1. Data Overview West Forsyth High School Forsyth County Schools, Georgia
April 2015
Math Department Meeting

2. Purpose of the Data Overview
To improve teaching and learning by using data from at the district and school level in the areas of:
Student Demographics
Advanced Placement (AP) Exams
End-of-Course (EOC) Test
Coordinate Algebra

3. Focus Points
How do ALL students at West Forsyth compare with other students in Forsyth County schools?
Are ALL of our students performing at the proficient level on state- mandated tests?
Are ALL of our exceptional students, Special Education and Gifted, being served to maximize their academic successes?
What are ALL of our strengths and areas of needed improvement?
How will we help ALL students find their success?

4. Focus Point 1 – Changes in Student Demographics
How do ALL students at West Forsyth compare with other students in Forsyth County schools?
Enrollment is increasing
Ethnicity changes at West Forsyth and in the district
ESOL, Special Education, and Free/Reduced Lunch

5. Ethnicity/Race – District

6. Ethnicity/Race – West Forsyth

7. ESOL/ELL - District

8. ESOL/ELL – West Forsyth

9. Special Education

10. Free and Reduced Lunch - District

11. Free and Reduced Lunch – West Forsyth

12. Summary of Focus Point 1
How do ALL students at West Forsyth compare with other students in Forsyth County schools?
Enrollment is increasing
Diversity is slowly increasing
Special Needs students are increasing
Are we prepared to meet the demands of these learners now and in the future?

13. Focus Points 2 & 3 - Meeting the needs of ALL Learners
Are ALL of our students performing at the proficient level on state-mandated tests?
End-of-Course test in Coordinate Algebra
Are ALL of our exceptional students, Special Education and Gifted, being served to maximize their academic successes?
Advanced Placement (AP) exams

14. Advanced Placement (AP) Exams

15. EOCT Coordinate Algebra - District

16. EOCT Coordinate Algebra – West Forsyth

17. EOCT Coordinate Algebra – 9th Grade Spring 2013 % Students at Each Performance Level by Subgroup

18. EOCT Coordinate Algebra – 9th Grade Spring 2014 % Students at Each Performance Level by Subgroup

19. EOCT Coordinate Algebra – 9th Grade Spring 2013 % Students at Each Performance Level by Subgroup

20. EOCT Coordinate Algebra – 9th Grade Spring 2014 % Students at Each Performance Level by Subgroup

21. Summary of Focus Point 2 & 3
Are ALL of our students performing at the proficient level on state- mandated tests?
Are ALL of our exceptional students, Special Education and Gifted, being served to maximize their academic successes?
In 2014, 74 percent of students scored a 3 or higher on AP exams at the District level compared to only 69 percent for West Forsyth.
From 2013 to 2014, students scoring Meets or Exceeds increased by 6 percent at the District level compared to a 10 percent increase for West Forsyth.
How do we improve learning for all students, especially special education and ELL, to increase their success on the Coordinate Algebra End-of-Course test?

22. Focus Point 4 – Strengths & Needed Improvement
What are ALL of our strengths and areas of needed improvement?
Performance Levels for all students
Higher than State results
Lower than District average
Algebra and Functions (includes Number and Quantity)
Algebra Connections to Statistics and Probability

23. EOCT Coordinate Algebra – 9th Grade Spring 2013 Strand Analysis

24. EOCT Coordinate Algebra – 9th Grade Spring 2014 Strand Analysis

25. Summary of Focus Points
How will we help ALL students find their success in Math at West Forsyth High School?
What strategies have you not tried?
What strategies have you used with success?
Is your colleague using a strategy with a higher success rate?
*When trying to change your results, you have to change what you put in to your work. Otherwise, you will always get what you’ve had before.