melrose public schools melrose veterans memorial middle school october 2013 mcas spring 2013 results

MELROSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

MELROSE VETERANS MEMORIALMIDDLE SCHOOL

OCTOBER 2013

MCAS Spring 2013 Results

Proficient: Student scoring between 240-258 scaled scoreAdvanced: Student scoring above 260 scaled scoreComposite Performance Index (CPI): assigns 100, 75, 50, 25, or 0 points to each student based how close they came to scoring proficient or advanced. The CPI is calculated by dividing the total number of points by the number of students in the group.

English Language Arts

Grade 6-12 ELA

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Grade 6 70% 83% 76% 79% 75%

Grade 7 81% 79% 84% 79% 81%

Grade 8 85% 83% 83% 87% 85%Grade 10 95% 89% 87% 93% 94%

% of Students at Proficiency or Above

Grade 6-8 ELA

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Grade 6 87.9 91.5 89.7 90.7 89.2

Grade 7 92 90.3 93.9 91.7 92.2

Grade 8 93.7 91.8 92.4 93.7 93.6

CPI for All Students

Grade 6-8 ELA

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Grade 6 73.2 81.2 71.8 77.3 74.7

Grade 7 79.1 75.5 86.8 79.1 80.8

Grade 8 82.2 78.2 79.2 82.8 83.3

CPI for High Needs Subgroup

Grade 6-8 ELA

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Grade 6 77.9 84.9 77.7 81.5 79.7

Grade 7 89.8 82.4 91.8 83.7 83.2

Grade 8 81.3 88.2 84.7 87.5 88.3

CPI for Low Income Subgroup

Grade 6-8 ELA

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Grade 6 65.6 75.4 63.2 71.6 65.1

Grade 7 64.3 66.2 78.1 73.3 75.9

Grade 8 73.8 62.2 70.3 75.4 79.7

CPI for Students with Disabilities

Grade 6-8 ELA: Strengths

Increase in the CPI for students in the high needs, low income, and students with disabilities subgroups in grades 7 and 8.

The % of students at Advanced and Proficient increased from grades 6-10 when viewed as a cohort through the grades.

Grade 6-8 ELA: Areas of Need

Decrease in CPI in grade 6 for the subgroups of high needs, students with disabilities, low income subgroup. Decrease in CPI for all students at grade 6.

Decrease in number of students at Advance/Proficient at grade 6 and grade 8.

Grade 6-8 ELA: Area of Need

Open response as a question type at all grades represents a need when compared to multiple choice questions.

2012 District % Correct

2012 State % Correct



Grade 6 57% 57% 60% 58%

Grade 7 61% 60% 63% 59%

Grade 8 66% 63% 67% 64%


Key Ideas and Details in 6th grade declined from 2012-2013 and is below grade 7-8

At grades 7-8, Key Ideas and Details is the only reading standard below 80%





Grade 6 74% 71% 68% 65%

Grade 7 70% 67% 73% 68%

Grade 8 75% 72% 77% 73%


Grade 7 Writing Anchor Standard continues to be an area of need and has not improved from 2012 to 2013





Writing Anchor Standard

70% 68% 67% 66%

Production and Distribution of Writing

86% 84% 83% 82%

Text Types and Purposes

59% 58% 56% 56%

Grades 6-8 ELA: Action Plan

Fully implement writing curriculum units aligned to the MA Curriculum Frameworks for grades 6-8.

Implement tiered system of supports using literacy data. Implement best practices to support student needs as identified by assessments.

Focus on the identification of main and supporting ideas while reading informational texts using school wide protocols for annotation of text, two-column notes, and summary writing.

Employ open response questions across the content areas to provide further practice for this writing skill.

Grade 6-8 ELA: Action Plan

Implement two-column note-taking strategy school wide to increase non-fiction reading across all content areas.

Use dialectical journals in ELA with narrative and informational texts to increase student/text engagement.

Use literature circles for classroom reading to increase student discussion about text.

Increase amount of nonfiction text read across all content areas.


Mathematics

Grade 6-8 Math

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Grade 6

60% 70% 63% 65% 65%

Grade 7

42% 54% 60% 51% 55%

Grade 8

52% 51% 59% 63% 65%

% of Students at Proficiency or Above

Grade 6-8 Math

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Grade 6 80.9 87.2 82.8 83.8 83.8

Grade 7 71.2 78.9 80 77.2 78.0

Grade 8 76.1 75.3 78.4 83 81.6

CPI for All Students

Grade 6-8 Math

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Grade 6 60.8 73.7 58.9 65.9 67

Grade 7 53.9 58.8 59.3 52.6 58.3

Grade 8 52.4 52.8 59.2 63.7 59.8

CPI for High Needs Subgroup

Grade 6-8 Math

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Grade 6 68.4 76.6 64.6 73.3 72.7

Grade 7 64.4 62.9 64.2 55.5 59.4

Grade 8 56.9 62.1 64.6 77.6 62.5

CPI for Low Income Subgroup

Grade 6-8 Math

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Grade 6 49.5 67.2 49.5 55.9 54.7

Grade 7 38.1 48.9 50.5 45.8 51.1

Grade 8 45.5 36.3 47 47 51.1

CPI for Students with Disabilities

Grade 6-8 Math

Grade 7 saw an increase in the % correct for short answer and Grade 6 saw an increase in the % correct for open response questions from 2012 to 2013.

