1. MCAS 2017 Sandwich Public Schools Maureen Wiklund
Director of Curriculum
November 8, 2017

2. Key Understandings Teachers put their students front and center
Student success on MCAS is important to teachers, to families, to the district
There are multiple variables that impact achievement on MCAS
We don’t teach to the test; we teach the standards
MCAS is one of many measures of the success of a school, a teacher, a student
The 2017 year was unique, full of “firsts”

5. Next Generation MCAS Grades 3-8 ELA & Math
Taken with chromebooks at Oak Ridge & STEM
Administered one grade level at a time
ELA - April
Math & Science - May
All Hands on Deck
Shout Outs:
Brandy OR/ Anne STEM
Bryce Harper & Erin Piantedosi

6. What do you notice about the shape of this graph?

7. Oak Ridge Exceeding or Meeting Expectations
45%
State Exceeding or Meeting Expectations
49%

8. STEM Exceeding or Meeting Expectations
56%
State Exceeding & Meeting Expectations
50%

10. Oak Ridge Exceeding or Meeting Expectations
54%
State Exceeding or Meeting Expectations
48%

11. STEM Exceeding or Meeting Expectations
53%
State Exceeding or Meeting Expectations
47%

12. What can we Looking at Standards from the results?

13. What can we learn from the results?
We look at how students scored on specific standards and ask:
How did our students score on that standard compared to the rest of the state? Better or not as well?
How did our students across grade levels score on that standard? Is there a trend we can trace to curriculum or instruction? +/- ?
How have our students across the years scored on that standard? Is there a trend we can trace to curriculum or instruction? +/ - ?
What is the quality and quantity of instruction and assessment for that standard? +/ - ?
Do we need to do more with Writing in Response to Reading, with writing to a prompt to generate responses that are clear, thoughtful and complete?
What can we learn from the results?

14. Legacy MCAS Grades 5 & 8 - STE - Science, Technology, Engineering
Spring 2018
CBT - Computer Based Testing/Legacy
Grade 10 - ELA, Math, Science
All PBT - Paper Based Testing/Legacy

15. Gr 5 Science Advanced or Proficient
48%
Gr 5 Science State Advanced or Proficient
46%

16. STEM Advanced or Proficient
46%
State Advanced or Proficient
53%

17. SHS Advanced or Proficient
85%
State Advanced or Proficient
74%

18. SHS Advanced or Proficient
96%
91%

19. SHS Advanced or Proficient
85%
State Advanced or Proficient
79%

21. Next steps….
We are committed to continual improvement. We are learning from MCAS results, looking at standards and at students. We have many goals connected to teachers having the time to work together to look at data and make teaching decisions based on the data.
Throughout the year, our Curriculum Leaders will be sharing goals and plans for their departments. Additional information about MCAS and other assessments will be part of their presentations, as it is connected to goals.

22. Questions?