Melrose High School 2014 MCAS Presentation October 6, 2014

Presentation agenda Essential Questions Some Key Terms and Abbreviations Major Findings Progress & Performance Index (PPI) PPI & Accountability Level Data for All Students Data for High Needs Students Student Growth Percentiles (SGP) Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) Next Steps

Essential Questions 2014 MCAS Results What is the level of student achievement and growth at Melrose High School? What can achievement and growth tell us about curriculum, instruction, and learning at Melrose High School? 3

Some Key Terms and Abbreviations PPI – (progress and performance index) Point measure of a school’s progress towards narrowing proficiency gaps. This is a weighted average over four years with greater weight for most recent year. CPI – Composite Performance Index (calculated by averaging all the “points” each student earns on a 100 point scale.) Proficient and Advanced scores earn 100 points and High Needs Improvement scores earn 75, Low Needs Improvement scores earn 50, etc.) SGP – Student Growth Percentile (calculated by comparing a student’s score on this year’s test and giving them a percentile rank of all others who had the same score on last year’s test.) SGP of is considered normal and moderate annual growth.

Major Findings Progress was made toward closing the achievement gap. In Math, the SGP of 64 for special education students indicates high growth for this subgroup. Efforts in curriculum, instruction, and assessment at the high school have shown impact on our scores. In English, students who are identified as “high need” are achieving at the same high level of advanced or proficient (88 – 100%) as students overall.

Increase in the number of students achieving advanced and proficient. Science – there has been a 19 point increase in the % of students achieving advanced or proficient on the MCAS. 6 Major Findings (cont.)

Progress and Performance Index (PPI) Progress and Performance Index, or PPI, includes data on narrowing proficiency gaps, growth (SGP), MCAS participation, graduation rates, and dropout rates. MeasureOverall GoalAnnual Target PPISchool/District must narrow achievement gaps by 50% over a six year period ( ) Level 1: PPI of 75+ AND Participation rate of 95% or more Level 2: PPI of 75 or below, low-MCAS AND/OR Participation of 90-94% Level 3: Among the lowest 20 th percentile by school type or subgroup Participation rate below 90% 7

2014 School PPI and Accountability Level for Melrose High School 8 Annual PPI (target is 75) 92 for all groups 85 for High Needs ACCOUNTABILITY Level 1 NOTES Meeting gap narrowing goals 97% MCAS Participation

2014 MCAS Results Subject & Grade% Advanced & Proficient % Needs Improvement% Warning ELA – grade MATH – grade SCIENCE – grade

% of Advanced and Proficient Adv.Prof.Adv.Prof.Adv.Prof.Adv.Prof. ELA Gr Math Gr Science Gr

English Language Arts History of % Scored at Advanced & Proficient Levels Gr All

Math History of %Scored at Advanced & Proficient Levels Gr ALL Grade 3-5 and ALL are district results; Grades 6-10 are school results.

Science and Technology/Engineering History of %Scored at Advanced & Proficient Levels Gr All

% of Students Achieving Advanced or Proficient in by Subgroup ELA Gr. 10 Math Gr. 10 Science Gr. 9 All High Needs Students w/ disabilities 8842 Low Income African American Subgroups with a gap to Proficiency of 20+ percentage points. 14

DESE Growth Percentile Ranges <20 th PercentileVery Low Growth 20 th -40 th PercentileLow Growth 40 th -60 th PercentileTypical Growth 60 th -80 th PercentileHigh Growth >80 th PercentileVery High Growth 15

English Language Arts Student Growth Percentile (SGP) ELA - All High Needs Students w/ disabilities Low Income

Math Student Growth Percentile (SGP) MATH - All High Needs Students w/ disabilities Low Income

Composite Performance Index for All Students (CPI) Subject ELA MATH SCIENCE

English Composite Performance Index(CPI) English - All High Needs Students w/ disabilities Low Income

Math Composite Performance Index(CPI) MATH - All High Needs Students w/ disabilities Low Income

Science Composite Performance Index(CPI) Science - All High Needs Students w/ disabilities Low Income

Next Steps - Grades 9-12 Expand learning walk-throughs to additional faculty members to support identification of best practices. Learning walkthroughs are non-evaluative classroom visits by teams of teachers and administrators designed to increase dialogue on instructional practices. More frequent observations of teaching of core instructional practices by evaluators.

Use of common planning time to perform in- depth analysis on the data for specific subgroups. Increase access and opportunity for all students, particularly the high needs subgroups, to participate in a standards based curriculum with high expectations. 23

ELA Grades 9-12 Revise and map ELA curriculum 9-12, adding more rigorous reading materials including challenging nonfiction texts. Refine rubrics and practices for use of dialectical journals to stimulate greater depth in student response to text in grades Effect interdisciplinary planning and assessment collaboration between history/social science and ELA in grades 9-12 to support non-fiction reading and writing in response to text. Strengthen writing across content areas particularly for those students with disabilities. 24

Math Grades 9-12 Increase writing opportunities in math grades Provide professional development and coaching to support integration of writing on a daily basis. Develop and implement brief formal assessments in math grades 9 &10 to gather more frequent feedback on students’ progress towards standards and prepare students for PARCC. 25

Science Grades 9-12 Increase the number of inquiry labs in grades Increase student retention of material through the use of accountable talk and responding to informational literacy pieces. Modify assessments to incorporate review items and test items with a higher depth of knowledge to reflect anticipated changes to STE MCAS. Analyze insufficient progress of specific subgroups and create action plans to address needs. 26