District Achievement OverviewBoard Report

September 19,2017

Naomi Calvo, Director of Research, Evaluation & Assessment

The Bellevue School District Mission: To provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory

education so they can succeed in college, career and life.

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Agenda

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1. Highlights

2. Additional Information & Data

3. Next Steps

4. Q & A

Highlights (1/3)

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Are we making progress on our ‘Academic Success’ Instructional Initiative key indicators?

BSD student performance on our key indicators continues to be strong but static, for a fifth consecutive year. A high percentage of students are meeting standards --around 75-90% depending on the indicator – but we have seen slight if any gains over time.

For comparison purposes, statewide progress has been similarly flat over the last three years, with the exception of gains in science.

Science is a bright spot: science scores have gradually been increasing over the last decade (despite the fact that the state tests are no longer aligned to current science standards)

Three-year progress by cohort is mostly either flat or erratic, with several exceptions. Current 6th graders have made steady progress in ELA over the last three years (74 to 82%), but have decreased proficiency in math over the same time period (80 to 72%). Current 7th graders have similarly declining scores in math (down six points), while current 8th graders have made progress in ELA (up four points).

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Are students making adequate progress over the course of the year?

We have substantially more ‘high growth’ students than the national average, and fewer ‘low growth’ students as well.

However, an alarming number of our low-performing students are also ‘low growth’, which means they are not on track to catch up.

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Highlights (2/3)

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How do BSD scores compare to the state average on reading, math and science state tests?

BSD pass rates are well above the state average in all subjects and grade levels (generally around 20 percentage points above average in grades 3-8, and around 12 points above average in high school)

BSD has an exceptionally high rate of students exceeding standards, which reflects our teaching quality, robust curriculum, and student body

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Are we closing our race achievement gaps?

No; for the most part our race gaps have not diminished over time and in some cases appear to be increasing (Black and Hispanic student scores are declining in elementary school, widening the gap). Our racial equity work is ongoing.

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What about other achievement gaps?

Large gaps persist by income, ELL and special education status. The pass rate for students from higher-income families (~80%) is almost twice that of students from low-income families (~40%). The exact numbers vary by grade level and subject, but generally special education and ELL students have pass rates of 25-45% compared to over 80% among students not receiving these services. Girls are also out-performing boys in ELA by around 10 percentage points in elementary school, and 6 points in middle school.

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What is the timeline for progress on our ‘Academic Success’ Instructional Initiative?

We have three overarching strategies for achieving our Academic Success goals:

MTSS (including both academic and behavioral aspects)

Racial equity focus (including culturally responsive teaching & learning)

Inclusion focus (for special education and ELL services)

Implementing these strategies requires re-thinking district systems and shifting classroom pedagogy. This is a long-term endeavor. We are in the process of identifying milestones for implementation and impact for all three strategies, based on the SWIFT framework and other tools.

One of the primary barriers we are working to address is how to provide sufficient professional development time for staff, in order to deepen classroom practices around MTSS, culturally responsive teaching & learning, and inclusion.

Progress over time on key Academic Success indicators has been fairly flat

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Indicator 2015 2016 2017

3rd Grade ELA SBA 73% 76% 74%

5th Grade Math SBA 74% 77% 73%

7th Grade Writing SBA* 91% 91% 92%

8th Grade Science MSP 81% 88% 84%

Selected Indicators for the Academic Success Instructional Initiative

Literacy Indicator Goal: 100% reading at grade level by end of third grade.

Math Indicator Goal: 100% proficient in math by end of fifth grade.

Writing Indicator Goal: 100% of seventh graders proficient in writing.

Science Indicator Goal: 100% of eighth graders proficient in science.

*SBA scores here are for the Writing strand, a section of the English Language Arts test, and show the percent at/near or above standard. (SBA subtests are scored as below standard, at/near standard, or above standard.)

