1. School Improvement Advisory Committee October 15, 2008 Welcome!

2. Tonight’s Agenda Introductions Annual Progress Report District Goals Fall NWEA Scores Questions and Concerns –Enrollment –Vocational Classes

3. Annual Progress Report Reading –07-08 Goal: 4 th grade students will increase reading comprehension by 5% 4 th grade went from 66% as 3 rd graders to 48% proficient as 4 th graders Goal was NOT met in reading

4. 08-09 Reading Goal 5 th grade Free and Reduced students will increase reading proficiency –This group of students was at 37% proficiency last year as 4 th graders, so they would need to reach at least 38% proficiency this year

5. APR (cont.) Math –07-08 Goal: 11 th grade students will increase their math total score by 5% 11 th grade students went from 68% proficient as 10 th graders to 65% proficient as 11 th graders Goal was NOT met in math

6. 08-09 Math Goal 11 th grade Free and Reduced students will increase math proficiency –This group was at 41% proficiency last year as 10 th graders, so they will need to reach at least 42% proficiency this year

7. APR (cont.) Science –O7-08 goal: Students in grades 2-11 will increase science proficiency by 5% Students in grades 2-11 increased science proficiency from 80% to 81% Although scores increased, the goal was NOT met in science.

8. O8-09 Science Goal IEP students in grades 6-11 will increase science proficiency –This group was at 37% proficiency last year, so they will need to reach at least 38% proficiency next year.

9. APR (cont) Other measures of post-secondary success: –35 of 49 students (71.4%) who took the ACT in 07-08 scores a 20 or above (Iowa ave.=71.9) –40 of 51 graduating seniors (78.4%) intended to pursue post-secondary education or training (Iowa ave.=84.2%) –24 of 51 graduates (47.1%) completed a core program of 4 yrs. English and 3+ years of math, science, and social studies (Iowa ave.=60%)

10. APR (cont.) Other indicators of success –Average daily attendance in grades K-12: 95.79% –There were no dropouts during the 2006- 2007 school year

11. NWEA Student Growth Fall 07-08 … Language Usage

12. NWEA Student Growth Fall 07-08 … Reading

13. NWEA Student Growth Fall 07-08 … Mathematics