1. Measuring College and Career Readiness PARCC RESULTS: YEAR ONE NETCONG SCHOOL DISTRICT DECEMBER 15, 2015 Dr. Gina Cinotti, CSA

2. “New Jersey will educate all students to prepare them to lead productive, fulfilling lives. Through a public education system that is seamlessly aligned from pre-school to college, students will gain the requisite academic knowledge and technical and critical thinking skills for life and work in the 21 st century.” VISION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IN NEW JERSEY

3.  In 2010, NJ adopted CCSS (Common Core State Standards) WHY?  Students were graduating HS unprepared for college (more than 50% of community college students had to take remedial courses.  Jobs of Today vs. Tomorrow (need post-secondary degree) NEW ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR NJ

4.  Adopting CCSS meant adopting a new assessment  NJDOE elected to have PARCC  Districts were to rewrite curriculum to align to CCSS from 2010 to the time PARCC was implemented IMPLEMENTING CCSS

5.  In 2015, New Jersey adopted the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) to replace HSPA and previous assessments in the elementary and middle school in language arts and mathematics.  Students took PARCC English Language Arts and Literacy Assessments (ELA/L) in grades 3 – 11.  Students took PARCC Mathematics Assessments in grades 3 – 8 and End of Course Assessments in Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II. NEW JERSEY’S STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

6. 1.Determine if students are college/career ready 2.Provide tools to assess student learning & support instruction during the school year 3.Report growth in performance & achievement 4.Report comparable results among schools, districts, & member states 5.Report valid/reliable data to inform instruction & accountability PARCC OBJECTIVES

7. Not Yet Meeting (Level 1) Partially Meeting (Level 2) Approaching Expectations (Level 3) Meeting Expectations (Level 4) Exceeding Expectations (Level 5) % >= Level 4 Grade 315%18%24%39%5%44% Grade 48%15%27%39%12%51% Grade 57%15%26%45%6%52% Grade 68%16%28%40%9%49% Grade 711%15%23%34%18%52% Grade 812%15%22%39%13%52% Grade 918%19%24%30%10%40% Grade 1025%18%20%26%11%37% Grade 1117%19%24%30%11%41% NEW JERSEY’S 2015 PARCC OUTCOMES ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERACY Note: Numbers may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

8. Not Yet Meeting (Level 1) Partially Meeting (Level 2) Approaching Expectations (Level 3) Meeting Expectations (Level 4) Exceeding Expectations (Level 5) % >= Level 4 Grade 38%19%28%37%8%45% Grade 47%22%30%36%4%41% Grade 56%21%32%35%6%41% Grade 68%21%30%35%6%41% Grade 78%22%33% 4%37% Grade 8*22%26%28%23%1%24% Algebra I14%25% 33%3%36% Geometry12%36%30%20%3%22% Algebra II32%25%20%22%2%24% NEW JERSEY’S 2015 PARCC OUTCOMES MATHEMATICS * Note: Approximately 30,000 New Jersey students participated in the PARCC Algebra I assessment while in middle school. Thus, PARCC Math 8 outcomes are not representative of grade 8 performance as a whole. Note: Numbers may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

9. 2015 SAT: 44% met College and Career Ready Benchmark 2015 ACT: 43% met College and Career Ready Benchmark. PARCC OUTCOMES IN CONTEXT NAEP: National Assessment of Educational Progress https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/ ADP: American Diploma Project http://www.achieve.org/adp-network

10. ALGEBRA I PARCC OUTCOMES AND COURSE GRADES PARCC Algebra I (2015) Percent “C” or higher in Algebra I course AY1415 Count% Meeting or Exceeding Count*% >= C Grade 6 6692%62100% Grade 7 3,53693%3,30594% Grade 8 27,49872%24,94489% Grade 9 53,65618%44,92367% Grade 10 5,5424%3,17048% Grade 11 1,3984%62346% * Based on an overall 84% match rate at a student-level between NJSMART course roster collection and PARCC Algebra I assessment data. Looking for mismatches between outcomes and expectations is an important first step, i.e., roughly 18% of freshman met or exceeded expectations in PARCC Algebra I yet 67% received Cs or better in their course.

