SCUSD District Status Report on African American Student Achievement

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SCUSDDistrict Status Reporton African
American Student Achievement

• November 1, 2008

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District EnrollmentEthnicity by Percent
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SCUSDAfrican American Student Achievement DATA

• Academic Performance Index (API)
• Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

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Academic Performance Index District Subgroup
Growth 2002-2008
90
96
99
99
74
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Academic Performance IndexAfrican Americans
2002-2008
96 point gain
22 points
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2008 Adequate Yearly ProgressDistrict
English-Language Arts by Subgroup
State
48.5 35.6 42.6 72.1 65.8 34.8 46.2 66.5 34.0 29.0
24.2
2008 Percent Proficient Target 34.0
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2008 Adequate Yearly ProgressDistrict
Mathematics by Subgroup
State
51.2 34.0 42.7 79.0 67.8 40.0 49.3 65.0 39.7 38.5
27.4
2008 Percent Proficient Target 34.6
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Adequate Yearly Progress Growth for African
American Students
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SCUSDAfrican American Student Achievement Data

• California Standards Test
• (CST)
• By Grade

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District English-Language Arts Subgroup
TrendsPercent Proficient
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African American English-Language Arts Elementary
Level TrendsPercent Proficient
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African American English-Language Arts Secondary
TrendsPercent Proficient
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District MathematicsSubgroup TrendsPercent
Proficient
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African American Mathematics Elementary Level
TrendsPercent Proficient
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African American Mathematics Secondary
TrendsPercent Proficient
520
1044
500
214
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African American Achievement District, County and
StatePercent Proficient
Source CDE, DataQuest
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African American Achievement District, County and
StatePercent Proficient
Source CDE, DataQuest
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SCUSDAfrican American Academic Achievement Data

• California High School Exit Exam
• 10th Grade Pass Rates

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District CAHSEE Pass Rate10th Grade by Ethnicity
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African American ELA10th Grade CAHSEE Pass
RateCompared to County and State
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African American Mathematics10th CAHSEE Grade
Pass RateCompared to County and State
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SCUSDAfrican American Student Achievement Data

• High School Mathematics

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African American Mathematics Enrollment Trends
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SCUSDAfrican American Student Achievement Data

• Graduation and Dropout Rates

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Grads with UC/CSU Required Classes District,
County, StateAfrican American Students
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Graduation Rates by SubgroupGraduating Class of
2006-2007
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SCUSDAfrican American Student Achievement Data

• Schools and Programs at a Glance

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John Bidwell Elementary School
Source CDE, DataQuest
CST Percent Proficient
API 2-Year Growth
66
72

• Decreased African American ELA Far Below and
  Below Basic by 11.
• Decreased African American Math Far Below and
  Below Basic by 17.

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Parkway Elementary School
Source CDE, DataQuest
CST Percent Proficient
API 2-Year Growth
65
100

• Decreased African American ELA Far Below and
  Below Basic by 24.
• Decreased African American Math Far Below and
  Below Basic by 19.

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Rosa Parks Middle School
Source CDE, DataQuest
CST Percent Proficient
API 2-Year Growth
50
80

• Decreased African American ELA Far Below and
  Below Basic by 21.
• Decreased African American Math Far Below and
  Below Basic by 17.

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John F. Kennedy High School
Source CDE, DataQuest
CST Percent Proficient
API 2-Year Growth
53
78

• Decreased African American ELA Far Below and
  Below Basic by 17.

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Accelerating Achievement of African American
Students
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Accelerating Achievement of African American
Students

• Achievement Data
• Examine all available data for African American
  students
• CST / CAHSEE / Benchmarks / Embedded curriculum
  assessments
• Attendance / Suspension
• Who is making progress and in what area(s)
• Who has not shown progress and in what area(s)

• Effective Strategies
• What strategies were implemented school-wide
  that led to the growth?
• Data / Evidence to support belief?
• What research-based strategies were needed to
  address the gap?
• Researched-based best practices,
  recommendations for African American
  students
• Additional college-going culture

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Research Based Best Practices
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Culturally Relevant Professional Development
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Professional development on culturally relevant
instructional strategies last three years

• Dr. Noma LeMoine
• Dr. Sharroky Hollie
• Geneva Gay
• Mary Bacon
• Russlyn Ali
• Glenn Singleton

Required administrator reading list for
discussion and principal meetings

• The Dreamkeepers Gloria Ladson-Billings
• Culturally Responsive Teaching Geneva Gay
• Can We Talk About Race? Beverly Daniel Tatum
• Courageous Conversations About Race Glenn
  Singleton, Curtis Linton
• Cultural Proficiency Randall Lindsey, Kikanza
  Nuri Robins, Raymond Terrell

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Focused Academic Support and Youth Development
Opportunities
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Focused Academic Support and Youth Development
Opportunities

• Academics
• Academic Conferencing/Benchmark Monitoring
• Academic English Mastery Model Classrooms
• Counselor Training
• Focus on College-going Culture
• Middle School Reform
• Same Gender Classes
• Small Learning Communities
• Increased representation of African American
  students in GATE and Advanced Placement courses
• Culturally Linguistically Responsive Summer
  School

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Focused Academic Support and Youth Development
Opportunities

• Leadership Teams
• District Equity Leadership Team (DELT)
• Pacific Education Group (E Teams)
• Aspiring School Administrators Network (ASAN) /
  SCUSD-CSUS Cohort
• Events
• African American Student Leadership Conference
  April 2, 2009
• Equity Faire March 26, 2009
• Passport to Success Annual event involving
  students, parents, partners and the community.
  Last year there were over 3,000 participants
• Youth Safety Forums 1st held at Hiram Johnson
  topics included drug alcohol awareness,
  violence/bullying prevention, gang awareness and
  safety drills 3 planned for 08-09
• Challenge Day - 1st one held at American Legion
  purpose is to celebrate diversity and encourage
  positive peer support

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Focused Academic Support and Youth Development
Opportunities

• Programs
• After School Programs currently at 55 schools
  within our district provide academic support as
  well as social and emotional support programs
• Mentoring Programs Navigators at 4 schools
  planned expansion through Link Crew/WEB, after
  school programs and community collaborations
• Healthy Start -- 20 sites services include
  mentoring, tutoring, peer mediation,
  multi-cultural events, home visitations,
  parenting classes
• Foster Youth Services support services for
  foster youth including tutoring, mentoring,
  guidance and counseling support
• Staff
• Mentoring Specialist
• Youth Development Coordinator

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Focused Academic Support and Youth Development
Opportunities

• Initiatives
• 40 Developmental Assets framework A major
  initiative for positive changes in school climate
  and culture positive experiences and qualities
  that help influence choices youth make
• 2nd Step Curriculum Bullying and violence
  prevention program,
• Link Crew/WEB Student activities coupled with a
  peer mentoring program taking 8th, 11th and 12th
  grade students serving as mentors to new students
• Youth Leadership Development and Voice
• Student Advisory Council (SAC) One
  representative from each high school to provide
  youth engagement and voice at district level.
  One SAC member is also the student representative
  to the School Board. SAC serves as the advisory
  to Youth Congress. Composition of SAC is
  diverse.
• Youth Congress School based youth leadership
  committee with focus on youth engagement
• African American Advocates for Student
  Achievement (AAASA)
• Mentoring at Rosa Parks / Freeport
• Tutoring (Monday Friday) Algebra

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Focused Academic Support and Youth Development
Opportunities

• Partners
• 100 Black Men Mentoring at Success Academy and
  Freeport Elementary
• Metro Collaborative Association
• Parent Academy with NAACP

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