1. Academic Excellence Indicator System Report For San Antonio ISD 2004-2005 Public Meeting January 23, 2006 Board Report January 23, 2006 Department of Accountability, Technology, and Management Information Systems

2. AEIS Report Summary 2004 - 2005 2 Executive Summary Background The Texas Education Code Chapter 39.053 requires the publication of an annual report on the District’s educational performance. San Antonio ISD’s Academic Excellence Indicator System Report will be highlighted in this presentation. District and State Demographics  SAISD has a much larger percentage of Economically Disadvantaged students (93%) compared to the State (55%) or other large urban districts including Houston (83%), Dallas is (82%), Ysleta is (80%), El Paso is (70%). Other urban districts Economically Disadvantaged student populations range from 37% to 61%.  For the purposes of this report, SAISD will be compared to urban districts with large Economically Disadvantaged student populations.

3. AEIS Report Summary 2004 - 2005 3 Executive Summary District Ratings and Honors District State Accountability Rating  Academically Acceptable District Federal Accountability Rating  Meets AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) Honors  Gold Performance Acknowledgment for Recommended High School Program (Class of 2004)

4. AEIS Report Summary 2004 - 2005 4 Executive Summary District TAAS, TAKS and SDAA Participation Rate In 2005, our testing percentage was the same as the State. In prior years, the percentage of SAISD students testing has been slightly lower than the State. TAKS Performance When comparing performance measured at Panel Recommendation for all grades, SAISD matched or exceeded performance growth at the state level. Percentage Points of Gain by Subject SAISDState Reading/ELA+7+3 Science+9+7 Writing+6+1 Math+5 Social Studies+3

5. AEIS Report Summary 2004 - 2005 5 Executive Summary TAKS Performance (continued) In both growth and actual accountability scores, SAISD shows a leadership trend among urban districts in many areas.  SAISD’s two-year growth in reading (+7 percentage points) and writing (+6 percentage points) is the largest subject area gain among similar urban districts.  SAISD matched growth in math with Corpus, Austin and Northside at +5 percentage points, and was only outscored by Ysleta with +6 percentage points.  SAISD matched growth in science with Ysleta at +8 percentage points, and was only outscored by Austin with +9 percentage points.  SAISD gained +4 percentage points in social studies with only Austin and Ysleta outscoring SAISD at +5 percentage points.

6. AEIS Report Summary 2004 - 2005 6 Executive Summary TAKS Performance (continued) With the exception of Ysleta ISD, SAISD’s scores are typically within 3 percentage points of those of urban districts with similar Economically Disadvantaged student populations. In both growth and actual scores SAISD shows a leadership trend among urban districts. SAISDDallasEl PasoHoustonYsleta Reading75%73%75%76%81% Math58%59% 60%69% Writing85%80%84%87%91% Science52%50%51%55%56% Social Studies82%81%82%81%85%

7. AEIS Report Summary 2004 - 2005 7 Executive Summary Attendance Rate Over the last five years SAISD has consistently held an attendance rate of just under 95%. Completion Rate SAISD is closing the gap between district and state on completion rate. At 93.6%, we are only 2.5 percentage points below the state average. Recommended or Distinguished Graduation Program Participation Since 77% of graduates earned a Recommended or Distinguished Diploma, SAISD received a Gold Performance Acknowledgement at the District level. College Entrance Exam Performance/Advanced Academic Indicators Mean SAT scores increased by 12 points, while the mean ACT score remained the same.  There was little change in Advanced Academic Indicators over prior years.

8. Academic Excellence Indicator System Report For San Antonio ISD 2004-2005 Detailed Report

9. AEIS Report Summary 2004 - 2005 9 District and State Demographics: Ethnicity District State African American Hispanic White Other The ethnic distribution of our District does not mirror the state.

10. AEIS Report Summary 2004 - 2005 10 District and State Demographics: Economically Disadvantaged The percentage of economically disadvantaged students for our District is significantly higher than the state average.

