Summary of 2006 MAP Results for the Joplin R-VIII School District Dr. Jim Simpson, Superintendent Press Conference September 1, 2006 Joplin High School

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3 As a Result of MAP Performance Last Year Joplin Schools were Accredited with Distinction for the second year in a row. –The highest level of accreditation awarded by DESE

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5 Overview of MAP Results Missouri made significant changes in the 2006 Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) to meet the standards of the National Assessment of Educational Process. Missouri gives the MAP in two content areas at specific grades. –Math--grade 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, & 10 –Communication Arts--grade 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 11 Student Results are reported in one of four levels –Level 1--Below Basic –Level 2--Basic –Level 3--Proficiency –Level 4--Advanced State and District goal is to move students out of Levels 1 & 2 and to move students into Levels 3 & 4.

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12 Top Performing Schools Mathematics 30% of Students Scoring in Advanced Level 4 –Eastmorland--3rd 20% of Students Scoring in Advanced Level 4 –Duenweg-- 5th 0% of Students Scoring in Below Basic Level 1 –Duenweg--3rd, 5th –Duquesne--3rd, 5th –Irving--5th –Kelsey Norman--3rd, 5th –Royal Heights--4th –West Central--5th

13 Top Performing Schools Communication Arts 40% of Students Scoring in Advanced Level 4 –Duquesne--3rd 20% of Students Scoring in Advanced Level 4 –Cecil Floyd--3rd, 5th –Columbia--5th –Duquesne--5th –Eastmorland--3rd, 4th –Kelsey Norman--3rd, 5th –Royal Heights--4th, 5th –Stapleton--3rd, 4th, 5th 0% of Students Scoring in Below Basic Level 1 –Duenweg--3rd, 4th, 5th –Duquesne--3rd, 4th –Kelsey Norman--3rd, 5th

14 Schools Exceeding State Average By 10 Percentage Points Mathematics –Cecil Floyd--4th –Duquesne--4th –Jefferson--3rd –Kelsey Norman--4th, 5th –Stapleton--3rd, 4th Communication Arts –Cecil Floyd--4th –Columbia--5th –Duenweg--3rd –Kelsey Norman--3rd –Stapleton--3rd, 5th –Royal Heights--5th –South Middle School--7th

15 Schools Exceeding StateAverage By 20 Percentage Points Mathematics –Duenweg--4th –Duquesne--3rd, 5th –Eastmorland--3rd –Irving--4th, 5th –Columbia--5th –Royal Heights--5th Communication Arts –Duenweg--4th –Duquesne--3rd –Eastmorland--3rd –Irving--4th –Kelsey Norman--4th –Stapleton--4th –Royal Heights--5th

16 Schools Exceeding State Average By 30 Percentage Points or More Royal Heights--4th Grade Math percentage points above state average Duenweg--5th Grade Math percentage points above state average

17 No Child Left Behind Requirements In all elementary schools meet the AYP requirement. No school within the Joplin School District requires intervention for under the AYP guidelines. In all elementary schools meet the AYP requirement. No school within the Joplin School District requires intervention for under the AYP guidelines.

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