2003 District Achievement Report

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CAT-5
PSAE
ISAT
ACT
2003 District Achievement Report
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Test Lingo
Norm-Referenced Test (CAT-5) Criterion-Referenced
Test (Chapter Tests-Rubrics) Standards-Reference
d Test (ISAT-PSAE)
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Illinois Standards Achievement Test
ISAT
Peotone administered the ISAT at grades 3, 4, 5,
7, and 8.
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Overall View of Students Participating in ISAT.

• Wilton Center
• 36 Students tested (3rd, 4th)
• 18 Average Class Size

• Peotone Junior High School
• 281 students tested (7th and 8th)

• Green Garden
• 71 Students tested (3rd, 4th)
• 17.7 Average Class Size

• Peotone Elementary
• 155 Students tested (3rd, 4th)
• 25.8 Average Class Size
• Connor Shaw Center
• 133 Students tested
• 26.6 Average Class Size

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• What the test showed at 8th grade.
• 3 lowest areas on reading test Comprehension of
  Informational Sources, Inferencing, and
  Vocabulary
• 3 lowest areas on math test Geometric
  Relationships, Geometric Concepts, and Algebraic
  Patterns/Variables
• Writing--good conventions, overall need for work
  on structure (focus, support, organization,
  integration)
• Where do we go from here?
• Introduce more non-fiction (new adoption of
  novels)
• Use our Media Center to teach more resource
  skills
• Enhance our Study Skills program to address more
  reading strategies
• Reading across all curricular areas needs to be
  developed!
• A reading specialist needs to be hired to work
  with our 25-30 population of needy readers.
• There is a need for an aggressive writing
  program to be adopted district-wide.
• Block schedule Math------Middle School Concept
  needs to be researched.

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66
52
36
75
57
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59.9
56
70
64
57
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64.7
67
68
70
66
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8th Grade National Quarter Comparisons (how
students scored relative to national norms)
Reading 55 of our students would score in
Quarter 3 or Quarter 4 (51-100) Math 73 of
our students would score in Quarter 3 or
Quarter 4 (51-100)
Reading shows to be our greatest area of need
when compared nationally.
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What the test showed at 7th grade.

• Peotone scored lowest in physical science and
  earth science
• Peotone scored lowest in US History, economics,
  and geography

Where do we go from here?

• We need to reorganize our science scope and
  sequence across the district. A system of checks
  and balances need to be put into place to assure
  all grade levels are teaching science a required
  number of minutes per week.
• We need to look at our current SS program and
  determine where the series is failing. SS is up
  for rotation this year if funds are available.
• We need to address US History topics within
  Reading and Science.

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78.4
84
78
83
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74.2
66
69
69
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7th Grade National Quarter Comparisons (how
students scored relative to national norms)
Science 77 of our students would score in
Quarter 3 or Quarter 4 (51-100) Social
Studies 80 of our students would score in
Quarter 3 or Quarter 4 (51-100)
We have seem some ups and downs in these two
areas. We need to determine what the
inconsistencies are in the program.
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• What the test showed at 5th grade.
• 2 lowest areas on reading test Comprehension of
  Informational Sources, Explicit Ideas and
  Strategies
• 4 lowest areas on math test Measurement,
  Algebraic Relationships, Data Organization, and
  Computation
• Writing--good conventions, overall need for work
  on structure (focus, support, organization,
  integration)
• Where do we go from here?
• Introduce more non-fiction (novel adoption)
• Use our Media Center to teach more resource
  skills.
• There is a need for an aggressive writing
  program to be adopted district-wide
• Develop and consistently use the Harcourt
  program for reading. Inconsistencies will
  culminate at 5th grade since they are in a grade
  center.
• Hire additional reading specialists to work with
  all levels of readers to develop more strategic
  readers.
• Train our staff in reading strategies.
• Revisit the math scope and sequence. Find the
  inconsistencies in the program.
• Write about Math!!!

