Northwest ISD Vision Statement: The best and most sought-after school district where every student is future ready:  Ready for college  Ready for the global workplace  Ready for personal success Mission Statement: Northwest ISD, in partnership with parents and community, will engage all students in a premier education, preparing them to be successful, productive citizens.

 Highlight positive trends and data in the Advanced Academics program.  Highlight increased opportunities and participation in the Advanced Academics program.  Share and explain the key indicators used to assess performance in Advanced Academics

Kindergarten –  Universal Screening with Kingore Planned Experiences 2nd Grade –  Universal Screening with CogAT and ITBS 1st, 3rd, 4th, & 5th - Parent or Teacher Referral

15 specialists at 17 campuses Kindergarten1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade4th Grade5th Grade 60 minutes (beginning February 29, 2016) 60 minutes 90 minutes 120 minutes 150 minutes

Kindergarten  Specialists meet with students from March to May to develop an awareness of what it means to be gifted and provide learning experiences to create awareness and understandings of self and others. 1st & 2nd Grade  Over the course of two years, students travel through the continents using the lens of various kinds of engineers to solve problems within those continents. 3rd Grade  Students will identify and analyze structures (man-made and natural) in their world. They will engage in a hands-on, open-ended engineering design activities to deepen their understanding of strong and stable structures while also experimenting with different techniques and materials to attain the goal of building strong and stable structures.

4th Grade  How can we, as design engineers, recreate the world of an ancient civilization to educate and entertain theme park visitors? Students work in teams to create an amusement park based on an ancient civilization. 5th Grade  Students will assess global problems, predict their future impact on civilizations, design a product intended to provide a solution or partial solution, design a marketing strategy for said product, and create a multimedia presentation to appeal to potential investors highlighting their research on the issue and the attributes and qualities of their product.

Greater Than Expected Growth School2014 Percentage of students scoring greater than expected progress in ELA 2015 Percentage of students scoring greater than expected progress in ELA Haslet ES20%21% Justin ES14%27% Lakeview ES26%32% Roanoke ES17%20% Seven Hills ES12%21% Beck ES30%25% Hatfield ES18%23% Prairie View ES13%21% Nance ES20%32% Hughes ES14%30% Granger ES16%29% Sendera Ranch ES20%26% Peterson ES18%21% Love ES16%21% Thompson ES19%18% Schluter ES15%24% Cox ES35%25%

Advanced Level Performance School3 rd Grade Reading 2015 Percentage of students scoring Level III, Advanced STAAR, Reading 4 th Grade Reading 2015 Percentage of students scoring Level III, Advanced STAAR, STAAR M, STAAR A Writing 4 th grade Writing 2015 Percentage of students scoring Level III, Advanced STAAR, STAAR M, STAAR A Writing 5 th Grade Reading 2015 Percentage of students scoring Level III, Advanced STAAR, STAAR M, STAAR A Writing 5 th Grade Science 2015 Percentage of students scoring Level III, Advanced STAAR, Science Haslet ES39%36%10%33%12% Justin ES20% 4%30%10% Lakeview ES45%44%21%49%25% Roanoke ES25%28%8%28%11% Seven Hills ES18%13%4%18%10% Beck ES39%43%27%54%39% Hatfield ES17%19%6%29%15% Prairie View ES19%20%5%20%6% Nance ES16%32%14%34%12% Hughes ES22%24%4%31%8% Granger ES54%36%15%42%30% Sendera Ranch ES22%21%7%31%17% Peterson ES20%30%10%34%9% Love ES18%26%6%27%6% Thompson ES24%9%0%29%11% Schluter ES33% 8%30%9% Cox ES30%33% 39%19%

Postsecondary Readiness SchoolPostsecondary Readiness 2014 Postsecondary Readiness 2015 Haslet ES46%48% Justin ES34%32% Lakeview ES61%60% Roanoke ES41%35% Seven Hills ES29%28% Beck ES62%63% Hatfield ES45%33% Prairie View ES30%29% Nance ES34%40% Hughes ES33%36% Granger ES56%62% Sendera Ranch ES35%37% Peterson ES38%40% Love ES31%27% Thompson ES29% Schluter ES40%39% Cox ES54%

4 th – 6 th grade: Approximately 700 letters & applications were sent home; An informational parent meeting on November 5. A student must have attained qualifying test scores by scoring in the 95th percentile or higher on a grade-level standardized achievement test, aptitude test, mental-ability test, approved state criterion-referenced test, or 125 or above on an IQ test.

