Student AchievementMultiple Measures of Performance

Dr. Russell Brown

&

Dr. Mary Boswell-

McComas

Presented to the Baltimore County Board of Education Work Session on September 26, 2017

Context and Achievement

• Multiple measures – what and why

• Raising the bar – understanding the

shift

• Report on student outcomes by

grade band

• Moving forward

Multiple Measures: What and Why

Deciphering the code –

• KRA – Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

• MSA – Maryland School Assessment

• PARCC – Partnership for Assessment of

Readiness for College and Careers

• MAP – Measures of Academic Progress

• PSAT – Pre-Scholastic Aptitude Test

• SAT – Scholastic Aptitude Test

• CTE – Career and Technology Education

• College – Enrollment and Persistence

Measuring our Students’ Growth & Achievement

Measuring our Students’ Growth & Achievement

Raising the Bar –Understanding the Shift

in Expectations from MSA to PARCC

MSA to CCR: Understanding the Shift

• Old Grade 6

MSA math

item

CCR: Understanding the Shift

• New

Grade 6

PARCC

math item

CCR: Understanding the Shift

• New

SAT

math

item

Career and College Readiness (CCR)

MSA proficiency and the PARCC

career and college readiness threshold

are not equivalent.

They align to different opportunity

thresholds – graduation vs. career and

college readiness.

Grades K-3: Achievement and Growth

KRA

MAP

Grades K-3: Kindergarten Readiness

Grades K-3: Growth and Achievement

• We have seen steady increases in reading growth

and achievement, as measured by MAP.

Grades K-3: Growth and Achievement

• We have seen steady increases in mathematics

growth and achievement, as measured by MAP.

Grade 3: Lighthouse MAP Reading

• Students in Lighthouse schools have led the way

with improvements in growth and achievement.

Grade 3: Lighthouse MAP Mathematics

• Students in Lighthouse schools have led in

mathematics, as well.

Grades 3-5: Achievement and Growth

MAP

PARCC

Grades 3-5: Achievement

• The gains on MAP were also reflected on PARCC.

• ELA scores went up in Grades 3-5.

Grades 3-5: Achievement

• Results in mathematics on both MAP and PARCC

were mixed.

Grades 3-5: Lighthouse PARCC Reading

• Across Grades 3-5, students in Lighthouse

schools outperformed the state as a whole.

Grades 3-5: Lighthouse PARCC Mathematics

• Students in Lighthouse schools also outperformed

the state as a whole in mathematics.

Grades 6-8: Achievement and Growth

MAP

PARCC

Grades 6-8: Achievement and Growth – ELA

• Scores went up or remained stable in reading.

Grades 6-8: Achievement – Mathematics

• Results in mathematics were mixed.

Grades 6-8: Algebra 1 Comparison

• Algebra results varied substantially by grade level.

Grades 6-8: Achievement – Mathematics

• Full cohort testing shows a much more consistent picture. Our mathematics scores are slightly declining.

High School and Beyond

PARCC

PSAT

SAT

Career

College

Achievement: PARCC ELA 10

AllStudents

AmericanIndian orAlaskaNative

AsianBlack orAfrican

American

Hispanic/Latino

NativeHawaiianor OtherPacific

Islander

WhiteTwo ormoreraces

2016 42.0 40.9 59.6 27.9 27.6 38.5 56.5 48.7

2017 46.1 52.0 67.0 30.2 31.3 62.5 61.9 56.8

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PARCC ELA 10 Proficiency by Race/Ethnicity

2016 2017

• Our students showed a 4.1 percentage point increase on PARCC 10.

• Gains were observed by all racial subgroups.

Achievement: SAT

2016-2017 2015-2016One Year

Change

SAT Test Count 6,341 6,280 61

SAT Participation Rate 87.9% 86.6% 1.3

SAT EBRW Score 506 502 4

SAT Mathematics Score 491 488 3

SAT Total Section Score1 997 990 7

• Access continues to increase.

• Performance has also increased overall and for all

reportable subgroups.

Graduation Rate

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• Steady growth in our students’ graduation rate.

Career

Greater access:

• Our enrollment in Career and

Technology Education courses

continues to rise (15,409).

Improved career readiness:

• More students are completing CTE

pathways.

Career

Improved career readiness:

• More students are meeting industry

certification standards (79%).

• More are meeting dual completion

standards (74%).

Improved placement:

• 83.76% of CTE completers entered

post-secondary education,

employment, or the military within 2

quarters following graduation.

College

• College going rates have remained

steady at 61%.

• College persistence rates have

increased slightly to 87%.

• Increases in persistence have

occurred at all institution types

(2- and 4-year/public and private).

Summary

Summary

Despite the challenges of declining

Kindergarten readiness and above

average poverty rates, we see:

• Consistent gains in reading and mathematics

Grades K-3, as measured by MAP.

• Positive improvements in Grades 3-5 ELA,

with students in our Lighthouse schools

exceeding the performance of the state.

• Room for improvement in mathematics.

Summary

Despite the challenges of declining

Kindergarten readiness and above

average poverty rates, we see:

• ELA scores in Grades 6-8 and 10 have increased

or remained stable.

• SAT access and performance has improved for all

student groups.

• Improvements in access, readiness, and

placement for our students who elect career

pathways.

• College going rates have remained stable as

persistence rates have improved.

Moving Forward

Mathematics: What have we learned?

Where Students Struggle• Foundational numeracy skills

• Algebraic expressions and equations

• Reasoning and application

Literacy Demands within Mathematics• Students need increased opportunities to

access complex mathematics problems in context.

Mathematics: What will we do?

High Leverage Practices• School-based collaborative planning

• Classroom instructional coaching

Professional Learning• Focus on literacy skills that will grow

students’ abilities to analyze and solve context-based mathematics problems.

Analyze and Revise Curriculum

English Language Arts:

What have we learned?

Where Students Struggle• Reading nonfictional text

• Identifying and evaluating the argument in a text

• Analyzing how and why individuals and events develop in text

• Identifying how point-of-view or purpose shape the text

Literacy Demands Across Disciplines• Students need increased opportunities to

access complex text across disciplines.

English Language Arts:

What will we do?High Leverage Practices

• School-based collaborative planning

• Range finding – using public release tasks/scoring annotations

Professional Learning• Analyzing school-based evidence statements

• Nonfiction reading strategies and vocabulary development

• Systematic, explicit phonics instruction in primary grades

Analyze and Revise Curriculum

Questions?