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District Assessment Report

District Assessment Report. Rory McCourt – District Testing Coordinator Westwood Regional School District December 16, 2010. “Assessment has more to do with helping students grow than cataloging their mistakes.” - Carol Ann Tomlinson. Assessment. Formative vs. summative Essays

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District Assessment Report

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  1. District Assessment Report Rory McCourt – District Testing Coordinator Westwood Regional School District December 16, 2010

  2. “Assessment has more to do with helping students grow than cataloging their mistakes.” - Carol Ann Tomlinson Assessment

  3. Formative vs. summative Essays Tests / quizzes Questioning Presentations Projects NJASK / HSPA Forms of Assessment

  4. More about the NJASK & HSPA • Compare similar districts in terms of DFG • NCLB and federal funding • Total population and sub-groups • Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) • Not a growth model

  5. Mathematics *Yellow indicates areas where the WWRSD outperformed the DFG

  6. Language Arts Literacy *Yellow indicates areas where the WWRSD outperformed the DFG

  7. Science 4 & 8 Biology End of Year *Yellow indicates areas where the WWRSD outperformed the DFG

  8. LANGUAGE ARTS LITERACY (Total Students) GRADE 3 GRADE 4 GRADE 5

  9. New Jersey Algebra I Results

  10. Jr./Sr. High School SAT Update: • Class of 2009 mean score - 1523 • Class of 2010 mean score - 1540 (+17 points) • Class of 2011 mean score - 1563 (+23 points) Critical Reading Math Writing 2009 485 539 499 2010 499 536 505 2011 504 544 515

  11. Jr./Sr. High School HSPA Score • Special Review Assessment / AHSA for students who scored partially proficient • 2007: 4 students • 2008: 5 students • 2009: 5 students • 2010: 7 students • 2011: 7 students

  12. Short-term Solutions • NJASK / HSPA Action-plans • Staff development • Explicit test-preparation • Building-based focus • Lesson plans & formal observations • Incentive programs • Cultural change

  13. Long-term Solutions • Increasing academic rigor = transfer of content knowledge and skills • Revising curriculum K-12 to the Common Core Standards • Continued focus on best-practice instructional strategies • Explicit test preparation

  14. Data analysis Curriculum mapping NJASK preparation in grades 2-5 (NJASK Primer) Monthly timed assessments Co-teaching Data-driven decision-making Flexibility and collaboration of school-wide plan “Mock” NJASK days Specialized plans for BSI and special education students Westwood Elementary Schools

  15. Timed writing prompts Math Connects Test preparation materials “Do Now” activities that are NJASK focused Co-teaching Cross-curricular Administrative NJASK sessions Data analysis at faculty meetings Higher-order thinking skills (objective writing) Culture changing Westwood Regional Middle School

  16. Jr./Sr. High School • Problem of the Day - modeling questions to HSPA, NJASK, SAT, ACT, AP, & College Board subject tests • Co-teaching • Test preparation materials • EXPLORE & PLAN for 9th and 10th grades • Data analysis in terms of student progress on interim assessments • Educational Proficiency Plans (EPP) • Math Pre-HSPA diagnostic test for 9th and 10th graders • Incentive programs

  17. Upcoming Dates NJASK Parent Forum Thursday, April 7, 2011 7:00 P.M. Brookside Elementary School HSPA March 1st, 2nd, 3rd NJASK Grade 3-5: May 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Grade 6-8: May 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th

  18. Suggested Websites • New Jersey Department of Education www.state.nj.us/education/ • Office of State Assessments www.nj.gov/education/assessment/ • Office of Academic Standards www.nj.gov/education/aps • New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards www.state.nj.us/education/cccs/ • Measurement, Inc. www.measinc.com/njask • National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Writing Frameworks http://nagb.org/publications/frameworks.htm

  19. Questions If you have questions, please contact Rory McCourt at rmccourt@wwrsd.org or please contact your building principal.

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