Tony McCoy EDL 518 Summer 2010 Elmwood High School- iirc Data Evaluation

Presentation Preview Demographic Data for Elmwood HS Chart comparing Elmwood with other HS with similar Socio-Economic Status Trends in PSAE and ACT test Data Financial Data for Elmwood HS Comparing Elmwood HS Data with 2 Local School Districts Demographic Data Testing Data Financial Data What does Elmwood HS need to do to meet AYP?

Changes in Demographics % WhiteLow IncomeAttendanceMobility Drop Out Rate %14%95.3%10.4%3.3% %10.4%94.8%5%3.5% %10.7%94.3%10.4%3.9% %10.7%94.4%5.7%0.6% %12%96.1%7.2%2.2% %15.6%96%7.8%1.0% %13.4%95.3%6.3%1.0% %11.4%95.5%8.6%2.5% %12.6%95.5%14.7%1.9% %12.9%95.5%14.6%2.0% %12.1%95.9%7.7%3.0%

Changes in Demographics

How does Elmwood compare with other schools around the state with similar SES? All schools had same low income (12%) and over 91% white… ElmwoodByronDwightLexingtonM-SeymourPeotone Enrollments PSAE Reading PSAE Math PSAE Science EAV per pupil$85,848$376,452$360,170$112,218$88,170$173,430 Instructional Expenditure $4551$7396$6675$6997$5237$5791 Operational Expenditure $7402$12,169$11,929$10,571$8274$9085 Local Funding54.8%93.5%75.5%56.7%54.3%69.8% General State Aid 34%2.1%19.5%24.9%34.2%18.3%

PSAE Trends in Student Achievement Elmwood PSAE test results have increased then decrease each of the last 6 years in Math, Science, and Writing. The Reading scores have been going up from 2004’s 66% Meets/Exceeds to 2009’s 73%.

ACT Trends in Student Achievement ACT test trends show yearly fluctuations for Reading, Math, and English. All 3 dropped between 6%-15% in Science scores have increased over the last 3 years going from 21% to 33% to 40% meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmark.

Student Expenditure Rates

The % in the Education Fund and Transportation Fund have been increasing since 2000.

Student Expenditure Rates Instructional Expenditures and Operating Expenditures have increased at Elmwood each year. Revenues will have to increase and future school budgets and building/grounds projects will have to be evaluated each year.

Elmwood Revenue Percentages Elmwood is relying more on state funding each year and less on local property taxes. The Illinois State Budget will become an important focus in how our school is funded.

What do changes in Expenditures Mean? Changes in Instruction? … an increase in instructional expenditures is a result in an increase in teacher salaries… but does it increase student achievement? Administration? …while the teacher salaries are above the Illinois state average, the administrative salaries are below Other? … Elmwood spends more on Instructional Costs than the Illinois state average Fund expenditures? … the Ed. Fund and Transportation Funds have increased over the last 8 years Revenue amounts for this school district? What does it tell you? … compared to other similar school, Elmwood relies more heavily on General State Aid and less on Local Funding What are the trends?

Elmwood Brimfield Farmington Comparison of Schools

Demographics Elmwood- 199 students Grade students Average Class Size % Attendance Rate Brimfield- 228 students Grade students Average Class Size % Attendance Rate Farmington- 436 students Grade students Average Class Size % Attendance Rate Elmwood borders both school districts with Brimfield to the north and Farmington to the south. Farmington is twice as large as both schools Elmwood has the smallest class size at 13 students per class Elmwood also has the highest attendance rate at 95.9% Even though Elmwood has the smallest high school population, we has a larger class 11 test group than Brimfield. This would show how we have peaks and valleys in our class sizes (by year)

Ethnic Diversity Elmwood 97.5% white Brimfield- 98.7% white Farmington- 96.1% white All 3 schools are equal in their lack of student ethnic diversity

Brimfield has averaged the lowest Low Income % over the last 6 years with a 7% Farmington’s Low Income % has more than doubled in the last 7 years ( % to %) Elmwood’s Low Income % has stabilized over the last 7 years with a 12.5% ElmwoodBrimfieldFarmington SES (Low Income %)

Mobility Mobility rates are the most consistent for Brimfield with a low of 2.3 in 2007 and a high of 7.3 in Elmwood is usually between Brimfield and Farmington’s Mobility Rates Elmwood average Mobility Rate is around 7% over the last 10 years ElmwoodBrimfieldFarmington

PSAE Reading In 2009, Elmwood had the highest Meets/Exceeds for Reading and the highest in the exceeds category at 19%.

