Merrick Avenue ELA

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The New York State School Report CardMay, 2006
An Overview of Academic Performance
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Not everything that can be measured is important
and not everything that is important can be
measured.

• Albert Einstein

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Higher Grades

• Graduation Rate 2000 Cohort
• Middle Level ELA
• High School English 2001 Cohort
• Middle Level Math
• High School Math 2001 Cohort
• Middle Level Science
• Regents Scores

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Evaluating Our School Report Card

• How do we compare to districts in the rest of the
  state?
• How do we compare with districts in Nassau
  County?
• How does our performance compare with our past
  performance?
• What are we doing to ensure continued
  improvement?

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Cohort Graduation Rates
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Non-Completion RatesDrop-Outs and Students with
GEDs
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Alternative Learning Program

• Concern should drive us into action.
• Karen Horney

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Regents Diplomas / Regents Diplomas with
Advanced Designation
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Mathematics B
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Plans of 2005 Graduates
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No Child Left Behind (NCLB) - School Performance
is Based Upon Student Performance in

• English Language Arts
• Math
• Science

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB)

• (to) ensure that all children have a fair,
  equal and significant opportunity to obtain a
  high quality education and reach, at a minimum,
  proficiency on challenging state academic
  achievement standards and state academic
  assessments.

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New York State has determined that

• Bellmore-Merrick, as well as each of our schools,
  has made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on all
  exams and among all subgroups.
• Bellmore-Merrick, as well as each of our schools,
  shall be designated as a District in Good
  Standing / A School in Good Standing.

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Middle Level English Language Arts Percent
Passing
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High School English Regents
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Comprehensive English
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Middle Level Math Percent Passing
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High School Math
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Mathematics A
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Middle Level Science Percent Passing
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Living Environment
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Physical Setting/Earth Science
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Physical Setting/Chemistry
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Physical Setting/Physics
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Four Steps to High School Greatness Jay
Mathews, Washington Post

• High expectations for all students
• Give students more time to learn
• Measure each student by a high and incorruptible
  standard
• Create a team spirit.

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What are we doing to ensure continued success?

• Identifying the skills needed for success on the
  exams through analysis of assessments
  targeting skills
• Incorporating skills development in ALL subject
  areas
• Continual revision of curriculum
• On-going staff development
• Promotion of teams in middle schools
• Working with component districts summer
  workshops in ELA and Math, Service Learning,
  sharing of data.
• Addition of Reading support classes in the 7th
  and 8th grade
• Expansion of Writing Enrichment in the 7th and
  8th grades curriculum revised to meet state
  standards
• Instituting Freshman Seminar in 9th grade to
  focus on writing skills
• The addition of math lab in conjunction with Math
  A
• Continual focus on strengthening
  collaborative-inclusion
• Support classes for collaborative students

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If you rest on your laurels

• you wont be able to rest for very long.

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To light a candle, you must first purchase the
candle.

• Noah BenShea

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Thank you!

• Thanks to the Board of Education and the
  community for providing the resources we need to
  ensure the continued success of our students.
• Thanks to the teachers and administrators for
  making our students shine!