Cohort Graduation and Annual Dropout Rates: 2013 Statewide Results and Highlight of Brockton Public Schools College and Career Readiness Webinar Series February 25, 2014

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Welcome!  Please type your question or comment in the chat window at any point during the presentation  All phones will be muted  PowerPoint slides will be sent to all registered participants, and will be posted to the CCR website

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Agenda Part I: Statewide Cohort Graduation and Annual Dropout Rates: Highlights of results for Presented by Rob Curtin, Director of Education Data Services, ESE Part II: Highlight of a District Making Progress: Strategies over the last 5 years, next steps, and advice for other districts - Presented by Brockton Public Schools staff

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Cohort graduation and annual dropout rates statewide results for 2013

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Calculating Graduation Rates in MA What percent graduate by summer ‘13? Transfer out/deceased Transfer In Oct 1, th grade first time 4 Year Rate – 2013 Cohort # of students in cohort who graduate within 4 years [# of 1 st time 9 th graders 4 yrs earlier] – transfers out + transfers in

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Calculating Graduation Rates in MA # of students in cohort who graduate within 5 years [# of 1 st time 9 th graders 5 yrs earlier] – transfers out + transfers in What percent graduate by summer ‘13? Transfer out/deceased Transfer In Oct 1, th grade first time 5 Year Rate – 2012 Cohort

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Cohort Identification 9 th 10 th 11 th 12 th

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Four-Year Graduation Rates

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Five-Year Graduation Rates

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Graduation Rates - High Needs Students Additional percentage of high needs students graduating in five years has decreased slightly from 4.9% to 4.8%

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Graduation Rates – ELL Students

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Graduation Rates – Students with Disabilities Additional percentage of SWD graduating in five years has decreased from 5.9% to 5.2%

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Calculating Annual Dropout Rates Summer Dropouts: Students determined to be a dropout over the summer before the start of the current school year. School Year Dropouts: Students determined to be a dropout during the current school year.  Check against all other districts’ data to see if dropout is enrolled or graduated from another district (i.e. “found” students) Returned Dropouts:  Check if any Summer Dropouts or School Year Dropouts are reported in the following school year’s October 1 SIMS or in the GED database.  Students reported as enrolled, graduated or earned a GED in any district are removed from the total dropout count. High School Enrollment: The High School Enrollment is based on this October 1 SIMS collection. This is the denominator when calculating dropout rates. ( 1) EOY SIMS(2) October 1, 2012 SIMS (3) EOY SIMS (4) October 1, 2013 SIMS The final dropout rate = [(Summer Dropouts + School Year Dropouts) – Returned Dropouts] / High School Enrollment

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Annual Dropout Numbers

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Annual Dropout Rates

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Annual Dropout Rate High Needs Students

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Annual Dropout Rate LEP Students

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Annual Dropout Rate Students with Disabilities

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Brockton’s results, strategies over the last 5 years, next steps, and advice for other districts

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Brockton Public Schools: Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rates District Results: Brockton High School Results: Cohort Year Graduation Rate (%) Gain of 2.3 points Gain of 6.9 points Cohort Year Graduation Rate (%)

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Brockton Public Schools: Five-Year Cohort Graduation Rates District Results: Brockton High School Results: Cohort Year Graduation Rate (%) Cohort Year Graduation Rate (%) Gain of 3.9 points Gain of 4.8 points

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Brockton Public Schools: Dropout Rates District Results: Brockton High School Results: School year Dropout Rate (%) School Year Dropout Rate (%) Reduction of 1.6 points Reduction of 2 points

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Brockton Public School Presenters  Sharon Wolder  Principal, Brockton High School  Dr. Clifford Murray  Executive Director of Teaching and Learning, 6-12 and Alternative Schools  Heather Arrighi  Partnership Liaison/ Pathways Developer

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Over the last five years…  Brockton High School  Four Key Leadership Groups  Four core learning skills: reading, writing, speaking, and reasoning  School-wide literacy and math initiatives

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Over the last five years…  Blueprint for Multiple Education Pathways  Edison Academy  Pathways Re-Engagement Center  Rising 9 th Program at Champion High School

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Tips  Tips:  Expanded use of online learning  Community Partnerships are KEY!

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education On the horizon…  Community Information Sharing Project for WISL students  Footsteps to Brilliance – early literacy skills

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Advice for other districts…  Find like-minded educators and community partners that support the growth of multiple educational pathways and begin planning (passionate people don’t need to be paid to do this!)

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education For more information…  Sharon Wolder  (508)   Dr. Clifford Murray  (508)   Heather Arrighi  (508) 

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education For more information…  Graduation rate data:    Dropout rate data:   Annual dropout vs. cohort graduation rates: 