Boyertown Area School District

Data Summary

October 2011

Examining Data

– Ensuring that Students Learn– A Culture of Collaboration– A Focus on Results

Student Enrollment Data

Student Enrollment Data Grade Sept. 2005 Sept. 2006 Sept. 2007 Sept. 2008 Sept. 2009 Sept. 2010 Sept. 2011

K 476 493 461 511 496 491 509 1 536 520 512 473 554 522 520 2 475 557 522 525 457 562 538 3 488 484 566 533 529 477 571 4 551 487 499 583 533 539 496 5 537 558 498 513 589 545 549 6 561 541 558 523 514 583 572 7 569 575 553 571 532 522 600 8 565 569 571 559 568 544 523 9 581 562 570 590 565 586 534 10 586 602 560 563 585 576 591 11 544 584 565 530 541 578 569 12 520 541 580 542 510 537 577

TOTAL 6989 7073 7015 7016 6973 7087 7149

Student Attendance Rates

Student Attendance Rates 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 Elementary Schools 97% 97% 96% 97% 97% 97% Junior High Schools 96% 96% 96% 96% 96% 96% Senior High School 94% 94% 94% 94% 94% 95%

89

English Language Learners (Assessment covers listening, speaking, reading and writing)

Level Students Entering Beginning Developing Expanding Bridging Reaching n/a

2011 Elementary 11 1 1 4 0 5 0 0 Junior High 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Senior High 5 0 1 4 0 0 0 0

Total 18 1 2 9 1 5 0 0

Student Music & Theater Participation 2010-2011 Level

Total Senior High Junior High Band Front 11 6 17

Chamber Choir 16 - 16 Chorus 7 - 211 211

Concert Choir 132 275 407 Jazz Ensemble 30 37 67 Marching Band 80 114 194

Productions 45 85 130 Senior Class Play 12 - 12

Show Choir 40 81 121 String Ensemble 20 15 35 String Quartet 4 - 4

Orchestra 158 114 272 Treble Singers 35 - 35

Vocal Ensemble - 31 31 Total 583* 969* 1,552*

*The totals may include the same students involved in more than one activity.

(2009-2010 - 1,638)

Student Clubs and Activities ParticipationNumber of Students Participating at:

TotalSenior High Junior High

Arts Expo/Open Art Studio 553 -- 553

Chess Club 8 -- 8

Key Club 65 -- 65

National Honor Society 51 -- 51

Scrapbooking Club -- 36 36

Sports Cluster/Debate -- 465 465

Student Council 150 50 200

Technology Cluster -- 307 307

Yearbook Club 21 32 53

Other 561 3,939 4,500

Total 1,409 4,829 6,238

• The totals may include the same students involved in more than one activity.• Each student takes a club. Some clubs are ½ year and some students are selecting the full year clubs.• More tutoring is now being provided as part of RtI, reducing some club experiences.

(2009-2010 - 5,761)

Student Sports Participation 2010-2011 Level Number of Participants Total Varsity/JV Jr. High Boys Girls

Baseball 34 88 122 - 122 Basketball 43 143 90 96 186

Cheerleading 33 61 - 94 94 Cross Country 38 - 23 15 38

Football 51 125 176 - 176 Field Hockey 34 63 1 96 97

Golf 19 - 17 2 19 Lacrosse 84 84 50 118 168 Soccer 81 114 106 89 195 Softball 29 53 - 82 82

Spring Track 111 130 140 101 241 Swimming 38 - 15 23 38

Tennis 71 - 30 41 71 Winter Track 61 - 38 23 61

Wrestling 21 56 77 - 77 Total 748* 917* 885* 780* 1665*

*The totals may include the same students involved in more than one activity.

(2009-2010 –1,728)

Dual Enrollment for High School and College Dual Enrollment for High School and College CreditCredit

School Year / Totals05-06 2306-07 6607-08 74

08-09 18409-10 213

10-11 274Commendation: BASD has the highest number of

students at Montco.

