1. MCAS Results Report to School Committee 2002 MCAS Results October 1, 2002

2. Boston Globe September 20, 2002 “MCAS exam scores mixed……” “Test results show math a problem throughout the state…” “…math instruction is a dilemma that stretches beyond the urban districts…”

3. Report Overview Review of MCAS Testing Program Brockton-State Comparison Brockton Results: Scaled Scores Brockton Results: Performance Categories Comparable Communities Next Steps

4. MCAS Testing Program High Stakes/High Standards Grades tested: 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 10 Tonight’s focus: English/Language Arts Mathematics Score ranges: 200 to 280 Performance Categories: advanced; proficient; needs improvement; warning/failing

5. Performance Categories Category Advanced Proficient Needs Improvement Failing/Warning Score Range 260-280 240-259 220-239 [220 = passing] 200-219 Note: Grade 3 does not report scaled scores

6. MCAS Results Brockton/State Comparison

7. Citywide Results: Grade 3 Eng/LA year 20012002 State 30 30 Local 26 26 Note: A score of 16 is passing.

8. Citywide Results: Grade 4 Eng/LA Math year 98 99 00 01 02 98 99 00 01 02 State 230 231 231 239 239 234 235 235 235 236 Local 224 226 226 233 232 225 226 228 231 228

9. Citywide Results: Grade 6 Math year 2001 2002 State 233 235 Local 227 230

10. Citywide Results: Grade 7 Eng/LA year 2001 2002 State 239 242 Local 231 234

11. Citywide Results: Grade 8 Math year 98 99 00 01 02 State 227 226 228 233 232 Local 215 214 215 225 223

12. Citywide Results: Grade 10 Eng/LA Math year 98 99 00 01 02 98 99 00 01 02 State 230 229 229 239 242 222 222 228 237 237 Local 223 224 226 236 242 211 211 217 230 229

13. Percentage of Students in Warning/Failing Category ELA MATH year 98 99 00 01 0298 99 00 01 02 Grade 3 14 14 State 7 6 Grade 4 29 25 22 19 1939 35 29 27 35 State 11 10 19 19 Grade 6 46 39 State 33 30 Grade 7 24 19 State 12 9 Grade 8 69 67 67 48 54 State 31 33 Grade 10 44 42 42 24 1476 76 64 35 38 BHS 23 13 34 36 State 18 14 25 25

14. Percentage of Students in Advanced /Proficient Category ELA MATH year 98 99 00 01 02 98 99 00 01 02 Grade 3 36 42 State 62 67 Grade 4 6 8 8 33 32 17 18 23 23 20 State 51 54 34 39 Grade 6 2329 State 36 41 Grade 7 31 38 State 55 64 Grade 8 14 8 12 18 14 State 34 34 Grade 10 22 24 27 42 61 7 9 16 29 27 BHS 43 63 30 29 State 50 59 45 44

15. MCAS Results Individual School Scores

16. Grade 3 Eng/LA year 20012002 Angelo 2525 Arnone 25 24 Ashfield 2827 Belmont St. 2526 Brookfield 2728 Davis 2423 Downey 2427 Franklin 2826 Gilmore 2624 Hancock 2828 Huntington 2625 Kennedy 2728 Plouffe 2423 Raymond 2625 Whitman 2727

17. Grade 4 Eng/LA Math year 98 99 00 01 02 98 99 00 01 02 Angelo 226 233 230 239 235 222 237 236 236 231 Arnone 224 225 225 236 234 224 223 228 234 229 Ashfield 222 227 226 232 233 223 233 230 234 230 Belmont St. 224 224 224 231 231 224 222 225 228 225 Brookfield 225 223 227 232 230 227 221 230 228 227 Davis 223 222 222 228 228 222 221 222 224 223 Downey 224 224 222 227 226 228 224 223 225 222 Franklin 222 224 228 235 235 223 222 232 238 230 Gilmore 223 223 225 228 234 225 220 228 227 231 Hancock 227 228 229 237 231 233 233 232 233 228 Huntington 226 227 227 234 235 230 231 230 232 230 Kennedy 231 230 232 235 239 236 232 232 231 233 Plouffe 219 229 227 234 232 218 229 230 232 229 Raymond 224 224 225 230 230 221 224 224 229 226 Whitman 224 226 227 230 237 219 223 231 230 233

18. Grade 6 Math year 2001 2002 Angelo229235 Arnone 233 236 Ashfield 225 224 Belmont St. 223 230 Brookfield 227 232 Davis 219 220 Downey 228 227 Franklin 230 237 Gilmore 221 227 Hancock 233 230 Huntington 228 226 Kennedy 230 238 Plouffe 227 229 Raymond 223 225 Whitman 229235

19. Grade 7 Eng/LA year 20012002 North229234 South230233 East232231 West 233 236

20. Grade 8 Math year 98 99 00 01 02 North Jr. 213 212 217 226 225 South Jr. 215 215 216 223 222 East Jr. 213 213 213 224 223 West Jr. 218 216 216 228 223

21. Grade 10 Eng/LA Math year 98 99 00 01 02 98 99 00 01 02 BHS 223 225 226 236 243211 211 217 231 230

22. Performance Summary

23. Grade 4: ELA and Math

24. Grade 8: Math

25. Grade 10: ELA and Math

26. Comparable Communities

27. Grade 3 4 7 10 4 6 8 10 ELA ELA ELA ELA Math Math Math Math Brockton 26 232 234 242 228 230 223 229 Boston 24 229 234 231 224 222 224 227 Chelsea 25 232 230 232 232 227 222 224 Chicopee 27 233 235 236 228 222 222 232 Fall River 28 232 234 234 228 224 219 226 Holyoke 23 227 229 227 224 216 216 223 Lawrence 24 228 230 229 221 219 218 223 Lowell 26 231 234 235 225 223 222 229 Lynn 28 233 236 235 229 227 221 228 New Bedford 27 231 232 231 226 223 220 228 Pittsfield 30 234 236 238 232 227 223 234 Revere 29 240 237 238 233 233 227 231 Springfield 26 232 230 226 227 219 218 220 Taunton 30 236 238 236 232 229 226 234 Worcester 28 235 232 233 232 229 222 228

28. Next Steps

29. Standards-based math adoption K-1 level Three-plus Grades 6, 7, 8 Math Coaches Professional Development

30. Next Steps Math Departmentalization grade 6 math results appropriate grades

31. Next Steps Literacy Initiatives continue Scott-Foresman training early literacy assessments grant programs ongoing department meetings John Collins training [K-12]

32. Next Steps Refocus and Recommit Mass Frameworks as Curriculum Multi-level Data Analysis Use of IRS/RRS Open Response Strategies Long Composition Strategies Ongoing Collaboration with ILTs