september 27, 2012 cso meeting. 1 todays objectives introduce new ddoe and district leadership share...
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September 27, 2012
CSO Meeting
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Today’s Objectives
▪ Introduce new DDOE and district leadership
▪ Share DDOE updates
▪ Learn more about Delaware’s participation in SBAC, transition plan and timeline, operational details, and resources available
▪ Report on statewide SAT school day results and review individual district data
▪ Provide feedback on Chiefs’ meetings for the coming year
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Agenda
8:00-9:00 Optional: Chiefs’ Meeting with the Secretary
9:00-9:15 Welcome and DDOE Updates
9:15-10:30 Presentation: Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:15 Presentation: College Board: SAT School Day Data
11:15-11:45 District PLCs: Examine SAT School Day Data, Discuss Results and Next Steps
11:45-12:00 Feedback on Future Meetings and Wrap-up
12:00 Optional: Q&A with DDOE Staff
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DOE Leadership Team – Some New Names and Faces
David BlowmanDeputy Secretary
Susan HaberstrohActing Associate Secretary,
College & Workforce Readiness Branch
Christopher RuszkowskiChief Officer, Teacher & Leader
Effectiveness Unit
Keith SandersChief Officer
School Turnaround Unit
John HindmanLegal Counsel
Mark MurphySecretary of Education
Karen Field RogersAssociate Secretary & Chief Financial Officer, Financial
Reform & Resource Management Branch
Sara KerrChief Performance Officer
Delivery Unit
Alison KepnerPublic Information Officer
Mary CookeHuman Resources Officer
Ryan FennertySpecial Projects
Mary Kate McLaughlinChief of Staff
MaryAnn MieczkowskiActing Associate Secretary, Teaching & Learning Branch
Shelley RouserSpecial Assistant to the Secretary of Education
John CarwellCharter School Office
Paul HarrellPublic / Private Partnerships
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DDOE Updates (1/2): ESEA and RTTT
Single set of goals
Single set of routines
Coordinated support
Reset our goals (AMOs)
System focused on student growth
Differentiated support based on needs
Ambitious goals for students
Routines focused on student growth
Differentiated routines based on needs
ESEA RTTT
Next Steps
▪ Amendment approved by USED
▪ Schedule Fall Progress Reviews
▪ Communicate level of support
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DDOE Updates (2/2)
World Language Immersion
▪ The first four programs were launched this Fall with 340 students
▪ Applications are currently being accepted for six additional programs slated to open next Fall
▪ For more information, contact Lynn Fulton-Archer at [email protected]
NAEP▪ NAEP will be administered between January and March 2013
▪ An important benchmark for our state that tells us how our students are performing relative to their peers across the country
▪ We will be reaching out to solicit your ideas about how to ensure performance on NAEP reflects gains we’ve seen statewide
Chiefs’ Meetings▪ Based on your feedback, we have put together a proposed set of meeting topics
for the coming year
▪ At the end of today’s meeting, we will spend a few minutes sharing our initial thinking on focus areas and solicit your input
Education Insight Dashboard
▪ Insight Dashboard was released in August following successful pilot program
▪ We encourage all districts to explore the tool and share feedback
▪ DDOE continues to offer “on-demand” training; to schedule, contact Reese Robinson at [email protected]
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Agenda
8:00-9:00 Optional: Chiefs’ Meeting with the Secretary
9:00-9:15 Welcome and DDOE Updates
9:15-10:30 Presentation: Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:15 Presentation: College Board: SAT School Day Data
11:15-11:45 District PLCs: Examine SAT School Day Data, Discuss Results and Next Steps
11:45-12:00 Feedback on Future Meetings and Wrap-up
12:00 Optional: Q&A with DDOE Staff
The Smarter BalancedAssessment System: An
OverviewJoe Willhoft, Ph.D.Executive Director
Delaware District Superintendents September 27, 2012 Dover, DE
Common Core State Standards
• Define the knowledge and skills students need for college and career
• Developed voluntarily and cooperatively by states; more than 40 states have adopted
• Provide clear, consistent standards in English language arts/Literacy and mathematics
Source: www.corestandards.org9
A Next Generation of Assessments
