1. Developmental Reading Assessment results presented to the Barre City School Board November 12, 2007 2000-2007

2. What is the Vermont Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA)?

3. Students: Read a short book and retell the story in their own words Teachers: Administer the assessment. Score oral reading for accuracy. Score retellings for comprehension. Find the highest range at which the student reads with both acceptable accuracy and comprehension. Administrated: In the month of May to grade 2

4. Combining the top two and bottom two categories 20002001200220032004200520062007 Honors or Achieved 70%73%68%77%80%82%76%83% Nearly Achieved 16%12%18%6%10%9%17%9% Below or Little 14%15%13%17%11%9%6%8% N 969998 918893

5. A Quick look at Certain Groups Children of Poverty Reading Recovery English Language Learners IEP Children of Poverty and Gender At BCEMS since Kindergarten

6. How did Children of Poverty perform? 20002001200220032004200520062007 Honors or Achieved 56%62%58%67%78%67%73%88% Nearly Achieved 22%13%20%9%10%19%17%10% Below or Little 22%24%22%24%12%14%8%2% N 4145595451425948

7. Reading Recovery Performance These are students who had Reading Recovery in grade 1 AND took the DRA in grade 2 the following year. 20002001200220032004200520062007 Honors or Achieved 74%54%47%67%64%73%63%71% Nearly Achieved 17%23%27%13%21%18%30%13% Below or Little 9%23%27%21%14%9%7%16% N 2326152428223024

8. English Language Learners (ELL) 20002001200220032004200520062007 Honors or Achieved 100%67%29%67%88%67%75%82% Nearly Achieved 0% 29%11%0%22%25%18% Below or Little 0%33%43%22%13%11%0% N 357989411

9. IEP Students 20002001200220032004200520062007 Honors or Achieved 18%8%29%0%20%30%40%10% Nearly Achieved 18%15%41%10%27%10%20%30% Below or Little 64%77%29%90%53%60%30%60% N 111317101510

10. Children of Poverty: Comparing Genders Honors or Achieved20002001200220032004200520062007 Male 65%70% 77%76%87%79%91% Female 77%75%68%78%88%74%75%85%

11. Migration of Students K-3 (2007) 142 different individuals have been members of this third grade class. There are currently 95 enrolled in the class. 83 members of this class had scores on the grade 2 DRA. Of those 83, 81 are still enrolled. 73 members of the class have been enrolled at BCEMS since kgn. 42 members of the class have been enrolled in a Barre school (including Barre Town since Kgn.) 4 members of this class left BCEMS and returned between Kgn. and the beginning of grade 3.