Tacoma School District - 1 updated:12/4/2007 Student Achievement Board Study Session December 6, 2007 (Supplement) Dr. Michael Power Assist. Superintendent Program and Learning Support Tel Pat Cummings Director of Research and Evaluation Tel Karyn Clarke Director of District and School Improvement Tel This presentation includes some information presented to the Board of Directors on 12/6/07 and additional Information which was not presented due to time limitations.

Tacoma School District - 2 Graduation Rate Data On-Time Graduation For example, students would have started grade 9 in the fall of are expected to graduate “on- time” (in four years) in spring Extended Time This rate includes students who graduated after their expected graduation year. Annual Dropout Rate Students who leave school without a regular high school diploma and do not transfer to another school. Includes “unknowns” and those completing with a GED,

Tacoma School District - 3 Where rates are reported: Annual Dropout Rate On-Time Graduation Rate Extended Graduation Rate

Tacoma School District - 4 Four Cohorts of 9th Graders ( ) Percent of Students Graduating in 4 year (U of W Research)

Tacoma School District - 5 Cohort Class of Tacoma and Washington State On-Time Graduation Rates

Tacoma School District - 6 Distribution of On-Time Graduation Rates All Students Tacoma 68% Each dot on the chart represents one of 207 districts in Washington state, distributed from low to high * Districts with less than 100 students in grades 9-12 were excluded from this data set 48 out of rd percentile rank

Tacoma School District - 7 Distribution of Extended Graduation Rates All Students Tacoma 75% Each dot on the chart represents one of 206 districts in Washington state, distributed from low to high * Districts with less than 100 students in grades 9-12 were excluded from this data set 56 out of rd percentile rank

Tacoma School District - 8 Cohort Class of Tacoma High Schools On-Time Graduation Rates (minus continuing)

Tacoma School District - 9 GAP Data Definition The gap refers to the observed achievement disparity on a number of educational measures between the performance of groups of students, especially groups defined by gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. By type of group Gender, race/ethnicity, Spec. Ed, ESL, SES. By outcome Test scores (e.g., WASL, District Tests, ACT, SAT) Other measures (e.g., grades, grad/dropout rates, discipline referrals, TV viewing, homework)

Tacoma School District GAP = 16 points 2007 GAP = 25 points Trends in Average Percent Meeting Standard and Score Gaps for Black Students and White Students – WASL Grade 4 Mathematics

Tacoma School District GAP = 13 points 2007 GAP = 31 points Trends in Average Percent Meeting Standard and Score Gaps for Black Students and White Students – WASL Grade 7 Mathematics

Tacoma School District GAP = 25 points 2007 GAP = 30 points Trends in Average Percent Meeting Standard and Score Gaps for Black Students and White Students – WASL Grade 10 Mathematics

Tacoma School District GAP = 22 points 2007 GAP = 12 points Trends in Average Percent Meeting Standard and Score Gaps for Black Students and White Students – WASL Grade 4 Reading

Tacoma School District GAP = 19 points 2007 GAP = 19 points Trends in Average Percent Meeting Standard and Score Gaps for Black Students and White Students – WASL Grade 7 Reading

Tacoma School District GAP = 25 points Trends in Average Percent Meeting Standard and Score Gaps for Black Students and White Students – WASL Grade 10 Reading 2007 GAP = 20 points

Tacoma School District - 16 Grade 6 GPA White = 3.02 Hispanic = 2.70 Black = 2.62 Trends in Average Grade Point Average (GPA) By Ethnic Group (Grades 6 through 12) Grade 12 GPA White = 2.93 Hispanic = 2.77 Black = 2.58

Tacoma School District - 17 Grade 10 Reading WASL - 9 Year Trend By Ethnic Group (Including “No Score” and “Previously Passed”)

Tacoma School District - 18 Grade 10 Math WASL - 9 Year Trend By Ethnic Group (Including “No Score” and “Previously Passed”)

Tacoma School District - 19 Grade 10 Writing WASL - 9 Year Trend By Ethnic Group (Including “No Score” and “Previously Passed”)

Tacoma School District - 20 Percent of "No Score" WASL Reading - 8 Year Ethnic Trends

Tacoma School District - 21 Percent of "No Score" WASL Math - 8 Year Ethnic Trends

Tacoma School District - 22 Percent of "No Score" WASL Reading - 8 Year District Trends

Tacoma School District - 23 AYP Data Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) The cornerstones of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) signed into law January 2002, as the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. AYP is a measure of year-to-year student achievement on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) in reading and mathematics.

Tacoma School District - 24 School Improvement Plan Continue: Public School Choice Continue: Public School Choice Supplemental Continue: Public School Choice Supplemental Services Public School Choice Supplemental Services Corrective Action Plan for Alternative Governance AYP Step Implement Plan For Alternative Governance Step 5 12 AYP AYP TIMELINE FOR SCHOOLS (Consequences apply only to schools receiving Title I funds) Sanctions are a District Responsibility Identified for School Improvement WASL Results WASL Results

Tacoma School District - 25 Met AYP?AYP STEP ArlingtonYES BirneyYES BlixYES1 BozeYES1 Browns PtYES BryantYES Crescent HgtsYES DeLongYES DowningYES EdisonYES FawcettYES Fern HillYES FranklinYES GeigerYES GrantYES H. StaffordYES JeffersonYES LarchmontYES ListerNO Met AYP?AYP STEP LowellYES LyonYES Manitou ParkYES MannYES McCarverYES1 McKinleyYES1 NE TacomaYES Pt DefianceYES ReedYES RooseveltYES SheridanYES1 ShermanYES SkylineYES StanleyYES WainwrightYES WA/HoytYES WhitmanYES WhittierYES ELEMENTARY:

Tacoma School District - 26 Met AYP?AYP STEP A. GiaudroneNO BakerNO *GaultNO4 GrayNO1 HuntNO *Jason LeeNO4 MasonNO *McIlvaighNO4 MeekerNO StewartNO TrumanNO MIDDLE SCHOOL:

Tacoma School District - 27 HIGH SCHOOL: Met AYP? FossNO LincolnNO Mt. TahomaNO StadiumNO WilsonNO Oakland AltNO SOTAYES Fresh StartYES

Tacoma School District - 28 Gault Grade 7 Total Reading Ten Year Trend Summary from 1998 to 2007

Tacoma School District - 29 Gault Grade 7 Total Mathematics Ten Year Trend Summary from 1998 to 2007

Tacoma School District - 30 McIlvaigh Grade 7 Total Reading Ten Year Trend Summary from 1998 to 2007

Tacoma School District - 31 McIlvaigh Grade 7 Total Mathematics Ten Year Trend Summary from 1998 to 2007

Tacoma School District - 32 Jason Lee Grade 7 Total Reading Ten Year Trend Summary from 1998 to 2007

Tacoma School District - 33 Jason Lee Grade 7 Total Mathematics Ten Year Trend Summary from 1998 to 2007