CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL

2012 MCAS Presentation

October 30, 2012

MCAS Tests of Spring 2012

Percent of Students at Each Performance Level for Clinton

GRADE 10 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE

ARTS

90 88 34 37 56 51 7 9 3 3 103 97.8 52.0 93

GRADE 10 - MATHEMATICS

82 78 40 50 42 28 14 15 4 7 102 94.1 55.0 93

GRADE 10 – SCIENCE

AND

TECH/ENG

65 69 8 24 57 45 29 25 5 6 95 86.3 N/A N/A

Grade and Subject Proficient or Higher

Advanced Proficient Needs Improvement

Warning/ Failing

District State District StateDistrict State District State District State

Students

IncludedCPI SGP Included

in SGP

ELA GRADE 10THE RESULTS

2012 English MCAS Results by Subgroup

Percent in Each Category

34

56

73

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

% of Students

Advanced Proficient N/I W/F

Categories

2012 CHS Grade 10 ELA MCAS

2012 CHS Grade 10 ELA

Comparison to State –

3437

5651

7 93 3

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

% of Students

Advanced Proficient N/I W/F

Categories

ELA MCAS Grade 10

State

Changes Over Four Years

(Newspaper) GRADE 10 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS Performance Level

2009 2010 2011 2012

ADVANCED 21 11 32 34

PROFICIENT 56 58 54 56

NEEDS IMPROVEMENT

17 22 10 7

FAILING 6 9 4 3

Actual Test Takers Data 3 years

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Grade 4 14 44 36 6

Grade 5 8 48 36 7

Grade 6 2 65 28 4

Grade 7 6 68 25 1

Grade 8 11 67 19 3

Grade 10 34 56 7 3

A P N/I W/F

Cohort Groups – ELA 2006-2012

Average Student GrowthPercentile – 2011 Grade 10 ELA (Last Year)

Average Student Growth Percentile - 2012 Grade 10 ELA

Strengths – ELA- Grade 10

• CHS tied or surpassed the state’s percentage of correct answers in 17 out of 36 categories

• On the 4 open response questions, CHS raised its average and exceeded the state’s average on 3 questions and was only 1 tenth of a percentage point lower than the state on the 4th question.

Weaknesses – ELA - Grade 10

• Nonfiction – identifying, analyzing, and applying knowledge of the purpose, structure, and elements of nonfiction or informational materials and provide evidence from the text to support understanding (1 question below 70%)

• Fiction - identifying, analyzing, and applying knowledge of the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from text to support understanding (3 questions below 70%)

• Genre - identifying, analyzing, and applying knowledge of the characteristics of different genres (1 question below 70%)

• Figurative Language – identifying and analyzing how an author appeals to senses, creates imagery, suggests mood, and sets tone (2 questions below 70%)

• Structure and Origins of Modern English – analyzing standard English grammar and usage, and recognize how its vocabulary has developed and been influenced by other languages (1 question below 70%)

ELA Department Action Steps

• Continue increasing student exposure to nonfiction and fiction selections and analysis

• Increase student exposure to genre, figurative language and the structure and origins of modern English grammar and vocabulary

• Continue increasing MCAS focus and exposure in Freshman Seminar course

MATHEMATICS GRADE 10

THE RESULTS

2012 Math MCAS Results by Subgroup

2012 Math MCAS Results by Subgroup

SPRING 2012 RESULTS BY SUBGROUPS GRADE 10 MATH

Grade 10 MATH MCAS

42% 43%

11%

3%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

Advanced Proficient NeedsImprovement

Failing

Percent in Each Category

CHS Vs. StateClinton High vs State

50%

28%

15%

7%

42% 43%

11%

3%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Advanced Proficient NeedsImprovement

Failing

2012

State

CHS

Changes over 4 years Newspaper….

41%

43%

36%

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36%

30%

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2009 2010 2011 2012

Advanced

Proficient

Needs improvement

Failing

Actual Test Takers Data 3 years

Actual Test Takers Data 3 years

Cohort Groups - Math10th vs. 8th Math MCAS Percentages

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60

10th

8th

10th 48 42 10 0

8th 17 31 36 16

Advanced Proficient Needs Improvement Failing

Cohort Performance History

Math Department Action Steps

• If a student receives less than a 70 in Algebra 1 they will be required to retake the course.

• Algebra I study nights each Thursday Night at CHS for Grade 8, 9, 10 students.

• Math Department trialing on-line software to supplement curriculum.

• All students who received Warning or Needs Improvement Status on previous MCAS exam or who are new to the district are offered tutoring services through Academic Support Grant.

• Math department has reviewed test results and will address Geometry area of weakness prior to this year’s exam.

Budget issues that may negatively impact future MATH scores.

• No Department Head to guide curriculum priorities.

• Shortage of Graphing Calculators and in turn classroom technology use across all courses.

• Textbooks are from 2001 and aside from being out of publication and in poor condition, they do not reflect the current push towards acceptance of Common Core Standards.

TECHNOLOGY/ENGINEERING GRADE 10

THE RESULTS

GRADE 10 - SCIENCE AND TECH/ENG

Performance Level

2009 2010 2011 2012

ADVANCED 1 10 4 9

PROFICIENT 51 49 53 57

NEEDS IMPROVEMENT

44 32 39 30

FAILING 4 10 4 4

Actual Test Takers Data 3 years