WASA Summer Conference 2009 Who's Failing School Who Are Schools Failing

Everett Public Schools Terry Edwards Chief Academic Officer (425) JoAnne Fabian Director of On-Time Graduation (425)

The Problem –How do we ensure that every student graduates from high school ? –In 2004 OSPI reported Everett’s graduation rate as 53%

The Answer Graduation Task Force On Time Graduation Committee present

Graduation Rates reported by OSPI including this year’s preliminary numbers Year Everett School District CHSEHSJHSSHS %64%59%71%3% %64%69%78%10% %67.4%82%80%8% %80.2%86.1%87.7%36.6% % 84.1%86%40.8% * 81.1%87.2%77.3%88.4%32.0% *Graduation rates are based on the prior year graduation class i.e data is based on graduation class of Data for is preliminary.

Graduation Rate = Graduates (N) Cohort (D)

Active students currently enrolled + Dropouts = Class Cohort

= Active Students Students On Track + Students Off Track

+ Completers (C-1) + Dropouts + Unknowns (P210) = NCBL Drop Outs

Myths of Student Achievement and Their Impacts on High School Graduation Rates

Myth 1: The data we provide to OSPI and the reports generated from that data are accurate

Summary of C’s, D’s, U’s through

Myth 2: Students that fail classes are unmotivated and impacted by non school issues

All Schools FINC Summary for Non Duplicated Individuals Semester individuals received at least 1 F 47% of these individuals (703) only received 1 F 23% of the individuals (339) received 2 F’s 3/26/09 Pentamation

Myth 3: Students that fail do not work in class

First Semester 2009

Myth 4: Students grades are directly related to student attendance

Attendance and F Data Semester

Myth 5: Discipline is a significant factor in school failure

Discipline Incidents and F Data Semester Discipline: –Emergency Expulsion / Expulsion –Short & Long Term Suspension –In-School Suspension 1382 Individual students received at least 1 F –83% of the students that got at least 1 F had no serious discipline incidents

Myth 6: Students that fail classes lack basic skills Board Procedure 2410 allows students that have previously failed a course in the same academic area to recover credit by meeting mastery on a WASL subtest.

WASL Credits Retrieved by Year 6/15/09 Pentamation

Myth 7: The WASL is a significant Barrier to Graduation –WASL is a destroyer of Electives

Everett School District Class of Active Students 05/12/09 Reading District Data May 12, 2009

Everett School District Class of Active Students 05/12/09 Writing District Data May 12, 2009

Everett School District Class of Active Students 05/12/09 Mathematics District Data May 12, 2009

Myth 8: If you increase academic Rigor student performance will decline.

Enrollment in MS Algebra & Geometry MS Algebra MS Geometry Total MS Challenge Math

HS Enrollment in Basic (Regular) Math HS Algebra HS Geometry Algebra II Total HS Basic Math

Enrollment in Advanced Math at High School Precalculus Calculus/AP Statistics/AP Total HS Advanced

Math Enrollment Trends

Everett Public Schools Comprehensive High Schools Class of 2010 (Fall 2008)

2009 Student Cohort Challenging Course Offerings: Course Enrollments CHSEHSJHSSHSTotal AP COL in HS Honors Run Start Tech Prep Pentamation data 5/18/09

2009 Student Cohort College Ready Status: Four Year Washington State College Total Population English 4.0 Credits % English Ready Math 3.0 Credits % Math Ready Science 3.0 Credits % Science Ready Social Studies 3.0 Credits % Social Studies Ready World Language 2.0 Credits % World Language Ready CHS %35289%34186%34888%19148% EHS %27092%15051%25086%10737% JHS %37287%31875%37989%19947% SHS501734%2754%36%1428%24% District %102188%81270%99185%49943% Total Population English 4.0 Credits % English Ready Math 3.0 Credits % Math Ready Science 2.0 Credits % Science Ready Social Studies 3.0 Credits % Social Studies Ready World Language 2.0 Credits % World Language Ready CHS %35289%36292%34888%19148% EHS %27092%26992%25086%10737% JHS %37287%41196%37989%19947% SHS501734%2754%3264%1428%24% District %102188%107492%99185%49943% Pentamation data 5/18/09

Myth 9: Students make up missing credits during summer school.

R-Y-G Summer School % of summer participants are not credit deficit. Of those credit deficit only 13% recovered enough credit to get out of credit deficit. 9/4/08 Pentamation

Myth 10: Principals can not impact graduation rates

Everett Public Schools On-Time Graduation Task Force Goals 1.All high schools will fully implement the Academic Tracker system including 4-year plans, course requests and scheduling functions. 2.All high schools will implement the new Transcript Evaluation form and all Red/Yellow students will develop Graduation Plans which include one-on-one conference with the student and when possible, the parent. 3.Each comprehensive high school will have at least 100 students not at standard in mathematics take the SAT/ACT Math assessment or submit a completed Collection of Evidence Portfolio to OSPI. Sequoia High School will submit 50 complete collections of evidence portfolios to OSPI. 4.Each high school will develop and implement a plan to re- engage super seniors and help them graduate during

Everett Public Schools On-Time Graduation Task Force Goals 5.Each Comprehensive High School will reduce the number of non-graduates by 10% for the Class of SHS will achieve a 50% extended graduation rate. 6.The district graduation rate for students classified as special education, low income and ELL will each reach 75% and each Comprehensive High School will be 80% and SHS will be 50%. 7.All high schools will implement an Academic Support Center that will serve to focus on on-time graduation efforts at the school.

Everett Public Schools High School Graduate Goal* 2009

Graduation Rates reported by OSPI including this year’s preliminary numbers Year Everett School District CHSEHSJHSSHS %64%59%71%3% %64%69%78%10% %67.4%82%80%8% %80.2%86.1%87.7%36.6% % 84.1%86%40.8% * 81.1%87.2%77.3%88.4%32.0% *Graduation rates are based on the prior year graduation class i.e data is based on graduation class of Data for is preliminary.

Steps to Improve Your Graduation Rate 1.Verify data Your Process / Your Data 2.Intervene with active students Communication / Data Systems / Program Assistance Credit Recover / Partnerships 3.Drop-out recovery with inactive students Who / Where / Why / How

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