Avon Public Schools Our mission is to educate all students to be life long learners and responsible citizens in a global society

Avon Public Schools

Our mission is to educate all students to be life long learners and responsible citizens in a global society.

District Indicators of Success

District State

Average # of Days Absent 7.8 9.3

Attendance Rate 95.4% 94.6%

Retention Rate 1.0% 2.5%

Grade 9-12 Dropout Rate 2.0% 3.8%

Graduation Rate 89.2% 80.9%

Special Education

% of District % of State

14.5 16.9

AYP determinations for schools and student subgroups are based on

answering “Yes” to 3 out of 4 questions:

A. Are all (or almost all) students taking part in MCAS?

B. Has the school met the state’s target Composite Performance Index for the current review period?

C. Is the rate of improvement such that all students will reach proficiency by 2014?

D. For K-8 schools: Does the attendance meet the state target or represent a 1% improvement over 2007? For high schools: Did the Class of 2008 meet the state graduation rate target?

Measuring School and District Performance Using

a “Proficiency Index”

• The Proficiency Index measures the extent to which students have attained or are progressing toward proficiency in ELA and mathematics.

• It is a 100-point index. Schools and districts are assigned points ranging from 0 to 100, based on student performance results.

• The Proficiency Index enables the MA DOE to combine MCAS results from multiple grades and years (2 year cycle) into a single performance measure.

Proficiency Index Measures How Close A School Is To All Students Being

Proficient/Advanced

Failing/Warning

Needs Improvement

Proficient

Advanced

240

220

200

260

0 points

100 points

25 points

50 points

75 pointsHigh

Low

Low

High

230

210

This is the target for All Students

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Alternate MCAS Assessments

• For the 2007-2008 school year, 7 students in grades 3 through 10, participated in an alternate form of assessment. Fifteen (15) portfolios were compiled for students over the course of 6 months. Students could receive a grade of Awareness, Emerging, Progressing, or Needs Improvement. All portfolios earned a score of progressing.

Proficiency Indexfor Alternative Assessment

25 pointsIncomplete

50 pointsAwareness

75 pointsEmerging

100 pointsProgressing

100 pointsNeeds Improvement

(needed to graduate from High School)

Massachusetts NCLB Performance Targets

for ELA and Mathematics 2002 - 2014

60.8

68.7

53.0

76.5

84.3

92.2

75.6

70.7

80.5

85.4

90.2

95.1

100.0

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

2001 & 02 2003 & 04 2005 & 06 2007 & 08 2009 & 10 2011 & 12 2013 & 14

Co

mpo

site

Perf

orm

an

ce Index

Math ELA

Massachusetts State Performance Targets for

Cycle IV

English Language Arts

Mathematics

Composite Performance Index

85.4

76.5

Schools that can answer yes to A and D and either B or C for the school itself as well as its

subgroups, “make AYP.”

Ralph D. ButlerElementary School

Aggregate

LEP

Special Ed

F/R Lunch

African Am

Asian

Caucasian

Hispanic

Native Am

AYPELA

A - Participation

Math ELA Math ELA Math ELA Math

B - Performance C - Improvement D - Attendance

Avon Middle-High School

Aggregate

LEP

Special Ed

F/R Lunch

African Am

Asian

Caucasian

Hispanic

Native Am

AYPELA

A - Participation

Math ELA Math ELA Math ELA Math

B - Performance C - Improvement D - Attendance

Adequate Yearly Progress Summary

NCLB Accountability Status

PerformanceRating

ImprovementRating

AMHSEnglish Language Arts

Improvement year 1Subgroups

High No Change

AMHSMathematics

No Status Moderate On Target

ButlerEnglish Language Arts

No Status High Declined

ButlerMathematics

No Status High No Change

DistrictEnglish Language Arts


DistrictMathematics




PerformanceRating

ImprovementRating


Improvement Year 1Subgroups

High No Change

AMHSMathematics




ButlerMathematics

No Status High No Change



DistrictMathematics




PerformanceRating

ImprovementRating


Improvement Year 1subgroups

High No Change

AMHSMathematics



No Status High On Target

ButlerMathematics

No Status High Above Target



DistrictMathematics


Butler Elementary SchoolAdequate Yearly Progress History

ELA Aggregate

ELA All Subgroups

Math Aggregate

Math All Subgroups

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Status

No Status

No Status

Avon Middle-High SchoolAdequate Yearly Progress History

ELA Aggregate

ELA All Subgroups

Math Aggregate

Math All Subgroups

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes No No

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes

No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Status

ImprovementYear 1 – Subgroups

No Status

Avon Public SchoolsAdequate Yearly Progress History

ELA Aggregate

ELA All Subgroups

Math Aggregate

Math All Subgroups

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

No Yes No Yes Yes Yes

Status

No Status

No Status

Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education

• According to DESE…828 schools (50%) are on the state’s 2008 list of districts and schools in need of improvement because they did not make AYP for two or more consecutive years. The 828 schools are spread across 243 districts.


• Percentage of schools across the state identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring:

Elementary Schools

45%

MiddleSchools

75%

High Schools 25%


• “Under a federal accountability system that raises the bar each year, it’s not surprising that more of our schools have been identified.”

Mitchell Chester Education Commissioner

Because students can earn a score which

ranges from 200-280, and that score will

place them in one of 4 categories, there is no

simple way to calculate grade level

improvement from one year to the next.

A method to determine

growth is to assign each

range of scores a number from

1-20 and to then calculate the

average. This then allows us to compare scores from one year to

the next.

