1. KCAA Data Snapshot Part 1 Prepared by Cori Herbst-Loehr Creative Arts Academy at Kunsmiller

2. Summary Layout This document can be partnered with the following video: Click here to access the KCAA Data Snapshot Part I Video Section One – Slides 3-7 Include an explanation of the four indicators for Academic Growth in Colorado along with evidence and evaluation of growth at KCAA. Section Two – Slides 8-16 Include an explanation of Academic Achievement according to Denver Public Schools, along with evidence and evaluation of achievement at KCAA. Section Four – Slides 21-28 Include an explanation of Student Engagement and Satisfaction, evidence and evaluation of this data for KCAA. Section Five – Slides 29-31 Include an explanation of Parent and Community Stakeholder Satisfaction, evidence and evaluation of this data for KCAA. Growth Data Achievement Data Parent & Community Satisfaction Post-Secondary Readiness Student Engagement & Satisfaction Section Three – Slides 17-20 Include an explanation of Post Secondary Readiness and anecdotal evidence and evaluation of how it is being implemented at KCAA.

3. Section One - Academic Growth How do we know whether our students are growing from year to year? Standardized testing shows a student’s proficiency level, but does not clearly outline whether they’ve grown as a learner. To answer the burning question about whether students are making adequate progress from year-to-year we can use the Colorado Growth Model which applies four indicators to demonstrate a student’s growth from year to year. Median Growth Percentile: MGP “shows how much a group of students is progressing compared to others. Typical growth for an individual student centers around 50. Lower means slower growth, higher means better than average (Mitchell, 2011). Adequate Growth Percentile: AGP is “the growth that students needed on average in the past year to reach or maintain proficiency within three years or by the tenth grade, whichever comes first. (Mitchell, 2011)” With the AGP indicator, lower is better because it generally means that as a whole the school has better historical testing scores and that even if they aren’t showing a lot of growth the students will probably stay on track to proficiency if they aren’t already there. If the number is higher it means that a school’s students probably score much lower and they will need more time to get caught up or they will need to show much more growth to catch up within the allotted time frame. Catching Up: This indicates the percentage of students who previously scored below proficient but who have shown enough growth in the past year to reach proficiency within three years or by 10th grade. (Mitchell, 2011)” Keeping Up: This indicates the percentage of students who previously scored proficient and are on track to maintain that level over three years or through 10th grade. (Mitchell, 2011)

4. Evidence: Here we can see that KCAA is showing typical growth in : Reading KCAA 57%District 55% Writing KCAA 60%District 60% And slower than typical growth in: Math KCAA 46%District 55% There is no disaggregation of data available for subgroups when there are less than 20 students in a group. The KCAA demographic is 78% Hispanic and the FR/L population is 83% so it can be hypothesizes that the MGP of the minority and economically challenged populations averages about 55%. KCAA’s Median Growth Percentile

5. School Performance framework Evidence: The SPF shows that KCAA ‘Meets’ the overall Student Progress Over Time – Growth Indicator. KCAA’s areas of strength in growth are in: Reading and Writing (1.1a, 1.1c, 1.3a, 1.4a). KCAA’s areas of weakness are in: Math (1.1b, 1.2b, 1.3b) and in the ELL and FRL Subgroups (1.7b, 1.8b)

6. Evidence: Because there is no historical testing data for KCAA’s High School there is no AGP or “Keeping Up” data to analyze*. This will be an area to analyze once TCAP results are processed in late August. One area KCAA does have data for is how many students are on track to “Catching Up”. This graph indicates : 48% in Reading 29% in Writing 3% in Math of students have will reach proficiency in 3 years, or by the 10 th grade (whichever comes first) *as per Andy Swanson, DPS WDN Network Data Partner KCAA’s AGP, Catching and Keeping Up Data

7. Summary evaluation of growth Section One – includes an explanation of the four indicators for Academic Growth in Colorado along with supporting evidence for growth at KCAA. Growth Data analysis: KCAA is demonstrating typical growth in literacy as evidenced in slides 4-6 KCAA has demonstrated that 48% of students who were not proficient in reading will ‘catch up’ before 10 th grade AGP and “Keeping Up” data is not available at this time and will need to be evaluated once TCAP data is analyzed at the district level Subgroups are not meeting typical growth according to the School Performance Framework KCAA is demonstrating less than typical growth in math as evidenced in slides 4-6 KCAA demonstrates weak “Catching Up” scores in Math and Writing

