1. WASA Summer Conference 2009 Who's Failing School Who Are Schools Failing

2. Everett Public Schools Terry Edwards Chief Academic Officer TEdwards@everettsd.org (425) 385-4050 JoAnne Fabian Director of On-Time Graduation JFabian@everettsd.org (425) 385-4070

3. The Problem –How do we ensure that every student graduates from high school ? –In 2004 OSPI reported Everett’s graduation rate as 53%

4. The Answer Graduation Task Force 2003-04 On Time Graduation Committee 2004- present

5. Graduation Rates reported by OSPI including this year’s preliminary numbers Year Everett School District CHSEHSJHSSHS 2003-04 53%64%59%71%3% 2004-05 61%64%69%78%10% 2005-06 67%67.4%82%80%8% 2006-07 79.6%80.2%86.1%87.7%36.6% 2007-08 79.2% 84.1%86%40.8% 2008-09* 81.1%87.2%77.3%88.4%32.0% *Graduation rates are based on the prior year graduation class i.e. 08-09 data is based on graduation class of 2008. Data for 08-09 is preliminary.

6. Graduation Rate = Graduates (N) Cohort (D)

7. Active students currently enrolled + Dropouts = Class Cohort

8. = Active Students Students On Track + Students Off Track

9. + Completers (C-1) + Dropouts + Unknowns (P210) = NCBL Drop Outs

10. Myths of Student Achievement and Their Impacts on High School Graduation Rates

11. Myth 1: The data we provide to OSPI and the reports generated from that data are accurate

12. Summary of C’s, D’s, U’s 2004-05 through 2008-08

13. Myth 2: Students that fail classes are unmotivated and impacted by non school issues

14. All Schools FINC Summary for Non Duplicated Individuals Semester 1 2009 1491 individuals received at least 1 F 47% of these individuals (703) only received 1 F 23% of the individuals (339) received 2 F’s 3/26/09 Pentamation

15. Myth 3: Students that fail do not work in class

16. First Semester 2009

18. Myth 4: Students grades are directly related to student attendance

19. Attendance and F Data Semester 1 2009

20. Myth 5: Discipline is a significant factor in school failure

21. Discipline Incidents and F Data Semester 1 2009 Discipline: –Emergency Expulsion / Expulsion –Short & Long Term Suspension –In-School Suspension 1382 Individual students received at least 1 F –83% of the students that got at least 1 F had no serious discipline incidents

22. Myth 6: Students that fail classes lack basic skills Board Procedure 2410 allows students that have previously failed a course in the same academic area to recover credit by meeting mastery on a WASL subtest.

23. WASL Credits Retrieved by Year 6/15/09 Pentamation

24. Myth 7: The WASL is a significant Barrier to Graduation –WASL is a destroyer of Electives

25. Everett School District Class of 2009 1176 Active Students 05/12/09 Reading District Data May 12, 2009

26. Everett School District Class of 2009 1176 Active Students 05/12/09 Writing District Data May 12, 2009

27. Everett School District Class of 2009 1176 Active Students 05/12/09 Mathematics District Data May 12, 2009

28. Myth 8: If you increase academic Rigor student performance will decline.

29. Enrollment in MS Algebra & Geometry 2004-2009 200420052006200720082009 MS Algebra364418489379826774 MS Geometry21644370 Total MS Challenge Math 364418510443869844

30. HS Enrollment in Basic (Regular) Math 2004-2009 200420052006200720082009 HS Algebra8171140848172220451061 HS Geometry71310581061160215021589 Algebra II44276080498910991096 Total HS Basic Math197229582713431346463746

31. Enrollment in Advanced Math at High School 2004-2009 200420052006200720082009 Precalculus205340377376472510 Calculus/AP47145141163167219 Statistics/AP0483759119122 Total HS Advanced364418510443869844

32. Math Enrollment Trends 2004 - 2009

33. Everett Public Schools Comprehensive High Schools Class of 2010 (Fall 2008)

34. 2009 Student Cohort Challenging Course Offerings: Course Enrollments 2005 - 2009 CHSEHSJHSSHSTotal AP58521672501526 COL in HS1366773910273076 Honors411129558702293 Run Start2042062892701 Tech Prep30028433867989 Pentamation data 5/18/09

35. 2009 Student Cohort College Ready Status: Four Year Washington State College Total Population English 4.0 Credits % English Ready Math 3.0 Credits % Math Ready Science 3.0 Credits % Science Ready Social Studies 3.0 Credits % Social Studies Ready World Language 2.0 Credits % World Language Ready CHS39527670%35289%34186%34888%19148% EHS29220972%27092%15051%25086%10737% JHS42630973%37287%31875%37989%19947% SHS501734%2754%36%1428%24% District116381170%102188%81270%99185%49943% Total Population English 4.0 Credits % English Ready Math 3.0 Credits % Math Ready Science 2.0 Credits % Science Ready Social Studies 3.0 Credits % Social Studies Ready World Language 2.0 Credits % World Language Ready CHS39527670%35289%36292%34888%19148% EHS29220972%27092%26992%25086%10737% JHS42630973%37287%41196%37989%19947% SHS501734%2754%3264%1428%24% District116381170%102188%107492%99185%49943% Pentamation data 5/18/09

36. Myth 9: Students make up missing credits during summer school.

37. R-Y-G Summer School 2008 70% of summer participants are not credit deficit. Of those credit deficit only 13% recovered enough credit to get out of credit deficit. 9/4/08 Pentamation

38. Myth 10: Principals can not impact graduation rates

39. Everett Public Schools On-Time Graduation Task Force 2008-09 Goals 1.All high schools will fully implement the Academic Tracker system including 4-year plans, course requests and scheduling functions. 2.All high schools will implement the new Transcript Evaluation form and all Red/Yellow students will develop Graduation Plans which include one-on-one conference with the student and when possible, the parent. 3.Each comprehensive high school will have at least 100 students not at standard in mathematics take the SAT/ACT Math assessment or submit a completed Collection of Evidence Portfolio to OSPI. Sequoia High School will submit 50 complete collections of evidence portfolios to OSPI. 4.Each high school will develop and implement a plan to re- engage super seniors and help them graduate during 2008- 09.

40. Everett Public Schools On-Time Graduation Task Force 2008-09 Goals 5.Each Comprehensive High School will reduce the number of non-graduates by 10% for the Class of 2009. SHS will achieve a 50% extended graduation rate. 6.The district graduation rate for students classified as special education, low income and ELL will each reach 75% and each Comprehensive High School will be 80% and SHS will be 50%. 7.All high schools will implement an Academic Support Center that will serve to focus on on-time graduation efforts at the school.

41. Everett Public Schools High School Graduate Goal* 2009

42. Graduation Rates reported by OSPI including this year’s preliminary numbers Year Everett School District CHSEHSJHSSHS 2003-04 53%64%59%71%3% 2004-05 61%64%69%78%10% 2005-06 67%67.4%82%80%8% 2006-07 79.6%80.2%86.1%87.7%36.6% 2007-08 79.2% 84.1%86%40.8% 2008-09* 81.1%87.2%77.3%88.4%32.0% *Graduation rates are based on the prior year graduation class i.e. 08-09 data is based on graduation class of 2008. Data for 08-09 is preliminary.

43. Steps to Improve Your Graduation Rate 1.Verify data Your Process / Your Data 2.Intervene with active students Communication / Data Systems / Program Assistance Credit Recover / Partnerships 3.Drop-out recovery with inactive students Who / Where / Why / How

44. Questions?