1. James A. Farley School Report Card Presentation May 19, 2008 High Achieving School

2. State Recognizes Farley as High Achieving!!!!!!!

3. School Report Card 4 High Expectations 4 Academic Performance 4 Continuous Progress 4 School Improvement 4 Increased Standards

4. School Report Card Information  School Profile  Comparisons Across Years  ELA Results  Math Results  AYP Comparisons

5. Level 4 -Exceeds the standards (Mastery) Level 3 - Meets the standards (Proficient) Level 2 -Needs extra help to meet the standard (Basic) Level 1- Serious academic deficiencies (Developing) NYS Assessment Levels

6. Grade 5-7 English Language Arts Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing Standards

7. AYP- All Students 4 State Goal for Farley = 117 4 Performance Index= 163

8. AYP African American 4 State Goal= 111 4 Farley Score= 144

9. Hispanic 4 State Goal= 113 4 Farley Score= 140

10. AYP- White 4 State Goal= 116 4 Farley Score= 178

11. AYP- Students with Disabilities 4 State Goal= 111 4 Farley Score= 111

12. AYP- Economically Disadvantaged 4 State Goal= 114 4 Farley Score= 137

13. ELA Percentage of Students at Level 3 and Above

14. Level 3 + 4 Grade 5 4 2005-2006- 76 % 4 2006-2007- 68 % 4 2007-2008- Increase from 2006-2007

15. Level 3 + 4 Grade 6 4 2005-2006- 66% 4 2006-2007- 67% 4 2007-2008- Similar

16. Level 3 + 4 Grade 7 4 2005-2006- 57 % 4 2006-2007- 64 % 4 2007-2008- Major Increase

17. Strategies to Increase Student Achievement in Reading and Writing  Language Arts Block  Read 180 Program  After School Success Program  Formative Assessments Drive Instruction  ESL Literature Enrichment Before-School Program  Houghton-Mifflin Reading Program  Literacy Block Grade 6

18. Grade 5-7 Mathematics Knowledge, Reasoning, and Problem Solving Standards

19. AYP- All Students 4 State Goal for Farley = 87 4 Performance Index= 174

20. AYP- African American 4 State Goal for Farley = 75 4 Performance Index= 149

21. AYP- Hispanic 4 State Goal for Farley = 77 4 Performance Index= 156

22. AYP- White 4 State Goal for Farley = 80 4 Performance Index= 188

23. AYP- Students with Disabilities 4 State Goal for Farley = 75 4 Performance Index= 139

24. AYP- Economically Disadvantaged 4 State Goal for Farley = 78 4 Performance Index= 148

25. Math Percentage of Students at Level 3 and Above

26. Level 3 + 4 Grade 5 4 2005-2006- 67% 4 2006-2007- 82%

27. Level 3 + 4 Grade 6 4 2005-2006- 59% 4 2006-2007- 72%

28. Level 3 + 4 Grade 7 4 2005-2006- 54% 4 2006-2007- 80%

29. Strategies to Increase Student Achievement in Math 0 Math Trailblazers 0 Math Success After-School Program 0 Math Specialist 0 Family Math Nights 0 Fast Math 0 Go Solve 0 Formative Assessments Drive Instruction

30. Questions and Answers

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