• Rigorous assessment of progress toward “college and career readiness”
• Common cut scores across all Consortium states
• Provide both achievement and growth information
• Valid, reliable, and fair for all students, except those with “significant cognitive disabilities”
• Administered online
• Use multiple measures
• Operational in 2014-15 school year
US Dept. of Ed has funded two consortia of states with development grants for new assessments aligned to Common Core State Standards
(Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 68 / Friday, April 9, 2010 pp. 18171-85) 10
Smarter Balanced:A State-led Consortium
A National Consortium of States• 25 states
representing 40% of K-12 students
• 21 governing, 4 advisory states
• Washington state is fiscal agent
• WestEd provides project management services
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The Smarter BalancedAssessment System
A Balanced Assessment System
Common Core State Standards specify
K-12 expectatio
ns for college
and career readiness
All students
leave high
school college
and career ready
Teachers and schools have information and tools
they need to improve
teaching and learning
Summative: College and career
readiness assessments for
accountability
Interim: Flexible and open
assessments, used for actionable
feedback
Formative resources:Supporting
classroom-based assessments to
improve instruction
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Summative Assessments for Accountability• Built on solid technology
• Coverage of full breadth/depth of Common Core
• Precise assessment of all students
Computer Adaptive Testing
(CAT) Portion• Deeper learning with thematic and scenario-
based tasks• Real-world problems aligned to Common
Core• PT scores combined with CAT for overall
score
Performance Task (PT) Portion
• Wide review of Achievement Level Descriptors (ALDs)
• Field tests include PISA, TIMSS, NAEP items• Online opportunity for broad engagement
Setting College/Career
Ready Performance Standards
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Interim Assessments to Signal Improvement
• Non-Secure• Timing and frequency are locally
determined• Interim test-builder creates aligned
assessments
Flexible and Open
• Teachers can match assessments with scope and sequence
• Teachers can review student responses• Teachers can score student responses
Supports Proficiency
Based Instruction
• Includes full range of item types• Uses the same scale as the Summative
Assessment• Includes performance assessments
Authentic Measures
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Summative and Interim Use of
Computer Adaptive Technology
•Turnaround time is significantly reduced
• Can assess broad range with fewer items
Faster results, fewer items
Deeper Analysis• Accurate measurement across range of
students• Improved measures of student growth
over time
Increased precision
• Item difficulty based on student responses
Tailored to student ability
• Large item pool means not all students receive the same questionsGreater security
• GMAT, GRE, COMPASS (ACT), Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)Mature technology
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• Reports for classrooms and schools draw from the full range of items seen by many students
Formative Tools for Classroom- Based
Assessment Practices• Tools/materials for Classroom-based
Assessments• Fully aligned to Common Core State
Standards• Available for in-service and pre-service
development
Improving Instruction
• Access to the best resources available• Collaborate with other states on special
projects• Professional social networking across the
Consortium• Tools to evaluate publishers’ tests
Pooling Resources
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A Balanced Assessment System
School Year Last 12 weeks of the year*
DIGITAL CLEARINGHOUSE OF FORMATIVE TOOLS, PROCESSES AND EXEMPLARS Released items and tasks; Model curriculum units; Educator training; Professional development tools and resources; Scorer training modules; Teacher collaboration tools; Evaluation of publishers’ assessments.
English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, Grades 3-8 and High School
Computer Adaptive
Assessment andPerformance
Tasks
Computer Adaptive
Assessment andPerformance
TasksScope, sequence, number and timing of interim assessments locally determined
*Time windows may be adjusted based on results from the research agenda and final implementation decisions.
