1. Mesa Union School District “A Day in the Life of Data”
2016 CAASPP RESULTS
Mesa Union School District
“A Day in the Life of Data”
Tuesday, September 20, 2016

2. Executive Summary
The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) was administered to more than 3.2 million students last spring to measure student progress in learning new, more rigorous academic standards designed to prepare them for college and careers in the 21st Century. Smarter Balanced assessments that are administered to students in the spring consist of two parts. First, students take a computer adaptive assessment, which bases follow-up questions on a student’s answers in real time and gives a more accurate picture of a student’s progress than the paper and pencil test. For example, if a student answers a question correctly, she gets a more difficult question. If she answers it incorrectly, she gets an easier question. Students also complete a performance task that challenges their ability to apply their knowledge and skills to problems in a real-world setting. The two parts measure depth of understanding, writing, research and problem-solving skills more thoroughly than the multiple-choice, paper-based tests they replaced. Ventura County has an overall average of 36% of students who met or exceeded grade level standards in mathematics, an increase of 2%, and an overall average of 48% in English language arts/literacy, an increase of 4%. The state’s overall average of 37% in mathematics is an increase of 4% from In English language arts/literacy, 49% of students met or exceeded grade level standards, an increase of 5%. Mesa students continue to perform above the county and state averages in mathematics and English language arts/literacy. Mesa students showed the most gains across grade levels 3-8 in English language arts/literacy with an overall increase in performance of 5%, from 54% in 2015 to 59% in In mathematics, Mesa students averaged 50%, a decrease of 3% overall from 2015.

3. The Students We Serve! 78% speak English as their primary language
20% speak Spanish as their primary language
2% speak something other than English or Spanish
64% are Hispanic
25% are White
3% are Filipino
1% are Black or African American
7% Other Asian
37% receive free or reduced lunch
2% are migrant
35% In District
50% Inter-District
15% District of Choice

4. Percent of Students that
English Language Arts/Literacy
Percent of Students that
Met
or Exceeded Standards
2015 44 61 50 55 58 59 54
2016 60 63 52 62 64
Delta +6 -1
+13 -3 +4 +5
Percent of Students Who Nearly Met Standards 31 16 25 28 24 30 20 22 26 -2
Percent of Students Who Did Not Meet Standards 23 17 18 13 19 9 -5
-12 +3 -4
Grade
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
All
The Districts API has grown one hundred and five points over a ten year period.

5. State and County Comparisons ELA/Literacy

6. Change Over Time ELA/Literacy

7. Percent of Students that Met or Exceeded Standards
Mathematics
Percent of Students that Met or Exceeded Standards
2015 54 53 49 50 57 58
2016 55 44 37 52 60
Delta +1 -5
-13 +2 -3
Percent of Students Who Nearly Met Standards 26 34 28 24 22 29 30 20 25 +4
-14
-10 -2 -4
Percent of Students Who Did Not Meet Standards 13 18 21 19 17 9 16 -1 +7
-12
Grade
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
All

8. State and County Comparisons Mathematics

9. Change Over Time Mathematics

10. Subgroup Comparison
ELA/Literacy

11. Subgroup Comparison
ELA/Literacy

12. Subgroup Comparison
ELA/Literacy

13. Subgroup Comparison
Mathematics

14. Subgroup Comparison
Mathematics

15. Subgroup Comparison
Mathematics

16. Similar School Comparisons ELA/Literacy

17. Similar School Comparisons Mathematics

18. District Student Enrollment Comparisons ELA/Literacy
In Year 3 of PI, the district is subject to corrective action

19. District Student Enrollment Comparisons Mathematics
In Year 3 of PI, the district is subject to corrective action

20. Science 2015 CST Results Science
* 2016 Science Scores have not been released by the California Department of Education

21. Highlights
Highlights
of NCLB

22. Here’s the thing… Mesa Union Student Participation
In the spring of 2016, 410 Mesa Union students successfully completed the California Assessment Student Performance and Progress.
Summative Assessment Results Compared to State and County Performance
Mesa Union students consistently performed at all grade levels above the county and state averages on Standard Exceeded/Standard Met on the English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics assessments.
Sixty percent of Mesa Union students in grades 4, 5, 7, and 8 met or exceeded standards in English language arts.
Every grade level demonstrated growth in the number of students who met or exceeded standards in English language arts with grade 5 making the largest gain (+13%).
Mesa Union School District, when compared to all school districts in Ventura County, ranks fifth in English language arts/literacy.
Sixty percent of Mesa Union students in grade 8 met or exceeded standards in mathematics.
There were increases in the number of students who met or exceeded standards in mathematics in grades 3 and 8.
This year’s 4th, 7th, and 8th grade students showed an increase in the percent of students who met or exceeded standards in mathematics from the previous year.

23. When compared to all school districts in Ventura County, Mesa Union ranks third in the area of mathematics.
Mesa Union Subgroup Performance
In English language arts, subgroup performance among females, males, white, and Hispanic students increased or stayed the same as compared to their performance in 2015.
Seventy-seven percent of white students met or exceeded grade level standards in English language arts.
English Learners significantly increased their performance in English language arts from 13% to 29%, and 77% of reclassified students met or exceeded grade level standards for the second year.
Sixty-five percent of reclassified students met or exceeded grade level standards in the area of mathematics.
Economically disadvantaged students posted a gain of 11%, from 31% to 42%, of students who met or exceeded standards in English language arts.
Inter-district students scored higher than in-district students in English language arts and mathematics.
Overall, the CAASPP results show that Mesa Union students are making strong progress in the new standards. Mesa Union will continue to focus on reducing the number of students who did not achieve Standards Met on the English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics assessments, as well as narrowing the achievement gap of identified subgroups.

24. 2016-2017 What We’re Doing to Build On Success
Here’s the thing… It’s all about our Kids!!!
Relationships, Relevance and Rigor are the necessary ingredients that ensure student growth and excellence.
Our most important goal is to maximize learning in every class, every day, at every grade and for every student by
developing competent readers, writers, and mathematicians; cultivating scientists, explorers, innovators, and communicators of learning; and fostering compassion and empathy for others.
MESA Teacher Professional Development Initiatives
“ The Big Five”…
New California State Standards Implementation
K-8 Math Curriculum Implementation
English Language Development
Inquiry/Project Based Learning
Integration of Technology

25. Path to Organizational Growth and Improvement
Goal Development:
November through January
Local Control Accountability, Local Education Agency and Title III Goals- Aligned to the District’s annual, 3, and year plans
Master Planning:
Facilities
Budget
Technology
Professional Development
Organizational Outcomes:
Responsible Governance
Organizational Commitment to Excellence
Relevant and Rigorous Instruction

26. Questions?