NYS School Report Card & Spring 2014 NYS Assessment Results Orchard Park Central School District Board of Education Presentation August 26, 2014

NYS School Report Cards Released late spring; initially embargoed and not to be shared with public Based upon student performance data for the 2012-13 school year Reflects the 3-8 NYS assessment outcomes presented at the September 10, 2013 BOE meeting

Understanding the School Report Card Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) – indicates satisfactory progress by a district/school toward the goal of proficiency for all students Accountability group – a sub-group of students with similar identifying characteristics Students with disabilities Limited English Proficient Economically disadvantaged Racial sub-groups Performance Index (PI) – a value from 0 to 200 assigned to an accountability group, indicating how a group performed on a required state test. PI Calculation = 100 x levels 2, 3, 4 + 3, 4

District Facts Total K-12 enrollment 5,066 Number & Percent eligible for Free Lunch 283 or 6% Number & Percent eligible for Reduced-priced Lunch 101 or 2% Number & Percent Limited English Proficient 16 or >1% Number & Percent Students with Disabilities 655 or 13%

Elementary & Middle Level ELA Results for Accountability Student group Students enrolled Made AYP Tested 95% PI PI Target Met All students 2,456 ✓ 140 Native American or Alaskan Native 10 N/A Black or African American 36 100 Hispanic or Latino 118 Asian/Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Islander 39 145 White 2,324 141 Multiracial 11 Students with Disabilities 363 70 Limited English Proficient 5 Economically Disadvantaged 230 94 N/A = there were fewer than 40 students enrolled during the test administration period or there were fewer than 30 tested students enrolled on BEDS day and during the test administration period, so the Percent of Enrolled Students with Valid Test Scores data or the PI data is suppressed

Elementary & Middle Level Math Results for Accountability Student group Students enrolled Made AYP Tested 95% PI PI Target Met All students 2,453 ✓ 133 Native American or Alaskan Native 10 N/A Black or African American 36 83 Hispanic or Latino 97 Asian/Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Islander 39 132 White 2,321 134 Multiracial 11 Students with Disabilities 363 71 Limited English Proficient 5 Economically Disadvantaged 230 85 N/A = there were fewer than 40 students enrolled during the test administration period or there were fewer than 30 tested students enrolled on BEDS day and during the test administration period, so the Percent of Enrolled Students with Valid Test Scores data or the PI data is suppressed

Elementary & Middle Level Science Results for Accountability Student group Students enrolled Made AYP Tested 95% PI PI Target Met All students 820 ✓ 197 Native American or Alaskan Native 3 N/A Black or African American 10 Hispanic or Latino 9 Asian/Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Islander White 785 Multiracial 4 Students with Disabilities 112 185 Limited English Proficient 1 Economically Disadvantaged 68 190 N/A = there were fewer than 40 students enrolled during the test administration period or there were fewer than 30 tested students enrolled on BEDS day and during the test administration period, so the Percent of Enrolled Students with Valid Test Scores data or the PI data is suppressed

Secondary Level ELA Results for Accountability Student group Students enrolled Made AYP Tested 95% PI PI Target Met All students 423 ✓ 174 Native American or Alaskan Native N/A Black or African American 7 Hispanic or Latino 6 Asian/Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Islander 5 White 405 176 Multiracial Students with Disabilities 48 111 Limited English Proficient 1 Economically Disadvantaged 32 137 N/A = there were fewer than 40 12th graders, so the Percent of 12th graders with Valid Test Scores data are suppressed or there were fewer than 30 students in the 2009 accountability cohort so PI Target data are suppressed.

Secondary Level Math Results for Accountability Student group Students enrolled Made AYP Tested 95% PI PI Target Met All students 423 ✓ 176 Native American or Alaskan Native N/A Black or African American 7 Hispanic or Latino 6 Asian/Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Islander 5 White 405 177 Multiracial Students with Disabilities 48 122 Limited English Proficient 1 Economically Disadvantaged 32 137

Spring 2014 3-8 NYS Assessments 3-8th grade ELA Assessments 3-8th grade Math Assessments 4th & 8th grade Science Assessments

Science Assessment Results Proficiency 2013 Proficiency 2014 Mastery 2013 2014 Grade 4 99% 97% 81% 78% Grade 8 96% 88% 64% 45%

2014 English Language Arts (ELA) & Mathematics Assessments Noteworthy to the 2014 assessments: Second year of assessments based on the new Common Core Learning Standards; State Comparison Charts (TBD by BOR) Test refusals

NYS 3-8 ELA Assessments % at proficiency (level 3 or 4) Grade 2013 2014 3 46% 52% 4 43% 47% 5 42% 41% 6 54% 40% 7 8 58%

NYS 3-8 Math Assessments % at proficiency (level 3 or 4) Grade 2013 2014 3 52% 65% 4 58% 62% 5 38% 6 43% 54% 7 37% 53% 8 26%

CDEP Goal: Increase the WNY ranking of students scoring at the mastery level on 3-8 state assessments (attain top 5 in Erie County) ELA Proficiency Rank Grade 3 4 Grade 4 6 Grade 5 5 Grade 6 9 Grade 7 Grade 8

CDEP Goal: Increase the WNY ranking of students scoring at the mastery level on 3-8 state assessments (attain top 5 in Erie County) Math Proficiency Rank Grade 3 3 Grade 4 5 Grade 5 4 Grade 6 Grade 7 2 Grade 8 7

Next Steps Provide academic support (i.e. AIS) to students scoring below proficiency levels Continue to implement the Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS) Modules as they are released by New York State Department of Education; Continue to secure resources and offer professional development to support the implementation of the CCLS; Analyze current assessment practices, and revise as needed to ensure the rigor and alignment expected through the CCLS; Utilize the Differentiated Instruction Coaches to help teachers to challenge students and increase our mastery rates; Focus on increasing mastery rates through expanding Honors and Accelerated placement opportunities.