PERFORMANCE TASKS
• ELA/Literacy• Mathematics
Re-take option
COMPUTER ADAPTIVE
TESTS
• ELA/Literacy• Mathematics
Optional Interim
Assessment
Optional Interim
Assessment
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Engaging Educators
K-12 Educator Involvement• Support for
implementation of the Common Core State Standards (2011-12)
• Write and review items/tasks for the for the pilot test (2012-13) and field test (2013-14)
• Development of educator leadership teams in each state (2012-14)
• Evaluate formative assessment practices and curriculum tools for inclusion in digital library (2013-14)
• Score portions of the interim and summative assessments (2014-15 and beyond)
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Higher Education Collaboration• Involved 175 public and
13 private systems/institutions of higher education in application
• Two higher education reps on the Executive Committee
• Higher education lead in each state and higher education faculty participating in work groups
• Goal: The high school assessment qualifies students for entry-level, credit-bearing coursework in college or university
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Progress and Timeline
Assessment Claims for ELA / Literacy
“Students can demonstrate progress toward college and career readiness in English Language arts and literacy.”
“Students can demonstrate college and career readiness in English language arts and literacy.”
“Students can read closely and analytically to comprehend a range of increasingly complex literary and informational texts.”
“Students can produce effective and well-grounded writing for a range of purposes and audiences.”
“Students can employ effective speaking and listening skills for a range of purposes and audiences.”
“Students can engage in research and inquiry to investigate topics, and to analyze, integrate, and present information.”
Overall Claim (Gr. 3-8)
Overall Claim (High School)
Reading
Writing
Speaking and Listening
Research/Inquiry
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Assessment Claims for Mathematics
“Students can demonstrate progress toward college and career readiness in mathematics.”
“Students can demonstrate college and career readiness in mathematics.”
“Students can explain and apply mathematical concepts and interpret and carry out mathematical procedures with precision and fluency.”
“Students can solve a range of complex well-posed problems in pure and applied mathematics, making productive use of knowledge and problem solving strategies.”
“Students can clearly and precisely construct viable arguments to support their own reasoning and to critique the reasoning of others.”
“Students can analyze complex, real-world scenarios and can construct and use mathematical models to interpret and solve problems.”
Overall Claim (Gr. 3-8)
Overall Claim (High School)
Concepts and Procedures
Problem Solving
Communicating Reasoning
Modeling and Data Analysis
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Technology Guidelinesfor New Purchases
Minimum for NewHardware
Processor Speed RAM
Available Memory/Storage Resolution
Display Size
1.0 GHz 1 GB 1 GB 1024x768 10” Class
Desktops, laptops, netbooks (Windows, Mac, Chrome, Linux), thin client, and tablets (iPad, Windows, and Android) will be compatible devices provided they are configured to meet the established hardware, operating system, and networking specifications -- and are able to be “locked down”.
Operating Systems
Windows 7 Mac 10.7 Linux (Ubuntu 11.10; Fedora 16)
Chrome Apple iOS Android 4.0
(v1.0 Apr. 2012)
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Field Test 37,000
Items/Tasks
Major Milestones
All-Call for Pilot Testing
Small Scale Trials
IT Readiness Reports
Interim & Formative
Available for Use
Operational Summative Assessment
Set Performance Standards (Cut Scores)
Verify Performan
ce Standards
Pilot of 10,000
Items/Tasks
Item/Task Writing Begins
IT Readiness Reports
All-Call for Field Testing
State Educator
Teams Begin
IT Readiness Reports
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Released Items & Tasks
Item Development Process
• Early 2012: Assessment claims for ELA/literacy and mathematics approved
• April 2012: Item/task specifications and review guidelines complete
• June 2012: Training modules available for item writers/reviewers
• Summer 2012: Educators from Governing States begin writing items and tasks; cognitive labs / small scale trials begin
• October 9: Sample items available• February / May 2013: Pilot Test of initial 10,000
items and performance tasks
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Purpose of the Sample Items & Tasks
• Display rigor and complexity of ELA/literacy and math items and tasks on Smarter Balanced assessments
• Signal to educators: instructional shifts are needed for students to meet the demands of the Common Core
• Showcase variety of item types:• Selected response• Constructed response• Technology enhanced• Performance tasks
