1. Measuring College and Career Readiness PARCC RESULTS: YEAR ONE JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS DECEMBER 16, 2015

2. “New Jersey will educate all students to prepare them to lead productive, fulfilling lives. Through a public education system that is seamlessly aligned from pre-school to college, students will gain the requisite academic knowledge and technical and critical thinking skills for life and work in the 21 st century.” VISION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IN NEW JERSEY HSRSC, 2008

3. 2009: New Jersey adopted higher course taking requirements for all students. 2010: New Jersey adopted the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics. RAISING STANDARDS College and Career Ready Standards “Align New Jersey high school standards and graduation requirements to college and workforce entry requirements.” – NJ High School Redesign Steering Committee (HSRSC - 2008)

4. 2015: New Jersey adopted the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assessments in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. IMPROVING STUDENT ASSESSMENT A System of Aligned Assessments “Replace HSPA with a series of end of course assessments in math… and a proficiency exam in language arts literacy that are aligned with the expectations of higher education and the workplace.” (HSRSC - 2008)

5.  In 2015, New Jersey adopted the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) to replace HSPA and previous assessments in the elementary and middle school in language arts and mathematics.  Students took PARCC English Language Arts and Literacy Assessments (ELA/L) in grades 3 – 11.  Students took PARCC Mathematics Assessments in grades 3 – 8 and End of Course Assessments in Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II. NEW JERSEY’S STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

6.  Level 1: Not yet meeting grade-level expectations  Level 2: Partially meeting grade-level expectations  Level 3: Approaching grade-level expectations  Level 4: Meeting grade-level expectations  Level 5: Exceeding grade-level expectations PARCC PERFORMANCE LEVELS

7. Not Yet Meeting (Level 1) Partially Meeting (Level 2) Approaching Expectations (Level 3) Meeting Expectations (Level 4) Exceeding Expectations (Level 5) % >= Level 4 Grade 315%18%24%39%5%44% Grade 48%15%27%39%12%51% Grade 57%15%26%45%6%52% Grade 68%16%28%40%9%49% Grade 711%15%23%34%18%52% Grade 812%15%22%39%13%52% Grade 918%19%24%30%10%40% Grade 1025%18%20%26%11%37% Grade 1117%19%24%30%11%41% NEW JERSEY’S 2015 PARCC OUTCOMES ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERACY Note: Numbers may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

8. Not Yet Meeting (Level 1) Partially Meeting (Level 2) Approaching Expectations (Level 3) Meeting Expectations (Level 4) Exceeding Expectations (Level 5) % >= Level 4 Grade 38%19%28%37%8%45% Grade 47%22%30%36%4%41% Grade 56%21%32%35%6%41% Grade 68%21%30%35%6%41% Grade 78%22%33% 4%37% Grade 8*22%26%28%23%1%24% Algebra I14%25% 33%3%36% Geometry12%36%30%20%3%22% Algebra II32%25%20%22%2%24% NEW JERSEY’S 2015 PARCC OUTCOMES MATHEMATICS * Note: Approximately 30,000 New Jersey students participated in the PARCC Algebra I assessment while in middle school. Thus, PARCC Math 8 outcomes are not representative of grade 8 performance as a whole. Note: Numbers may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

9. 2015 SAT: 44% met College and Career Ready Benchmark 2015 ACT: 43% met College and Career Ready Benchmark. PARCC OUTCOMES IN CONTEXT NAEP: National Assessment of Educational Progress https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/ ADP: American Diploma Project http://www.achieve.org/adp-network

10. ALGEBRA I PARCC OUTCOMES AND COURSE GRADES NJ PARCC Algebra I 2015 %“C” or higher in Algebra I course AY1415 JTPS PARCC Algebra I 2015 %“C” or higher in Algebra I course AY 1415 Count% Meeting or Exceeding Count*% >= C Count% Meeting or Exceeding Count%>= C Grade 8 27,49872%24,94489%53935298 Grade 9 53,65618%44,92367%2011218160 * Based on an overall 84% match rate at a student-level between NJSMART course roster collection and PARCC Algebra I assessment data.

11. Count of Valid Test Scores Not Yet Meeting (Level 1) Partially Meeting (Level 2) Approaching Expectations (Level 3) Meeting Expectations (Level 4) Exceeding Expectation (Level 5) District % >= Level 4 NJ % >= Level 4 Grade 3 22519 223744144% Grade 4 230682847125951% Grade 5 231811264955452% Grade 6 244513324364949% Grade 7 2342102343226552% Grade 8 2447122246135952% Grade 9 2381322302953440% Grade 10 25430182118133137% Grade 11 23311152338125041% JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ 2015 PARCC GRADE-LEVEL OUTCOMES ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERACY

12. PERCENT OF STUDENTS THAT MET OR EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS ELA GRADES 3 THROUGH 8

13. PERCENT OF STUDENTS THAT MET OR EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS ELA GRADES 9 THROUGH 11

14. Count of Valid Test Scores Not Yet Meeting (Level 1) Partially Meeting (Level 2) Approaching Expectations (Level 3) Meeting Expectations (Level 4) Exceeding Expectation (Level 5) District % >= Level 4 NJ % >= Level 4 Grade 3 2231319263584345% Grade 4 232618314234541% Grade 5 2311012353664241% Grade 6 243517294454941% Grade 7 229311354835137% Grade 8* 194132738220 24% Algebra I 2541731232812936% Geometry 229194129110 22% Algebra II 227382920130 24% JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ 2015 PARCC GRADE-LEVEL OUTCOMES MATHEMATICS

15. PERCENT OF STUDENTS THAT MET OR EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS MATHEMATICS GRADES 3 THROUGH 8

16. PERCENT OF STUDENTS THAT MET OR EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS END OF COURSE MATHEMATICS

17. QUESTIONS TO GUIDE PARCC DATA REFLECTION  How will we use PARCC data to identify strengths and gaps that exist in curriculum and instruction?  How will we use PARCC data to inform the conversations of our educators?  What can we learn about where additional professional resources are needed to meet the learning needs of all students?

18. District and School Level Data: Math, ELA, reading and writing, and also by grade levels Disaggregated data, by subgroups Disaggregated data by categories, (i.e., standards sub-claims) Item analysis Student-level analysis YEAR ONE DATA ANALYSIS PLAN: DRILLING DOWN

19. Grade 3 % >= Level 4 Grade 4 % >= Level 4 Grade 5 % >= Level 4 Grade 6 % >= Level 4 Grade 7 % >= Level 4 Grade 8 % >= Level 4 Grade 9 % >= Level 4 Grade 10 % >= Level 4 Grade 11 % >= Level 4 School A395852 School B425857 School C School D School E School F School G School H District415954 JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ 2015 PARCC SCHOOL & GRADE-LEVEL OUTCOMES ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERACY

20. JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ 2015 PARCC SCHOOL & GRADE-LEVEL OUTCOMES MATHEMATICS Grade 3 % >= Level 4 Grade 4 % >= Level 4 Grade 5 % >= Level 4 Grade 6 % >= Level 4 Grade 7 % >= Level 4 Grade 8 % >= Level 4 Algebra I % >= Level 4 Geometry % >= Level 4 Algebra II % >= Level 4 School A404342 School B454842 School C93 School D12 School E School F School G School H District43454229