Oyster BayEast Norwich Central School District

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Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District

• Presentation of High School Data
• August 30, 2005

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Presentation Outline

• Regents offerings and Graduation Requirements
• Regents results and analysis
• Advanced Placement results and analysis
• Regents Diploma rates
• Percentage of students going to college
• Comparisons to neighboring and similar schools
• Future goals and strategies

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Regents Offerings

• English
• French
• Spanish
• Math A
• Math B

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Earth Science
• Physics
• Global History
• US History

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Graduation Requirements
Regents Diplomas

• To earn a Regents Diploma, students must pass 5
  Regents exams with a score of 65 or better
• English
• Global History Geography
• US History Government
• Math A
• Science (Living Environment, Chemistry, Earth
  Science, or Physics)
• To earn a Regents Diploma with Advanced
  Designation, students must pass 8 Regents exams
  with a score of 65 or better
• All of the above plus
• Math B
• L.O.T.E.
• A second science exam, 1 in Living Environment
  and 1 from Chemistry, Earth Science, or Physics

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Local Diploma

• A Local Diploma is available only if the local
  school district has adopted that option. To earn
  a local diploma, students must pass 5 Regents
  exams with a score of 55 or better
• English
• Global History Geography
• US History Government
• Math A
• Science (Living Environment, Chemistry, Earth
  Science, or Physics)
• Phase out of Local Diploma takes place over four
  years as follows (general education)
• Students entering 9th grade in 2005
• Must earn at least two scores at 65 or better on
  the five required Regents exams and all scores at
  55 or above.
• Students entering 9th grade in 2006
• Must earn at least three scores at 65 or better
  on the five required Regents exams and all scores
  at 55 or above.
• Students entering 9th grade in 2007
• Must earn at least four scores at 65 or better on
  the five required Regents exams and all scores at
  55 or above.
• Students entering 9th grade in 2008 Students
  entering 9th grade in 2006
• Must pass all five required Regents exams at a
  score of 65 or above. (current 6th grade)

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Regents Results June 2005(55 and above used for
passing)
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Comparison of 2004 and 2005
( ) indicates percentage passing w/ 55 and higher
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English
9
French
10
Spanish
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Math A (June Only)
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Math B
13
Biology
14
Chemistry
15
Earth Science
16
Physics
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Global Studies
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US History
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Overall Regents Results 2005
95
91
45
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Overall Comparison of Regents Results 2002 - 2005
92
91
89
83
45
42
38
37
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Highlights of Regents Results

• All 2005 results at 91 and better with a passing
  score of 55
• 95 and higher in seven areas
• Of the eleven assessments, students achieved a
  90 passing rate or higher in eight areas with a
  score of 65 in 2005
• The number of students achieving mastery has
  increased in eight of the eleven areas between
  2004 and 2005
• General upward movement in achievement as we
  better align curriculum
• Regents diploma rates have increased
• Increase in number of students going to college
• Students continue to gain acceptance into
  top-flight schools

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Advanced Placement Offerings

• Art
• English Language and Composition
• English Literature and Composition
• Spanish
• Calculus
• Computer Science

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics
• European History
• US History
• Government and Politics

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Total AP Exams Administered
230
192
Projected
179
162
158
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Overall Percentage of Students Earning 3 or
Higher 2001 - 2005
5 year average 72
79
76
75
67
64
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Percentage of Students Earning 3 or Higher - 2005
100
100
95
88
83
80
75
67
61
33
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Comparison of Percentage of Students Earning 3 or
Higher 2005 vs. 2001-2005
100
Yellow 2005 White 2001-2005 average
95
88
88
84
87
83
81
80
74
75
72
67
61
57
54
52
33
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Comparison of Average AP Scores2005 vs. 2001- 005
Yellow 2005 White 20012005 average
4.0
3.7
3.7
3.6
3.5
3.4
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.0
3.0
2.9
2.9
2.7
2.7
2.2
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Highlights of AP Results

• Results in five exams exceeded last years
  results
• AP Gov. and Politics scores have moved from high
  2s in 2001 and 2002 to almost 3.5 over the last
  three years (more heterogeneous class than most
  APs)
• The average score in 2005 for AP biology students
  was 4.0 on a five point scale (3.7 average score
  over 5 years)
• AP Computers average score of 4.1 and 94 of
  students earned 3 and above over last two
  administrations
• Results in six of nine exams exceed results of
  five year average

