School Report Card 2009-2010

1. School Report Card2009-2010 A Focus on Academic Performance West Hempstead UFSD Board of Education Presentation June 21, 2011

2. The New York State Report Card • Accountability and Overview Report—district/school profile information, accountability status, and performance information • Comprehensive Information Report—regents, NYSESLAT, NYSAA, RCTs, and post-graduate plans

3. NYS Report Card Overview • 3rd through 8th Grade- ELA and Mathematics • 4th and 8th Grade-Science • This year’s cohort report– Class that entered ninth grade in 2006 and graduated in 2010

4. ACCOUNTABILITY • Schools in Good Standing • Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) (Participation and performance criterion) • In mathematics and science, all grades and subgroups met AYP • In ELA all grades and subgroups made AYP, with the exception of the special education subgroup on the district level.

5. NYSED Raises Expectations College and Career Readiness: • Using NYS Assessments to predict acceptance to and success in college • Raising cut scores on NYS assessments in ELA and Math 3-8 • Adding the Aspirational Performance Measure to the high school cohort data: % of students scoring a minimum of 80 on the Integrated Algebra Regents and 75 on the English Regents

6. The New York State School Report Card Cornwell Avenue School

7. English Language Arts – 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades Percentage of Students Achieving Levels 3 and 4 Level 4- Meeting Learning Standards with Distinction Level 3—Meeting Learning Standards Level 2 – Partially Meeting Learning Standards Level 1 –Not Meeting Learning Standards

8. Mathematics – 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades Percentage of Students Achieving Levels 3 and 4 Level 4- Meeting Learning Standards with Distinction Level 3—Meeting Learning Standards Level 2 – Partially Meeting Learning Standards Level 1 –Not Meeting Learning Standards

9. Science - Grade 4 Percentage of Students Scoring at Levels 3 and 4

10. The New York State School Report Card George Washington School

11. English Language Arts – 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades Percentage of Students Achieving Levels 3 and 4 Level 4- Meeting Learning Standards with Distinction Level 3—Meeting Learning Standards Level 2 – Partially Meeting Learning Standards Level 1 –Not Meeting Learning Standards

12. Mathematics – 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades Percentage of Students Achieving Levels 3 and 4 Level 4- Meeting Learning Standards with Distinction Level 3—Meeting Learning Standards Level 2 – Partially Meeting Learning Standards Level 1 –Not Meeting Learning Standards

13. Science - Grade 4 Percentage of Students Scoring at Levels 3 and 4

14. The New York State School Report Card West Hempstead Middle School

15. English Language Arts – 6th , 7th, and 8th Grades Percentage of Students Achieving Levels 3 and 4 Level 4- Meeting Learning Standards with Distinction Level 3—Meeting Learning Standards Level 2 – Partially Meeting Learning Standards Level 1 –Not Meeting Learning Standards

16. Mathematics – 6th, 7th, and 8th Grades Percentage of Students Achieving Levels 3 and 4 Level 4- Meeting Learning Standards with Distinction Level 3—Meeting Learning Standards Level 2 – Partially Meeting Learning Standards Level 1 –Not Meeting Learning Standards

17. Science – Grade 8 Percentage of Students Achieving Levels 3 and 4

18. The New York State School Report Card West Hempstead High School

19. Cohort Graduation Rate

20. Percentage of Graduates Earning Regents Diplomas

21. Percentage Passing Regents Examinations(at or above 65%)

22. Longitudinal ELA Data

23. Longitudinal Math Data

24. Our Goals: • Raise Student Achievement • Set High Expectations • Improve Instruction

25. Academic Achievement Plan 2010-11: • careful planning • pacing guides • assessment checkpoints— quarterlies and midterms • monitoring of at-risk students • quarterly meetings with each principal to discuss curriculum, instruction, assessment and student progress • district-wide grade level and department meetings

26. Academic Achievement Plan 2011-12 • Implement pacing guides with fidelity • Midterms and finals in middle school • Implement unit assessments in grades 1-5 • Study alignment of quarterly, midterm and Regents grades • Standardize grading policy • Identify successful instructional strategies • Build a common language of instruction • Align instruction with Common Core Standards

27. Strategic Plan 2011-14 The district is committed to implementing the goals set forth by the Strategic Planning Council’s action plans: • academic excellence • use of data to improve instruction • educational equity • educational technology • community relations

28. Continued Initiatives: • Raise expectations for student performance • Integrate technology into instructional program • Continue to enhance ELA instruction • Math Professional Development for K-5 • Assess mathematics program in K-8 and provide professional development • Focus on vocabulary development and critical reading strategies across curricular areas • Hold regular district grade level, cross-grade level and department meetings • Develop a consistent approach for analyzing annual assessment results using Data Warehouse • Use assessment results to improve instruction • Align instruction with Common Core Standards

29. West Hempstead UFSDNYS School Report Card2009-2010 We are committed to a relentless pursuit of excellence.