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Exploring the Sample Items & Tasks• Accessed online using a simulated test platform
• Viewable by:– Grade band (3-5, 6-8, and high school) – Content claim– Select types (technology enhanced and performance tasks)– Themes to illustrate learning across grades and difficulty progressions
• Metadata for each item/task includes:– Grade level– Smarter Balanced content claim & assessment target– Alignment to Common Core State Standards– Brief descriptions– Selected scoring rubrics
• Selected response and technology enhanced items are machine scorable
• Online feedback and phone support available
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Accessibility and Accommodations
• Sample items/tasks do not include accessibility and accommodations features
• Full range of accessibility tools and accommodations options under development guided by:– Magda Chia, Ph.D., Director of Support for Under-Represented
Students– Accessibility and Accommodations Work Group– Students with Disabilities Advisory Committee
• Chair: Martha Thurlow (NCEO)– English Language Learners Advisory Committee
• Co-Chairs: Jamal Abedi (UC Davis) & Kenji Hakuta (Stanford)
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Visit us at: SmarterBalanced.org
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Agenda
8:00-9:00 Optional: Chiefs’ Meeting with the Secretary
9:00-9:15 Welcome and DDOE Updates
9:15-10:30 Presentation: Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:15 Presentation: College Board: SAT School Day Data
11:15-11:45 District PLCs: Examine SAT School Day Data, Discuss Results and Next Steps
11:45-12:00 Feedback on Future Meetings and Wrap-up
12:00 Optional: Q&A with DDOE Staff
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Agenda
8:00-9:00 Optional: Chiefs’ Meeting with the Secretary
9:00-9:15 Welcome and DDOE Updates
9:15-10:30 Presentation: Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:15 Presentation: College Board: SAT School Day Data
11:15-11:45 District PLCs: Examine SAT School Day Data, Discuss Results and Next Steps
11:45-12:00 Feedback on Future Meetings and Wrap-up
12:00 Optional: Q&A with DDOE Staff
Delaware:SAT School Day Results
September 27, 2012
Delaware / College Board Partnership
• (PSAT) State pays for all 10th graders to take the PSAT.
• (PSAT) Most districts pay for all 11th graders to take the PSAT and some pay for all 9th graders.
• (PSAT) Meeting College Readiness Benchmark – Sophomores: 15.7%; Juniors: 21.1% (both below national average)
• (ReadiStep) No participation.
ReadiStep and PSAT/NMSQT
SAT
• State-wide SAT School Day for all juniors.
• SAT School Day significantly opened access to more students. There was a 54.4% increase in seniors who took the SAT (at some point in high school) from 2011 to 2012.
• 7,878 students participation in SAT School Day in 2012.
• Nearly one in five students (18%) met the College Board’s College and Career Readiness Benchmark in 2012.
• State has offered AP Summer Institutes the past two summers. Attendance has been low.
• The number of students taking AP exams increased by 10.5% in the last year and 31.0% over the past five years.
• The number of exams receiving a 3 or higher increased by 9.1% in the last year and 24% over the past five years.
• Participation and performance has increased in key STEM areas including: Biology, Chemistry, Calculus AB, and Statistics.
AP
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Delaware / College Board Partnership (cont.)
• Academic Rigor Index Study
• Four participating districts – Red Clay, Brandywine, Polytech, Woodbridge.
• The College Board will analyze data to better understand the level of Academic Rigor in courses offered in Delaware public schools as well as the course taking behaviors of students in these schools. The goal of this research is offer insight about students’ preparation for college and careers.
SpringBoard• Thomas Edison Charter School was a 2011-2012 winners of the state's Academic Achievement Awards program and credited
SpringBoard math as contributing to their success in closing the achievement gap.
• SpringBoard was one of four approved programs that could be used in the Delaware Middle School Initiative grant.
Research
District/Charter School Grade(s) ELA Math Family Foundations Academy 6-8 √ √
Laurel School District 6-8 √ √
New Castle County Voc Tech School District 9-12 √
Prestige Academy 6-8 √ √
Reach Academy for Girls 6-8 √
Red Clay Consolidated School District 6-12 √
Appoquinimink School District 6-8 (supplement) √ √
Smyrna School District 6-8 √ √
Thomas A Edison Charter School 6-9 √ (6-8) √ (6-9)
Woodbridge School District 6-8 √ √
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State Context
The number of Delaware Public School sophomores (8,024) and juniors (5,508) taking the PSAT/NMSQT increased by 28.5% and 16.0% (respectively) in the last year.
