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FORIMMEDIATERELEASENewperformanceassessmentsshowEAAstudents
areclosingtheachievementgapSpringassessmentsshowsteadygrowth
DETROITMay28,2013TheEducationAchievementAuthorityofMichigan(EAA)announced
todaythatanewroundoftestsmeasuringtheindividualgrowthofEAAstudentsinreadingand
mathshowsthattheirlearninghasacceleratedunderthenewstudentcenteredapproach
implementedinEAAschools.
Thetests,administeredinlateAprilandearlyMayinthe12directrunEAAschools,showthat
56percentofstudentsalreadyhaveachievedoneormoreyearsgrowthinreadingand44
percenthaveachievedtwoormoreyearsgrowth.
Inmath,65percentofstudentsachieved
onefullyearsgrowth,and48percentachievedtwofullyearsgrowth.
Thisisanincreasefrom
thegrowthexperiencedbystudentsintheearliertestsadministeredinlateJanuaryandearly
Februarywhen27percentofstudentshadachievedoneormoreyearsgrowthinreadingand
22percentinmathematics.
Studentshaverespondedenthusiasticallytothenewblended,studentcenteredapproachto
education,saidEAAChancellorDr.JohnWm.Covington.
Theyareshowingtheywantto
learnandcanlearngiventherightenvironment.Theyareclosingtheeducationalgap.
ThemostsignificantgrowthinreadingatthehighschoollevelcameatCentralCollegiate
Academy;wherereadingproficiencyscoresshowthat62percentofstudentshavealready
achievedtwoormoreyearsgrowth,and2percentachievedayearandahalfgrowth.
The
mostsignificantgrowthattheelementary/middlelevelcameatNolanElementary/Middle
School,where36percentofstudentshadachievedtwoormoreyearsgrowthinreadingand
another
23
percent
having
achieved
between
one
and
two
years
growth.
Themostsignificantgrowthinmathematicsperformanceatthehighschoollevelwasalsoat
Centralwhere84percentofstudentstestedachievedtwoormoreyearsgrowth,andanother
2percenthadafullyearsgrowthbytheendofApril.
PhoenixMulticulturalAcademy hadthe
mostsignificantreadinggrowthattheelementary/middleschoollevelwith48percentof
studentsachievingtwoormoreyearsgrowthandanadditional25percenthavingachieved
betweenoneandtwoyearsgrowth.
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"TheschoolsadmittedintotheEAAwereinthelowestofthe5percentofPersistentlyLowest
AchievingschoolsintheState,Covingtonsaid.
Thisnewdatashowsthatthesestudentsnow
arelearning.
Theseschoolshavegonefromapatternoffailingchildrentoeducatingchildren.
Studentsarecatchingup.
Weareworkingtogetasmanystudentsatgradelevelandtomake
surestudents
who
need
more
time
are
getting
the
attention
needed.
Wewillcontinuetoworkwiththosestudentswhohavenotyetachievedafullyearsgrowth
tohelpthemmoveforward.
Withthestudentcenteredmodel,weworkwiththemindividually
attheirinstructionalreadinessleveltohelpthemmoveforwardratherthanmovingthemback
tothestartoftheyearinthefallormovingthemalongjustbecausetheyspentninemonthsin
aclassroom,Covingtonadded.
Ourparentsandstudentsarecompletelyengagedinthestudentcenteredlearningmodeland
wedefinitelyareseeingaparadigmshiftinhoweducationisexperiencedinDetroit.
StudentGrowthAyearsgrowthisequivalenttothenumberofskillsastudentlearnsinatraditionalschoolyear
asdeterminedbyanationalsample.
"Studentsaremakinggainseveryday,someonsmalllevelsandothersongreaterlevels,"said
MaryEsselman,DeputyChancellor,InstructionalSupportandInstructionalAccountability.
"Weareabletocontinueadjustingtheirlearningplansaccordingtotheirlearningneedssothat
eachstudentcontinuestoexperiencegains,"Esselmansaid."Weareprojectingthatthe
majorityofstudentswillbeontargettohaveclosedtheirachievementgapbyone
yearor
moreby
June.
We
are
especially
pleased
that
no
student
will
fail;
students,
in
large
part
becauseoftheextendedschoolyear,willcontinuetoworktowardmasteryandgrowth.
PerformanceSeriesTestingStudentsinthe12directrunEAAschoolswereadministeredaPerformanceSeriesAssessment
atthebeginingoftheschoolyeartoidentifytheinstructionallevelofeachstudent.Students
werethenplacedininstructionallevelsthattheassessmentindicatedwasappropriatefortheir
learninglevel.
Afterthetesting,eachstudentwasprovidedwithanindividualizedlearningplan
designedtomeethisorherlevelofachievement.Underthestudentcenteredlearningmodel,
teachersworkwitheachstudentathisorherleveltobuildontheirskillsfromwherethe
assessment
indicates
they
are.
EAA
authorized
charter
schools
also
took
the
test
this
spring
andwillalsobeginassessingindividualstudentgrowthusingthePerformanceSeries
Assessmentinthefall.
