SECONDARY MONITORING REPORT HIGHLIGHTS MAY 2012

MONITORING REPORT NOTES REFLECT STUDENTS SCORING 85% OR BETTER IN THEIR COURSE AVERAGES (NYS) ADDITIONAL TESTING – CUMULATIVE IN NATURE EOY GOALS ARE INCLUDED TO KEEP OUR TARGETS IN MIND

30 WEEK PASSING RATES 65% OR ABOVE HIGH SCHOOL ELAMath Social Studies Science 9 th Grade 88%83%89%87% 10 th Grade 97%88%84%87% 11 th Grade 89%90%88%90% 12 th Grade 86%92%86%96% MIDDLE SCHOOL ELAMath Social Studies Science 6 th Grade97%94%98%97% 7 th Grade94%96%99%86% 8 th Grade96%90%97%94%

GOAL SETTING PROCESS BY THE END OF THE 2014 SCHOOL YEAR WE WANT 85% OF OUR STUDENTS ACHIEVING 85% OR BETTER IN THEIR CLASSES (NYS) 2011 PERFORMANCE ON STATE TESTING BUSINESS FIRST

AREAS CURRENTLY ON TRACK WITH PROGRESS TOWARD EOY GOALS (WITHIN 20 POINTS OF EOY GOAL) HIGH SCHOOL  GRADE 9 SOCIAL STUDIES  GRADE 10 ELA, MATH, SCIENCE  GRADE 11 ELA, MATH, SCIENCE  GRADE 12 ELA, MATH, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES MIDDLE SCHOOL  GRADE 6 ELA, MATH, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES  GRADE 7 ELA, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES  GRADE 8 SOCIAL STUDIES

AREAS OF FOCUS FOR REACHING EOY GOALS AREA85% %GOAL 9 th Science29%12%53% 9 th ELA38%23%63% 9 th MATH27%19%54% 10 th SS44%21%79% 11 th SS49%16%79% CUMULATIVE ASSESSMENT PERFORMANCE: INCREASING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS SCORING AT 85% OR ABOVE ISSUES: 9 TH GRADERS NEED ASSISTANCE WITH DEVELOPING STUDY SKILLS AND ORGANIZATION NEED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF TEST TAKING STRATEGIES FOR ANSWERING MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ON ASSESSMENTS

AREA85% %GOAL 7 th Math47%23%75% 8 th ELA41%26%75% 8 th Math46%15%75% 8 th Science38%20%75% ISSUES: INCREASING RIGOR STUDENTS NOT TAKING ADVANTAGE OF AFTER SCHOOL SESSIONS FOR RETEACHING AND REVIEW FOR UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS TRANSITION TO ASSESSMENTS THAT ARE CUMULATIVE IN NATURE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IS NEEDED FOR STUDENTS TO INDEPENDENTLY COMPLETE WORK, MANAGE TIME AND MATERIALS INCREASING THE NUMBER OF SWDs READING ON GRADE LEVEL AREAS OF FOCUS FOR REACHING EOY GOALS

SUMMARY MANY AREAS AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL ARE ON TRACK WITH MEETING EOY GOALS. AREAS OF FOCUS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND PLANS ARE IN PLACE FOR ADDRESSING THESE AREAS.