Standardized Testing Report: Grades 3-10

THE MISSION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF UPPER DUBLIN IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH ALL STUDENTS ARE RESPECTED, EDUCATED, ENCOURAGED, AND CHALLENGED TO BECOME LIFE-LONG LEARNERS WITHIN A GLOBAL SOCIETY.

MINDSET Mindset is a simple idea discovered by world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck in decades of research on achievement and success—a simple idea that makes all the difference. the established set of attitudes held by someone

UD and the Growth Mindset If you have a more fixed mindset you might be nervous about learning difficult skills because failure to learn quickly suggests that you don’t have enough talent. This can be very threatening to self-confidence. If you have failed once you believe that you will fail again and this fear of failure can stop you trying. If you have a more growth mindset you believe that abilities can be developed through learning and hard work. It can make life easier if you are physically suited to a certain sport but you still need to work hard and continue to learn to achieve your goals. With a growth mindset you see failures as learning opportunities and believe that maximizing your potential requires a lot of consistent hard work.

OUR MESSAGE TO OUR “LIFE-LONG LEARNERS” I can’t do that YET.

YET

PA DATA UNDERGOES TRANSFORMATION

Teacher Effectiveness System in Act 82

PA School Performances Profile 1.Provide a building level academic score for educators as part of the Educator Effectiveness System as required by Act 82 2.Inform the public of the academic performance measures of each school, including comprehensive career and technical centers, and cyber charter and charter schools in Pennsylvania 3.Offer a resource for districts to communicate and compare performance, analyze performance indicators as related to achievement, and encourage best practice

WHAT ARE THE COMPONENTS OF PA SPP?

Indicators of Academic Achievement – 40% Percent Proficient or Advanced on Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA/PASA/Keystone Exams) Percent Competent or Advanced on Industry Standards-Based Competency Assessments Percent Proficient or Advanced on PSSA/PASA grade 3 reading SAT/ACT College Ready Benchmarks 14

Pennsylvania Value Added Assessment System (PVAAS) Value-added is a statistical analysis used to measure a district's or school's impact on the academic growth rates of groups of students from year-to-year Calculated in the following manner: – Growth – Education Value Added Assessment System methodology

Indicators of Academic Growth – 40% (PVAAS) – Meeting Annual Academic Growth Expectations Mathematics/Algebra I Reading/Literature Science/Biology Writing 16

Closing the Achievement Gap – All Students (5%) Percent of Gap Closure Met – Mathematics/Algebra I – Reading/Literature – Science/Biology – Writing 17

Closing the Achievement Gap – Historically Underperforming Students (5%) – Percent of Gap Closure Met Mathematics/Algebra I Reading/Literature Science/Biology Writing 18

Other Academic Indicators – 10% Cohort Graduation Rate Promotion Rate Attendance Rate Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate or College Credit PSAT/Plan Participation 19

Extra Credit for Advanced Achievement Percent Advanced on PSSA/PASA/Keystone Exams – Mathematics/Algebra I – Reading/Literature – Science/Biology – Writing Percent Scoring 3 or Higher on Advanced Placement Exams or 4 or higher on International Baccalaureate Exams 20

TAKING A LOOK

2014 School Performance Profile SchoolPerformance Band Points (100) UDHS91.3 SRMS88.8 FWES80.3 JTES90.1 MGES87.9 TFES87.9

Review of SPP Areas of Strength – UDHS in top performing category – SRMS is #5 in county – Achievement scores consistently in the top quintile in PA Areas Needing Improvement – Challenging curriculum for students in ALL achievement categories – Implementation of a articulated Science program – ELA Curriculum Renewal (Spring 2015) – Focus on all curricular areas through instruction and assessment – 2-Year Professional Development Plan Formative Assessment Flex Grouping Differentiated Instruction

MATHEMATICS GRADES 3- KEYSTONE ALGEBRA EXAM

Grade 3 Math – All Students YearNPro/AdvAdvProBasicBB

Grade 4 Math – All Students YearNPro/AdvAdvProBasicBB

Color Legend for Use in Both Grades 4-8 & Grades 9-11 PVAAS Performance Diagnostic Summary Reports B G P

