Tuesday, October 9, 2018 7:00 PM VHS Learning Commons PARCC Results: Spring 2018 Tuesday, October 9, 2018 7:00 PM VHS Learning Commons Verona Public Schools

Verona Public Schools Mission Statement “In partnership with a supportive community, we inspire our students to be creative, critical thinkers and compassionate global citizens through dynamic teaching, meaningful curricula, and enriching experiences.” Verona Public Schools

N.J.’s Statewide Assessment Program: Year 4 In the spring 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018, NJ students took the PARCC: English Language Arts and Literacy Assessments (ELA/L) in grades 3 – 11. Mathematics Assessments in grades 3 – 8 and End of Course Assessments in Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II. In 2014, New Jersey adopted the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) to replace HSPA at the high school and previous NJASK in the elementary and middle school in language arts and mathematics. The PARCC assessments replaced our old assessments – the NJASK and the HSPA in language arts and math. Students began taking these assessments in third grade, as is required by federal law. As a result of a waiver won by the New Jersey Department of Education, students taking advanced mathematics coursework in middle school took the assessment that was most closely aligned with their coursework. For example, a student in 8th grade who was taking Algebra I as a course took the Algebra I test and did not take the 8th grade math test. Verona Public Schools

PARCC Assessment Objectives Determine whether students are college and career ready or on track. Compare performance across states and internationally. Assess the full range of the common core standards, including standards that are difficult to measure. Measure the full range of student performance, including the performance of high and low performing students. Provide data for accountability, including measures of growth. Objectives of PARCC Assessment College and Career Ready Measures Common Core Asks all of the standards Uses technology Verona Public Schools

PARCC Assessment: Spring 2018 Verona was granted a waiver to adjust 30 day testing window. This allowed us to do the following: Maximize the use of our technology (Chromebooks) Administer PARCC as late as possible in the school year to allow teachers more time to teach standards AP Exams were given at VHS 1st, PARCC 2nd ... PARCC Assessments were administered during ONE testing window. 3 ELA and (3 or 4) Mathematics assessment units The same types of questions have been included in this shortened test format (same as 2015, 2016, 2017). Testing will occur beginning with elementary to middle to high school. We can maximize the use of our technology using this approach VHS takes AP Exams first, the PARCC second District of Columbia Illinois (grades 3-8) Louisiana (uses hybrid PARCC/state test) Maryland Massachusetts (choice) New Jersey* New Mexico Rhode Island Verona Public Schools

How are the PARCC Assessments Scored? Five Performance Levels (650 to 850) 5 Performance Levels - Generally 750 and greater is considered “passing” Consistent scoring across all 9 grade levels Verona Public Schools

ELA PARCC Results: Grades 3-4 Verona Public Schools

ELA PARCC Results: Grades 5-8 Verona Public Schools

ELA PARCC Results: Grades 9-11 15% (19 out of 126 eligible students) completed the PARCC ELA 11 19 students were administered the PARCC ELA 11, 107 did not sit or complete it Verona Public Schools

Math PARCC Results: Grades 3-4 Verona Public Schools

Math PARCC Results: Grades 5-8 174 Total Students in Grade 8 87 out of 106 students completed the PARCC Math 8 43 - Grade 8 students completed the PARCC Algebra I 25 - Grade 8 students completed PARCC Geometry Grade 8 Math = 61% of population Algebra 8 = 24.7% Geometry 8 = 14.3% Verona Public Schools

Math PARCC Results: Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II 53% (94 out of 178 eligible students) completed the PARCC Algebra II Algebra II - 94 students took the test, 84 students did not take the PARCC Verona Public Schools

Verona Student Participation PARCC Assessments % Students Who Completed the PARCC Assessment ELA 5 96.45% Math 5 ELA 6 93.89% Math 6 94.44% ELA 7 95.65% Math 7 95.00% ELA 8 86.05% Math 8 82.08% ELA 9 97.55% HBW Alg I 95.87% ELA 10 98.93% HBW Geometry 100.00% ELA 11 15.08% VHS Algebra I 96.27% VHS Geometry 97.97% VHS Algebra II 52.81% Verona Public Schools

Update: Spring 2019 The tests will no longer be known as PARCC. The tests will be called NJSLS-ELA and NJSLS-Math. The units, for ELA and Math, will be reduced from 4 to 3 or from 3 to 2 - a time savings from 60 to 90 minutes for both ELA and Math! It has also been proposed that high school students take only NJSLS-ELA 9, ELA 10 and NJSLS-Math 9 and 10 (Algebra I & Geometry or Geometry & Algebra II). Grade 11 will no longer be tested. Verona Public Schools

How can I find out more information about the PARCC Assessments and the Common Core? The PARCC website may be accessed at http://parcc-assessment.org/ The New Jersey Department of Education has a website with information about PARCC at https://www.state.nj.us/education/assessment/ Information about understanding the PARCC results: http://understandthescore.org/ GreatKids State Test Guide for Parents: http://www.greatschools.org/gk/common-core-test-guide/ Be a Learning Hero: http://bealearninghero.org/skill-builder Verona Public Schools