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West Des Moines Schools

West Des Moines Schools. Indian Hills Jr. High Review of Science scores. West Des Moines Schools. 1 early childhood center 8 elementary schools 2 jr . high schools 3 high schools (Valley, Southwoods , Walnut Creek). West Des Moines Schools. Enrollment by ethnic group 85.6 %White

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West Des Moines Schools

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  1. West Des Moines Schools Indian Hills Jr. High Review of Science scores

  2. West Des Moines Schools • 1 early childhood center • 8 elementary schools • 2jr. high schools • 3 high schools (Valley, Southwoods, Walnut Creek)

  3. West Des Moines Schools • Enrollment by ethnic group • 85.6 %White • 4% African American • 4.7% Asian • 5.5% Hispanic

  4. Indian Hills Jr. High • Our goal is to discuss critical thinking and to identify some specific strategies to strengthen critical thinking in the classroom.

  5. Building Goals in Science • Grade 8 will increase the percentage of students above the 90th percentile in Science High Proficiency from the previous year. • 2006- 26.1 • 2007- 25.3 • 2008- 30.6 • 2009- 26.7

  6. Building Goals in Science • Cohort data from 7th-8th grade shows improvement. • ‘08-’09 scores up 5.4%

  7. Building Goals in Science • The 8th grade class will grow at least 1.2 years (NGE) in Science from 7th grade (cohort). • 2007-2008 7th grade NGE= 10.0 • 2008-2009 8th grade NGE= 11.9 • NGE growth of 1.9

  8. Student Achievement Goals • 90% of the students in grades 1-8 will reach the benchmarks for Science. • Refer to handout.

  9. Indian Hills 8th grade Science • Year students NPR Low Int. High • 2001-2002 301 75 15.0 58.1 26.9 • 2002-2003 330 71 13.3 62.1 24.5 • 2003-2004 316 74 11.3 61.6 27.1 • 2004-2005 307 74 9.0 67.8 23.3 • 2005-2006 322 75 11.4 62.5 26.0 • 2006-2007 281 75 5.0 69.8 25.3 • 2007-2008 285 77 9.9 59.3 30.8 • 2008-2009 307 78 6.8 66.4 26.7 • **Low 1-40 Int. 41-89 High 90-99

  10. Trends in Data • Males tend to score lower in 7th grade than females. • Percent proficiency increases more in males than females in 8th grade.

  11. Male – Female Data • Male Students • ‘06-’07 88.3-94.5 6.2 increase • ‘07-’08 91.9-89.7 2.2 decrease • ‘08-’09 90.7-93 2.3 increase • Female Students • ‘06-’07 91.6-94.2 2.6 increase • ‘07-’08 91.1-86.8 4.3 decrease • ‘08-’09 93.4-93.4 0 change

  12. Male – Female Data

  13. Percent Proficient Data • Students scoring above the 40th percentile has dropped the past 2 years. • 02-05 5.3% increase • 03-06 2.4% increase • 04-07 3.2% increase • 05-08 9.5% decrease • 06-09 3.7% decrease

  14. Percent Proficient Data

  15. Shared Vision • The West Des Moines Community School District will be a caring community of learners that knows and lifts every child. We will inspire joy in learning. Our schools will excel at preparing each student for his or her life journey.

  16. District Goals • Using the Mission Statement as our foundation and the Guiding Principles to inform our actions, the district will work towards the realization of the Shared Vision by accomplishing the following goals set forth by the Board of Education. • 1. Close the gap between present practices and the Shared Vision. • 2. Improve student achievement through effective instructional and assessment practices.

  17. Questions???

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