Advanced 276-280272-274268-270264-266260-262

2019181716

Proficient 256-258252-254248-250244-246240-242

1514131211

NeedsImprovement

236-238232-234228-230224-226220-222

109876

Warning 216-218212-214208-210204-206200-202

54321

Grade 4

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

English Language Arts Mathematics

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Grade 5

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

English LanguageArts

Mathematics Science/Technlogy

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Grade 6

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

Language Arts Mathematics

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Grade 7

0

2

4

6

8

10

12


2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Grade 8

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

Language Arts Mathematics Science/Technology

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Grade 10

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14


2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Tenth Grade Passing RateNumber of Students

Percent of Students

Passed ELA, Mathematics and Science

49 84%

Passed two out of three assessments

8 14%

Passed one out of three assessments

1(has moved)

2%

Not Yet Passed any assessments

0 0%

Total Students Enrolled 59 100%

Number of retests for the eleventh grade

Subject Number of retests

English/Language Arts

4

Mathematics 2

Science 4

Percentage of Students in the Boston Globe South Region who passed the 10th

grade science test

100% Cohasset, Norwell, Sharon, West Bridgewater 99% Canton, Duxbury, Walpole 98% Hingham, Westwood 97% Dedham, Foxborough Regional Charter, Freetown-Lakeville, Norton, Pembroke 96% Norfolk County Agricultural, Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical, Old Rochester, Silver Lake, South Shore Regional Vocational Technical, Weymouth, Whitman-Hanson 95% East Bridgewater, Hanover, Mansfield, Marshfield, Milton, Norwood, Scituate 94% Avon, Plymouth South Technical 93% Foxborough, Plymouth South, South Shore Charter, Stoughton 92% Abington, Hull, Quincy North 91% Braintree, Bridgewater-Raynham, Bristol Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical 90% Middleborough 89% Plymouth North 88% Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical, Rockland 85% Carver 83% Brockton, Wareham 82% Quincy 81% Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical 78% Randolph 70% Holbrook

The Keys to

1. Avon Public Schools will be presented with a rigorous curriculum aligned with the state curriculum frameworks. Assessment-driven instruction will be used to attain a high level of achievement. Student mastery of the curriculum will be measured through a wide variety of assessment tools.

2. Avon Public Schools will be instructed by highly trained, professional teaching staff.

3. Avon Public school students will be provided opportunities to take an active leadership role within the school community. Students will be engaged in the learning process and will contribute to decision-making.

4. Avon Public School students and staff will demonstrate the skills of lifelong learners. Students and staff will communicate pride in their accomplishments.

5. Parents of Avon Public School students as well as the larger Avon community will demonstrate a sense of pride and ownership in the Avon schools.

What’s Next?

1. Meetings with each school’s staff to review MCAS data

2. Staff will analyze data in grade level and subject specific meetings

3. Student success plans and Educational Proficiency Plans will be created for all students who scored in the warning and needs improvement categories to help facilitate the remediation process

4. Academic Support Service grant allocation will be used to provide tutoring to all eighth, ninth and tenth graders who did not pass one or both MCAS assessments

What’s Next?5. Special Education teachers will participate

in Alternative Assessment workshops6. The Avon Curriculum Team, ACT, will

analyze district data to coordinate curriculum alignment

7. School Improvement Councils will use data to aid in the development and assessment of the Improvement Plans.

8. Data will be collected on the outcomes of implementing the John Collins Writing Program.

9. ACT will analyze the scores of students who have only attended Avon Schools verses those who have moved at some point after first grade

10. A plan to work with the district’s subgroups in the area of English/Language Arts will be developed and implemented.

What’s Next?11. Teachers will conduct an item analysis of current

MCAS results in the area of ELA and Mathematics.12. Teachers will work in grade level and subject area

teams to identify areas of concern, as indicated by MCAS item analysis, and identify teaching strategies at each grade level

13. Teachers will work in grade level and subject area teams to develop open response questions to be implemented across the curriculum for each grade level.

14. Teachers will implement identified mathematical problem solving strategies, on a weekly basis, through the direct teaching of these strategies through open response questions.

15. All teachers at the Butler School will provide a minimum of 60 minutes of direct Reading/ELA and Mathematics daily.

What’s Next?16.Teachers in grades 2 through 6 will implement

“Rocket Math” at least 3 days per week to reinforce automaticity with math facts.

17.All teachers at the Butler School will provide the principal with a weekly report regarding math instruction. The report will list the lessons that were taught during the week, list the number of days “Rocket Math” was implemented, and identify skills that students had difficulty with.

18. Information attained through the Butler teachers’ weekly math reports will be shared with the math specialists so that support can be provided.

19.At the Butler School, the math specialist will serve as a resource for classroom teachers in the area of mathematical instruction.

20.All students in grades 2 through 6 will be provided with 45 minutes of math enrichment by a math specialist

What’s Next?

21. Title 1 remediation will be available to students in grades 1 through 6 in the area of Reading/Literacy and Mathematics.

22. All students will be provided with direct instruction in the area of test taking strategies.

23. Teachers will develop graphic organizers to assist students in open response questions.

24. All teachers will be requested to have students participate in sustained writing as part of their course requirement and students participate in at least one sustained writing activity per day.

25. Students will receive direct instruction in the use of graphic organizers to answer multiple part mathematical questions.

26. The expectations of “BEST EFFORT” will be communicated to all students.

Avon Public SchoolsContinuing to move from

Good To Great!

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