Bridgewater-Raritan Regional - New Milford School District

New Milford School District

District Testing Report: Analyzing The Data Danielle M. Shanley

Director of Curriculum and Instruction October 17, 2011

Introduction

 The State of NJ requires LEAs to publically present

test data, with attention to each subgroup.

 Overview of the 2011 district test results on New

Jersey standardized tests, with some historical analysis.

 Comparison of New Milford schools to State averages

and districts in similar District Factor Groupings (DFG), a measure of average household income and educational level, ranked A – I, with A being most impoverished and I being most affluent.

 New Milford’s DFG is

an “FG” grouping. Other

Bergen County FGs include: Edgewater, Fair Lawn, Hasbrouck Heights, Fort Lee, Maywood, Midland Park, Rutherford and Woodridge.

Terminology  NCLB

No Child Left Behind Act  AYP Adequate Yearly Progress  NJASK New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge  HSPA High School Proficiency Assessment  APA Alternative Proficiency Assessment  LEP Limited English Proficient  SE Special Education  AHSA Alternative High School Assessment

Good to Know…

 Subgroup = One of 40 groups identified within the

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whole group tested. A subgroup must have 30 students (n=30) in it to be measured for AYP. Common sub groups are Special Education, Limited English Proficient, Impoverished, Ethnic, Racial groups etc. State changed benchmark scores for making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Anticipating changed process of evaluation, with the focus shifting to growth of “cohorts” instead of year to year growth of different groups of students.

NJ State Benchmarks for Adequate Yearly Progress (Updated November 2009)

Content Area

Grade Span

Language Arts (LAL)

Math

Starting 2003

20052007

*20082010

20112013

2014

Elementary (Gr. 3-5)

68

75

59

79

100

Middle (Gr. 6-8)

58

66

72

86

100

High School (Gr. 11)

73

79

85

92

100

Elementary (Gr. 3-5)

53

62

66

83

100

Middle (Gr. 6-8)

39

49

61

80

100

High School (Gr. 11)

55

64

74

86

100

Notice Increase

2011 Results: NJASK, Language Arts Literacy GRADE

% Partially Prof.

% Proficient

% Advanced Prof.

Berkley (71)

26.8

62.0

11.3

Gibbs (91)

29.7

64.8

5.5

DFG

30.3

62.5

7.2

STATE

37.0

55.8

7.2

Berkley (47)

38.3

61.7

0

Gibbs (90)

31.1

65.6

3.3

DFG

30.4

62.0

7.6

STATE

37.3

55.5

7.2

Berkley (74)

18.9

73.0

8.1

Gibbs (84)

22.6

69.0

8.3

DFG

32.2

62.3

5.5

STATE

39.1

54.8

6.1

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

% Prof. + Adv. Prof. NJASK 3 LAL 95

Berkley

Gibbs

DFG

STATE

90 85

80 75 70 65 60 55 50 2011

2010

2009

80

% Prof. = Adv. Prof. NJASK 4 LAL Berkley

Gibbs

DFG

STATE

75

70

65

60

55

50

45

40 2011

2010

2009

% Prof. + Adv. Prof. NJASK 5 LAL 95

Berkley

90

Gibbs

DFG

STATE

85 80 75 70 65 60 55 50 2011

2010

2009

Mathematics

2011 Results : NJASK, Mathematics GRADE

% Partially Prof.

% Proficient

% Advanced Prof.