11.  Taken on a computer  Students show work  More than just multiple choice  No teaching to the Test – but rather deeper level of understanding of CCSS WHAT’S DIFFERENT ABOUT PARCC

12.  Your child’s score may look lower this year because the test measure more complex skills  2014-15 was a baseline  It will take time for score improvement  November 2015 – scores released to districts  December 2015 – individual score reports received by NJDOE (we will mail these home) PARENT INFO

13.  Level 1: Not yet meeting grade-level expectations  Level 2: Partially meeting grade-level expectations  Level 3: Approaching grade-level expectations  Level 4: Meeting grade-level expectations  Level 5: Exceeding grade-level expectations PARCC PERFORMANCE LEVELS

14. VIDEO: UNDERSTANDING THE SCORE REPORT http://understandthescore.org/

15. ELA AVERAGE SCORES PARCC Average Score NJ Average Score Netcong Average Score Grade 3736 743 749 Grade 4742 750 753 Grade 5741 750 755 Grade 6740 747 750 Grade 7741 749 740 Grade 8741 749 763 650 – 699Didn’t Met 700 – 724Partially Met 725 – 749Approached 750 – 809Met 810 – 850 Exceeded 2014-15

16. MATH AVERAGE SCORES PARCC Average Score NJ Average Score Netcong Average Score Grade 3736 743 749 Grade 4742 750 753 Grade 5741 750 755 Grade 6740 747 750 Grade 7741 749 740 Grade 8741 749 763 Algebra734 737 766 650 – 699Didn’t Met 700 – 724Partially Met 725 – 749Approached 750 – 809Met 810 – 850 Exceeded 2014-15

17. Count of Valid Test Scores Not Yet Meeting (Level 1) Partially Meeting (Level 2) Approaching Expectations (Level 3) Meeting Expectations (Level 4) Exceeding Expectation (Level 5) District % >= Level 4 NJ % >= Level 4 Grade 3 323%19%34%41%3%44% Grade 4 316% 19%61%6%67%51% Grade 5 326% 25%59%3%62%52% Grade 6 330%15%33%52%0%52%49% Grade 7 284%21%32%43%0%43%52% Grade 8 340%6%21%59%15%74%52% NETCONG SCHOOL DISTRICT 2015 PARCC GRADE-LEVEL OUTCOMES ELA

18. Count of Valid Test Scores Not Yet Meeting (Level 1) Partially Meeting (Level 2) Approaching Expectations (Level 3) Meeting Expectations (Level 4) Exceeding Expectation (Level 5) District % >= Level 4 NJ % >= Level 4 Grade 3 333%12%27%55%3%58%45% Grade 4 310%16%58%23%3%26%41% Grade 5 323%6%34%56%0%56%41% Grade 6 330%33%18%42%6%48%41% Grade 7 287%25%32%36%0%36%37% Grade 8* 225%23%14%59%0%59%24% Algebra I 120% 25%75%0%75%36% NETCONG SCHOOL DISTRICT 2015 PARCC GRADE-LEVEL OUTCOMES MATH

19. QUESTIONS TO GUIDE PARCC DATA REFLECTION  How will we use PARCC data to identify strengths and gaps that exist in curriculum and instruction?  How will we use PARCC data to inform the conversations of our educators?  What can we learn about where additional professional resources are needed to meet the learning needs of all students?

20. District and School Level Data: Math, ELA, reading and writing, and also by grade levels Disaggregated data, by subgroups Disaggregated data by categories, (i.e., standards sub-claims) Item analysis Student-level analysis YEAR ONE DATA ANALYSIS PLAN: DRILLING DOWN

21. RESOURCES FOR PARENTS http://understandthescore.org/

22. PARENT GUIDE TO THE SCORE REPORTS http://www.parcconline.org/resources/educator-resources

23. HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD http://understandt hescore.org/

24. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR PARENTS http://understandthescore.org/

25. Grade 3 % >= Level 4 Grade 4 % >= Level 4 Grade 5 % >= Level 4 Grade 6 % >= Level 4 Grade 7 % >= Level 4 Grade 8 % >= Level 4 District 44%67%62%52%43%74% NJ % > = Level 4 44%51%52%49%52% NETCONG SCHOOL DISTRICT 2015 PARCC SCHOOL & GRADE-LEVEL OUTCOMES ELA

26. NETCONG SCHOOL DISTRICT 2015 PARCC SCHOOL & GRADE-LEVEL OUTCOMES MATHEMATICS Grade 3 % >= Level 4 Grade 4 % >= Level 4 Grade 5 % >= Level 4 Grade 6 % >= Level 4 Grade 7 % >= Level 4 Grade 8 % >= Level 4 Algebra I % >= Level 4 District 58%26%56%48%36%59%75% NJ % > = Level 4 45%41% 37%24%36%

27.  Staff Reviewed 2014-15 scores  Staff Identified ELA Units of Weakness & Strengths  Staff Identified Math Units of Weakness & Strengths  Student Scores Sent Home 12.11.15  Data Will Inform Our Instruction OUR NEXT STEPS