2. County: Rock Island City: Small School: Large School Summary School Enrollment 1,679 State Status AWSAWS All Subjects Meets and Exceeds 27.50% Made Adequate Yearly Progress NoNo School Low Income 55% District Summary Avg. Teacher Salary $73,089 Avg. Teacher Exper. 16Years Instructional Expenditure Per Pupil $6,213 Operational Expenditure Per Pupil $10,135 Low Income 65% Information from IIRC website http://iirc.niu.edu/School.aspx?

3. The PSAE includes three components that, taken together, cover the Illinois Learning Standards: 1.The ACT Assessment in reading, English, mathematics, science, and writing 2.A science assessment developed by Illinois teachers and curriculum experts working with the Illinois State Board of Education (not counted toward school achievement status) 3.Two ACT WorkKeys assessments (Reading for Information and Applied Mathematics). The PSAE includes three components that, taken together, cover the Illinois Learning Standards: 1.The ACT Assessment in reading, English, mathematics, science, and writing 2.A science assessment developed by Illinois teachers and curriculum experts working with the Illinois State Board of Education (not counted toward school achievement status) 3.Two ACT WorkKeys assessments (Reading for Information and Applied Mathematics).

4. ACT Reading + WK Reading for Information ACT Mathematics + WK Applied Mathematics ACT Science + ISBE-Developed Science ACT English + ACT Writing PSAE Reading PSAE Mathematics PSAE Science PSAE Writing Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) Test Components

5. Information from IIRC website http://iirc.niu.edu/School.aspx? Rock Island HS in 2006 met AYP Rock Island HS in 2011 – shows a steady decline(27.5%) Progress towards 100% of students meeting standards in reading & mathematics by 2014

6. A consortium of 24 states working together to develop a common set of K-12 assessments in English and math anchored in what it takes to be ready for college and careers. The assessments are in the process of being written by a committee of administrators, teachers, educational consultants, and the ISBE (Illinois State Board of Education) to adhere to the newly written state Common Core Standards. Testing set to begin in 2014-2015 school year

7. What can be done in the short term to address student achievement on the PSAE?  Tim Wernentin – Principal  Georgia Kouris – Associate Principal  Carmine Draude – Assistant Principal  Michelle Lillis – Math Department Chair  Mary Mendelin – English Department Chair Committee Members Assisted by: Members of the Math and English Departments Deans Counselors

8. C, D, F, G Determined to be short term strategies

9. Short Term Strategy to Incorporate PSAE Testing Preparation Class During the Day Determined by: Data Teams School Improvement Team Administration School Board

10. Why This Strategy? Strategy used in 2006 – one and only time RIHS met AYP Many years of strategy use during early bird setting showed students likely to improve scores by more than 2 points. Chosen by math and English department members School Improvement Team included the strategy in the school’s improvement plan. In-service information and ACT research data shows students likely to improve with intervention. Materials available

11. Dr. Tim Schapp Founder and President of the Gaines Education Group Shared students are likely to increase composite ACT scores with intervention. 2008,2009,2010 Presented in- service instruction to RIHS on item analysis of ACT information.

12. ©2009 by ACT, Inc. All rights reserved. The ACT® is a registered trademark of ACT, Inc. in the U.S.A. and other countries. EXPLORE® and PLAN® are registered trademarks of ACT, Inc. IC 050800090 How Much Growth toward College Readiness Is Reasonable to Expect in High School?

13. For the purposes of this presentation I will limit my discussion of Implementation of this project to the Math Portion only. The previous slide shows results of study conducted by ACT of 150,000 students to show expected student growth from the Explore to the ACT

14. Explore Scores of RIHS Current Juniors who will take the next PSAE in April of 2012 According the ACT study our students can be expected to grow 3.5 points with intervention, which will still be below CRS (College Readiness Standards) of 22, but if they can reach the expected 19 they can meet the state standards for “meeting”. 22 RIHS School Board Presentation Feb. 2010

15. https://iirc.niu.edu/MyIIRCSDS/Roster.aspx?Form=mainf&Year=201020 11&Grade=11&Subject=2&Category=0&SubjectName=Mathematics&Ass essmentName=PSAE&schoolId=490810410250001

16. Readily Available Materials