Berkley (72)

18.1

38.9

43.0

Gibbs (91)

19.8

52.7

27.5

DFG

15.7

42.8

41.6

STATE

21.1

40.5

38.4

Berkley (50)

20.0

48.0

32.0

Gibbs (90)

15.6

60.0

24.4

DFG

16.3

49.8

33.8

STATE

20.7

47.2

32.1

Berkley (76)

11.8

36.8

51.3

Gibbs (84)

16.7

45.2

32.0

DFG

15.3

44.3

40.4

STATE

19.4

41.1

39.5

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

% Prof. + Adv. Prof. NJASK 3 Math 100 95

Berkley

Gibbs

DFG

STATE

90

85 80 75 70

65 60 55 50 2011

2010

2009

95 90

% Prof. = Adv. Prof. NJASK 4 Math Berkley

Gibbs

DFG

STATE

85 80 75 70 65 60 55 50 2011

2010

2009

% Prof. + Adv. Prof. NJASK 5 Math

95

Berkley

90

Gibbs

DFG

STATE

85 80 75 70 65 60 55 50 2011

2010

2009

2011 Results: NJASK, Language Arts Literacy % Partially Proficient

% Proficient

% Advanced Proficient

DEOMS (167)

25.7

70.7

3.6

DFG

27.5

64.9

7.6

STATE

33.3

59.4

7.3

DEOMS (179)

21.8

55.9

22.3

DFG

29.9

57.9

12.2

STATE

36.7

51.0

12.3

DEOMS (155)

13.5

73.5

12.9

DFG

13.0

67.9

19.1

STATE

17.8

63.0

19.1

GRADE

Grade 6

Grade 7

Grade 8

% Prof. + Adv. Prof. NJASK 6 LAL 80

DEOMS

DFG

STATE

75

70

65

60

55

50 2011

2010

2009

85

% Prof. + Adv. Prof. NJASK 7 LAL DEOMS

DFG

STATE

80

75

70

65

60

55

50 2011

2010

2009

% Prof. + Adv. Prof. NJASK 8 LAL 95

DEOMS

DFG

STATE

90 85 80 75 70 65 60 55 50 2011

2010

2009

Mathematics

2011 Results : NJASK, Mathematics % Partially Proficient

% Proficient

% Advanced Proficient

DEOMS (167)

10.2

55.1

34.7

DFG

19.1

52.0

28.9

STATE

22.7

49.8

27.6

DEOMS (179)

26.3

48.6

25.1

DFG

30.3

45.6

24.1

STATE

34.3

41.1

24.3

DEOMS (157)

33.1

45.2

21.7

DFG

25.6

45.0

29.4

STATE

28.5

41.1

30.4

GRADE Grade 6

Grade 7

Grade 8

% Prof. + Adv. Prof. NJASK 6 Math 95 90

DEOMS

DFG

STATE

85 80 75 70

65 60 55 50 2011

2010

2009

85

% Prof. + Adv. Prof. NJASK 7 Math DEOMS

80

DFG

STATE

75

70

65

60

55

50 2011

2010

2009

% Prof. + Adv. Prof. NJASK 8 Math 80

DEOMS

DFG

STATE

75

70

65

60

55

50 2011

2010

2009

2011 NJASK Sections 4 & 8 - Science % Partially Proficient

% Proficient

% Advanced Proficient

Berkley (50)

4.0

42.0

54.0

Gibbs (90)

2.2

43.3

54.4

DFG

5.4

39.1

55.0

STATE

10.0

42.3

47.7

DEOMS (157)

14.6

52.2

33.1

DFG

13.4

55.8

30.8

STATE

18.8

51.9

29.3

GRADE Grade 4

Grade 8

% Prof. + Adv Prof. NJASK 4 Science 100

Berkley

Gibbs

95

90

85

80

75 2011

DFG

State

% Prof. + Adv. Prof. NJASK 8 Science DEOMS

DFG

95 93 91 89

87 85 83 81 79

77 75

2011

State

2011 Results for BIOLOGY Competencies

GRADE NMHS Total Students (165)

DGF State

% Partially Proficient

% Proficient

% Advanced Proficient

35.2

55.2

9.7

38.9

44.2

16.9

42.7

38.0

19.3

% Prof. + Adv Prof. EOC Biology 75

NMHS

DFG

70 65 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 2011

STATE

State Testing Parameters for HSPA  Must meet Benchmark score to making

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

92% Language Arts 86% Math  Banking of Scores began in 2009

(w/graduating class of 2010)  Students have 3 opportunities to “pass” the

HSPA in addition to AHSA  SRA changed to more rigorous AHSA process

2011 Results : NJ HSPA, Language Arts Literacy GRADE 11

% Partially % Proficient % Advanced Proficient Proficient

NMHS (168)

