1. Stephen J. Gerace Elementary School Pequannock Township School District

2. What is new at SJG? ELA Curriculum Aligned to CCS Fundations k-1 Mentor and Exemplar Texts Technology MIF Parent University PD for Staff

3. Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) Consortium of 20 states working together to develop a common set of 3-12 assessments in English and Math anchored in what it takes to be ready for college and careers.

4. PARCC Assessments 2014-2015 school year for grades K-12 Build a pathway to college and career readiness – measures the full range of knowledge and skills students need to be career and college ready or on track toward that goal, through performance based tasks unlike traditional paper and pencil bubble tests of the past. Provide teachers information to inform instruction and student support Model the kind of work students are already doing in classrooms throughout the school year.

5. ELA and Math PARCC Assessment English Language Arts/Literacy – Look much deeper at student writing abilities and critical-thinking skills. – Reported in three major categories: (1) ELA/Literacy – a composite of reading and writing scores (2) Reading and comprehending complex texts independently (reading) (3) Writing effectively when using and/or analyzing sources (writing) Math – Solve complex/multi-step problems, show their work, and demonstrate how they solved the problem.

6. Sample ELA Question Grade 3

7. Sample Math Question Grade 3

8. NJ School Performance Report

9. Performance Areas

10. Academic Achievement

11. Grade 3 Proficiency Trends NJ ASK 2011 - 2013

12. Grade 4 Proficiency Trends NJ ASK 2011 - 2013

14. Grade 5 Proficiency Trends NJ ASK 2011 - 2013

15. Student Growth

16. Cohort LAL Trends

17. Cohort Math Trends

18. College and Career Readiness

19. College & Career Readiness = Chronic Absenteeism College and Career Readiness Indicators School Performance 5% Peer Rank (Percentile) 45 Statewide Rank (Percentile) 64 Statewide Target6 Met Target 2012?Yes

20. SJG vs. State vs. District Factor Group Proficiency Trends 2012-2013

21. Grade 3 All SJG Students, State, District Factor Group Proficiency Trends

22. Grade 4 All SJG Students, State, District Factor Group Proficiency Trends

24. Grade 5 All SJG Students, State, District Factor Group Proficiency Trends

25. Moving Forward…… Student Growth:  Realignment of Curriculum to CC  Implementation of new programs  Item analysis of formative assessments to improve instructional practice  Study Island compared to NJ ASK/PARCC

26. Moving Forward…… Student Growth:  MLSP  Cross-curricular ELA  Student Growth Objectives (SGOs)  Professional Development  5 days throughout school year  Teacher observations and collaboration

27. SJG Mission Statement Stephen J. Gerace Elementary School is a community of learners rich in pride and tradition, which educates and inspires each individual to realize his or her unique potential and become lifelong learners.