Report to North Kingstown School Committee October 11, 2011

2011 NK NECAP Science Assessments Grade 4 ‘09 NK District at or above Proficiency Diff from ’08 ’09 Rank in State ‘10 NK District at or above Proficiency Diff from ’09 ‘10 Rank in State ‘11 NK District at or above Proficiency Diff from ’10 ’11 Rank in State 62%/40%+5 %5th66%/44%+4%10th 62-2%9th

2011 NK NECAP Science Assessments Elementary Schools Accounting for Results Gems-Net Curriculum (Gems Net Districts are Ranked High in the State) Common Lessons All Teachers Trained Kit-Based, Inquiry-Based Approach Science Notebooking Plans for Improvement Practice sessions with NECAP-like Questions and Careful Reading Better Alignment with GSEs / Common Assessments Supplement with Non-kit Topics Better District Coordination / Use of Professional Days

2011 NK NECAP Science Assessments Grade 8 ‘09 NK District at or above Proficiency Diff from ’08 ’09 Rank in State ‘10 NK District at or above Proficiency Diff from ’09 ‘10 Rank in State ‘11 NK District at or above Proficiency Diff from ‘10 ‘11 Rank in State 28%-2.0 %11th44%+16%5th 58%+142nd

2011 NK NECAP Science Assessments Middle Schools Accounting for Results Gems- Net Approach in both Middle Schools new in School Year Inquiry Task and “Note-booking” Science Writing Training Better use of Common Planning Time Curriculum coordinators to facilitate discussions and make decisions Plans for Improvement Importance of Common Assessments and Review of Data Identifying and Filling in Gaps

2011 NK NECAP Science Assessments Grade 11 ‘09 NK District at or above Diff from ’08 ’09 Rank in State ‘10 NK District at or above Diff from ’09 ‘10 Rank in State ’11 NK District at or above Proficiency Diff from ’10 ‘11 Rank in State 26 %+1 %13th29%+3%12th 30%+1%15th

2011 NK NECAP Science Assessments High School Accounting for Results Alignment to NECAP Exam is a problem. Conflicts with other positive science achievement information we are receiving. Plans for Improvement Use of NECAP Practice Testing Protocol for all 11 th Grade Students in 2 nd Semester Use of early pretest with Juniors to better pinpoint the weaknesses followed by review of inquiry tasks for all students. Redesign of NK Science Curriculum to align with NECAP Expectations Includes Physics Pilot in Ninth Grade New Model for Instruction of Special Education Students Now in Place