4.2

73.2

22.6

DFG

7.2

72.8

20.0

State

10.5

68.8

20.8

% Prof. + Adv. Prof. HSPA 11 LAL 96

NMHS

DFG

STATE

94 92 90 88 86 84 82 80 2011

2010

2009

Mathematics

2011 Results : NJ HSPA, Mathematics % Partially Proficient

% Proficient

% Advanced Proficient

NMHS (168)

16.6

60.4

22.6

DFG

21.3

54.9

23.8

State

24.8

49.9

25.3

GRADE 11

% Prof. + Adv. Prof. HSPA 11 Math 84

NMHS

DFG

STATE

82

80

78

76

74

72

70 2011

2010

2009

K-12 Program Improvements •Implemented Connected Math Grades 6 and 7 •Implemented Everyday Math Grade 4

Intensive Training, New Curriculum, New Textbooks and Math Manipulatives •Added Position - Reading Specialist •Providing Writers Workshop Intensive Training K-8 •Professional Development for teachers on the

National Common Core Standards : •

English Language Arts

•

Mathematics

•

Reading and Writing in the Content Area Classrooms

K-12 Program Improvements • Working to REVAMP the ELA program 6-12 to promote

more thematic and interdisciplinary units based on essential questions. • Socratic Seminar and DBQ Study in Social Studies

• New Science Curriculum K-12 • Study Island • Junior Academy @DEOMS Courses

• Middle School Schedule Modifications • Academies@NMHS – Classrooms Without Walls • 25 New Courses offered at the HS and MS

Recommendations •RESEARCH BASED reading, writing, math

and science programs •EFFECTIVE and meaningful professional

development for all teachers •Consistency of programs, materials and

teacher training •Development of common benchmark

assessments

NEVER lose sight of authentic assessments, opportunities for classrooms without walls and the learning that takes place in the non-tested areas: Arts and Music, Global Studies, World Language, Technology, Engineering, Business, Future Educators, Experiential and Service Learning, and Civics.

2011 Alternate Proficiency Assessment (APA) Grade 3 Results Students (2)

# Partially Proficient

Language Arts Literacy Math

# Proficient

2 2

# Advanced Proficient

2011 Alternate Proficiency Assessment (APA) Grade 5 Results Students (3)

# Partially Proficient

# Proficient

Language Arts Literacy

2

1

Math

1

1

# Advanced Proficient

1

2011 Alternate Proficiency Assessment (APA) Grade 7 Results Students (1)

# Partially Proficient

Language Arts Literacy

1

Math

1

# Proficient

# Advanced Proficient

2011 Alternate Proficiency Assessment (APA) Grade 8 Results Students (1)

# Partially Proficient

# Proficient

Language Arts Literacy

1

Math

1 1

Science

# Advanced Proficient

2011 Alternate Proficiency Assessment (APA) Grade 11 Results Students (1)

# Partially Proficient

Language Arts Literacy

# Advanced Proficient

1

1

Math Science

# Proficient

1

NCLB

and Making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

Background  No Child Left Behind Act 2001  Signed into law on January 8, 2002  Bi-partisan initiative to increase student achievement  Developed by politicians, not teachers  NCLB represented some of the most significant changes to the

Elementary and Secondary Schools Act (ESEA) since its enactment in 1965

 NCLB contains four major education reforms: ►Increased focus on accountability ►Increased flexibility and local control ► Expanded educational options for parents, and ► Focus on research-based methods and practices

NCLB UPDATES ESEA is up for reauthorization, but the “suggested improvements” are still focused purely on mathematics and language arts achievement measured by standardized tests, with no recognition of, attention to or funding for the other critical content areas.

Guidelines for Assessing AYP Goal:All students will be assessed  95% of each student group must participate in

the assessment process

 Students enrolled for