"BaselinedatatakenfromMEAPscoresprovidedinthefall2012forthe15EAAschoolsshow
minimalproficiencylevels,"Covingtonsaid."Onaverageonly2percentofstudentsacrossallof
ourgradelevelswereproficientinmath,withnostudentsproficientingradesix.
Andin
reading,anaverageof18percentofstudentswereproficientacrossallgradelevelstested.
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"Whatwelearnedisthatwhilestudentswereidentifiedonacertaingradelevelcominginto
theEAA,mostwerenotproficientatthatgradelevel.Theseassessmentshelpedidentifytheir
properlevelsofproficiency,Covingtonsaid.
TheEAA
utilizes
the
Performance
Series
Assessment
from
Scantron,
acomputer
adaptive
test
thatletsdistrictsquicklyidentifytheproficiencylevelofeachstudent,acrossarangeof
subjectsthatmeetstateandnationalstandardsandalignswithCommonCorecompetencies.
Thistypeoftestensuresaccuratestudentplacement;analysisofinstructionalneeds,including
anyinstructionaladjustmentsneededandmeasurementofstudentgainsacrossreporting
periods.
StudentsingradesKthrough12wereadministeredasecondtestinlateJanuaryandFebruary
todeterminetheirprogresstodate. InlateAprilandearlyMay,
thethirdassesmentwas
administeredtostudents.
Thetesttakeseachstudentfromthreetofivehourstocomplete.
CovingtonsaidthetestresultsarebeingindependentlyanalyzedbyExcellentSchoolsDetroitas
partoftheQualitySchoolReportCardInitiative.
Thescoreswillalsobeindependentlyanalyzed
byEVAAS/SASaspartoftheDistrictsPayforPerformanceGrant.
ClosingtheachievementgapTheEAAwascreatedtooperatethelowestperforming5percentof
PersistentlyLowAchieving
(PLA)schoolsinMichigannotachievingsatisfactoryresultsonaredesignplanorthatareunder
emergencymanager.TheEAAhasaportfolioofschoolstoprovideanew,stablesetofpublic
schoolsthatcreatetheconditions,supports,toolsandresourcesunderwhichteacherscanhelp
studentsmakesignificantacademicgainsinordertoexcelattheageappropriategradelevel.
"TheEAAoffersstrugglingstudentstheopportunitytocatchuptotheirpeersaroundthestate
andallowshighachievingstudentstheopportunitytosoar.Thesestudentsarereceivingthe
bettereducationtheyneedtogetthemcollege,careerandworkforceready,"Covingtonsaid.
TheEAAalsooffersautonomyonthelocalschoollevelsothatprincipalsandteacherscan
worktogethertoprovideresourcesneededforstudentsinindividualcommunitiesacross
Detroit,whomayhaveuniqueneedsthathaveadirecteffectonhowtheylearn.Thisensures
thateverychildhasthesameopportunitiestolearnandsucceed.
Students
achieving
gains
in
individual
growth
in
the
12
direct
run
EAA
schools
are
as
follows:
Reading 2yrsormore 1.5years 1year Total1yrElementary/Middle
growth growth growth ormoreBrendaScottElem/Middle 39% 8% 10%
57%
BurnsElem/MiddleSchool 26% 7% 7% 42%
LawAcademy 43% 5% 6% 55%
MaryM.BethuneElem/Middle 31% 6% 11% 49%
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NolanElem/MiddleSchool 36% 9% 14% 59%
PhoenixMulticulturalAcademy 40% 6% 7% 53%
HighSchoolCentralCollegiateAcademy 62% 2% 0% 64%
DenbyHigh
School
47%
2%
2%
51%
HenryFordHighSchool 52% 3% 2% 57%
MumfordHighSchool 43% 3% 2% 48%
PershingHighSchool 54% 1% 1% 56%
SoutheasternHighSchool 50% 2% 2% 54%
Math 2yrormore 1.5year 1year Total1yrElementary/Middle growth
growth growth ormoreBrendaScottElem/Middle 37% 11% 15% 63%
BurnsElem/MiddleSchool 26% 9% 15% 50%
LawAcademy 33% 12% 12% 57%
MaryM.BethuneElem/Middle 33% 9% 13% 55%
NolanElem/MiddleSchool 25% 11% 16% 52%
PhoenixMulticulturalAcademy 48% 9% 16% 73%
HighSchoolCentralCollegiateAcademy 84% 1% 1% 86%
DenbyHighSchool 67% 3% 1% 71%
HenryFordHighSchool 64% 4% 3% 71%
MumfordHighSchool 64% 2% 2% 68%
PershingHighSchool 68% 2% 3% 73%
SoutheasternHigh
School
61%
3%
3%
67%
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AbouttheEducationAchievementAuthorityofMichiganTheEducationAchievementAuthorityofMichiganisanewstatewidesystemofschoolsthat
willoperatethelowestperforming5percentofschoolsinMichigannotachievingsatisfactory
resultsonaredesignplanorthatareunderanemergencymanager.Itisdesignedtoprovidea
new,stable,financiallyresponsiblesetofpublicschoolsthatcreatetheconditions,supports,
toolsand
resources
under
which
teachers
can
help
students
make
significant
academic
gains.
It
beganoperatingitsinitialschoolsinthe20122013schoolyear.
