Provincial Achievement Tests 2007

Escuela Canyon Meadows School

Our Analysis Process

Trend Review by Administration Review by Grade 3 & 6 teachers Discussion of trends by grade team Specific Analysis by 4-5-6 team Review with all teachers Preview with school council Goals and objectives set Strategies developed…

Canyon Meadows Results:

our whole school results as compared with the province for the last three years

our whole school results as compared with the school’s last three years

Looking for trends….

2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

N=37

CMS 55

PROV39243

CMS37

PROV39,756

CMS37

PROV40208

LANGUAGE ARTS

92.7 85.9 100.0 87.6 100.0 89.6

MATH 89.1 85.7 100.0 83.0 97.3 81.9

SCIENCE 94.5 88.1 97.5 86.8 91.9 84.3

SOCIAL 88.9 87.2 100.0 86.8 97.3 86.4

Each student represents 2.7%

Grade Six Program Results

Grade 6 2007 Results

ECMSN=37

CBEN=7289

ProvinceN=40208

LANGUAGE ARTS A E

100 90.5 89.6

24.3 22.8 22.1

MATH A

E

97.3 83.3 81.9

29.7 18.4 16.1

Science A

E

91.9 84.5 84.3

48.6 31.8 30.2

Social Studies A

E

97.3 87 86.4

43.2 26.3 25.5

2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

N =60 CMS54

Prov34,342

CMS56

Prov37,410

CMS60

Prov34106

LANGUAGEARTS

92.6 91.1 89.3 89.8 90.9 89.1

MATH 90.7 88.5 78.9 90.3 90.8 88.4

Grade Three Program Results

Each ECMS student represents 1.5%

Spanish Bilingual Grade 3

2006 2007

ECMS27

Province758

ECMS53

Province811

Language Arts

88.9 89.6 92.5 91.7

Mathematics 72.4 90.1 92.3 92.6

Each student represents 2.3%

Grade 3 2007 Results

ECMSN=66

CBEN=7193

ProvinceN=38267

LANGUAGE AccARTS

Ex

90.9 88.1 89.1

15.2 20.4 19.6

MATH Acc

Ex

90.8 87.1 88.4

33.8 25.8 25.9

Things we remember:

Test results are a whole school responsibility

Test results are not a commentary or reflection on a specific grade group or program

We support each other through solid analysis and plan well considered teaching strategies that effect positive change for student learning

Change occurs in small steps, in context, over time

WE DO OUR LEARNING TOGETHER

What have we done organizationally?

We have been diligent about reducing our class sizes

We have scheduled to provide teacher time for student assessment, team planning and strategizing, and teacher supports in program accommodation.

We mark the writing portion of the Language Arts exam

What have we already done?

We maintain a learning strategist (Special Ed., ESL, and Resource) for student and teacher support.

We maintain expertise and scheduling for Early Literacy and Teacher Librarian (.5 FTE)

We maintain a full time music specialist We maintain artist in residence programs AISI Support Learning Leaders

Grade Three Areas for Growth Mathematics: Basic Facts

Our students require strategic instruction and regular and varied practice of basic facts.

Language Arts: Higher Level Thinking Skills InferencingUsing Contextual CuesDrawing Conclusions

Goal: to raise the number of students achieving excellence by 2%

Grade Six Areas for Growth

Higher Level Thinking Skills Across Core Curricular Areas

Inferencing Contextual Cues Drawing conclusions

Goal: to raise the number of students achieving excellence by 2%

School Essential Question

What Escuela Canyon Meadows processes need to be consistently understood and implemented to positively affect student learning in identified areas?

AISI Support

What is this “higher level thinking”? Teaching

Inferencing Contextual Cues Drawing Conclusions

Further information…

For a complete report of CBE and provincial results visit the CBE website at:

http:///www.cbe.ab.ca/results.default.asp

Or Alberta Education for detailed provincial results:http://www.education.gov.ab.ca/k_12/testing/multipublic/ach/default.cfm