School Committee Presentation 2015 PARCC Results December 8, 2015 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

School Committee Presentation 2015 PARCC Results December 8, 2015 Thomas Kenworthy, Ed.D. – Assistant Superintendent

Understanding PARCC Results • PARCC results are reported in a number of ways so that districts, schools, teachers, and parents can see how students performed on each assessment. • PARCC uses five performance levels that delineate the knowledge, skills, and practices students were able to demonstrate on the PARCC assessment. • PARCC assessments have scale scores that range from 650 to 850 for overall performance in mathematics and ELA/Literacy. Scale scores are useful to capture changes in performance over time. • Subclaims are a set of subject-specific skills that highlight important areas within a content area to provide a deeper understanding of a student’s score. The subclaim reports can be used with other information, such as grades, teacher feedback, and scores on other assessments, to help determine each student’s unique academic strengths and needs. 750 700 650 725 850 Level 1: Level 2: Level 3: Level 4: Level 5: Partially Met Approached Met Exceeded Did Not Yet Expectations Expectations Expectations Expectations Meet Expectations Confidential and Proprietary Information

Which States Are Using PARCC? • To date 46 states and the District of Columbia have adopted the Common Core • There is a federal requirement to have a state assessment in literacy and math (and science) but states have a choice in which assessment they use to satisfy this requirement • RI is one of 11 states plus the District of Columbia in the PARCC consortium • 18 states are in the Smarter Balanced consortium • All other states are using their own assessment to meet the federal requirement Confidential and Proprietary Information

2015 Results for Portsmouth English Language Arts Math Grade % Met % Grade % Met and % and Participation Exceeded Participation Exceeded 3 (H) 67.1 87.8 3 (H) 48.8 88.9 3 (M) 50.7 97.1 3 (M) 59.4 97.1 4 39.3 94.8 4 48.1 91.3 5 30.3 86.6 5 47.5 85.6 6 40.1 81.3 6 35.3 82.5 7 54.4 86.5 7 54.4 88.9 8 23.6 85.9 8 46.3 92.2 Algebra (8) 96.8 95.5 9 52.3 72.6 Algebra 6.9 55.8 10 60.2 27.3 Geometry 40.0 46.8

2015 5 Dis istrict ict Compari mparisons sons ELA – Level els 4 & 5 & 5 Elementary MS HS *Grade configurations vary *Grade configurations vary Barrington 63.3% 73.6% 77.2% East Greenwich 62.6% 78.4% 65.7% Exeter-West Greenwich 40.7% 57% 64.5% Narragansett 60.4% 53.9% 42.8% North Kingstown 59.9% 61.5% 38.1% South Kingstown 78.1% 57.4% 37.9% Portsmouth 52.3% 46.4% 53.6% RI 37.5% 36.3% 32% 5

2015 5 Dis istrict ict Compari mparisons sons Mat ath – Level els 4 & 5 & 5 Elementary MS HS *Grade configurations vary *Grade configurations vary Barrington 59.9% 59.5% 46.5% East Greenwich 49.8% 64.4% 59.1% Exeter-West Greenwich 45.4% 47.8% 54.5% Narragansett 49.7% 45.9% 29.1% North Kingstown 48.2% 49.4% 24.1% South Kingstown 71.9% 46.4% 29.1% Portsmouth 57.9% 43% 32.2% RI 30.2% 25.6% 12.4% 6

Takeaways ys from om the Data • This a new test and we need to be careful about making comparisons to previous results (NECAP or NSRE) • This year’s results will serve as a baseline for future years • We took the assessment on computer at all grades in Portsmouth • There is room for improvement in all of our results and we will work to make those improvements • Our 8 th grade Algebra scores at PMS were 2 nd highest in the state • After levels 4 and 5 most of the rest of our students scored at a level 3 (approaching expectations) and in some cases were close to proficiency in their scale score • Several students received a 5 in ELA, math, or both; One student received a perfect score on the math portion!

Next Steps • Continue to analyze the data down to the individual student level • Look for ways we can continue to support all students and areas to target in our curriculum review • Ensure that we have full participation at all grade levels this year • Enhance dialogue with students and parents on the purposes and importance of the assessment • Work with other districts and at the state level to ensure we are up to date and ready for changes to the PARCC • Strive for continuous, sustainable improvement each year

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