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Overview of MCAS Resultsand

Adequate Yearly Progress Determinations

2008

Brockton School CommitteeNovember 5, 2008


MCAS Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System


NCLB Testing Requirement

Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment SystemGrades 3-8 and 10

English Language ArtsMathematicsScience (5,8 and 10 only)

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1998-2008 MCAS Tested Areas by Grade

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1998-2008 MCAS Tested Areas by Subject


Requirements95% tested92% attendance, 60% four-year graduation rate Reach state's performance target or the group's own improvement target (CPI)

AYP – Adequate Yearly Progress


CPI measures school and district performance and improvement on a 100‐point index combining the scores of students who participate in standard MCAS ELA and Math

tests, and those who participate in the MCAS‐Alt.

MCAS Performance Level

Scaled Score Range

OR

MCAS‐Alt Performance Level

Points Per

Student

Proficient or Advanced 240 – 280 Progressing 100

Needs Improvement High 230 – 238 Emerging 75

Needs Improvement Low 220 – 228 Awareness 50

Warning / Failing High 210 – 218 Incomplete Portfolio 25

Warning / Failing Low 200 – 208 Not Submitted 0

Composite Performance Index (CPI)


Composite Performance Index (CPI)MCAS Performance Level MCAS‐Alt Performance Level

Points Per Student

# Students Points

Proficient or Advanced Progressing 100 10 1000

Needs Improvement High Emerging 75 20 1500

Needs Improvement Low Awareness 50 40 2000

Warning / Failing High Portfolio Incomplete 25 15 375

Warning / Failing Low Portfolio not Submitted 0 5 0

90 students

4875 Points

4875 ÷ 90 = 54.2

Sample calculation for a group of 90 students


Participation requirement

Performance standard (CPI)

Performance improvement (CPI)

Attendance or graduation

Grad 60% OR +2%Attend 92% OR +1%

95%

ELA 85.4%, Math 76.5%

x

If unable to meet current cycle performance standard, can meet own

performance improvement target


All students (“aggregate”)

Subgroups 1. Special education2. Limited English proficient3. Low income4. African American/Black5. Asian or Pacific Islander6. Hispanic7. Native American8. White

All students “plus”


NCLB subgroup arithmetic: How 8,366 becomes 16,926

AA As H NA W

Low income

Limited English

Special education

Students reported

3,777 3,777 7,5541,059 1,059 1,059 3,177918 918 918 2,754117 117 234341 341 68214 14 14 42114 114 114 114 456