Statewide progress has been similarly fairly flat in ELA and math, with some progress in science

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Proficiency Rates Change Over Time

Indicator 2015 2016 20172015 to

20162016 to

2017Net 2015 to 2017

BSD Grade 3 ELA 73% 76% 74% 3 -2 1

State Grade 3 ELA 52% 54% 53% 2 -1 1

BSD Grade 5 Math 74% 77% 73% 3 -4 -1

State Grade 5 Math 48% 49% 49% 1 0 1

BSD Grade 8 Science 81% 88% 84% 7 -4 3

State Grade 8 Science 61% 68% 66% 7 -2 5

Science scores have generally been increasing over time

Note: BSD has adopted the Next Generation Science Standards, but the state science test measures old state standards. Thus the state test is not aligned to what students are learning in science, and won’t be until the new science test begins in the spring of 2018.

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Progress differs somewhat by cohort*

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3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th2015 2016 2017

ELA 74% 79% 82%Math 80% 77% 72%

2015 2016 2017ELA 79% 83% 79%Math 82% 81% 76%

2015 2016 2017ELA 81% 81% 85%Math 76% 76% 77%

2015 2016 2017ELA 78% 82% 81%Math 71% 78% 72%

LEGEND

Upward trend

Flat or erratic

Downward trend

*Note: Students must have test scores for all three consecutive years in order to be included in the cohort results shown here.

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While we don’t have state test scores for primary students (grades K-2), we do have standards-based progress reports

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Grade Level Reading Math Science Total #

Kindergarten 82% 88% 98% 1359

Grade 1 83% 89% 95% 1480

Grade 2 87% 85% 96% 1573

Grade 3 74% 80%83%

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Percent of K-2 Students Meeting Standards on Progress Reports,Spring 2017

SBA pass rates

Progress report grades

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In addition to performance (the percent of students meeting state standards), it is helpful to look at growth (how much progress

students make over the course of the year).

What is STAR’s student growth measure? STAR growth scores reflect the amount of progress that a student made over the course of the year relative to his/her academic peers nationally (“academic peers” are same-grade students who started the year with similar achievement levels). By convention, “low growth” is the bottom third of the distribution, “typical growth” is the middle third, and “high growth” is the top third. Generally students need to be at least at the 40th growth percentile to stay on track, so when we don’t need to look at a more nuanced distribution we often use just two categories, with “low growth” being below the 40th growth percentile and “solid growth” being above.

GrowthCategory

BSD Reading

BSD Math

2016 2017 2016 2017Low 26% 28% 28% 31%Typical 34% 31% 32% 30%High 41% 41% 40% 38%

BSD continues to have

slightly fewer “low growth”

students and more “high

growth” students than the

national average, in both

reading & math.

Percent of students making low, typical and high growth in reading and math (STAR grades 3-8)

Note: For comparison purposes, the national average is 33% in each category.

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BSD students score well above the state average on SBA, in all grade levels and subjects

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English Language Arts

Math

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3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 11th

BSD 74% 75% 80% 76% 83% 78% 87%

State 53% 55% 59% 56% 60% 59% 74%

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SBA English Language Arts Pass Rates by Grade: BSD compared to WA Average - 2017

BSD State

3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

BSD 80% 74% 73% 74% 77% 70%

State 58% 54% 49% 48% 50% 48%

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SBA Math Pass Rates by Grade: BSD compared to WA average - 2017

BSD State

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Science

*Note: 5th and 8th scores are for the science MSP test, which is only given in those two grade levels. The 10th grade scores are for the Biology End-of-Course test (EOC), which students take when they finish Biology (generally in 9th grade but sometimes 8th or 10th). The 10th grade scores shown here reflect the percent of students who have passed the Biology EOC by the end of 10th grade.

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SBA comparisons, continued

5th 8th 10th*

BSD 83% 84% 90%

State 63% 66% 72%

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Science Pass Rates by Grade: BSD compared to WA Average - 2017

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BSD has a particularly high proportion of students who exceed standards, compared to the state average

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Some examples (Spring 2017):

3rd Grade ELA

5th Grade Math

Statewide, about 50% of third graders met standards on ELA. In BSD, about 50% of third graders exceeded standards on ELA.