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72.2
78
69
81
71
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73.7
78
75
78
74
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77
80
91
84
67.4
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4th Grade National Quarter Comparisons (how
students scored relative to national norms)
Science 69 of our students would score in
Quarter 3 or Quarter 4 (51-100) Social
Studies 75 of our students would score in
Quarter 3 or Quarter 4 (51-100)
We need to address the teaching of science at all
grade levels for a consistent amount of time.
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• What the test showed at 3rd grade.
• 3 lowest areas on reading test Comprehension of
  Informational Sources, Vocabulary, and
  Inferencing Strategies
• 4 lowest areas on math test Measurement,
  Algebraic Relationships, Estimation, and
  Computation
• Writing--good conventions, overall need for work
  on structure (focus, support, organization,
  integration)
• Where do we go from here?
• Introduce more non-fiction (novel adoption)
• Use our Media Center to teach more resource
  skills.
• There is a need for an aggressive writing
  program to be adopted district-wide
• Develop and consistently use the Harcourt
  program for reading. 3rd grade is essential for
  NCLB requirements.
• Hire additional reading specialists to work with
  all levels of readers to develop more strategic
  readers.
• Train our staff in reading strategies.
• Revisit the math scope and sequence. Find the
  inconsistencies in the program.
• Write about Math!!!

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78.3
77
83
76
86
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75
51
69
61
60.3
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88.4
85
91
81
91
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NCLB at 3rd Grade
Reading 20 students or 25 do not meet standards
at PES 2 students or 15.4 do not meet standards
at WC 6 students or 16.7 do not meet standards
at GG Math 12 students or 15.1 do not meet
standards at PES 2 students or 15.4 do not meet
standards at WC 1 students or 2.8 do not meet
standards at GG Writing 32 students or 40.5 do
not meet standards at PES 7 students or 53.8 do
not meet standards at WC 11 students or 32.3 do
not meet standards at GG
Not one student exceeds standards in writing at
3rd grade! (no one in the 75-100 range)
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3th Grade National Quarter Comparisons (how
students scored relative to national norms)
Reading 73 of our students would score in
Quarter 3 or Quarter 4 (51-100) Math 79
of our students would score in Quarter 3 or
Quarter 4 (51-100)
Aggressive-Consistent Reading Instruction First!
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What the test showed at 4th grade.

• Peotone scored lowest in physical science, earth
  science, and life science
• Peotone scored lowest in US History and
  economics

Where do we go from here?

• We need to reorganize our science scope and
  sequence across the district. A system of checks
  and balances need to be put into place to assure
  all grade levels are teaching science a required
  number of minutes per week.
• We need to look at our current SS program and
  determine where the series is failing. SS is up
  for rotation this year if funds are available.
• We need to address US History topics within
  Reading and Science.

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77.5
85
78
88
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72.2
78
78
82
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5th Grade National Quarter Comparisons (how
students scored relative to national norms)
Reading 70 of our students would score in
Quarter 3 or Quarter 4 (51-100) Math 76
of our students would score in Quarter 3 or
Quarter 4 (51-100)
Aggressive-Consistent Reading Instruction First!
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Prairie State Achievement Exam
PSAE
All PHS juniors take the PSAE in combination with
the ACT.
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62.8
60
64
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64.3
65
63
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63.4
64
60
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60.1
59
65
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65.2
60
61
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California Achievement Test
CAT-5
Cat-5 is administered to all Peotone students in
grades 1-8.
This year we administered the CAT test in
September. We usually administer this test in the
Spring.
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The data used is the National Percentile of the
Mean Normal Curve Equivalent (NP of Mean NCE).
Mean Normal Curve Equivalent is simply the
average score of all students at that grade
level. This is a formula for reporting group
data. What this indicates is Approx. 1-22 NP
is considered Below Average Approx. 23-78 NP is
considered Average Approx. 79-99 NP is considered
Above Average Example If a grade level is
placed at the 65th NP for Reading it indicates
that our Reading achievement is better than that
of 65 of students nationwide.
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More testing information for each school in the
district can be found online at www.isbe.net You
can also access the school report cards on our
website www.peotone.will.k12.il.us Or you can
contact my office for a more detailed report on
areas of achievement.
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