More students identified having AP Potential.
Increase in participation AND performance in AP courses, especially the STEM subjects of Biology, Chemistry, Calculus AB, and Statistics.
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Increased Participation & New Baseline¹
1. Participation totals for SAT Seniors and SAT School Day juniors are provided strictly for informational purposes; data should not be used for formal comparison.2. Senior cohort includes Delaware public school seniors who took the SAT at any time during their high school years through March 2010.3. Senior cohort includes Delaware public school seniors who took the SAT at any time during their high school years through June 2011.4. SAT School Day Juniors results based on June 2011 student data file; results may vary slightly from the SAT School Day Report. Senior cohort includes Delaware public school seniors who took the
SAT at any time during their high school years through June 2012;cohort includes students who participated in SAT School Day as juniors.5. SAT School Day Juniors results based on final June 2012 student data file; results may vary slightly from the SAT School Day Report.
Juniors Seniors
Class of 2010²
Number of Test Takers 4,728
Mean Critical Reading 478
Mean Mathematics 481
Mean Writing 463
Class of 2011³
Number of Test Takers 5,228
Mean Critical Reading 471
Mean Mathematics 475
Mean Writing 455
Class of 2012⁴
Number of Test Takers 7,188 8,067
Mean Critical Reading 436 437
Mean Mathematics 449 446
Mean Writing 427 424
Class of 2013⁵
Number of Test Takers 7,878
Mean Critical Reading 424
Mean Mathematics 435
Mean Writing 418
Academic Year 2009-10
Academic Year 2010-11
Academic Year 2011-12
SAT School Day
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College and Career Readiness Benchmark—SAT School Day 2012
Asian
283
Black
2,130
Hispanic/Latino
763
Native American
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White
4,049
Other/No response
608
50%
5% 6% 9%
27%10%
The SAT College and Career Readiness Benchmark is a score of 1550 (critical reading, mathematics and writing scores combined), which indicates a 65% likelihood of achieving a B grade point average or higher during the first year of college. Educators can use the SAT College and Career Readiness Benchmark to determine what proportion of their student body is college and career ready.
Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number.
18%achieved the College and
Career Readiness Benchmark
Met College and Career Readiness Benchmark
N=
N= 7,878
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Binder Components
Tab 1: State Overview
Tab 2: District Overview
Tab 3: District Report
Tab 4: School(s) Report(s)
Tab 5: Questions and Answers
Tab 6: SAT Skills Insight
Tab 7: College Readiness Pathway
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Murphy School District Stetter High School
Wolak Academy
SAT School Day District Overview
Delaware’s vision is that every student will graduate college and career ready, with the freedom to choose his or her life’s course. Delaware’s plan outlines objectives in four areas: rigorous standards, curriculum and assessments; sophisticated data systems and practices; effective teachers and leaders; and deep support for the lowest-achieving schools.
Your district plan includes how you will:√ Implement college and career ready standards and assessments√ Improve access to and use of data systems√ Build the capacity to use data√ Improve the effectiveness of educators based on performance√ Ensure equitable distribution of effective educators√ Ensure that educators are effectively prepared√ Provide effective support to educators√ Provide deep support to the lowest-achieving schools√ Engage families and communities effectively in supporting students’ academic success
Graduate 2013: Delaware's Education Plan
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Needs identified and addressed through Race to the Top:
Improve reading and math proficiency for all grades and subgroups; close achievement gaps particularly in special education and ELL math; provide early education for students feeding into high-need schools
Major initiatives and investments:
• Establishment of STEM and IB programs at middle and high schools and expansion of Career Technical Education offerings
• Academic Deans assigned to ten schools where they will focus on instruction and evaluation of teachers
• Building Leadership Teams in all schools and teacher leaders in all high-need schools
• New educator pipelines for hard-to-staff subject areas
• School Data and Test Coordinators to promote data-driven instruction
• An enhanced pre-school program to offer students the opportunity for early interventions and instruction, allowing them to enter kindergarten with tools necessary for academic success
• A professional development plan complemented by the School Support Team, which will include district-trained administrators conducting walk-through visits of schools to help identify areas of professional growth
District Strategic Plan
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SAT School Day District Overview
112 Test Takers
124 Test Takers
415 Test Takers
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Class of 2013 – Percentage Meeting the CR Benchmark on PSAT and SAT
What are the College and Career Readiness Benchmarks?
