1. 2015-16 Preliminary School Performance Data
September 7, 2016

2. The Journey to Success

3. The Journey to Success
Breakthrough success never happens in one fell swoop.
There are no miracles.
Focus on an accumulation of small successes over time.
Each step builds momentum.
Tactfully manage short term challenges.
Each action and decision build up for sustainable and strong results.
Breakthrough
Build Up

4. West Charlotte High School Graduation Cohort Rate

5. West Charlotte High School 4-Year Graduation Cohort Rate
90% Goal
86%
78%
76%
71%
54%
Pre-LIFT
LIFT Pre-Launch
Year 5
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4

6. West Charlotte Graduation Rate: Quality of the Diploma
Graduates earned $4.5 million in scholarships in 2016, up from $1.8 million a year earlier.
A third of graduating class attending college or going into the military this fall.
West Charlotte High School’s graduation rate continues to move closer to the goal of 90%. This year’s data is not official yet, but based on early calculations we are closer to 90% than ever! The graduation rate at WC has been a heavy lift. Just 4 years ago, the grad rate was 56%.
This year’s graduating class is a special group of students. 4 years ago, as Project LIFT was launching, they launched into their high school education as freshmen at West Charlotte High School. This is the first group of students to graduate that have been a part of LIFT since it started.
The anticipated increase in the graduation rate this year is evidence, that the work we are doing is paying off. Our students are not only graduating in higher numbers. Last year The class of 2016 earned $4.5 million, up from $1.8 million in scholarship dollars a year earlier. About a third of West Charlotte High School’s graduating walked across the stage and received their passports to a future in the military or college as well. Many of these students were first generation college students.
Let’s celebrate the amazing work the West Charlotte High School principal, teachers, counselors and staff invested in not only increasing the grad rate but also in ensuring that students leave high school with a post-secondary plan that will give them a good chance to thrive as adults.
Now, let’s celebrate you! Graduation starts at the moment a child walks through the doors of your schools as a pre-kindergartener. It takes teachers, counselors, and support staff to usher them through each grade level…each year is an important building block for the next. The graduation rate is just as much about the work done in elementary and middle school as it is about what happens in high school. For those of you who have made contributions to these students lives, thank you!

7. Grade Level Proficiency and College & Career Readiness

8. Reading Grade Level Proficiency:
3-Year Trajectory and and Change
Percent of Students Grade Level Proficient
(Achievement Levels 3, 4 and 5)
School
Reading Proficiency
Composite
Change from to
Allenbrook Elementary
36.7%
32.4%
-4.3
Ashley Park Pre K-8
30.3%
25.9%
27.2%
+1.3
Bruns Academy
24.7%
21.6%
20.7%
-0.9
Druid Hills Academy
29.6%
25.5%
31.8%
+6.3
Ranson Middle
37.6%
40.8%
42.3%
+1.5
Statesville Road Elementary
43.7%
43.8%
43.3%
-0.5
Thomasboro Academy
29.0%
28.9%
28.0%
Walter G. Byers
28.3%
31.3%
+3.0

9. Math Grade Level Proficiency:
3-Year Trajectory & to Change
Percent of Students Grade Level Proficient
(Achievement Levels 3, 4 and 5)
School
Math Proficiency
Composite
Change from to
Allenbrook Elementary
59.3%
57.3%
55.2%
-2.1
Ashley Park Pre K-8
33.6%
22.3%
34.2%
+11.9
Bruns Academy
18.5%
12.0%
13.7%
+1.7
Druid Hills Academy
28.3%
23.5%
28.4%
+4.9
Ranson Middle
25.6%
32.3%
30.5%
-1.8
Statesville Road Elementary
48.4%
50.0%
62.4%
+12.4
Thomasboro Academy
28.2%
25.7%
29.7%
+4.0
Walter G. Byers
26.6%
+3.4