8. Section Two - Achievement Data Academic achievement is a snapshot of how well students performed on state tests and district benchmarks. This measure is the category that gives a school a rating based on the percentage of students who scored at or above grade level on state assessments on the SPF. Included in slides 8-16 is data regarding achievement on the following assessments: State:District: TCAPInterim Benchmarks ACCESSDistrict Visual Arts Pilot Assessment ACT GPA

9. 2012 Benchmark Data for: Reading, Writing and Social Studies Analysis: Growth Achievement Intro to Lit:43% were P+ in the Fall53% were P+ in the Spring 23% Met American Lit:22% were P+ in the Fall54% were P+ in the Spring 140% Met Geography14% were P+ in the Fall54% were P+ in the Spring 285% Met This data demonstrates that KCAA students are showing growth and meeting achievement goals on District Benchmarks (Interims) in the areas of reading, writing and social studies.

10. 2012 Benchmark Data for : Math and Science Analysis: Growth Achievement Algebra: 34% were P+ in the Fall 7% were P+ in the Spring -79%Not Met Geometry: 15% were P+ in the Fall 16% were P+ in the Spring 7%Not Met Biology: 25% were P+ in the Fall25% were P+ in the Spring 0%Not Met

11. 2013 TCAP Data: Analysis:UPPPAAchievement 9 th Grade Math53%37%4%3%Not Met 10 th Grade Math50%38%12%0%Not Met 9 th Grade Reading11%31%54%3%Met 10 th Grade Reading10%29%60%2%Met 9 th Grade Writing5%53%37%4%Not Met 10 th Grade Writing12%64%24%0%Not met For example: 10 th Grade Geometry Spring Interim71U 12PP 13P TCAP50U 38PP 12P

12. 2013 access Data: Analysis: 11 Students in grades 9 & 10 took the ACCESS test in 2012/13. 63% scored between 4-6 overall Areas of strength: Writing Reading Literacy Listening Areas of weakness: Comprehension Speaking For example: 10 th Grade Geometry Spring Interim71U 12PP 13P TCAP50U 38PP 12P

13. 2013 ACT PLAN Data: Analysis: 32 Students in 10 th grade took the ACT PLAN test in 2012/13. 19% scored an 11, 13 or 14 41% scored a 15 31% scored a 16, 17, 18 or 19 6% scored a 20 or 21 Strengths: English Weaknesses: Math, Science, Reading For example: 10 th Grade Geometry Spring Interim71U 12PP 13P TCAP50U 38PP 12P

14. GPA Data for 10 th and 11 th grade : Analysis: 31 Students entering into the 2013/14 school year as Juniors with a May 2015 ‘on track’ graduation date. 10% (3 students) carry an un-weighted GPA of 3.67 or better (A average) 19% (6 students) carry an un-weighted GPA of 2.67 or better (B average) 32% (10 students) carry an un-weighted GPA of 2.17 or better (C average) 35% (11 students) carry an un-weighted GPA of 1.3 or better (D average) 4% (1 student) carries an un-weighted GPA of less than 1.3 (F average) 46 Students entering into the 2013/14 school year as Sophomores with a May 2016 ‘on track’ graduation date. 9% (4 students) carry an un-weighted GPA of 3.67 or better (A average) 7% (3 students) carry an un-weighted GPA of 2.67 or better (B average) 20% (9 students) carry an un-weighted GPA of 2.17 or better (C average) 13% (6 students) carry an un-weighted GPA of 1.3 or better (D average) 37% (17 students) carry and un-weighted GPA of less than 1.3 (F average) For example: 10 th Grade Geometry Spring Interim71U 12PP 13P TCAP50U 38PP 12P

15. the KCAA Mission and achievement Analysis: 9 th and 10 th grade students enrolled in the KCAA CTE Digital Design Department piloted the Spring Arts Assessment (33 students). 27.3% Advanced 51.5% Proficient 18.2% Partially Proficient 3% Unsatisfactory