2,027 2,0278,366 5,880 1,314 1,366 16,926

Students tested

8,366AA=Afr.Amer.As=AsianH =HispanicNA=Nat.Amer.W =White


State and Brockton Public Schools

Closing the state anddistrict CPI gap


81.2

83.284.2 83.7 83.4

85.8 85.2

73.275.0 74.4 74.7

77.0 76.6

67.8

65

70

75

80

85

90

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

SEVEN-YEAR DISTRICT AND STATE CPI COMPARISONFOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

STATE 6-YEAR GAIN = 4.0

BROCKTON 6-YEAR GAIN = 8.8


81.2

83.284.2 83.7 83.4

85.8 85.2

73.275.0 74.4 74.7

77.0 76.6

67.8

65

70

75

80

85

90

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

SEVEN-YEAR DISTRICT AND STATE CPI COMPARISONFOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

CLOSING ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CPI GAP

13.4

10.09.2 9.3 8.7

8.8 8.6


65.4

69.471.4 72.4 73.2

76.2

65.667.5

77.7

50.655.6 57.1 58.7

60.6

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

1 2 3 4 5 6 72002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

STATE 6-YEAR GAIN = 12.3BROCKTON 6-YEAR GAIN = 16.9

SEVEN-YEAR DISTRICT AND STATE CPI COMPARISONFOR MATHEMATICS


65.4

69.471.4 72.4 73.2

76.277.7

65.667.5

50.655.6 57.1 58.7

60.6

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

1 2 3 4 5 6 72002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

CLOSING THE MATH CPI GAP

14.8

10.2

13.814.3

13.712.6

10.6

SEVEN-YEAR DISTRICT AND STATE CPI COMPARISONFOR MATHEMATICS


State, large urban districts andBrockton Public Schools

Composite Performance Index (CPI)by subject and grade Level


2008 State, Large Urban, Brockton CPI

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50

60

70

80

90

100

GRADE 3GRADE 4GRADE 5GRADE 6 GRADE 7GRADE 8GRADE 10

GRADE 3GRADE 4GRADE 5 GRADE 6GRADE 7GRADE 8GRADE 10

GRADE 5GRADE 8GRADE 10

STATE

LARGEURBAN

Large urban districts by

size-Boston

SpringfieldWorcesterBrockton

LowellLynn

New BedfordLawrenceFall River

*District with enrollment of at

least 10,000 students and a low-income index of not

less than 50%.

Mathematics ScienceEnglish Language Arts


72.5

72.3

73.5

78.9

77.7

81.1

83.2

69.7 66.9

71.9

78.2

79.0

83.1

88.0

74.9 71.1 67.3

69.8

56.4

58.9

76.473.5

55.8

57.4

68.7

67.3

68.7

70.5

86.7

72.071.877.676.2

78.181.5

90.387.3

86.283.981.5 77.6

89.385.0

70.270.475.575.777.0

80.3

87.989.5

86.984.683.586.4

81.2

0

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20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 153 4 5 6 7 8 10 3 4 5 6 7 8 10

English Language

ArtsMathematics

2007 and 2008 State and Brockton CPI

2007

2007 2007

2007 2008

2008

2008

2008

Brockton

State

Brockton


68.2 68.2

71.7 72.4 73.3 73.3 74.576.676.5

85.2

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

Lawrence

Springfield

Lowell

Boston

Worcester

New

Bedford

Fall River

Lynn

BR

OC

KTO

N

STATE

2008 ELA CPI FOR LARGE URBAN DISTRICTS


77.7

56.0 56.0

62.1 62.463.9 64.0

65.568.167.5

77.7

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

Lawrence

Springfield

Fall River

Lowell

Worcester

Boston

New

Bedford

BR

OC

KTO

N

Lynn

STATE

2008 MATHEMATICS CPI FOR LARGE URBAN DISTRICTS


Proficiency and Large Urbans

ELA Math ScienceGrade 3 t3 FRiv 3 Grade 4 1 1Grade 5 t3 Worc t1 Lynn 5Grade 6 t2 Worc 2Grade 7 1 3Grade 8 1 2 4

Grade 10 1 t3 Low’l 1

Boston

Brockton

Fall River

Lawrence

Lowell

Lynn

New Bedford

Springfield

Worcester

t=tied


TOUGH


State MATH AYP?• Aggregate • LEP• SPED• Low-income• Afr.Am/Black• Asian/Pacific• Hispanic• Native Am• White

State ELA AYP?• Aggregate • LEP• SPED• Low-income• Afr.Am/Black• Asian/Pacific• Hispanic• Native Am• White

Massachusetts 2008AYP report card for all 501,606 students in Grades 3-8 and 10

NoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYes

YesNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYes

“Commissioner of Education Mitchell Chester said the schools aren't getting worse -federal guidelines are getting tougher.” Boston Globe, September 20, 2008


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376 420

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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014

MA schools with accountability status

24343 DISTRICTS

386 TOTAL MA SCHOOL DISTRICTS

schools with accountability status

1,666 TOTAL MA SCHOOLS 386


MA schools identified: 828Restructuring - Aggregate: 137

Restructuring - Subgroups: 140Corrective Action - Aggregate: 51

Corrective Action - Subgroups: 92Improvement - Aggregate: 178

Improvement - Subgroups: 230

E2

4221

M31

H

11

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Commonwealth Priority Schools

