ASSESSMENT Parkway Academic Assessment: Federal and State Influences on the Parkway School District Curriculum Council Parkway School District January 24, 2008 Dr. Chialin Hsieh Assessment Coordinator 1

ASSESSMENT Today… What do we believe? Who is Parkway? What are we held accountable for at the state level and federal level? How are we doing? Where do we stand? Next? 2

ASSESSMENT Academic Achievement and Engagement for All Students: BOE Focus Areas Pre-K-12 guaranteed, viable, district curriculum that meets the educational needs of all children Implement research-based instructional strategies that promote high levels of student engagement Reading, writing, and vocabulary integrated into all content areas Seek partnerships and research strategies that increase achievement in math and science with an emphasis on technology Integrate technology into the teaching and learning process Monitor, analyze, and seek continuous improvement in Parkway/State/ National academic indicators 3

ASSESSMENT What do we believe about assessment in Parkway? Student Academic Assessment is integral to the learning process to inform student’s learning. It should involve multiple measures and various question types from national, state, district, and classroom assessments. Every student has a continuous capacity to learn. 4

ASSESSMENT 5 Maximize Student Learning and Achievement AssessmentIntervention Parent Involvement Curriculum Technology Integration Professional Development Continuous Learning through development, leadership, and service

ASSESSMENT EVALUATION: check and verify What do you want to know?How will you know it? PLANNING: start with the end in mind © Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, doing business as the Division of Cooperative Extension of the University of Wisconsin-Extension. Logic Model Students Finance Teachers Parents … Students Finance Teachers Parents … Professional Development Prevention Intervention Technology Integration Parent Involvement New Initiatives (reading specialists, math specialists, …) Lower class size … Professional Development Prevention Intervention Technology Integration Parent Involvement New Initiatives (reading specialists, math specialists, …) Lower class size … Student Achievement: NCLB/AYP MSIP/APR College Readiness (ACT, PLAN, EXPLORE) Other Outcome Measures: Graduation rate Attendance rate Where our graduates go Career path World class citizen … Student Achievement: NCLB/AYP MSIP/APR College Readiness (ACT, PLAN, EXPLORE) Other Outcome Measures: Graduation rate Attendance rate Where our graduates go Career path World class citizen …

ASSESSMENT Who are we? ParkwayMissouri Free/Reduced Lunch 16.6%41.1% Students with IEP 17.2%14.3% Parkway is a diverse school district with a total population 18,432 in 2007.

ASSESSMENT What are we held accountable for? NCLB AYP MSIP APR Parkway 8 NCLB: AYP Subgroups Communication Arts Math Moving target: 100% kids proficient in 2014 NCLB: AYP Subgroups Communication Arts Math Moving target: 100% kids proficient in 2014 MSIP: APR 14 standards MAP (6) ACT Advanced Courses Career Ed Courses College Placement Career Ed Placement Graduation Rate Attendance Rate Subgroup Achievement MSIP: APR 14 standards MAP (6) ACT Advanced Courses Career Ed Courses College Placement Career Ed Placement Graduation Rate Attendance Rate Subgroup Achievement Parkway: Whole child Family support and involvement Student and family connectedness Challenging and engaging curriculum Rich content and an engaging learning climate High-quality teachers and administrators A safe, healthy, orderly, and trusting environment A climate that supports strong relationships between adults and students Character development Modeling of healthy behaviors Planning for the future World class citizen Parkway: Whole child Family support and involvement Student and family connectedness Challenging and engaging curriculum Rich content and an engaging learning climate High-quality teachers and administrators A safe, healthy, orderly, and trusting environment A climate that supports strong relationships between adults and students Character development Modeling of healthy behaviors Planning for the future World class citizen Whole Child: 2008 Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

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ASSESSMENT MAP Achievement Gap 11

ASSESSMENT 12 MAP Achievement Gap

ASSESSMENT Stanford Achievement Test 13

ASSESSMENT 14 Interactive Chart

ASSESSMENT 15 Interactive Chart

ASSESSMENT 16 Interactive Chart

ASSESSMENT Parkway EXPLORE 17

ASSESSMENT 18 Interactive Chart

ASSESSMENT Parkway PLAN 19

ASSESSMENT 20 Interactive Chart

ASSESSMENT 21 # & % of students took ACT Parkway (#) (%) % % Missouri (%)70% Parkway ACT

ASSESSMENT Parkway ACT 22

ASSESSMENT Students Who Took ACT and Who Did not Take ACT 23

ASSESSMENT Parkway ACT 24

ASSESSMENT 25 # & % of Graduates took ACT 2007 Parkway (#) (%) % Interactive Chart

ASSESSMENT 2007 AP National Report 26

ASSESSMENT Parkway Advanced Placement Program (AP) 27 DESE Graduation Rates,

ASSESSMENT 28 Parkway Advanced Placement Program (AP)

ASSESSMENT Parkway Attendance Rate and Dropout Rate 29

ASSESSMENT 30 Parkway Graduation Rate and Followup DESE Graduate Analysis,

ASSESSMENT Where Our Graduates Go Parkway and Missouri 31

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ASSESSMENT Federal and State Influences on the Parkway School District NCLB AYP MSIP APR Parkway 33 NCLB: AYP Subgroups Communication Arts Math Moving target: 100% kids proficient in 2014 NCLB: AYP Subgroups Communication Arts Math Moving target: 100% kids proficient in 2014 MSIP: APR 14 standards MAP (6) ACT Advanced Courses Career Ed Courses College Placement Career Ed Placement Graduation Rate Attendance Rate Subgroup Achievement MSIP: APR 14 standards MAP (6) ACT Advanced Courses Career Ed Courses College Placement Career Ed Placement Graduation Rate Attendance Rate Subgroup Achievement Whole Child: 2008 Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Parkway: Whole child Family support and involvement Student and family connectedness Challenging and engaging curriculum Rich content and an engaging learning climate High-quality teachers and administrators A safe, healthy, orderly, and trusting environment A climate that supports strong relationships between adults and students Character development Modeling of healthy behaviors Planning for the future World class citizen Parkway: Whole child Family support and involvement Student and family connectedness Challenging and engaging curriculum Rich content and an engaging learning climate High-quality teachers and administrators A safe, healthy, orderly, and trusting environment A climate that supports strong relationships between adults and students Character development Modeling of healthy behaviors Planning for the future World class citizen

ASSESSMENT 34 Maximize Student Learning and Achievement AssessmentIntervention Parent Involvement Curriculum Technology Integration Professional Development Continuous Learning through development, leadership, and service Maximize Student Learning and Achievement

ASSESSMENT What is next? Career Path (workforce planning for student future): ◦ Career awareness—elementary ◦ Career exploration—middle ◦ Career planning—high school 35

ASSESSMENT Any Questions? Thank you for your time. Chialin Hsieh 36

ASSESSMENT 37 Parkway 82% at or above the benchmark score Parkway 82% at or above the benchmark score Nation 68% at or above the benchmark score Nation 68% at or above the benchmark score Benchmark Score 15