1. Department of Research and Evaluation Santa Ana Unified School District 2011 CST High School

2. Presentation Goals SAUSD CST Highlights and Data Mat School CST Results Next Steps What’s New on DataDirector

3. Reflecting on last year... In departments, What were your goals last year for the CST? What did you do to achieve those goals?

4. CST Scores 2011 CST Results

5. Q: How are the CST results reported to schools and teachers? Site administrators and staff receive CST results of:  Individual students  Classes  Grade levels  Schools  District  County  And, overall state performance

6. SAUSD Data Mats Work with a partner to examine the Data Mat... What do you notice at your grade level or department within subject areas? What patterns do you notice overall from elementary through high school in the various subject areas?

7. Santa Ana Highlights English–Language Arts We had more than 900 additional students score proficient and advanced from 2009 to 2011 in English Language Arts; a 5.9% overall increase from 2009. Overall growth in the percent proficient and advanced in English Language Arts increased from 2% to 5% in Grades 2-5, 7-8, and 10-11 from the prior year. Percent proficient and advanced increased 5% in English Language Arts in Grades 3 and 7 from the prior year. Mathematics In Mathematics, we had more than 1,800 additional students score proficient and advanced from 2009 to 2011; a 8.5% overall increase from 2009. Grade 4 exceeded the 2011 NCLB Target (68.5%) in Mathematics for 2011. Overall growth in the percent proficient and advanced in Mathematics increased from 2% to 8% in Grades 2-7 from the prior year. Increased percent proficient and advanced in Algebra I (Grades 10-11), Geometry (Grade 10), and Algebra II (Grade 11) from the prior year. There was an increase of approximately 250 students in Grade 10 Algebra II while maintaining the same percent proficient and advanced from the prior year.

8. Santa Ana Highlights (cont.) History-Social Science There was an increase in the percent proficient and advanced in History-Social Science; furthermore, there is a general trend of yearly increases since 2007 in Grade 8, 10, and 11. Science The number of students scoring proficient and advanced in Grade 5 Science increased by 3% from the prior year. Overall growth in the percent proficient and advanced in Biology (Grades 10-11) increased from 2% to 4% from the prior year. There was a 3% increase in Grade 10 Chemistry and a 6% increase in Grade 11 Physics in percent proficient and advanced from the prior year.

9. Our School’s 3-Year CST Summary What do you notice? Are these results what you expected based on what you did? Insert your school’s 3-Year Summary here

10. Now, let’s go deeper... Look at your subject and grade reports based on the 2009-2010 and 2010- 2011 CSTs Look within subject and also look outside your subject area What do you notice? What questions might you have?

11. Next Steps: Think about what you discussed and your feedback from your colleagues Recommendation: Discuss within your dept. and with your administrator to determine your goals for this year

12. API

13. API Content Area Weights

14. You may want to insert your KDS API and AYP Reports here. If you are unable to locate them, please contact SAUSD Dept. of Research and Evaluation

15. DataDirector: What’s New

17. Suggested Pre-Built Reports for Viewing STAR Results on DataDirector Report Name: What is it? What does it include? Notes: CST Scaled Scores Easy to read snapshot of individual student performance on a CST as they relate to the performance band. Identifies students who are on the margins of advancing or falling- back a proficiency level Filters and identifies students by performance level or scaled score, e..g. I only want to view students who were on the “bubble,” 340 and above on the CST ELA for grade 9. CST Cluster Scores Identifies performance for individual students, teachers, district and state on each of the strands tested on the CST. Provides pie charts and bar graphs on classroom averages, school averages, district averages as well as performance level distributions. Important: Remember to use the Summary Options menu. Click on the“Include Teacher Summary” option to view the pie charts. Pivot Table CST or CELDT student performance comparison over a 2 year period. Creates pivot tables that identify “sliders, gainers, stickers.” See next slide CST Percent Proficient Trend Analysis Multi-tiered analysis of students proficient on the CST. Includes bar graphs and charts of students’ performance over time. Includes disaggregated subgroup performance. Compare growth trends in number of students proficient or at the varying proficiency levels for multiple years. Select “Cohort Report” to see only students who took any of the selected assessments. Select “Limited Cohort Report” for students who took all selected assessments. The “Year to Year Comparison” compares students and their test results from one academic year to another.

18. Contact Information Santa Ana Unified School District Department of Research and Evaluation (714) 558-5850 Phone (714) 558-5573 Fax