16. Summary evaluation of achievement analysis: KCAA is demonstrating typical achievement in reading according to district and state assessments. KCAA is NOT demonstrating typical achievement on TCAP, but IS demonstrating typical achievement on district benchmarks. KCAA is demonstrating low achievement in the areas of math and science on district or state benchmarks. KCAA is showing high achievement in the visual arts. District interims and benchmarks are a strong predictor of student outcomes on state assessment (TCAP). ACT PLAN scores do not align with TCAP or Benchmark data for literacy or science. ACT PLAN scores show KCAA students at a much lower achievement level than district or state assessments ACT PLAN scores do align with math scores on both district and state assessments. ACCESS scores support ELL ‘Approaching’ indicator for growth, and also align with disaggregated data (non-official) for FRL, SES and ELL achievement in all content areas Class of 2015 GPA data correlates with district and state assessment data with 67% of students carrying a GPA of 1.3 to 2.66 (D-C Average). Class of 2016 GPA data does not correlate as closely with district and state assessments with 50% of students carrying a GPA of less than 2.16 (D-F average), but is still an accurate representative data model for overall student achievement. Section Two – includes an explanation of Academic Achievement according to Denver Public Schools, along with supporting evidence of achievement at KCAA. Achievement Data Subject Students scoring proficient or better Class of 2016 Students scoring proficient or better Class of 2015 Reading/Writing (Course Final Benchmark) 53%54% Reading (TCAP) 57%62% Reading (ACT PLAN) Not Tested6% (at/above benchmark) Writing (TCAP) 41%24% English (ACT PLAN) Not Tested47% (at/above benchmark) Math (Course Final Benchmark) 7%16% Math (TCAP) 7%9% Math (ACT PLAN) Not Tested6% Science (Course Final Benchmark) Not Tested25% Science (TCAP) Not Tested26% Science (ACT PLAN) Not Tested3% VA Spring Assess. 80% Given to 33 students in both grades

17. Section Three - Post Secondary Readiness Post Secondary Readiness includes valuable data about how students perform in a variety of areas including Advanced Placement courses, articulation, credit recovery programs, how many students are on track to graduate and the PWR activities that a school implements. KCAA continues to gather data for Post Secondary Readiness as it build towards capacity (adding 11 th grade in 2013/14 and 12 th grade in 2014/15). Slides 18 – 20 detail the anecdotal data that is currently available for Post Secondary Readiness at KCAA. The current SPF reflects points awarded towards Post-Secondary Readiness Status only (see below). The UIP for 2012/13 indicates a lack of numerical data for most indicators (see below).

