Suffolk Public Schools School Board August 9, 2012

3 Determining School Accreditation Based on the percentage of students passing the Standards of Learning (SOL) assessment tests in the four core academic areas Calculated on the current year's scores or a trailing three-year average

Accreditation Benchmarks Note: Ratings for the school year are based on achievement during or on average achievement during the three most recent school years. Accreditation Benchmarks Changes for the : Science and history and social science, the third grade pass rate will increase from 50 percent to 70 percent. English, the pass rate for grades six through twelve will increase from 70 percent to 75 percent. 4

High School: Is based on the percentage of students graduating from or completing high school based on a Graduation and Completion Index (GCI) prescribed by the state board of education. 5

– 2012 PRELIMINARY SOL TEST RESULTS DIVISION LEVEL - - DIVISION LEVEL - - GRADE LEVEL -

ReadingWritingMathHistoryScience ELEM87% 70%83%86% MIDDLE84%86%70%76%94% HIGH86%93%39%67%81% 7

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READING WRITING WRITING MATH MATH HISTORY HISTORY SCIENCE SCIENCE 12

SOL Student Performance in Reading 13

BTWES – Grade 3 increased 9% CES – Grade 3 increased 10% CES – Grade 5 increased 6% DES – Grade 3 increased 11% EFES – Grade 5 increased 16% HPES – Grade 4 increased 6% KSES – Grade 3 increased 14% KSES – Grade 5 increased 6% 14

MBJrES – Grade 3 increased 15% MBJrES – Grade 5 increased 11% NPES – Grade 3 increased 10% NPES – Grade 5 increased 10% NSES – Grade 5 increased 8% OES – Grade 5 increased 11% SWES – Grade 3 increased 14% JFKMS – Grade 6 increased 6% JFKMS – Grade 7 increased 5% 15

SOL Student Performance in Writing 16

DES – Grade 5 increased 7% EFES – Grade 5 increased 7% KSES – Grade 5 increased 7% NPES – Grade 5 increased 8% OES – Grade 5 increased 5% 17

SOL Student Performance in Math 18

NSES – Grade 5 Plain English Math increased 25% OES - Grade 4 Plain English Math increased 50% FGMS - Grade 6 Plain English Math increased 13% JFKMS - Grade 6 Math increased 17% JYMS - Grade 6 Math increased 5% 19

SOL Student Performance in History 20

CES – Grade 3 increased 8% EFES – Grade 4 Virginia Studies increased 5% EFES – Grade 5 US History I increased 7% HPES – Grade 3 History increased 9% HPES – Grade 4 Virginia Studies increased 11% HPES – Grade 5 US History I increased 26% KSES – Grade 3 History increased 5% MBJrES – Grade 4 Virginia Studies increased 6% 21

NPES – Grade 3 increased 8% NPES – Grade 4 Virginia Studies increased 9% NPES – Grade 5 US History I increased 8% NSES – Grade 3 History increased 7% NSES – Grade 5 US History I increased 6% OES – Virginia Studies increased 8% OES – Grade 5 US History I increased 19% SWES – Grade 3 History increased 7% 22

JFKMS – Civics and Economics increased 10% KFHS – World History I increased 11% KFHS – World History II increased 28% LHS – World History II increased 12% 23

SOL Student Performance in Science 24

CES – Grade 5 increased 5% EFES – Grade 5 increased 5% HPES – Grade 5 increased 7% KSES – Grade 5 increased 8% MBJrES – Grade 5 increased 12% NSES – Grade 5 increased 5% OES – Grade 5 increased 10% SWES – Grade 5 increased 5% LHS – Biology increased 5% 25

SOL Student Performance by Elementary School SCHOOLREADINGWRITINGMATHHISTORYSCIENCEAccredited Status BTWES817680*7378 Fully Accredited CES Fully Accredited DES/FBES Fully Accredited EFES Fully Accredited HPES Fully Accredited KSES888484*8388 Fully Accredited MBJRES Fully Accredited NPES Fully Accredited NSES Fully Accredited OES Fully Accredited SWES879282*8292 Fully Accredited NOTE: * Indicates the Alternate Benchmark (Three Year Average) was needed. 26

SOL Student Performance by Middle School SCHOOLREADINGWRITINGMATHHISTORYSCIENCE Accredited Status FGMS Fully Accredited JFKMS848271* 94 Fully Accredited JYMS Fully Accredited KFMS798677*7192 Fully Accredited NOTE: * Indicates the Alternate Benchmark (Three Year Average) was needed. 27

SOL Student Performance by High School Notes: 1. * - Indicates the Alternate Benchmark (Three Year Average). 2. Accredited with Warning – Pass rates are below the achievement levels required for full accreditation. Schools must undergo academic reviews and are required to adopt and implement school improvement plans. Schools that are Accredited with Warning in English and/or mathematics also are required to adopt instructional programs proven by research to be effective in raising achievement in these subjects. 3. The Graduation and Completion Index (GCI) data for the high schools is not available. The data will be calculated following the completion of summer school and the submission of the summer student record collection in August. SCHOOLREADINGWRITINGMATHHISTORYSCIENCE Accredited Status KFHS909268*8290 Accredited with Warning in Math LHS929166*7487 Accredited with Warning in Math NRHS939579*8994 Fully Accredited 28

29 Action Steps

30 Analyze district Student Performance By Question (SPBQ) reporting category and SPBQ reports to identify areas of strength and improvement Continue to develop additional Technology Enhanced Items “Look-a-like” problems are being used as the framework for the pre-assessments and have been placed in curriculum management for teacher use. Action Steps Focused on Enhancing the Math Results

31 Conduct a Needs Assessments of all teachers who teach math Create Professional Development sessions based on the results of the Needs Assessment Increase monitoring of teachers’ evidence of re- teaching and remediation (building administrators and central office administrators) Action Steps Focused on Enhancing the Math Results

32 Action Steps Focused on the Revised English and Science Standards SOL English Standards: Adopted in 2010 and Implemented in 2011 Field tested new online writing tool in 2012 Field tested new reading & writing content in 2012 SOL tested in 2013 SOL Science Standards: Adopted in 2010 and Implemented in 2011 Field tested new content in 2012 SOL tested in 2013

33 Action Steps Focused on the Revise Action Steps Focused on the Revised English and Science Standards Beginning in 2010, committees created: Action plans & Time tables Crosswalks comparison -- Integrated critical portions of new standards without deleting current standards Scope and sequences

34 Action Steps Focused on the Revise Action Steps Focused on the Revised English and Science Standards Beginning in 2010, committees also created: Pacing guides Updated student review notes -- Infused certain critical standards one year in advance of testing Lessons & labs developed and included in teachers' curriculum guides in science

35 Other action steps: Teachers shared best practices Students provided chance to use new online writing practice tool provided by VDOE in 2012 during SOL Writing field test Action Steps Focused on the Revised English and Science Standards

36 Other action steps: Provide students with practice using Technology Enhanced Practice Items provided by VDOE Update division tests and quizzes to align with Technology Enhanced Items formatting Action Steps Focused on the Revised English and Science Standards

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