11. AEIS Report Summary 2004 - 2005 11 District and State TAAS and TAKS/SDAA Participation Rates In 2001, the testing participation measurement changed to include both the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAKS) and the State Developed Alternative Assessment (SDAA). Participation rates included grades 3-8 and 10 until 2003 when grades 3-11 were included. Current year participation is the same as the state rate.

12. AEIS Report Summary 2004 - 2005 12 2004–2005 SAISD TAKS Reading/ELA Grades 3-11, Math Grades 3 – 11, Science Grades 5, 10, & 11, and Social Studies Grades 8, 10, & 11 Percent of students passing at Panel Recommendation Standard (%) Denotes SAISD’s Actual Accountability Score. Actual 2005 Accountability for Grade 11 measured at one standard error of measurement below panel recommendation. (75%) (58%) (52%) (82%) (85%)

13. AEIS Report Summary 2004 - 2005 13 2004 – 2005 SAISD TAKS Reading/English/Language Arts Grades 3-11 Percent of students passing – Accountability Indicator.

14. AEIS Report Summary 2004 - 2005 14 2004 – 2005 SAISD TAKS Math Grades 3 - 11 Percent of students passing – Accountability Indicator.

15. AEIS Report Summary 2004 - 2005 15 2004 – 2005 SAISD TAKS Writing Grades 4 & 7 Percent of students passing – Accountability Indicator.

16. AEIS Report Summary 2004 - 2005 16 2004 – 2005 SAISD TAKS Science Grades 5, 10, & 11 Percent of students passing – Accountability Indicator.

17. AEIS Report Summary 2004 - 2005 17 2004 – 2005 SAISD TAKS Social Studies Grades 8, 10, & 11 Percent of students passing – Accountability Indicator.

18. AEIS Report Summary 2004 - 2005 18 District Attendance Rates SAISD’s attendance rate increased to just under 95% in 1999 where it has remained for 5 years.

19. AEIS Report Summary 2004 - 2005 19 District and State Completion Rates SAISD is closing the gap on the completion rate indicator compared to the State. (State accountability measures graduated, received GED, or continued in high school.)  The difference between SAISD’s completion rate as compared to the State decreased from 3.3 points in 2002 to 2.5 points in 2004.  The completion rate includes graduates, GED recipients, and students continuing in high school. This is the current accountability indicator.

20. AEIS Report Summary 2004 - 2005 20 District and State Graduation/Student Status Rates SAISD’s “on-time” graduation rate has increased from 70% in 1999 to 79% in 2004.  The measure reflects the percentage of students who graduate “on time” determined by their original 9th Grade class, including students who transfer into the District. (Federal accountability standards measure only four year graduates.)

21. AEIS Report Summary 2004 - 2005 21 State Completion Rate for Class of 2004 By Group The Completion Rate varies by group.  African-American students show the highest percentage of “on-time” completers (82.7%).  Students in special education are not completing as “on time” graduates at a rate comparable to others.

22. AEIS Report Summary 2004 - 2005 22 District Recommended or Distinguished High School Program Participation The number of SAISD students graduating under either the Distinguished Achievement Program or the Recommended High School Program increased from 26% in 2000 to 77% in 2004. 77

23. AEIS Report Summary 2004 - 2005 23 District and State Student College Entrance Exam Performance On average, SAISD students consistently score below state levels on both the SAT and ACT college entrance exams, but we made gains on the gap in SAT. Research suggests that socioeconomic status does influence scores. Students with a family income below $30,000 represented 67% of our district but only 26% for the state on the SAT. Mean Scores SAT ACT

24. AEIS Report Summary 2004 - 2005 24 District Advanced Academic Indicators 18% of students in grades 9 – 12 took at least one advanced course. 24% of 11 th and 12 th AP students took one or more Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exams while the state average for testing was only 16% of students. 15% of those students tested met or exceeded criteria.