18. Major improvement strategy #4 KCAA will develop a visible school-wide college-going culture that focuses on post secondary workforce readiness and career and technical education. Analysis: KCAA met 7 out of 8 action steps (88%) toward implementing Major Improvement Strategy #4, which is focused exclusively on post secondary readiness. Data for specific steps is indicated in last column on the right. Analysis : 31 Students entering into the 2013/14 school year as Juniors with a May 2015 ‘on track’ graduation date. 17% (6 student s) are off track to graduat e 84% (26 student s) are on track to graduat e 46 Students entering into the 2013/14 school year as Sophomore s with a May 2016 ‘on track’ graduation date. 35% (16 student s) are off track to graduat e 65% (30 student s) are on track to graduat e Description of Action Steps to Implement the Major Improvement Strategy Timeline (2012-13 and 2013-2014) Key Personnel* Resources (Amount and Source: federal, state, and/or local) Implementation Benchmarks Status of Action Step * (e.g., completed, in progress, not begun ) Data KCAA will apply for an additional CTE track – Technical Theatre Spring 2013- CTE Teachers - Administration General FundsMonthly progress meetings In process2 Plans of study are in place for 13/14 in TT 2 additional teachers have been added to the CTE instructional team KCAA will align with the Community College of Denver to develop a concurrent enrollment plan for students. Fall 2012 Start Fall 2013 -CCD Staff -Office of PSR -Administration General FundsAccuplacer Spring 2013 Scheduled Fall 2013 In ProcessAll 11 th grade students (31) are concurrently enrolled for AAA109 and Keyboarding KCAA will create a comprehensive course catalogue outlining the requirements and expectations for KCAA HS graduation. March 2013-Counselor -HS teachers -Administration Office of Post Secondary Readiness West Denver Network CDE Draft Completed by Nov. 2012 Final completed by March 2013 In ProgressThis is not completed as of 8/14 100% of staff K-10 will be trained in implementing PWR day lessons. September 2012- May 2013 -Teachers -Counselors -Administration Community representatives PWR lessons 4 PWR days scheduled during the year In ProgressPWR Days completed 98% of All KCAA students will complete a PEP in the 2012-2013 school year May 2013 & May 2014 -Counselor -Administration -SAL Computers Naviance College in Colorado PEPs will be completed throughout the school year and monitored during PWR days. Completion rate will be collected at the end of each school year. In ProgressCompleted All KCAA students will chose a PWR/CTE track by the end of the 10 th grade year May 2013 -Counselor -HS assistant principal -Office of PSR -CCD -Parents Course catalogue Agreements with CCD Monthly progress will be completed in the UIP tracker. Biannual Counseling Advisory Board meeting will review requirements with the school community. In Progress All 10 th grade students (46) have declared a CTE Pathway and aligned with a Plan of Study Completed by CTE teachers 95% of 10 th grade students will complete the ACT PLAN test. Fall 2012-Counselor -SAL -HS assistant principal General FundsScheduled September 27, 2012 In ProgressCompleted KCAA art based classrooms will direct students on two college campus visits a year to research and observe different program available to them. 2012-2013-Teachers -Counselor -Administration CTE Funds General Funds Transportation One per grade level scheduled each semester. In ProgressCompleted

19. On track to graduate: Analysis: 31 Students entering into the 2013/14 school year as Juniors with a May 2015 ‘on track’ graduation date. 17% (6 students) are off track to graduate 84% (26 students) are on track to graduate 46 Students entering into the 2013/14 school year as Sophomores with a May 2016 ‘on track’ graduation date. 35% (16 students) are off track to graduate 65% (30 students) are on track to graduate 77 Students in the 10 th and 11 th grades: 28% are off track to graduate on time 72% are on track to graduate on time

20. Summary evaluation of Post secondary readiness analysis: KCAA’s high school is in year 3 of a 4 year build out to 12 th grade. Statistical data related to Post Secondary Readiness is limited and is reflected as such in both the SPF and UIP documents. Anecdotal evidence is available via the UIP (see slide 18) and indicates that KCAA has a strong PSR plan that is aligned to its mission, vision and values. KCAA met 7 out of the 8 action steps (or 88%) related to its MIS for PSR on the 2012/13UIP which indicates that KCAA is facilitating strong PSR programming. AP and Concurrent enrollment data will be available in late September and will add to the articulation data for KCAA’s high school program. The UIP indicates that there are many stakeholders involved in the KCAA Post Secondary Readiness Plan and that the plan reaches down into the middle and elementary school programs. KCAA is showing data that indicates it will surpass the district average (59%) for students who graduate on time (72%). KCAA has a 0% drop-out rate as of 2012/13 Post-Secondary Readiness Section Three – Includes an explanation of Post Secondary Readiness and anecdotal evidence and evaluation of how it is being implemented at KCAA.

21. Section Four -Student Engagement & Satisfaction Student engagement and satisfaction is determined through attendance, surveys and behavior and participation. Overall KCAA high school students are very satisfied with an overall rating of 92% on the School Performance Framework (see below). Let’s examine where data can be located for this section: Student Satisfaction Survey – slides 22-24 Attendance Data – slide 25 Behavior Data – slide 26 Enrichment and Engagement – slide 27

