MERCED CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

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FOCUS
MERCED CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

• ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

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2003 REPORT ON

• CALIFORNIA STANDARDS TESTS (CST)
• CALIFORNIA ACHIEVEMENT TEST (CAT/6)
• ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INDEX (API)

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TWO TYPES OF TESTS

• CALIFORNIA STANDARDS TESTS (CST)
• REQUIRED BY LAW (PSAA OF 1998)
• SHOW HOW OUR STUDENTS PERFORM ON TESTS THAT
  MEASURE STATE STANDARDS
• ACCOUNT FOR 80 OF A SCHOOLS API
• CALIFORNIA ACHIEVEMENT TESTS (CAT/6)
• ALSO REQUIRED BY LAW (PSAA OF 1998)
• SHOW HOW OUR STUDENTS PERFORM COMPARED TO
  STUDENTS IN THE NATION
• ACCOUNT FOR 20 OF A SCHOOLS API

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CALIFORNIA STANDARDS TESTS
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STANFORD ACHIEVEMENT TEST (SAT/9) AND CALIFORNIA
ACHIEVEMENT TEST (CAT/6)
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STANFORD ACHIEVEMENT TEST (SAT/9) CALIFORNIA
ACHIEVEMENT TEST (CAT/6) (cont.)
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2002 TO 2003 SAT/9-CAT/6 ANALYSIS

• Two year analysis (2002 and 2003) presented 28
  comparison points.
• While a number of these shifts were downward, two
  separate tests were administered over these
  years.
• Drops in scores are routine and expected when a
  district starts a new test, particularly a test
  published by another company.

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2002 TO 2003 SAT/9-CAT/6 ANALYSIS

• The four year trend of increasing scores stands
  though a predicted drop in scores was revealed
  between the single years of 2002 and 2003.
• Content analysis reflected that spelling was
  highest this year, followed by mathematics and
  reading. Language trailed the other content
  areas.
• Primary grade math was notably high and exceeded
  the national average at second grade.
• Overall, these data reflected a typical profile
  of shifting scores when a district introduces a
  new test.

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ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INDEX (API)

• Requires that each school meets targets of
  student achievement
• Requires that each school makes specified growth
  for all students, called School-Wide growth
• Requires that each school also makes comparable
  improvement for all numerically significant
  subgroups

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The API

• Is the cornerstone of the PSAA
• Has scores that range from 200 to 1000 with a
  state target of 800
• Is based on Californias standards tests and the
  CAT/6 with 80 emphasis on the standards tests

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The API

• Is based on a system in which a single point can
  mean the school did not make adequate progress
• Provides a base score in February from which the
  October growth score is computed
• Provides awards to schools for high performance
  depending on the state budget for a given year
• Based on growth model while test scores are based
  on a status model

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The 2003 API

• In its first year to receive an API, the district
  got a score of 658, which represented a growth of
  32 points over the base API
• 14 of 16 schools met school-wide targets (Recall
  that Reyes did not get an API and Riveras API is
  being checked for errors)
• 11 of our 16 schools met both school-wide and
  subgroup growth targets

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The 2003 API

• 4 of our schools were in the red zone and are
  within striking range of the state goal of 800
  (Sheehy 730 Wright 707 Franklin and
  Fremont - 699)
• Muir attained a 75 point gain (7 times its
  target). Wright attained a 74 point gain (9
  times its target), Sheehy attained a 61 point
  gain (9 times its target) and Tenaya attained a
  59 point gain (5 times its target)
• Had there been funds in the governors budget, 11
  schools would have received awards for high
  student achievement

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TO WHAT DOES THE DISTRICT ATTRIBUTE THE INCREASES
IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT?
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• SOUND FOCUS ON STANDARDS BASED INSTRUCTION BY
  TEACHERS
• SOLID SUPPORT OF ADMINISTRATORS, SUPPORT STAFF,
  AND CLASSIFIED STAFF
• FOCUSED STAFF DEVELOPMENT IN READING/LANGUAGE
  ARTS AND MATH (INCLUDING GERALD ANDERSON METHODS,
  MATH MATTERS, AND SCANTRON PERFORMANCE SERIES)
• CAREFUL ATTENTION TO PRIORITY STANDARDS

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• IMPROVED ALIGNMENT BETWEEN ASSESSMENT,
  TEXTBOOKS, AND CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION
• CLEAR AND SPECIFIC CURRICULUM FOR TEACHERS
• COMMITMENT AND SUPPORT OF THE MCSD BOARD OF
  EDUCATION

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