Pass EXED
29%
26%
21% (42%)
Math SOL Pass ECO DISADV
45%
31% (59%)
2001 Standards Revised
New SOL Test - Spring 2012
< - A group below state definitions for personally identifiable results

6. Reading SOL Scores: The Data
Reading SOL Pass
ALL
84%
64%
60% (72%)
BLACK
61%
58% (55%)
WHITE
<
89% (80%)
EXED
45%
29%
33% (40%)
ECO DISADV
81%
55%
52% (57%)
< - A group below state definitions for personally identifiable results

7. Math SOL Scores: Plan of Action
Common Warm-Ups
Tutoring
Saturday Academy
Math Camp
Online Testing
Technology Enhanced Items
Parent SOL Night
- WUs - in SOL format, allows for daily review instead of waiting until two weeks before SOL to start reviewing)
- Tutoring (before school, during directed study, after school, students pulled out of their elective classes for remediation, strand specific)
- Offer Saturday Academy
- All tests given on the computer (so students can get used to seeing 1 question a time and taking tests on the computer)
- Math camp -students will rotate between four rooms to receive tutoring on each strand of the SOL)
- Create technology enhanced items for each chapter to allow students to practice using the tools
- Parent Information Nights (explain to parents how the current tests differ from the tests under the old standards and how we all play a part in preparing students for the SOL tests)

8. Reading SOL Scores: Plan of Action
Perform Needs Assessment
Professional Development
Create collaborative learning groups
Enhance instructional resource material
Tutoring
Parent Night
Community Partnerships

9. Conclusion FMS is serving a unique student body
A lot of energy goes into remediating to achieve accreditation
There are equity issues for both:
Students as members of the FMS community
School as a member of the HCPS community
Involving all stakeholders in a committed process to improve the educational experience for all students

10. Sources
Fairfield Middle School Retrieved from
Virginia Department of Education School Report Cards
US Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights