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9/19/2014 1 Welcome Back to Wheatley! Welcome Back to Wheatley! Presentation to the Board of Education 15 September 2014 Presentation to the Board of Education 15 September 2014 Welcome to 2014-15! 139 new 8th Graders New Courses: Social Science Research (AP Core) AP Economics Mathematical Problem Solving Lego Robotics Introduction to Engineering Design (PLTW) Sports in America New Learning Center (next to Guidance) New flooring, new signs, new mural, updated bathroom

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Welcome Back to Wheatley!Welcome Back to Wheatley!Presentation to the Board of Education

15 September 2014Presentation to the Board of Education

15 September 2014

Welcome to 2014-15!

139 new 8th Graders

New Courses:

Social Science Research (AP Core)

AP Economics

Mathematical Problem Solving

Lego Robotics

Introduction to Engineering Design (PLTW)

Sports in America

New Learning Center (next to Guidance)

New flooring, new signs, new mural, updated bathroom

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New Faculty

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New Student Success!

Seung-Min Yi

Kuan Yu

2 students were designated National Merit Semi-Finalists

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New Student Success!

141 students earned AP Scholar designation for their outstanding work on AP examinations

7 National Scholars

53 Scholars with Distinction

39 Scholar Honors

49 Scholars

63 of these AP Scholars earned this designation as juniors

9 of these AP Scholars earned this designation as sophomores

New Student Success!

Alexandra Boubour (vocal)

Kuan Yu (violin)

2 students were selected for the 2014 NYSSMA All-State Conference

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New Student Success!

Jillian Gothelf (vocal)

1 student was selected forAll-National Chorus

New Student Success!

Alexanna Brier-Finkelstein: Long Island Scholar-Artist (a second for Wheatley!)

1 student was recognized by Long Island Arts Alliance

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Three Ongoing Initiatives

① Academic Honesty

• Ongoing efforts to promote academic honesty

② Research Paper Initiative

• Expanding into 11th Grade

③ Academic Vocabulary

• Ongoing district-wide initiative

Academic Overview

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Graduation and Regents

Graduation Rates

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2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

9995

100 100 99 99

81

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8489 88

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Regents Adv. Regents

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Algebra 1 Regents Results

0

10

20

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90

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2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

9598 98 98 97 97

39

58

41

52 54

60

% o

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Pass Mastery

Common Core Algebra Results

0

10

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2013-14

91

18

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ents

Pass Mastery

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Geometry Regents Results

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

96 95 94 92 92 93

51

43

51 49 48

61

Pass Mastery

Algebra 2/Trig Results

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

81 82 82 83

95

45

33

4542

56

Pass Mastery

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Global Regents Results

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

100 9996 97

99 99

59 6056

52

6863

Pass Mastery

US History Regents Results

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

95100 100 97 98 98

69

7874

6469

76

Pass Mastery

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English Regents Results

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

99 100 100 9799 99

85

93 93

74

64

80

Pass Mastery

Earth Science Results

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

98 98 98100 99 98

93

7671

81

71

82

Pass Mastery

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Living Environment Results

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

100 100 99 100 100 98

74 7779 81

75 73

Pass Mastery

Advanced Placement Program

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AP Participation (Students)

0

50

100

150

200

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300

350

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

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281 284 292309

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AP Participation (Exams)

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100

200

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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

514583 599

689 706675

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AP Passing Rate

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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

53

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AP Score ≥ 3

Overall Score Distribution2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

# % # % # % # % # %

5 65 11 94 14 110 16 88 13 125 16

4 145 24 189 27 189 27 201 30 240 31

3 185 31 212 31 195 28 227 34 245 31

2 123 21 128 19 123 17 128 19 119 15

1 81 14 66 10 89 13 31 5 51 7

599 66% 689 72% 706 70% 675 76% 780 78%

Annual passing rates

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AP Scholars

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

4531

48 46 44 43 49

13

8

31 3821

383811

19

18

37

4635

54

Scholar w/Honors w/Distinction

Calculus ABScore Distribution

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

# % # % # % # % # %

5 4 15 6 25 12 30 3 11 12 30

4 5 19 10 42 7 17 11 41 10 24

3 9 35 3 21 8 20 8 30 11 27

2 4 15 2 8 6 15 3 11 6 15

1 4 15 1 4 7 17 2 7 2 5

26 69% 24 88% 40 68% 27 82% 41 80%

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Calculus BCScore Distribution

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

# % # % # % # % # %

5 6 35 6 21 12 75 15 58 12 50

4 2 12 8 29 0 0 4 15 5 21

3 3 18 12 43 1 6 6 23 4 17

2 2 12 1 4 1 6 1 4 0 0

1 4 23 1 4 2 12 0 0 3 12

17 65% 28 93% 16 81% 26 96% 24 88%

European History/World HistoryScore Distribution

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

# % # % # % # % # %

5 4 7 4 7 3 5 7 8 19 28

4 14 23 10 18 15 23 24 29 21 31

3 29 48 25 46 33 51 41 50 24 35

2 7 12 8 15 7 11 10 12 4 6

1 6 10 7 13 7 11 0 0 0 0

60 78% 54 72% 65 78% 82 88% 68 94%

AP World History

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US HistoryScore Distribution

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

# % # % # % # % # %

5 5 6 16 20 8 11 9 11 13 14

4 29 34 27 33 21 30 26 30 36 40

3 29 34 20 25 21 30 31 36 21 23

2 18 21 14 17 20 28 19 22 19 21

1 5 6 4 5 1 1 2 2 2 2

86 73% 81 78% 71 70% 87 76% 91 77%

Human GeographyScore Distribution

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

# % # % # % # % # %

5 5 10 14 18 8 12 9 10

4 22 44 27 34 22 34 26 29

3 12 24 20 25 21 32 24 26

2 8 16 13 16 12 18 21 23

1 3 6 6 7 2 3 12 13

50 78% 80 76% 65 78% 92 64%

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English Language (11th)Score Distribution

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

# % # % # % # % # %

5 10 14 13 22 5 9 8 10 6 8

4 25 35 17 29 23 42 21 27 26 33

3 32 45 22 38 23 42 33 42 34 44

2 4 6 6 10 4 7 16 20 11 14

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

71 94% 58 90% 55 93% 78 80% 78 85%

English Literature (12th)Score Distribution

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

# % # % # % # % # %

5 2 5 5 11 8 20 4 10 2 4

4 9 22 18 40 14 35 10 26 10 22

3 13 32 16 36 15 37 14 36 26 57

2 13 32 5 11 3 7 11 28 8 17

1 4 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

41 59% 45 87% 40 93% 39 72% 46 83%

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BiologyScore Distribution

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

# % # % # % # % # %

5 6 25 8 18 7 15 2 5 5 10

4 12 50 10 22 11 24 7 17 24 47

3 4 17 9 20 7 15 22 54 9 18

2 1 4 8 18 13 28 10 24 12 23

1 1 4 10 22 8 17 0 0 1 2

24 92% 45 60% 46 54% 41 76% 51 75%

Physics BScore Distribution

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

# % # % # % # % # %

5 3 10 2 7 2 5 1 4 0 0

4 3 10 8 27 5 12 4 16 8 24

3 12 41 12 40 14 35 8 32 23 49

2 7 24 8 27 8 20 10 40 7 21

1 4 14 0 0 11 27 2 8 2 6

29 62% 30 73% 40 53% 25 52% 33 73%

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Physics C: MechanicsScore Distribution

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

# % # % # % # % # %

5 2 8 7 54 4 19 5 25

4 4 17 3 23 8 38 7 35

3 15 63 1 8 5 24 7 35

2 3 12 1 8 2 9 0 0

1 0 0 1 8 2 9 1 5

24 88% 13 85% 21 81% 20 95%

ChemistryScore Distribution

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

# % # % # % # % # %

5 6 19 6 35 4 20 5 17 2 9

4 12 39 2 12 8 40 19 63 7 30

3 6 19 3 18 4 20 5 17 8 35

2 5 16 2 12 1 5 1 3 6 26

1 2 6 4 23 3 15 0 0 0 0

31 77% 17 65% 20 80% 30 97% 30 74%

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PsychologyScore Distribution

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

# % # % # % # % # %

5 5 11 13 15 6 10 8 22 12 16

4 11 24 24 28 14 23 12 33 15 20

3 11 24 23 27 14 23 7 19 16 21

2 10 22 14 16 14 23 4 11 11 15

1 9 20 11 13 12 20 5 14 21 28

46 58% 85 71% 60 57% 36 75% 75 57%

Spanish LanguageScore Distribution

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

# % # % # % # % # %

5 3 10 2 5 3 6 4 9 10 17

4 11 38 8 20 9 19 8 18 20 34

3 4 14 11 28 9 19 11 24 26 44

2 5 17 13 33 17 36 19 42 3 5

1 6 21 5 13 9 19 3 7 0 0

29 62% 39 54% 47 45% 45 51% 59 95%

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Comparative ResultsMay 2014 Exams

Wheatley New York State United StatesAvg. % Pass Avg. % Pass Avg. % Pass

Biology 3.39 74.5% 3.01 69.3% 2.90 63.9%Calculus AB 3.59 80.5% 3.10 64.1% 2.92 58.3%Calculus BC 3.96 87.5% 3.90 83.2% 3.82 81.5%

Chemistry 3.22 73.9% 2.94 62.8% 2.65 51.6%Computer Science A 3.20 73.3% 2.98 61.1% 2.95 60.9%

English Language 3.32 84.6% 3.01 64.4% 2.78 55.7%English Literature 3.13 82.2% 2.81 56.7% 2.76 54.8%

Human Geography 2.99 64.1% 2.97 62.0% 2.63 51.7%Physics B 2.91 72.7% 3.13 69.9% 2.83 59.3%

Physics C: Mech 3.75 95.0% 3.72 81.4% 3.53 76.1%Psychology 2.81 57.3% 3.11 66.0% 3.08 65.3%

Spanish Language 3.63 94.9% 3.69 89.1% 3.70 88.9%Statistics 3.71 73.3% 3.01 64.2% 2.85 59.2%

US Gov't & Politics 2.77 53.0% 2.77 56.2% 2.62 50.7%US History 3.43 76.9% 3.05 62.2% 2.76 52.3%

World History 3.81 94.1% 3.01 69.0% 2.65 54.2%Totals 3.35 78.4% 3.08 65.3% 2.87 58.7%

Comments

In preparation for the Regents examinations, teachers provided more than 120 review sessionsIn preparation for the AP examinations, teachers provided more than 65 review sessionsDuring the summer, AP teachers attend week-long AP seminars in preparation for new courses (e.g., World History, Economics, Physics) or new teaching assignments

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Reflection Points

Passing rates on Regents examinations are quite goodNeed to analyze Common Core Algebra resultsImprove mastery rates on several Regents exams (English, US History, Geometry, Algebra 2)

Alignment of curriculum with Common CoreCommon Core exams will be given in Algebra 1 and English 11

Continued efforts with AP Physics and AP Spanish have produced encouraging trendsThe results of any one examination serve as a snapshot in time

Upcoming Events

Meet the Teacher Night on 17 September

Blood Drive on 22 September (8:00 am)

Wheatley PTO meeting on 30 September (8:00 pm)

Coffee with the Principal on 14 October (7:30 pm)

Our Sixth Annual Day of Service and Learning will take place on Wednesday, 22 October

WTC Fall Drama (Our Town) on 20, 21 and 22 November

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