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Increase in Regents Diploma Graduates at Oyster
Bay High School( of Graduates Earning Regents
Diplomas)
98
86
84
73
65 Advanced
67
33 Regents
61
60
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2004 Comparison with Neighboring and Similar
Schools( of Graduates Earning Regents Diplomas)
98
89
88
88
86
80
80
76
72
69
65
65
63
similar schools
neighboring schools
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Percentage of Graduates Attending College
96
95
95
89
87
89
85
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2004 Comparison with Neighboring and Similar
Schools( of Graduates Attending College)
98
96
97
95
96
95
93
92
92
92
92
88
89
similar schools
neighboring schools
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2004 Comparison with Neighboring and Similar
Schools( of Graduates Attending 2-year 4-year
College)
2-yr. colleges
4-yr. schools schools
total going to college
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Class of 2005 College Choices(Top 30 Students)

• Yale (2)
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• University of Chicago
• Brown (2)
• Washington University, St. Louis(2)
• Binghamton University
• New York University
• American University (2)
• Boston College
• Boston University (4)
• Lafayette College
• Catholic University

• University of Maryland
• SUNY Geneseo
• Wake Forest University
• Berklee College of Music
• College of William and Mary
• Stony Brook University(3)
• Elon University
• Fashion Institute of Technology
• University of Michigan
• Cornell
• NYIT
• Bryant University
• Trinity College

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Goals Through 2005 2006

• Continue to provide a personalized education for
  students
• Continue to enhance and strengthen instructional
  practices
• Continue on Current path of improvement with
  Regents results
• Increase the number of students achieving mastery
• Increase the Regents Diplomas with Advanced
  Designation
• Work to push average AP score toward 4
• Further enhance the work of our middle-level
  teaming

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Strategies and Methods to Achieve Educational
Goals

• Creation of a Data Room to house longitudinal
  data, cohort data, individual student data,
  comparisons to local neighbors and state and
  national averages and student success in college
• Improved use of data (faculty meetings,
  department meetings, and conferences with
  teachers, parents and administrators)
• Maximize instructional time in all classes
• Improved school-to-home communications (teachers,
  counselors, administration, and progress reports)
• Continue to strive to skillfully and effectively
  supervise and improve instruction (observer
  calibration, data focused, and improvement
  driven)
• Continue to build best possible middle-level
  schedule that allows for teaming and enhances
  instruction and over-all middle level program
• Continue to support differentiated instruction
  and sophisticated learning initiatives
• Build on the success of our Child Study Team
  (CST)
• Hire Smart Mentor Well!

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Thank You Very Much!
Questions and Discussion
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Advanced Placement Biology(average score
percentage)
4.6
4.0
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.2
100
95
89
76
83
55
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Advanced Placement Calculus(average score
percentage)
4.2
3.7
3.6
3.4
3.2
3.0
100
83
82
76
80
61
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Advanced Placement English Language/Comp(average
score percentage)
4.0
3.6
3.6
3.3
3.2
3.2
100
93
83
80
79
76
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Advanced Placement English Literature/Comp(averag
e score percentage)
3.7
3.5
3.4
3.2
3.2
3.1
100
90
87
86
77
76
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Advanced Placement European History(average
score percentage)
3.2
3.2
3.1
3.0
2.9
2.5
80
83
76
76
73
50
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AP Government Politics(average score
percentage)
3.7
3.4
3.3
3.2
2.9
2.9
86
84
76
75
66
61
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Advanced Placement Physics(average score
percentage)
3.5
3.2
2.7
2.6
2.3
2.3
76
83
67
42
43
33
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Advanced Placement Spanish(average score
percentage)
3.7
3.2
3.0
3.0
86
76
2.1
1.9
67
53
30
24
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A P American History(average score percentage)
3.2
3.2
3.1
3.1
2.7
76
2.4
72
62
59
50
44
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Comparative Results 2001 2005( earning 3 or
higher)
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SAT Results 2005
85
96
Draft
96
89
87
89
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SAT Results 2001 - 1005
96
96
89
89
87
85
Draft
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SAT Results 2001 - 2005
VERBAL MEAN
VERBAL MEAN
Draft