1,666 MA schools in 2008BROCKTON


PROFICIENCYGetting to 100


MCAS Performance Level

Scaled Score Range

OR

MCAS‐Alt Performance Level

Points Per

Student

Proficient or Advanced 240 – 280 Progressing 100

Needs Improvement High 230 – 238 Emerging 75

Needs Improvement Low 220 – 228 Awareness 50

Warning / Failing High 210 – 218 Incomplete Portfolio 25

Warning / Failing Low 200 – 208 Not Submitted 0

Composite Performance Index (CPI)


Composite Performance Index (CPI)MCAS Performance Level MCAS‐Alt Performance Level

Points Per Student

# Students Points

Proficient or Advanced Progressing 100 90 9,000

Needs Improvement High Emerging 75

Needs Improvement Low Awareness 50

Warning / Failing High Portfolio Incomplete 25

Warning / Failing Low Portfolio not Submitted 0

90 students

9,000 points

9000 ÷ 90 = 100

To reach 100 CPI, the entire group of 90 students must get 100 points

– so it’s all about becoming PROFICIENT


Brockton Public SchoolsMCAS performance

levels by grade


Percent of Students by Performance Level BPS Grades 3-5 in ELA

680307.

DESIREDCHANGE

STATE


Percent of Students by Performance Level BPS Grades 6-8,10 in ELA

680307.


Percent of Students by Performance Level BPS Grades 3-5 in Math

680307.


Percent of Students by Performance Level BPS Grades 6-8,10 in Math

680307.


Percent of Students by Performance Level BPS Grades 5,8,10 in Science

680307.


Focusing on Proficiency2008 BPS proficiency rates

by subgroup


2008 Brockton and State CPI

76.673.6

56.5 54.3

81.9

73.373.462.1

85.2

70.1 73.2

74.1

65.9

89.1

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20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

All Black F/LEP Hispanic LI SPED White

67.562.2

54.2

47.9

75.963.9

63.958.1

77.7

55.361.2 60.1

63.1

82.2

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

All Black F/LEP Hispanic LI SPED White

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS MATHEMATICS

State State


‐0.4

0.0 0.4 0.4

‐1.1

0.5

‐0.4

‐0.6 ‐0.5 ‐0.6

‐0.1

‐0.5

‐0.8

‐0.6

‐2

‐1

‐1

0

1

1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1.7

2.8

2.32.0

2.5

4.1

1.9

1.31.3

2.12.4

1.81.5 1.7

MATHEMATICS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

All Black LEP Hisp LI SpEd White

All Black LEP Hisp LI SpEd White

2008 Brockton and State CPI changes

State

Brockton

LEGEND


Are we improving?Change in BPS proficiency rates

from 2006 to 2008


Notable ELA cohort proficiency gains

Class of 2012 6

Grade 7 2007 50.5%Grade 8 2008 63.1%Total gain 12.6%

Class of 2014 18

Grade 4 2006 30.4%Grade 5 2007 41.3%Grade 6 2008 51.7%Total gain 21.3%

Class of 2010 .4

Grade 8 2006 48.9%Grade 9 2007 -Grade10 2008 70.5%Total gain 21.6%

Class of 2011 10



Notable Math cohort proficiency gains

Class of 2013 10


Class of 2014 16

Grade 4 2006 27.3%Grade 5 2007 30.7%Grade 6 2008 42.8%Total gain 15.5%

Class of 2010 32

Grade 8 2006 16.6%Grade 9 2007 -Grade10 2008 52.3%Total gain 35.7%

Class of 2011 5



Making it happen!Individual BPS school successes


Angelo

• #1 in Math Grade 4 proficiency

• Exceeds state average in ELA Grade 4 proficiency

Arnone

• Highest Grade 6 ELA proficiency increase

• Exceeds city and state Math proficiency increases (16.2%)


Brookfield

• #1 ELA Grade 5 proficiency increase (16.0 %)

• Met the school’s Math improvement targets in the aggregate and for each of its five subgroups

Davis

• School made AYP in the aggregate for both ELA and Math

• District’s #1 Grade 6 ELA proficiency rate


Downey

• District’s #1 Grade 3 ELA proficiency improvement (7.7%)

