1. Meeting the challenge Every Classroom Every Student Every Day
Webster Public Schools
September 16, 2011
Meeting the challenge Every Classroom Every Student Every Day

2. AYP in every subject, at every grade level, and for every subgroup.
Goal for
AYP in every subject, at every grade level, and for every subgroup.

3. Adequate Yearly Progress
What is AYP?
Adequate Yearly Progress

4. MCAS Participation Rate
How AYP is Calculated: A + (B or C) + D = Affirmative AYP Determination A
MCAS Participation Rate
95% or grater participation rate in MCAS and MCAS-Alt tests B
MCAS Performance
95.1 or greater Composite Performance Index (CPI) in ELA; 92.2 or greater CPI in mathematics C
MCAS Improvement
Meet or exceed 2011 improvement target (specific to schools, districts, and student groups) or by reducing the percentage of non-proficient students by 10% from 2010 to 2011 (“Safe harbor”) D
Additional Indicator
For schools serving grades 1-11, attendance rate; for schools ending in grade 12, cohort graduation rate + + OR 4

5. 2011 MCAS Results Due to be released next week Headline
Slow, Steady Progress in Most Grades
Some Real Progress in Some Grades

6. AYP Results Areas for possible AYP Aggregate
3 schools X 2 subjects = 6
Made AYP in 4
Subgroups
3 schools X 2 subjects = 6
Made AYP in 1

7. But AYP is becoming ever harder to reach, so…CPI Results
In 14 tests given in ELA and Math
CPI Improvement in 9

8. Percentage of Students Scoring Advanced or Proficient
For the 17 tests given last spring, the percentage of students scoring Advance or Proficient increased in 13
On 3 of those test, the increase was more than 10 percentage points
E.g. From 34% scoring A or P up to 46%

9. Student Growth Percentile
Measures growth of student in a year compared to a similar cohort based on testing history
Below 40 is slow
40-60 is “normal”
Above 60 is fast

10. Student Growth Percentiles
Of the 14 test for which a SGP could be calculated
Slow growth in 5
Normal Growth in 4
Fast Growth in 5

11. We are doing the right things…
Last year, we said
We are doing the right things…
Not often enough
Not widespread enough

12. Best Practices 90 90 90 Schools
A focus on academic achievement
• Clear curriculum choices
• Frequent assessment of student progress and multiple opportunities for improvement
• An emphasis on nonfiction writing
• Collaborative scoring of student work

13. This year - A tentative summary
We have figured our what to do
Implementation is starting to show real, measurable improvement
Implementation is still uneven
Headwinds at the many of the same grades as in past years
We have a plan to spread best practices to every classroom
We have more to do to reach every student

14. Plan to Spread Best Practices
Professional Pride
MCAS
NCLB
Curriculum
Mapping
Common
Planning
RTTT
ESW
Best Practices
In Every Classroom
Every Day
ISGs
Inst Coaches
Data
Analysis
Unit
Design
Common
Assessments
Common
Core
Educator
Evaluation
School Choice

15. What teachers do in the classroom, day to day and minute to minute
What Matters Most
What teachers do in the classroom, day to day and minute to minute
Jon Saphier

16. What’s new? The end of “private practice”
The continuation of public accountability
The beginning of professional accountability
The challenges and rewards of working closely with others

17. We’ve got our work cut out for us and we know what to do
EVERY CLASSROOM
EVERY STUDENT
EVERY DAY

18. And so… Next week, MCAS results will show real, measurable progress
Not yet fast enough
Not yet in every classroom
Not yet reaching subgroups
We are on the right track
We need all hands on deck
Let’s get to work…
Dr. Kelley has some details and the outline for the rest of the day