The College and Career Readiness Benchmarks are the scores that students should meet or exceed to be considered on track to be college ready. They are one part of a series of indicators that help educators gauge college readiness at different points in a student’s career.*
The benchmarks are associated with a 65 percent likelihood of achieving a B- first year college grade point average.
* The College and Career Readiness Benchmarks should not be used for tracking purposes, to discourage students from pursuing college, or to keep students from participating in rigorous courses.
Note: District “PSAT – Juniors” does not represent an inclusive testing cohort.
PSAT/NMSQT - Sophomores
PSAT/NMSQT - Juniors SAT - Juniors0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
16.3%20.9%
22.0%
15.7%
21.1%
18.0%
Percent Meeting the College Readiness Benchmarks
DistrictState
Delaware School DistrictClass of 2013
Number of Test Takers District State
PSAT/NMSQT - Sophomores 424 16.3% 15.7%
PSAT/NMSQT - Juniors 112 20.9% 21.1%
SAT - Juniors 415 22.0% 18.0%
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Critical Reading
Skill Areas With Lowest Performance:
Skill Percent Correct
Suggestion from SAT Skills Insight
Understanding Literary ElementsUnderstand literary elements such as plot, setting and characterization.
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When reading a novel, short story or play, try to identify the different ways authors create character. What is revealed about a character through his or her dialogue and interactions with other characters?
Reasoning and Inference Understand assumptions, suggestions and implications in reading passages and draw informed conclusions.
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• When reading a longer text, notice how the author develops an idea. Think about how the idea is introduced and how the idea is developed throughout the text.• When reading a text, think about why the author chose to write it. Consider both what the author says in the text and what can be inferred.
State of Delaware Stetter High School Wolak Academy Murphy School District
2011 Critical Reading Mean Score 436 388 442 425
2012 Critical Reading Mean Score 425 407 421 418
100
300
500
700
436388
442 425425 407 421 418
Year Over Year Mean Scores
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Mathematics
Skill Areas With Lowest Performance:Skill Percent
CorrectSuggestion from SAT Skills Insight
Algebra and Functions Solve problems using algebraic expressions and symbols to represent relationships, patterns, and functions of different types.
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• Formulate and solve problems involving proportions• Solve multistep problems involving linear and quadratic relationships• Use and interpret graphs, including graphs of step functions• Solve problems involving algebraic inequalities• Evaluate an operation in three variables represented by unfamiliar symbols
Geometry and Measurement
Solve problems based on understanding the properties of shapes, such as triangles and circles, and the spatial relationships between angles and lines.
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• Recognize and use the following: - Simple inscribed and circumscribed figures - The Pythagorean Theorem - Coordinate geometry (e.g., slope calculations) - Parallelism and perpendicularity - Two- and three-dimensional figures• Interpret and solve two-step problems involving geometric proportions
State of Delaware Stetter High School Wolak Academy Murphy School District
2011 Mathematics Mean Score 449 512 430 488
2012 Mathematics Mean Score 435 555 505 525
100
300
500
700
449512
430488
435
555505 525
Year Over Year Mean Scores
Writing
Skill Areas With Lowest Performance:Skill Percen
t Correct
Suggestion from SAT Skills Insight
Managing Grammatical Structures Used to Modify or CompareUnderstand correct use of adjectives or adverbs, comparative structures (such as neither and nor), and phrases used to modify or compare.
