November 17, 2009 State Growth Model Trends AYP Results 2009 School Committee Presentation Brockton Public Schools

2009 School Committee Presentation Accomplishments Concerns AYP Results Gap Analysis Subgroup Performance Comparable Districts Trends Introduction Comparable Districts State Growth Model Brockton Public Schools

AYP Accomplishments Brockton makes AYP in Aggregate for ELA & Math BHS makes AYP in both ELA and math in the aggregate and for all subgroups! North and South Middle School & Arnone make AYP in Aggregate and all subgroups for ELA Brockton Public Schools

18 Ways to Miss AYP Brockton High School ELA 6 Targets3 Categories Brockton Public Schools

AYP Challenges No status change for the district No positive status change for schools. Brockton Public Schools

AYP Success in the Aggregate, Challenge with Subgroups Adequate Yearly Progress History NCLB Status ELA Aggregate Yes No Yes Corrective Action - Subgroups All Subgroups - - No MATH Aggregate Yes No Yes Corrective Action - Subgroups All Subgroups - - No Brockton Public Schools

Trends Accomplishments Grades 7, 8, 10 Showed strong improvement in ELA. Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 showed strong improvement in Math Concerns Grade 3 ELA trending down. Grades 4, 5, 6 flat in ELA Grade 3 Math Down Sharply Brockton Public Schools

ELA CPI Aggregate BPS vs. State Brockton Public Schools

Decreasing the Gap with the state ELA CPI Grade points Grade points Brockton Public Schools

Closing in on the state ELA CPI Grade point gap Grade point gap Brockton Public Schools

Grade 3 ELA BPS Vs State 8 Point Drop.8 Drop Brockton Public Schools

2009 Highest ELA CPI 8.8 Brockton Public Schools

Grade 3 ELA 14 Brockton Public Schools

Grade 10 CPI 3.1 Brockton Public Schools

Math CPI Aggregate BPS vs. State Brockton Public Schools

Decreasing the Gap with the state MTH CPI 3.4 points Grade points Grade points Grade 10 Brockton Public Schools

Grade 3 CPI Math 8 point Drop BPSState 3.5 point gain Brockton Public Schools

Grade 6 Math CPI 8.1 Brockton Public Schools

Grade Brockton Public Schools

2009 Highest District Math CPI 11.4 Brockton Public Schools

ELA Standouts Grade Gain Brockton Fall River Worcester Lowell Boston Lynn N. Bedfd Springfield Lawrence Brockton Public Schools

Math Standouts Grade Gain Brockton Lowell Worcester N. Bedfd Lynn Fall River Boston Lawrence Springfield Grade Gain Brockton Lowell Fall River Worcester Boston Lynn N. Bedfd Lawrence Springfield Grade Gain Lowell Brockton Lynn Fall River Boston Worcester N. Bedfd Lawrence Springfield Brockton Public Schools

Trend Summary Accomplishments Highest overall CPI in both ELA and Math Grades 4, 6, 7, 8, 10 rank #1 in ELA Grades 6, 7 rank # 1 in Math Concerns Grade 3 ELA and math trending down in relative and absolute terms Grades 4, 5, 6 flat in ELA Brockton Public Schools

Subgroup Achievement Gap Accomplishments Hispanic Subgroup higher than state Hispanic average for ELA and Math Most subgroups are close to state average for that subgroup BPS at or near the top for most subgroups with comparable districts Concerns SPED roughly 10 CPI points lower than state average BPS Hispanic outperformance relative to state average is decreasing Brockton Public Schools

ELA CPI SPED BPS vs. State Brockton Public Schools

BPS Hispanic Math CPI higher than State Hispanic Average! Brockton Public Schools

BPS Hispanic ELA CPI 2009 higher than State Hispanic Average +.9 Brockton Public Schools

LEP Math point gap Brockton Public Schools

2009 LEP ELA CPI 6 point gap Brockton Public Schools

Summing up Subgroups Overall performance is relatively strong in both ELA and Math Subgroups Apples to apples comparison SPED Brockton Public Schools

State Growth Model: Student Growth Percentile (SGP) Academic Peer Group Each student is compared to students with a similar score history Percentiles State Growth Percentile is always th percentile means better than 70 % Brockton Public Schools

Growth to grade 7: Three students Ivy Harry Gina SGP 2009 Grade Grade Grade Academic Peer Group Brockton Public Schools

Interpreting student growth percentiles Gina’s SGP was 35. This means her score in grade 7 was higher than 35 percent of her academic peers (and less than 65 percent). – Is that amount of growth typical? 35 Percent of students Lower growthHigher growthTypical growth Brockton Public Schools

Seeking the Northeast Quadrant Lo Performance, Hi GrowthHi Performance Hi growth Lo Performance, Lo GrowthHi Performance, Lo Growth Performance (CPI) Growth SGPGrowth SGP Brockton Public Schools

SGP Trend Summary Accomplishments Grades 8, 10 rank #1 in ELA Grade 7 rank # 2 but outgained all in Math Concerns Grades 4, 5, 6 ranked # 3, 6, 4 respectively in ELA Grades 4, 5 declined substantially in MTH Brockton Public Schools

Grade 8 ELA SGP vs. CPI growthgrowth Performance Brockton Public Schools

Grade 10 ELA CPI Vs SGP Brockton Public Schools

Conclusions #1 in ELA and Math for comparable urban districts Growth rates in Math potential concern Comparable Performance Middle & High School Strong in ELA Middle & High School relatively strong in Math Trends Careful review of early elementary performance Sharing & learning from our remarkable successes Next Steps Brockton Public Schools

END State Growth Model Trends AYP Results 2009 School Committee Presentation Brockton Public Schools