Well Below Standard

Below Standard

Meets Standard

Exceeds Standard

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Are we making progress on productively closing the race achievement gaps?

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Race gaps: elementary school ELA

Race gaps persist, and appear to be widening in elementary school

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ELA SBA % Proficient,Grades 3-5

All Asian Black Latino Multi-Ethnic White

Race gaps: elementary school math

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Math SBA Proficiency,Grades 3-5

All Asian Black Latino Multi-Ethnic White

Race gaps persist, and appear to be widening in elementary school

Race gaps: middle school ELA

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Gaps are fairly static in middle school

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ELA SBA Proficiency,Grades 6-8

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Race gaps: middle school math

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2015 2016 2017

Math SBA % Proficient,Grades 6-8

All Asian Black Latino Multi-Ethnic White

Gaps are fairly static in middle school

Other achievement gaps exist as well

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% Meeting Standards

(Progress Reports)

Subgroup ELA Math Total #Race/Ethnicity Asian 89% 93% 1822

Black 76% 70% 118Hispanic 68% 66% 594Multi-Ethnic 86% 90% 415

White 85% 90% 1441Free/Reduced

Price Meals

F/R 62% 63% 770

Not F/R 89% 92% 3630Gender Female 86% 87% 2114

Male 82% 87% 2286ELL Status ELL TBD TBD TBD

Not ELL TBD TBD TBDSpecial Education Has IEP 67% 71% 330

No IEP 85% 88% 4070Total 84% 87% 4400

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Achievement Gaps, Grades K-2, 2017(Spring Progress Report, % Meeting Standards)

SBA Achievement Gaps, Grades 3-5, Spring 2017

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% Meeting Standards

Category Subgroup ELA Math Total #Race/Ethnicity Asian 84% 87% 1854

Black 40% 33% 118Hispanic 44% 43% 563Multi-Ethnic 81% 78% 403

White 80% 76% 1644Free/Reduced

Price Meals

F/R 43% 39% 833

Not F/R 83% 83% 3752Gender Female 81% 74% 2201

Male 72% 76% 2384ELL Status ELL 30% 42% 608

Not ELL 83% 81% 3977Special Education Has IEP 44% 40% 361

No IEP 79% 78% 4224504 Status Has 504 67% 68% 195

No 504 76% 76% 4390Gifted/Traditional

Program

Gifted 100% 100% 739

Traditional 72% 71% 3846Total 76% 75% 4585

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SBA Achievement Gaps, Grades 6-8, Spring 2017

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% Meeting Standards

Category Subgroup ELA Math Total #Race/Ethnicity Asian 87% 88% 1755

Black 51% 37% 112Hispanic 52% 35% 502Multi-Ethnic 83% 78% 415

White 80% 72% 1779Free/Reduced

Price Meals

F/R 49% 37% 787

Not F/R 85% 81% 3779Gender Female 82% 74% 2195

Male 76% 73% 2371ELL Status ELL 25% 36% 330

Not ELL 83% 76% 4236Special Education Has IEP 40% 26% 350

No IEP 82% 77% 4216504 Status Has 504 68% 64% 279

No 504 79% 74% 4287Gifted/Traditional

Program

Gifted 100% 100% 799

Traditional 74% 68% 3767Total 79% 74% 4566

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Next Steps: 2017-18 School Year Priorities

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Elementary Middle High

AcademicMTSS Focus

Balanced Literacy

Algebra I Algebra I /Geometry

Block

Behavioral MTSS Focus

School-wide PBIS (Relationships focus)

Equity &Inclusion

School Equity/Inclusion Teams

Questions / More Information

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For additional information regarding this presentation contact:

The Bellevue School District Mission: To provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory

education so they can succeed in college, career and life.

Naomi Calvo, Director of Research, Evaluation & AssessmentEmail: calvon@bsd405.orgPhone: (425) 456-4274