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• When reading, choose a paragraph and identify the adjectives and adverbs in the sentences and the words they modify. When writing, check to see that adjectives are used to modify nouns and that adverbs are used to modify verbs.• When reading, focus on sentences that contain comparative phrases (e.g., “as strong as” or “more fit than”). When writing, check to see that appropriate structures are used to compare things and ideas.
Recognizing Correctly Formed SentencesRecognize correct sentence structure.
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In your reading, pay attention to the parts of speech and how they agree in well-formed sentences; notice modifying words and phrases and how they function when used correctly; and note the relationships between phrases and clauses in well-formed sentences. In your own writing, make sure that subjects agree in number with their associated verbs and that main verbs are used to construct complete sentences; that pronouns agree in number, gender and person with their logical antecedents; and that verb forms are used consistently and logically.
State of Delaware Stetter High School Wolak Academy Murphy School District
2011 Writing Mean Score 427 412 501 457
2012 Writing Mean Score 419 501 488 465
100
300
500
700
427 412501 457419
501 488 465
Year Over Year Mean Scores
• Review report• Identify areas of strength and focus areas for improvement in your district/school based on
comparison with state averages and ranking of districts on various academic skills.
Review the SAT School Day report.
• Understand how students are performing in specific academic skill areas• Generate ideas and suggestions for improvement.
Utilize SAT Skills Insight Report
• Focusing on areas where students need improvement• Discuss the following questions:• Where, when and how is this skill taught in our curriculum? How is this skill assessed?• How are we providing additional support for student who need it? Where and how can
we make improvements?
Inform curricular, instructional and assessment adjustments
• Review for content and skills assessed, and level of rigor.• Does our curriculum prepare students for success on SAT questions?• Are students exposed to similar items in classroom assessments?
Utilize the SAT Question & Answer Explanation
District Support: Using SAT Reports & Tools
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• Performance Summary
• Year-Over-Year
• Mean Score Report
• Skill Categories Report
• Score Distribution Report
• Mean Score Year-over-Year Report
• Skill Categories Report Year-over-Year
Navigating the Reports
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Agenda
8:00-9:00 Optional: Chiefs’ Meeting with the Secretary
9:00-9:15 Welcome and DDOE Updates
9:15-10:30 Presentation: Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:15 Presentation: College Board: SAT School Day Data
11:15-11:45 District PLCs: Examine SAT School Day Data, Discuss Results and Next Steps
11:45-12:00 Feedback on Future Meetings and Wrap-up
12:00 Optional: Q&A with DDOE Staff
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Resources: District-specific binders and performance summaries
Format: Individual district teams; College Board and DDOE team members will circulate
Component Guiding questions
▪Individually Analyze Data and discuss college readiness strategies
1. What is one strength based on the data?
2. What is one challenge based on the data?
3. What are some hypotheses for why the strengths and challenges are what they are?
4. How can SAT data be used to inform implementation of the district’s planned college readiness activities? Consider both the type and timing of activities.
5. How can the district ensure that its college readiness activities are most effective?
6. What are our immediate next steps?
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Time
PLC Agenda
College Readiness Pathway
Three integrated assessments – one powerful tool
The College Board’s College and Career Readiness Pathway is a series of integrated assessments that measures college and career readiness from the eighth through the 12th grades
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Set up a meeting for the College Board to come to your district!!!
Alison Procopio, Education Manager
College Board in Your District
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Agenda
8:00-9:00 Optional: Chiefs’ Meeting with the Secretary
9:00-9:15 Welcome and DDOE Updates
9:15-10:30 Presentation: Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:15 Presentation: College Board: SAT School Day Data
11:15-11:45 District PLCs: Examine SAT School Day Data, Discuss Results and Next Steps
11:45-12:00 Feedback on Future Meetings and Wrap-up
12:00 Optional: Q&A with DDOE Staff
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Feedback on Future Chiefs’ Meetings
Feedback:
• Please complete the feedback forms on your table, and include your suggestions for future Chiefs’ meeting topics (on reverse side of feedback form) – pass forms to the center of your table once completed.
Wrap Up:
• There will be an optional Q&A session with DDOE staff at noon; please plan to join if you have questions, comments, or feedback
Thank you!