10. Science Grade Level Proficiency:
3-Year Trajectory & to Change
Percent of Students Grade Level Proficient
(Achievement Levels 3, 4 and 5)
School
Science Proficiency
Composite
Change from to
Allenbrook Elementary
46.3%
29.1%
48.5%
+19.4
Ashley Park Pre K-8
62.2%
44.2%
50.0%
+5.8
Bruns Academy
39.6%
41.7%
39.8%
-1.9
Druid Hills Academy
50.9%
40.8%
43.4%
+2.6
Ranson Middle
60.1%
77.5%
72.5%
-5.0
Statesville Road Elementary
42.2%
85.7%
86.1%
+0.4
Thomasboro Academy
58.2%
57.7%
65.0%
+7.3
Walter G. Byers
45.1%
41.5%
36.5%

11. High School Proficiency: 3-Year Trajectory & 2014-15 to 2015-16 Change
Percent of Students Grade Level Proficient
(Achievement Levels 3, 4 and 5)
School
Proficiency
Change from to
English II
West Charlotte High
35.8%
33.9%
33.8%
-0.1
School
Math I CCR
Math I CCR
Change from to
Math I
West Charlotte High
28.0%
28.8%
34.9%
+6.1
School
Biology CCR
Change from to
Biology
West Charlotte High
21.2%
23.6%
29.6%
+6.0

12. Reading College and Career Readiness
3-Year Trajectory & to Change
Percent of Students College and Career Ready
(Achievement Levels 4 and 5)
School
Reading CCR
Composite
Change from to
Allenbrook Elementary
24.9%
23.0%
22.4%
-0.6 pts.
Ashley Park Pre K-8
20.0%
15.6%
16.4%
+0.8 pts.
Bruns Academy
14.8%
12.6%
13.7%
+1.1 pts.
Druid Hills Academy
19.0%
17.3%
21.9%
+4.6 pts.
Ranson Middle
26.8%
29.3%
28.1%
-1.2 pts.
Statesville Road Elementary
29.0%
31.7%
31.8%
+0.1 pts.
Thomasboro Academy
18.0%
18.5%
18.6%
Walter G. Byers
16.5%
19.4%
19.9%
+0.5 pts.

13. Math College and Career Ready:
3-Year Trajectory & to Change
Percent of Students College and Career Ready
(Achievement Levels 4 and 5)
School
Math CCR
Composite
Change from to
Allenbrook Elementary
52.0%
45.2%
43.6%
-1.6 pts.
Ashley Park Pre K-8
23.6%
14.5%
22.9%
+8.4 pts.
Bruns Academy
12.8%
8.7%
9.5%
+0.8 pts.
Druid Hills Academy
20.4%
16.6%
21.9%
+5.3 pts.
Ranson Middle
19.8%
26.5%
23.8%
-2.7 pts.
Statesville Road Elementary
37.3%
40.8%
52.7%
+11.9 pts.
Thomasboro Academy
22.1%
18.3%
22.2%
+3.9 pts.
Walter G. Byers
17.8%
15.0%
17.2%
+2.2 pts.

14. Science College and Career Readiness:
3-Year Trajectory & and Change
Percent of Students College and Career Ready
(Achievement Levels 4 and 5)
School
Science CCR
Composite
Change from to
Allenbrook Elementary
30.0%
15.2%
39.7%
+24.5 pts.
Ashley Park Pre K-8
41.7%
32.5%
37.9%
+5.4 pts.
Bruns Academy
27.8%
26.5%
28.3%
+1.8 pts.
Druid Hills Academy
39.5%
27.2%
27.4%
+0.2 pts.
Ranson Middle
47.9%
66.5%
61.3%
-5.2 pts.
Statesville Road Elementary
26.7%
77.4%
82.3%
+4.9 pts.
Thomasboro Academy
50.4%
44.4%
51.8%
+7.4 pts.
Walter G. Byers
29.4%
29.2%

15. High School College and Career Readiness:
3-Year Trajectory and to Change
Percent of Students College and Career Ready
(Achievement Levels 4 and 5)
School
CCR
Change from to
English II
West Charlotte High
24.4%
21.3%
22.9%
+1.6 pts.
School
Math I CCR
Math I CCR
Change from to
Math I
West Charlotte High
15.9%
22.2%
24.9%
+2.7 pts.
School
Biology CCR
Change from to
Biology
West Charlotte High
15.6%
15.9%
23.7%
+7.8 pts.

