1. MCAS 2007 Grade 10 ELA – Math – Science & Technology

2. MCAS Graduation Requirements Graduating Class Required Tests 2008 & 2009ELA & Math 2010 & 2011ELA, Math, & Science 2012ELA, Math, Science, & Social Studies

3. High School Initiatives  Continue writing across the curriculum. –Research-based assignments in each class –Coordinated writing with transferable skills –Vocabulary development  Administer Mock MCAS –Knowledge/skills reinforced on daily basis  Demonstrate a strong work ethic.

4.  Provide targeted professional development. –Vocabulary Development in the Content Area –Reading in the Content Area –Study Skills in the Content Area  Require curricular rigor. –New courses—A.P. Statistics, Understanding Genocide –Raise standards, required summer reading, math & science packets –Modify curriculum and sequence High School Initiatives

5.  Re-establish Academic Center (September 2007)  Emphasize core values – respect, responsibility, commitment and performance.  Utilize common assessments to guide instruction and improve student performance  Continue analysis of data  Continue curricular adjustments High School Initiatives

6. 2007 Science — Biology 73% Proficiency Index

7. 2007 Science — Biology

9. Student Cohort Science 8 th Grade 2005 + Biology 2007

10. 71% Proficiency Index 2007 Science — Chemistry

13.  Outstanding Biology & Chemistry results –Chemistry of Life & Taxonomy  Alignment of curriculum with state standards  Instructional expertise  Improved performance on open response questions (4 point scale per question) 20062007 1.652.36 Science Strengths

14.  Continue to improve open response questions  Continue improvement: –Human anatomy & physiology Digestive system Homeostasis –Genetics –Stoicheometry  Continue science vocabulary program Science Concerns

15.  Biology MCAS Handbook Biology MCAS Handbook –MCAS vocabulary list and definitions –Tips on how to study vocabulary –Strategies to answer open-response essays and multiple choice questions.  Biology MCAS Practice Tests Biology MCAS Practice Tests –MCAS questions sorted by subject content areas –Unit tests, sample MCAS tests, or review for final exam. Science Improvement Plan MCAS student handbook and MCAS practice tests are posted on Blackboard

16. Dedham High School / State Results ELA & MATH

17. 76% Proficiency Index 2007 Grade 10 — ELA

19. Grade 10 — ELA

21. ELA Grade 10 Cohort

22. AREASOLID PERFORMANCE Reading Passages Fiction Language Arts Sentence Fluency Vocabulary Affixes & Context Poetry Literal Meaning ELA Strengths

23. AREACONCERNS Reading PassagesNon-fiction, theme, main idea Language ArtsPunctuation VocabularyMultiple meanings, connotation PoetryInterpretation ELA Concerns

24. Students’ Response 80% or less80% or more 2001 134 2007 8 11 Vocabulary Questions

25. Students’ Response 80% or less80% or more 2001 8 3 2007 9 8 Poetry Questions

26.  Target the structure of nonfiction through reading and writing assignments  Continue the vocabulary program  Emphasize student responsibility for assigned work  Provide precise teacher feedback on student work  Develop lessons incorporating best practices in grammar instruction ELA Improvement Plan

27. 85% Proficiency Index 2007 Grade 10 — Math

29. Grade 10 — Math

31. Math Grade 10 Cohort

32.  Sustained 2006 improvement in “advanced”  Improved proficiency index 200567% 200677% 200785%  Adjusted Algebra & Geometry curriculum  Provide grant supported after school program Math Strengths

33.  Target students for MCAS course  Master MCAS mathematics vocabulary  Continue curricular adjustments  Examine course sequencing  Apply math/problem-solving skills for open response questions  Support students transitioning to DHS Math Concerns

34.  Continue to analyze student placement and performance data  Continue MCAS course  Accelerate placement in Grade 9, Algebra 1 Enhanced  Continue development and use of common assessments  Identify key concepts & problems from previous MCAS test Math Improvement Plan