Webster Public Schools
September 16, 2011
MEETING THE CHALLENGE
EVERY CLASSROOM
EVERY STUDENT
EVERY DAY
Goal for 2010-2011
AYP in every subject, at every grade
level, and for every subgroup.
What is AYP?
Adequate Yearly Progress
How AYP is Calculated:
A + (B or C) + D = Affirmative AYP Determination
A
+
MCAS
Participation
Rate
95% or grater
participation
rate in MCAS
and MCAS-Alt
tests
B
OR
C
+
D
MCAS
Performance
MCAS
Improvement
Additional
Indicator
95.1 or greater
Composite
Performance
Index (CPI) in
ELA; 92.2 or
greater CPI in
mathematics
Meet or exceed
2011
improvement
target (specific
to schools,
districts, and
student groups)
or by reducing
the percentage
of nonproficient
students by 10%
from 2010 to
2011 (“Safe
harbor”)
For schools
serving grades
1-11,
attendance rate;
for schools
ending in grade
12, cohort
graduation rate
2011 MCAS Results
 Due to be released next week
 Headline
 Slow, Steady Progress in Most Grades
 Some Real Progress in Some Grades
AYP Results
 Areas for possible AYP
 Aggregate
 3 schools X 2 subjects = 6
 Made AYP in 4
 Subgroups
 3 schools X 2 subjects = 6
 Made AYP in 1
But AYP is becoming ever harder
to reach, so…CPI Results
 In 14 tests given in ELA and Math
 CPI Improvement in 9
Percentage of Students Scoring
Advanced or Proficient
 For the 17 tests given last spring, the
percentage of students scoring Advance or
Proficient increased in 13
 On 3 of those test, the increase was more
than 10 percentage points
 E.g. From 34% scoring A or P up to 46%
Student Growth Percentile
 Measures growth of student in a year
compared to a similar cohort based on
testing history
 Below 40 is slow
 40-60 is “normal”
 Above 60 is fast
Student Growth Percentiles
 Of the 14 test for which a SGP could be
calculated
 Slow growth in 5
 Normal Growth in 4
 Fast Growth in 5
Last year, we said
We are doing the right
things…
 Not often enough
 Not widespread enough
Best Practices 90 90 90 Schools
•A focus on academic achievement
• Clear curriculum choices
• Frequent assessment of student
progress and multiple opportunities
for improvement
• An emphasis on nonfiction writing
• Collaborative scoring of student
work
This year
summary
- A tentative
 We have figured our what to do
 Implementation is starting to show real,
measurable improvement
 Implementation is still uneven
 Headwinds at the many of the same grades as in
past years
 We have a plan to spread best practices to
every classroom
 We have more to do to reach every student
Plan to Spread Best Practices
Professional Pride
NCLB
RTTT
Curriculum
Mapping
Best Practices
In Every Classroom
Every Day
Common
Core
MCAS
ISGs
Unit
Common
Design
Assessments
School Choice
Educator
Evaluation
What Matters Most
 What teachers
do in the
classroom, day
to day and
minute to
minute
 Jon Saphier
What’s new?
 The end of “private practice”
 The continuation of public accountability
 The beginning of professional accountability
 The challenges and rewards of working
closely with others
We’ve got our work cut out for
us and we know what to do
 EVERY CLASSROOM
 EVERY STUDENT
 EVERY DAY
And so…
 Next week, MCAS results will show real,
measurable progress
 Not yet fast enough
 Not yet in every classroom
 Not yet reaching subgroups
 We are on the right track
 We need all hands on deck
 Let’s get to work…
 Dr. Kelley has some details and the outline for the
rest of the day