Presented by: Chesley Taylor Student Achievement Data Jeff Davis Middle School Faculty and Staff Meeting 11/11/2016 Presented by: Chesley Taylor
Purpose Review the changes in demographics at our school Analyze student achievement data from Georgia Milestone Assessment Determine areas of strengths and weaknesses Discuss areas where academic improvement is needed most
Demographics
Attendance 2015-16
Jeff Davis County Schools Transiency Things that effect our transiency rates: Rural Area Hard to Monitor Migrant Workers High Number of Single Family Homes
Jeff Davis Lexile Data Comparison
Jeff Davis County Middle School CCRPI
Title I Information
Data Analysis Digging Into the Data
Milestone Information to Remember 2015 2016 April – April 10 698 student tested Took test prior to spring break March 28 – April 1 756 students tested Took test two weeks after spring break ( only one week of review)
ELA Milestone Comparison 2015 2016
ELA Milestone Data Analysis Strengths Weaknesses Developing and proficient learners increased Increased P.D. for ELA Increased Reading support during jacket time Little change in success Middle school has shown little or no growth in distinguished learner category Low lexile scores have had a significant effect on ELA scores
Math Milestone Comparison 2015 2016
Math Milestone Data Analysis Strengths Weaknesses Beginning learner category decreased dramatically Proficient learners increased by 1% 8th grade students participate in math course for college credit Developing learner category decreased Proficient and distinguished learners are below the state and district average (result of college course)
Science Milestone Comparison 2015 2016
Science Milestone Data Analysis Strengths Weaknesses Science scores have remained consistent P.D. for science teachers Increased collaboration between grade levels Scores have remained stagnant A different sub-category of science in every grade Teachers do not collaborate
Social Science Milestone Comparison 2015 2016
Social Science Milestone Data Analysis Strengths Weaknesses Purchased USA Test Prep Increased P.D. Visited other schools Increased collaboration between teachers, schools, and contents Little growth Students struggle to grasp content with lack of prior knowledge
Discussion What are we doing to increase Lexile scores? Do you believe low Lexile scores is having a direct effective on student performance? What are we doing to accommodate the spike in minority students in our school (specifically E.L.L> students)? What strategies are we using that is effective? Not effective? Are there any strategies that you would like to implement in your classroom?