Grade 4 Math PVAAS 97.5%

Grade 5 Math – All Students YearNPro/AdvAdvProBasicBB

Grade 5 Math PVAAS 91.0%

Grade 6 Math – All Students YearNPro/AdvAdvProBasicBB

Grade 6 Math PVAAS 92.2%

Grade 7 Math – All Students YearNPro/AdvAdvProBasicBB

Grade 7 Math PVAAS 93.1%

Grade 8 Math – All Students YearNPro/AdvAdvProBasicBB

Grade 8 Math PVAAS 92.9%

Grade 4 – 8 Math African-American/Black Student Growth and Achievement

Grade 4 – 8 Math Asian Student Growth and Achievement

Grade 4 – 8 Math HUP* Student Growth and Achievement *Historically Underperforming Students

Algebra 1 EOC

Keystone Algebra 1 PVAAS 76.4%

Keystone Algebra African-American/Black Student Growth and Achievement

Keystone Algebra Asian Student Growth and Achievement

Keystone Algebra HUP Student Growth and Achievement

Mathematics Curriculum-Instruction-Assessment New Mathematics Curricula – Eureka (K-5) – Carnegie (6-Keystone) Common Assessments and Diagnostic Tools Universal Pre-Algebra Screening in 5 th grade Reinstated Math Curriculum Leaders – K-12 Math Coach – Grs. 6-8 Department Chair – Grs Curriculum Coordinator On-going professional development

On-going Professional Development

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS GRADES 3-KEYSTONE LITERATURE EXAM

Grade 3 Reading – All Students YearNPro/AdvAdvProBasicBB

Grade 4 Reading – All Students YearNPro/AdvAdvProBasicBB

Grade 4 Reading 90.7%

Grade 5 Reading – All Students YearNPro/AdvAdvProBasicBB

Grade 5 Reading 85.0%

Grade 6 Reading – All Students YearNPro/AdvAdvProBasicBB

Grade 6 Reading 89.6%

Grade 7 Reading – All Students YearNPro/AdvAdvProBasicBB

Grade 7 Reading 91.4%

Grade 8 Reading – All Students YearNPro/AdvAdvProBasicBB

Grade 8 Reading 94.8%

Grade 5 and 8 Writing Grade 5 Grade 8

Grade 4 – 8 ELA African-American/Black Student Growth and Achievement

Grade 4 – 8 ELA Asian Student Growth and Achievement

Grade 4 – 8 ELA HUP Student Growth and Achievement

Literature EOC

Grade 10 Keystone 81.4%

English Language Arts Curriculum-Instruction-Assessment Curriculum Design (Grs. 6-12) ELA Curriculum Renewal Process (Feb 2015) ELA Program Audit K-12 (Sept 2015) Elementary Imagine Learning Pilot Universal Implementation of Reading A-Z Diagnostic Testing (CDTs) Common Assessments Aligned to PA Core Reinstated ELA Curriculum Leaders – K-12 Reading Specialist Coordinator – 6-12 Curriculum Coordinator

SCIENCE GRADES 4 AND 8, KEYSTONE BIOLOGY EXAM

Grade 4 Science

Grade 8 Science

Grade 4 – 8 Science African-American/Black Student Growth and Achievement

Grade 4 – 8 Science Asian Student Growth and Achievement

Grade 4 – 8 Science PVAAS HUP Student Growth

Biology EOC

Keystone Biology Exam

Biology Keystone Exam African American/Black Student Growth and Achievement

Biology Keystone Exam Asian Student Growth and Achievement

Biology Keystone Exam HUP Student Growth and Achievement

Science Curriculum-Instruction- Assessment K-9 Science Curriculum Design – Aligned to PA Standards and Next Generation Science Standards – Common assessments vetted through PDE guidelines – K-5 pilot in Spring 2015 Biology 300 and Dedicated Keystone Coach K-12 Science Coordinator and HS Department Head

UDHS ACHIEVEMENT SCORES SAT/ACT and AP

2014 SAT Scores UD UD UD State Nat’l Reading Math Writing

2014 SAT and National Merit Status 3 perfect SAT scores at UDHS 12 National Merit Scholars 14 National Merit Commended Students

AP TESTS Total Tested3 or Above% % % % 91%

College and Career: Class of 2014 Bucknell University Cornell University Columbia University Dartmouth College Drexel University Emory University Franklin and Marshall Harvard University Haverford College Howard University Georgetown University Lafayette College … and many more Lehigh University Penn State University Princeton University Temple University LaSalle University University of Chicago University of Delaware University of Maryland University of Michigan University of Pittsburgh University of Pennsylvania University Of Virginia

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