16. Evidence of Progress: Proficiency & College and Career Readiness
8 out 9 schools improved in composite college and career readiness.
West Charlotte High School: 3.9% increase
Ashley Park: 4.2% increase
Statesville Road: 4.4% increase
Druid Hills: 4.2% increase
Thomasboro: 2.9% increase
7 out of 9 schools improved in composite grade level proficiency.
West Charlotte: 4.9% increase
Ashley Park: 5.8% increase
Statesville Road: 4.8% increase
Druid Hills: 5.1% increase
Thomasboro: 2.4% increase
Students performed higher in math in comparison to other tested subject areas.
10% increase in college and career readiness in 3rd grade
11% increase in grade level proficiency in 3rd grade
Statesville Road Elementary: 3 years of strong proficiency/college and career readiness improvement

17. Challenges: Proficiency and College & Career Readiness
Progress is not success.
Schools are far below the audacious 90% goals established at launch; gains have generally been incremental over time.
Despite intense focus, reading outcomes did not yield significant improvement in Year 4 as desired.
Schools that demonstrated sizable gains in student achievement in previous years have not been able to sustain improvement year over year (exception Statesville Road Elementary).

18. State Growth Designations

19. State Growth Designations: 3-Year Trajectory
Growth Designation
Ashley Park
Met
Did Not Meet
Exceeded
Druid Hills
Bruns
Walter G. Byers
Statesville Road
Allenbrook
Thomasboro
Ranson
West Charlotte
Statesville Road Elementary has exceeded the state growth expectation for three years in a row!

20. 2015-16 State Growth Designations in Reading
Exceeded
Met
Did Not Meet
Ranson
Statesville Road
Allenbrook
Thomasboro
Druid Hills
Byers
Bruns
Ashley Park
Ranson IB Middle School: 2nd highest growth ratio in reading in the district!

21. 2015-16 State Growth Designations in Math
Exceeded
Met
Did Not Meet
Statesville Road
Thomasboro
Allenbrook
Ashley Park
Druid Hills
Byers
Bruns
Ranson

22. 2015-16 State Growth Designations in Science
Exceeded
Met
Did Not Meet
Statesville Road
Byers (5th grade)
Byers (8th grade)
Thomasboro
Druid Hills (8th grade)
Druid (5th grade)
Bruns (8th grade)
Bruns (5th grade)
Ranson
Allenbrook
Ashley Park
Statesville Road Elementary has highest growth ratio in the district in science!
While Allenbrook did not meet the state’s growth expectation, college and career readiness improved by 24% and grade level proficiency by 19% in science.

23. 2015-16 State Growth Designations: West Charlotte High School
Exceeded
Met
Did Not Meet
Math I
Biology
English II

24. School Performance Grades

25. School Performance Grades: 3-Year Trajectory
School Performance Grade
Ashley Park D F
Druid Hills
Bruns
Walter G. Byers
Statesville Road C
Allenbrook
Thomasboro
Ranson
West Charlotte
Three schools improved state issued performance grade!

26. Measuring Success There are many ways to measure success.
Student achievement data is an important component in measuring success.
Data never lies, but it does not tell the whole truth either
End-of-Year Test data represents how students perform on a high stakes tests on a single day in a school year.
We value multiple factors in considering the L.I.F.T. Schools improvement trajectory. .

27. Year 4 Report from Research for Action
Deeper analysis of student outcome data
Continuous Learning Calendar Schools’ impact
Review of leading indicator data (attendance, culture, suspensions)
Qualitative assessment based on focus group feedback from parents and interviews with other key shareholders.
Expect report in late fall/early winter.

28. Year 5: Moving Ahead
No major programmatic changes in teaching and learning.
There are no miracles.
Focus on an accumulation of small successes over time.
Focus on build up for sustainable and significant results.
Year 5 Focus: Building parent and community engagement to enhance student achievement efforts.
Breakthrough
Build Up

29. Principal, West Charlotte High School Meaghan Loftus
Principal Roundtable
Timisha Barnes-Jones
Principal, West Charlotte High School
Meaghan Loftus
Principal, Ashley Park School
Katharine Bonasera
Principal, Allenbrook Elementary School

30. Parent Perspective Ms. Crenshaw,
Parent of 8th grader and kindergartner at Thomasboro Academy