• Grade 4 Math proficiency increase 22.8%; met Math improvement targets for the school and four of its five subgroups

Hancock

• #1 Grade 3 and Grade 5 ELA proficiency rates

• #1 Grade 3 and Grade 5 Math proficiency rate


Huntington

• Grade 3 Math proficiency increased by 39.6% from 2006 to 2008

• Met Math improvement targets for the school and for all but one of its 4 subgroups

Kennedy

• Exceeds state’sGrade 3 Math proficiency rate

• Second largest improvement in Grade 3 ELA proficiency rate; state declined, Kennedy improved


Plouffe

• Grade 4 Math proficiency rate increased by 10.5%

• Grade 6 ELA proficiency rate increased by 12.4%

Raymond

• Grade 5 Math proficiency increased by12.8%

• Grade 6 Math proficiency increased by15.3%


Whitman

• 22% increase in Math Proficiency Rate from Grade 5 2007- Grade 6 2008

• Maintained “No Status” determination for Math AYP

East JHS

• #1 ELA Grade 7 proficiency increase (20.7%) and ELA Grade 8 proficiency increase (18.1%)

• #1 Math Grade 8 proficiency increase of 9.2%


West JHS

• ELA “High” rating for NCLB performance

• #1 ELA proficiency rate for Brockton middle schools with Grade 7-8 configuration

North JHS

• Leads E-W-S in Math proficiency

• ELA Grade 8 proficiency improvement 13.4%


Gilmore Academy

• Exceeds state ELA & Math proficiency for Grades 6, 7 and 8

• District’s #1 ELA proficiency rate for Grades 6 and 8

• District’s #1 Math proficiency rate forGrades 6, 7 and 8

South Middle

• Met ELA AYP improvement targets for allsubgroups and the school

• Met Math AYP improvement targets for the school and for all but one subgroup


LincolnAlternative

• 100% passed Grade 10 Math

• 83% passed Grade 10 ELA

B.B. Russell Alternative

• 30% improvement in ELA proficiency rate

• 42% improvement inMath pass rate

• 20% have advanced status in Math


• ELA improvement: nine of nine targets• Math improvement: eight of nine targets

Brockton High School

• 74% ELA proficiency rate - state 74%• 25.8% ELA advanced rate - state 23.4%

• ELA CPI exceeds large urban high schools• ELA CPI 89.1% - state 90.3%

CPI

Proficiency

Performance improvement


Noteworthy improvements!Individual BPS school successes

continued


Most improved schools*

Math

* Gained more than 20% proficiency between 2006 and 2008

East 7 +20.7 Huntington 3 +39.6Davis 5 +26.5Gilmore 6 +24.5Downey 4 +22.8Hancock 6 +21.9Brookfield +19.9

ELA


Honorable mention schools*

ELA

Angelo 4Davis 8

Hancock 6Plouffe 4

Gilmore 6,7

Davis 7Gilmore 8

Math Science

Gilmore 6,8 Gilmore 8

Hancock 5Gilmore 7

Angelo 4Brookfield 6

Davis 5,7Hancock 3,6

TOP 1/4

TOP 1/3

TOP 1/2

*by % students proficient in all

MA schools

1,000 Elem500 Midi300 High

1,666 Total

MA schools


We are on the move!How do we compare against

our own projections from 2006?


Brockton Public Schools' Performance vs State Targets for ELA and Mathematics

70 .7

75.6

8 0 .5

8 5.4

9 0 .2

9 5.1

6 7.9

73 .2

74 .474 .1 74 .6

53 .0

6 0 .8

6 8 .7

76 .5

8 4 .3

9 2 .2

10 0 .0

51.155.6 56.3

58.6 59.6

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50

60

70

80

90

10020

01

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Cycle II Cycle III Cycle IV Cycle V Cycle VI Cycle VII Cycle VIII

ELA-targetsBPS

Math-targetsBPS

57

77.0

65.667.5

76.6


Office of Accountability, Planning and TechnologyEligijus Suziedelis, Executive Director

Brockton Public Schools

endSchool Committee, November 5, 2008

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