22. Student Satisfaction Survey 2012/13

25. Attendance Data 2012/13

26. Behavior Data 2012/13

27. Enrichment and Engagement data Clubs: Fashion Club (8 members) History Club (8 members) Show Choir (5 members) AACK! Improv and Thespian Society (25 members) Anime Club (4 members) Community Service Club (8 members) Chess Club (unknown) Shakespeare Club (unknown) Clay Club (4 members) Classes: Hip Hop Class (unknown) Advanced Guitar (4 students) Academic Enrichment: AP Tutoring HS Social Studies (unknown) Tutoring with Denver Kids (10 students) Literature Magazine (unknown) Committees: Collaborative School Committee (4 members) Student Leadership on the Arts (12 members)

28. Analysis: Student Satisfaction Survey : Learning: 87% of students agree or strongly agree that learning at KCAA is valuable, productive and supported. Safety and Support: 83% of students feel an overall sense of safety, trust and support in their learning environment at KCAA. College & Career: 96% of students believe that KCAA is doing a good job at preparing them for college and career. Attendance: KCAA’s high school boasts the highest attendance rate in the West Denver Network and one of the highest overall in DPS with 93.3% for the 2012/13 school year. Behavior: Behavioral incidents at the KCAA high school are generally low level falling into the Type I category on the DPS Behavior Matrix. In 2012/13 KCAA had only 11 unique behavioral events with only 2% of it’s students receiving out of school suspension. Only 8% of the student population was involved in any type of behavioral incident. Enrichment: KCAA offers no fewer than 15 clubs, classes, academic enrichment and committee opportunities to high school students. The average enrollment in these enrichment activities averages 10 students. 50% of KCAA high school students arrive early or stay late to participate at least once a week in these offerings. Summary evaluation of Student Engagement and Satisfaction Section Four – Includes an explanation of Student Engagement and Satisfaction, evidence and evaluation of this data for KCAA. Student Engagement & Satisfaction

29. Section Five - Parent and Community Engagement and Satisfaction Stakeholder satisfaction includes parents and the community as well as staff perceptions of both the school and its leaders. Overall parent satisfaction was 81% for the high school. This chart reviews the top 5 areas with the highest and lowest ratings. Highest RatingsLowest Ratings 96% of families believe this school encourages parents to be involved in their child’s education 56% of parents believe their child is treated fairly by adults in the building. This question had a very high number of ‘unsure or no responses’ at 34% - only 11% responded with a ‘disagree’. 96% of families believes that the school environment supports learning. 59% of parents believe that KCAA provides information to prepare their student for post secondary experiences (school info, scholarship & loan info, application info). Again 34% of parents were ‘unsure or did not respond and only 7% disagreed. 89% of families believe that their child has shown growth in reading63% of parents believe that the school responds to bullying effectively. 15% of parents disagreed. 89% of families believe their child has shown growth in math67% of families believe that the amount of homework is appropriate for their student’s grade level. 19% disagree. 89% of families believe their child has shown growth in science67% of families believe the school does a good job of sharing information, schedules, emergency issues and school policies. 26% of parents are unsure with no parents indicating that they disagree.

30. Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey 2012/13

31. Student Satisfaction Survey 2012/13

33. Stakeholder Data 2012/13

34. Analysis: Parent and Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey Learning: 85% of parents agree or strongly agree that learning at KCAA is valuable, productive and supported. Safety and Support: 73% of parents feel an overall sense of safety, trust and support in the learning environment at KCAA. College & Career: 78% of parents believe that KCAA is doing a good job at preparing their student for college and or career. Parent and Stakeholder Engagement at KCAA 2 out of 5 high school parents have volunteered at KCAA at least once in the last year. 2 high school parents sit on the KCAA CSC 75% of KCAA families have attended at least one event at KCAA in the last year 25% of KCAA families attend at least one event at KCAA per month Average attendance at the monthly First Friday is 300 individuals with special events bringing in 500 or more individuals Business and Community Partners KCAA has professional partnerships with AIGA Colorado, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, MCA and many other local professional creative careers industries who support the school through internships, activities, work study, tours and visits and teen council opportunities. KCAA hosts monthly guest speakers and workshops for parents and students interested in growing their design, personal and professional expertise and portfolios. Average attendance is 35 students and 5 adults. Summary evaluation of stakeholder satisfaction Section Five – Includes an explanation of Parent and Community Stakeholder Satisfaction, evidence and evaluation of this data for KCAA. Parent & Community Satisfaction