PSAE Math In 2009, Farmington was slightly higher in Math with a 63% to Elmwood’s 59%. Elmwood had more in the exceeds category with 13%.

PSAE Science In 2009, Elmwood had the highest Meets/Exceeds for Science and the highest in the exceeds category at 18%.

PSAE Writing In 2009, Elmwood had the highest Meets/Exceeds for Writing and tied for the highest in the exceeds category.

ACT Reading In 2009, Elmwood had the highest % with a 59 on the ACT College Readiness Benchmark in Reading.

ACT Math In 2009, Farmington had the highest ACT College Readiness Benchmark in Math beating Elmwood by 5%.

ACT English In 2009, Elmwood had the highest % with a 65 on the ACT College Readiness Benchmark in English.

ACT Science In 2009, Elmwood had the highest ACT College Readiness Benchmark in Science with a 40% which was significantly higher than the other schools (19 and 27%).

PSAE Trend Data

ACT Trend Data

Financial Overview (2006 Tax Year/ Fiscal Year) ElmwoodBrimfieldFarmington EAV $85,848$121,504$87,215 Instructional Expenditures $4551$5276$3467 Operational Expenditures $7402$8065$7220 % spent on Instruction 50.2%60.1%36.6% Local Funding 54.8%66.8%55.5% General State Aid 34%23.8%32.1%

Instructional Expenditure per Pupil Elmwood- $4551 % instruction % education % operations- 9.4 % transportation- 6.4 Brimfield- $5276 % instruction % education % operations % transportation- 6.5 Farmington- $3467 % instruction % education % operations- 5.6 % transportation Brimfield spends the most when looking at Instructional Expenditure per student… $625 more than Elmwood and $1809 more than Farmington Elmwood and Brimfield are close in what the spend in their Education funds (77.1 to 77.6%) Operating/Transportation funds are less at Elmwood (15.8%) than Brimfield (18.8%)

EAV per Pupil Elmwood- $85848 Instructional Expenditure per pupil- $4551 Operating Expenditure per pupil- $7402 Brimfield- $ Instructional Expenditure per pupil- $5276 Operating Expenditure per pupil- $8065 Farmington- $87215 Instructional Expenditure per pupil- $3467 Operating Expenditure per pupil- $7220 Elmwood is in the middle when it comes to the Instructional Expenditures- over $1000 more than Farmington and $725 less than Brimfield Overall Operating Expenditures per student are similar between Elmwood and Farmington but over $600 less per student than Brimfield State Average for Operating Expenditure per student is over $9000 Brimfield has the highest EAV (Equally Assessed Value)… Brimfield’s Assessed Value is high compared to Elmwood (+$35000)

Revenues (%) Elmwood- Local Property Taxes Other Local Funding- 6.6 General State Aid- 34 Other State Funding- 6.5 Federal Funding- 4.6 Brimfield- Local Property Taxes Other Local Funding- 9.1 General State Aid Other State Funding- 7.9 Federal Funding- 1.4 Farmington- Local Property Taxes Other Local Funding- 5.9 General State Aid Other State Funding- 9.3 Federal Funding- 3.1 Elmwood is very similar to Farmington in the revenue category. We are within 2% in every category except other state funding where Farmington is 2.8% higher than Elmwood. Elmwood relies much more on state/federal funding compared to Brimfield. We get 45.2 to Brimfield’s Elmwood’s revenues are strongly linked to state and federal funding. State Average for Local Funding around 57%

What does Elmwood need to do to continue making AYP? Walk-Throughs and Administrative Monitoring Setting SMART Goals using Data Education / Curriculum Planning Research Based Instructional Practices

What does Elmwood need to do to continue making AYP? Research Based Instructional Practices Education / Curriculum Planning Teachers are trained in the best instructional practices to help improve student achievement Instructional practices are research based Professional development that is related to improving student achievement and professional learning committees are created Student learning goals are evaluated Goals are assessed Assessments are evaluated and results/data is used to guide teaching practices and curriculum

What does Elmwood need to do to continue making AYP? Setting SMART Goals using Data Walk-Throughs and Administrative Monitoring Make sure yearly goals are determined Make sure the goals are SMART as they relate to student achievement Using the data to make decisions Make sure achievement goals are relate to SIP Focused walk-throughs to collect data on instruction practices Analysis of data by administration to determine school is making AYP in reading and math Administrative team uses “change models”