Decreases in Grade 6,7, and 8 correspond to decreases at the state. No values were below the state.Grade 2012

Short Answer% Correct

2013Short Answer % Correct

2012 Open Response% Correct

2013Open Response % Correct

6 78% 58% 67% 70%

7 70% 76% 70% 64%

8 79% 74% 65% 59%

Grade 6-8 Math

The number of Proficient and Advanced students in all grades increased or remained the same for all grades.

In 7th grade, students scored above the state on every domain and strand most of which were at least 3 points above the state.

Grade 6-8 Math: Strengths

Improvement in several domains and clusters.

Grade Domain/Clusteror Strand/Topic

2012District % Correct

2013District% Correct

6 Geometry MA 2000 Standards

74% 81%

7 Statistics and ProbabilityMA 2011 Standards

63% 71%

7 The Number SystemMA 2011 Standards

62% 71%

8 Expressions and Equations MA 2011 Standards

68% 71%

Grade 6-8 Math: Areas of Need

Several domains/clusters remain areas of need.Grade

Domain/Cluster 2012School % Correct

2013School % Correct

6 Geometry2011 Frameworks

72% 65%

6 Ratios and Proportional Reasoning2011 Frameworks

72% 61%

7 Measurement2000 Frameworks

72% 65%

8 Data Statistics and Probability 2000 Frameworks

66% 58%

8 Number Sense and Operations 2000 Frameworks

76% 64%

Grade 6-8 Math: Areas of Need

In 6th grade, fewer than 50% of students answered the one question on multiplication and division of fractions correctly.

In 6th grade, the percentage of students scoring correctly on the short answer questions decreased.

In 7th and 8th grade, the percentage of students scoring correctly on the open response questions decreased.

Grades 6-8 Math: Action Plan

Implement math EnVision program in grade 6 aligned to new Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. Provide professional development and support implementation of the program.

All grades will incorporate additional practice with open response and short answer questions and provide students with feedback.

Grade 6-8: Action Plan

Intervention classes have been created to provide students with targeted intervention on specific foundation skills, such as multiplying and dividing fractions and geometry

During these classes, use the Assessment and Reporting Online System (ARO) program to identify specific foundational skills that need development. Use the data to prioritize areas of need, monitor student’ progress, and measure student growth.

Implement Math Navigator Common Core. This program is broken into 26 modules of foundational and algebraic skills students need to develop proficiency with in order to be successful in math.

Grades 6-8 Math: Action Plan

Provide professional development and support implementation of the Intervention program.

Fully align our curriculum to the new MA 2011 frameworks.

Analyze the MCAS data as a department to identify areas of strength and weakness to inform curriculum and instruction.

Use new textbook resources in grade 6 to support the implementation of the MA 2011 curriculum.

Science


Grade 6-8 Science

Year % of Students at Proficiency or Above

2009 43%2010 40%2011 51%2012 53%2013 52%

Grades 6-8 Science CPIYear All Students High Needs Low Income Students w/

Disabilities 2009 70.6 56.6 56.4 48.7

2010 73.2 59.4 67.0 46.9

2011 77.8 61.5 67.5 50.0

2012 78.4 62.1 69.3 53.0

2013 78.7 56.8 59.8 50.0

Grade 8 Science: Strengths

A modest increase in CPI for all students which represents a trend over the past five years from 70.6 to 78.7.

The strands of earth/space science and technology/engineering are strengths when compared to physical and life sciences.

Strand/Topic District % Correct State % Correct

Earth and Space Science

73% 65%

Life Science 68% 63%

Physical Science

59% 56%

Technology/ Engineering

72% 68%

Grade 8 Science: Areas of Need

The CPI for students with high needs including those with special needs and those from low income families decreased.

While a modest improvement was seen in the percent of points earned on open response, this remains an area of need.





Multiple Choice

72% 70% 73% 68%

Open Response

54% 44% 56% 50%

Grade 8 Science: Action Plan

Science and Technology Department members will analyze the MCAS data to identify areas of strength and weakness to inform curriculum and instruction.

Provide direct instruction to students in identifying key ideas and supporting details from text and responding to written prompts that are content-specific.

Utilize a computer-based review program throughout the school year during 8th grade to reinforce topics covered in 6th and 7th grades.

Modify the exploratory block to provide students with increased opportunities for reading, writing, and research.

Grade 6-8 Science: Action Plan

Teachers will pilot new textbook resources in advance of purchasing new resources once the new science standards are released.

Provide professional development for teachers in the scientific and engineering practices while planning for the full implementation of the new science standards beginning during the school year of 2014.

Provide professional development and support for teachers to increase instructional strategies for teaching students from a variety of backgrounds (DCAP).

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