1. SECAUCUS SCHOOL DISTRICT
2017 STATE TESTING OVERVIEW
ASK 4, ASK 8, NJBCT, AND PARCC
Dr. Daniela Riser
Director of Curriculum and Instruction

2. NEW JERSEY STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
2017 marks the 3rd administration of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) and the 12th year of the ASK 4, ASK 8, and Biology test (NJBCT)
Students took the 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, Algebra II
Students took the ASK 4, ASK 8, and NJBCT (all students taking Biology)

3. SECAUCUS SCHOOL DISTRICT PARCC OPT-OUT COMPARISONS
Opt-out students for the 2015 PARCC testing: 398
Clarendon - 21
Huber - 40
Middle - 51
High - 286
Opt-out students for the 2016 PARCC testing: 75
Clarendon - 19
Huber - 18
Middle - 7
High - 31
Opt-out students for the 2017 PARCC testing: 17
Clarendon - 5
Huber - 5
Middle - 4
High - 3

4. TEST RESULTS ANALYSIS
The following slides provide a three-year comparison of percent proficiency among students in the state, PARCC states or DFG, and district for each test
For PARCC assessments, the percentages ≥ Level 4 Met or Exceeded Expectations
For ASK 4, ASK 8, and the NJBCT, the percentages are a combination of Proficient and Advanced Proficient

5. GRADE 3 ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS PARCC

6. GRADE 3 MATHEMATICS PARCC

7. GRADE 4 ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS PARCC

8. GRADE 4 MATHEMATICS PARCC

9. GRADE 5 ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS PARCC

10. GRADE 5 MATHEMATICS PARCC

11. GRADE 6 ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS PARCC

12. GRADE 6 MATHEMATICS PARCC

13. GRADE 7 ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS PARCC

14. GRADE 7 MATHEMATICS PARCC

15. GRADE 8 ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS PARCC

16. GRADE 8 MATHEMATICS PARCC

17. GRADE 9 ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS PARCC

18. GRADE 10 ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS PARCC

19. GRADE 11 ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS PARCC

20. ALGEBRA I PARCC

21. GEOMETRY PARCC

22. ALGEBRA II PARCC

23. ASK 4 SCIENCE

24. ASK 8 SCIENCE

25. New Jersey Biology Competency Test

26. WHAT’S NEXT?
The director of curriculum has shared and discussed results with principals and supervisors
Teachers will be provided with their respective data and work with their supervisor to devise a “plan of action” going forward (already in progress)
PARCC Data analysis of the “District Evidence Statement Analysis” for each test will potentially restructure curriculum and instruction

27. DISTRICT EVIDENCE STATEMENT ANALYSIS SAMPLE