1. November 7, 2014 WILLMAR PUBLIC SCHOOLS WORLD’S BEST WORKFORCE SUMMARY

2. 2014 MULTIPLE MEASUREMENT RATING (MMR) RESULTS ProficiencyGrowth Achievement Gap GraduationMMR Kennedy Elementary 9.6619.8620.1666.24% Roosevelt Elementary 9.1915.8316.3155.10% Middle School5.6915.4012.6745.01% Senior High School 7.49.789.262551.45% 25 Points for each category

3. DISTRICT DATA RETREAT – AUGUST 20-21, 2014  Site teams consisted of at least 8 staff members from each building  District team comprised of district leaders and school board members

4. HOW DID WE IDENTIFY NEEDS IN READING BASED ON DATA? We used several sources: a. AIMS-web in grades K-6 b. Formative and Summative Assessments K-12 c. ACCESS Testing (Language Proficiency) K-12 d. FAST and IGDI – Preschool e. MCA (Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments) 3-10

5. WHAT ARE OUR PRIMARY CONCERNS IN READING?  3 rd Grade – Lower than the state in all areas  6 th and 7 th Grades – Student groups with overall proficiency below the state level are English Learner, Free/Reduced Price Lunch, Black, and Hispanic  10 th Grade – Has largest gaps compared to the state in almost all subgroups (English Learner group is the exception)

6. WHAT ARE OUR DISTRICT GOALS IN READING? District-wide Willmar Public Schools will improve reading proficiency by 5% in the ALL, Black, Free/Reduced Priced Lunch, English Learner and Special Education populations by June 2015.

7. HOW DID WE IDENTIFY NEEDS IN MATH BASED ON DATA? We used several data sets: a. AIMS-web in grades K-8 b. Formative and Summative Assessments in Grades K-12 c. FAST and IGDI Preschool d. MCA – Grade 11

8. WHAT WERE OUR PRIMARY CONCERNS IN MATH?  Slow rate of growth for English Learner and Special Education student groups at the elementary level  Slow rate of growth for the Black, English Learner, and Free/Reduced Priced lunch student groups at the Middle School

9. WHAT ARE OUR DISTRICT GOALS IN MATH? District-wide Willmar Public Schools, will improve math proficiency by 5% in the ALL, Black, Free/Reduced Priced Lunch, English Learner and Special Education populations by June 2015.

10. COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS ASSESSMENTS a. EXPLORE Test - Grade 8 b. PLAN Test – Grade 10 c. ACT – Grade 11 (Starting spring 2015)

11. HOW DO WE SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS? SUPPORT Increased Time for Reading and Math Intervention Program Common Formative Assessments Targeted Services Program Cultural Liaisons Math & Reading Specialists Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS)

12. HOW DO WE SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS? SUPPORT Math and Literacy Coaches Principal & Teacher Evaluation Professional Learning Communities (PLC)

13. WHAT ARE OUR CURRENT ACHIEVEMENT PLANS?  Local Literacy Plan  Title I, II, III  Ramp-Up  School Improvement Plans (SIP)  Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS)  Achievement and Integration

14. November 7, 2014 WILLMAR PUBLIC SCHOOLS WORLD’S BEST WORKFORCE SUMMARY