GATES Enrollment (served through ELA- 6-8) Chisholm Pike - 67 Tidwell Medlin Wilson - 92

GATES Enrollment (by grade level)

Pre-AP Enrollment

Pre-AP Enrollment (by campus/grade level)

AVID program

Students enrolled in a High School Credit course MedlinPikeChisholmTidwellWilson # of 8th graders in HS Credit Course Total # of 8 th Grade Students % Students in 1 or more HS Credit Course97.81%97.64%92.08%94.53%91.49%

Algebra EOC Participation School2014 Percentage of students who participated in the Algebra I EOC 2015 Percentage of students who participated in the Algebra I EOC Medlin23%39% Pike17%35% CTMS21%49% Tidwell19%43% Wilson24%47%

Greater Than Expected Growth School2014 Percentage of students scoring greater than expected progress in ELA 2015 Percentage of students scoring greater than expected progress in ELA 2014 Percentage of students scoring greater than expected progress in Mathematics* 2015 Percentage of students scoring greater than expected progress in Mathematics* Medlin20%21%22%52% Pike13%22%9%59% CTMS16%18%7%36% Tidwell16%17%15%50% Wilson16% 13%32% *Mathematics greater than expected growth is based on Algebra EOC. New TEKS were implemented in grades 3-8 and were not part of the state indicators for

Advanced Level Performance School2015 Percentage of 6th grade students scoring Level III, Advanced STAAR Reading 2015 Percentage of 7 th grade students scoring Level III, Advanced STAAR Reading 2015 Percentage of 7 th grade students scoring Level III, Advanced STAAR Writing 2015 Percentage of students scoring Level III, Advanced STAAR Reading Medlin37%40%30%50% Pike17%22%16%32% CTMS26%22%14%27% Tidwell29%28% 36% Wilson27%26%10%24%

Advanced Level Performance School2014 Percentage of students who demonstrated Level III Performance in the Alg I EOC 2015 Percentage of students who demonstrated Level III Performance in the Alg I EOC Medlin70%74% Pike57%67% CTMS24%39% Tidwell63%62% Wilson39%37%

Advanced Level Performance School2015 Percentage of students scoring Level III, Advanced STAAR Social Studies 2015 Percentage of students scoring Level III, Advanced STAAR Science Medlin28%30% Pike16%24% CTMS13%21% Tidwell18%32% Wilson29%20%

Postsecondary Readiness School Medlin67%63% Pike44%43% CTMS43%46% Tidwell57%54% Wilson54%52%

GATES Enrollment 9th10th11th12th Byron Nelson Steele10234 Northwest Eaton Total AP Human Geography, AP World History, AP US History, PAP English I & II, and AP English III.

Enrollment in PreAp, Dual Credit, AP courses

AP Participation and Performance Course15-16 Enrolled14-15 Enrolled14-15 AP Tested14-15 % Tested14-15 % > 3 Biology %51% Calculus AB %56% Calculus BC %62% Chemistry %51% Computer Science %60% Eng Lang %56% Eng Lit %57% Environmental Sci %34% European History %80% French %64% German379129%78% Human Geography %64% Macroeconomics %55% Music Theory %37% Physics C: E&M013300%33% Physics C: M %37% Physics %23% Psychology %81% Spanish Lang %100% Statistics %55% Studio Art 2D %14% Studio Art 3D %50% Studio Art Drawing %71% US Government %38% US History %49% World History %58% TOTAL %55%

Advanced Placement Trends

Advanced Placement Recognitions: Districts in Texas 1 of 291 of 23 Districts in the United States 1 of 5471 of 452 This is the second consecutive year that NISD has been recognized!!!

 Inclusion on the 6th Annual AP District Honor Roll is based on the examination of three years of AP data, from 2013 to 2015, for the following criteria:  Increased participation/access to AP by at least 4 percent in large districts, at least 6 percent in medium districts, and at least 11 percent in small districts;  Increased or maintained the percentage of exams taken by African American, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian/Alaska Native students, and;  Improved performance levels when comparing the percentage of students in 2014 scoring a 3 or higher to those in 2012, unless the district has already attained a performance level at which more than 70 percent of its AP students are scoring a 3 or higher.

Advance Level Performance on EOC exams SchoolEnglish IEnglish IIAlgebraScience (Biology) Social Studies (U.S. History) NHS9% 5%21%33% BNHS22%11%10%22%37% SAHS19%10%21%27%50%

 English Composition and Literature (Communication)  *English 1301 (Comp I)  English 1302 (Comp II)  English 2322 (World Lit I)  English 2323 (World Lit II)  Mathematics  Math 1314 (College Alg.)  Math 1316 (Trigonometry)  Math 1342 (Elm. Statistics)  *Math 1342 (Elm. Statistics OnRAMPS)  Math 2412 (PreCalculus)  *Math 2412 (PreCalculus OnRAMPS)  Math 2413 (Calculus I)  Life Sciences  Biology 2401 ( Human Anatomy and Physiology I)  Biology 2402 (Human Anatomy and Physiology II) Creative Arts Arts 1301 (Art Appreciation) Government Government 2305 (Federal Government) Social and Behavioral Sciences Economics 2301 (Macroeconomics) Psychology 2301 (General Psychology) Sociology 1301 (Intro to Sociology) Component Area Option Speech 1315 (Public Speaking) Speech 1321 (Business and Professional Communication) *Education 1300 (Learning Frameworks) CORE CONTENT DUAL CREDIT COURSES OFFERED AT NISD

Dual Credit Courses # of Students# of Credit Hours% Completed Fall % Spring %

College Readiness- PSAT

College Readiness/Entrance- SAT

College Readiness/Entrance - ACT

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