May 12, 2005

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May 12, 2005
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Summary 6 Consecutive Years of Growth

• Continued Improvement
• Look across grades, tests and performance levels,
  LA improved
• 6 consecutive years of growth
• 4th Grade
• Had a terrific year
• 8th Grade
• Had a mixed year
• Exceeded expectations given the cohort
  differences
• High School
• Grew some
• Sustained 2004 exceptional growth

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Were tracking 24 units

• LAs goal is BASIC or above
• NCLB will judge schools on Basic or above
• Passing the test
• 4th Grade Combination
• 8th grade Approaching Basic
• GEE (10th and 11th grade) Approaching Basic
• English, Math and either Science or Social
  Studies
• Monitoring 12 tests, over 4 grades with two
  performance levels per test
• Unlikely all 24 units will ever go in the same
  direction
• Very unlikely to have major growth in a subject /
  grade 2 years in a row

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4th Grade Summary

• Amazing gains in ELA and Math
• First significant growth since 2001
• Demonstrates higher passing standard is working
• Gains at Mastery level and above exciting
• 24 ELA (16 in 1999)
• 19 Math (10 in 1999)

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4th Grade Approaching Basic Above 2 Up1st
Time Test Takers
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4th Grade Basic Above 2 Up1st Time Test
Takers
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4th Grade LEAP7 Up, 1 Down
ELA
M
S
SS
AB
4th
B
8th
AB
B
GEE
AB
B
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8th Grade Summary

• Exceeded expectations
• Different cohort of students
• At state level, year to year comparable unless
  the rules are changed
• 2 rule changes impact 8th grade comparisons
• Change in special ed testing rules in 2004
• Impact of high stakes testing
• 2004 anomaly - had no 4th grade repeaters
• 2005 back to typical cohort
• Expected results
• Below 2004 and 2003
• Actual results much better
• Math down

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8th Grade Approaching Basic Above 1 Even, 1
Down1st Time Test Takers
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8th Grade Basic Above1 Up, 1 Down1st Time
Test Takers
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8th Grade LEAP4 Up, 1 Even, 3 Down
ELA
M
S
SS
AB
4th
B
8th
AB
B
GEE
AB
B
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GEE Summary

• 10th grade English and Math
• 11th grade Science Social Studies
• Slight Improvement
• ELA, Math and Science same or slightly better
• Social Studies slightly down
• Gains from last year sustained

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GEE 21 Approaching Basic and Above1 Up, 2 Even,
1 Down1st Time Test Takers
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GEE 21 Basic and Above2 Up, 1 Even, 1 Down1st
Time Test Takers
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GEE 21 3 Up, 3 Even, 2 Down
ELA
M
S
SS
AB
4th
B
8th
AB
B
GEE
AB
B
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Total All Grades14 up, 6 down, 4 even
ELA
M
S
SS
AB
4th
B
8th
AB
B
GEE
AB
B
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High Stakes TestingPercent Failing 4th
gradefirst time test takers
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High Stakes TestingPercent Failing 8th
Gradefirst time test takers

• The 2005 cohort is more like the 2003 cohort

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TotalFirst Time Test Takers
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Repeaters

• 4th Grade
• Only retained one year
• 22 failed ELA 26 failed Math
• 46 Basic or Above on ELA
• 45 Basic or Above on Math
• Successful intervention

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4th Grade Policy is Working2004 first time
test takers (53,434)
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Repeaters

• 8th Grade
• More complex story
• 8th grade repeaters (option 1)
• 48 failed ELA
• 59 failed Math
• 8.5ers (option 2)
• Retake only the part failed
• No consequence if pass/fail
• Already on high school campus
• Also take the 9th grade Iowa
• 65 failed ELA
• 68 failed Math

• The combo standard moves to 8th grade next year
• More 8th graders will fail
• We need to do a better job with repeaters

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Conclusion

• Continued Improvement
• Look across grades, tests and performance levels,
  LA improved (14 up, 6 down, 4 even)
• 6 consecutive years of growth
• 4th Grade
• Had a phenomenal year
• 8th Grade
• Had a mixed year
• Exceeded expectations given the cohort
  differences
• High School
• Grew some
• Sustained 2004 exceptional growth

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