Courses: Advanced Drawing, Astronomy, Computer Applications, CPR / First Aid, English 101, Environmental Science, Intro to Education, Spanish III, Spanish IV

Advanced Placement2005 - 18 subjects

• 229 tests• 164 scored 3 or higher (72%)

2006 - 14 subjects• 174 tests• 132 scored 3 or higher (76%)

2007 - 17 subjects• 189 tests• 133 scored 3 or higher (70%)

2008 - 13 subjects• 239 tests• 173 scored 3 or higher (72%)

2009 – 14 subjects• 233 tests• 179 scored 3 or higher (77%)

2010 – 12 subjects• 210 tests• 174 scored 3 or higher (83%)

2011 – 14 subjects• 414 tests• 277 scored 3 or higher (67%)

SAT Results

2006 – 495 Graduates• 360 Students Participating• 77% of Students on to Post-Secondary Education

2007 – 523 Graduates• 364 Students Participating• 66% of Students on to Post-Secondary Education

2008 – 563 Graduates• 382 Students Participating• 72% of Students on to Post-Secondary Education

2009 – 531 Graduates• 351 Students Participating• 72% of Students on to Post-Secondary Education

2010 – 507 Graduates• 329 Students Participating• 74% of Students on to Post-Secondary Education

2011 – 534 Graduates• 381 Students Participating• 75% of Students on to Post-Secondary Education

Plans for the Class of 2011State Colleges and Universities in Pennsylvania 157

Private Colleges and Universities in Pennsylvania 104

Colleges and Universities outside of Pennsylvania 48

Junior or Community Colleges 69

Other Post-Secondary Schools 22

Armed Services 15

Employed 61

Seeking Employment 44

Other 14

Total: 534

Colleges and Universities

75% of our graduates pursuing higher education (74% last year)

58% - Four-year colleges (52% last year)

17% - Two-year colleges (22% last year)

The broad purpose of the State Assessments is to provide information to teachers and schools to guide the redesign of curricula and instructional strategies to enable students to achieve the academic standards categories.

The areas assessed this year were mathematics and reading at grades 3-8 and 11; writing at grades 5, 8 and 11; and science at grades 4, 8 and 11.

PSSA Results

Performance Levels

– Advanced: Superior academic performance– Proficient: Satisfactory academic performance– Basic: Marginal academic performance, work

approaching, but not yet reaching satisfactory performance

– Below Basic: Inadequate academic performance

PA Department of EducationAdequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Goals

Percent Proficient/Advanced

Year 2002-04 2005-07 2008-10 2011 2012 2013 2014

Reading  45  54  63  72  81  91  100

Math  35  45  56  67  78  89  100

BASDPSSA Reading Proficiency

Grade 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20113-5 77.8% 80.9% 82.6% 82.0% 81.6% 82.3%6-8 81.3% 80.2% 82.7% 81.8% 84.7% 87.4%9-12 77.9% 78.0% 76.5% 76.4% 76.1% 70.0%

Did not meet AYP – Grade 11 Score

BASDPSSA Math Proficiency

Grade 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20113-5 84.6% 85.3% 90.9% 90.1% 90.9% 90.3%6-8 79.1% 82.4% 86.0% 88.9% 91.3% 92.8%9-12 60.9% 64.9% 65.7% 62.0% 65.8% 61.6%

Did not meet AYP – Grade 11 Score

Area of ConcernBASH 11th Grade PSSAs

Action Planning for Immediate Improvement

Need to Improve Student Motivation

•Provide remediation during “Open Campus” for students who are not Proficient on the 11th grade PSSAs

•Use of “Effort Rubric” to determine if motivation to take the test continues to be a problem

Need to Improve Student Skills

•Implement Common Assessments 1st Quarter

•Analyze Results in Collaborative Subject Specific Meetings

•Provide targeted instruction and interventions

•Make instructional adjustments based on student performance data throughout the school year using benchmark assessments and classroom data

2011 PSSAs MATH READING PER PUPIL EXPENDITURES*

Boyertown Area SD 87 82 $ 8,350

Berks County 81 77 $ 9,267

Montgomery County 87 85 $ 11,827

Pennsylvania 77 73 $ 9,059

*Per pupil expenditures based on PDE reported actual instructional spending for the 2010-2011 fiscal year; the most recent information available.

**Boyertown has the fifth lowest per pupil expenditures in Berks County and lowest in Montgomery County.

2011 School Assessment (PSSA) Averages

Keys to Improvement and High Achievement

Strategic Plan

High Performing Schools Practices

Building Action Plans

Core Classroom Practices