The Education Trust –West Educational Opportunity Audit ...€¦ · The Education Trust –West Educational Opportunity Audit Report of Findings Montebello Unified School District

The Education Trust – West

Educational Opportunity

Audit Report of FindingsMontebello Unified School District

March 5, 2009

Phyllis Hart

Tami Pearson

Sheilagh Polk

© 2009 THE EDUCATION TRUST - WEST

Action Already Taken by MUSD’s School

Board

•Resolution Number 8 (2006-07)•September, 2006

•“Resolution to Create K-12 Educational Equity That Leads to a More Rigorous High School Curriculum for All Students”


Goals

• Committed to eliminating the

achievement and opportunity gaps

among all students

• Adopt a college/career preparatory

course sequence as a graduation

requirement for all students

• Class of 2013 (current 8th grade

students)


Education Trust – West’s Role

• Educational Opportunity Audit

– Transcript Analysis

– Other Artifacts

– Visit High Schools

– Focus Groups

– Data Team

– Community Conversation


Good News!

MUSD Stakeholders agree that all

students should be prepared for college

and career!


Focus Groups

• Students

– Implement A-G as the graduation requirement for all students

– Believe all students should be prepared and have the option to attend college if they choose.

– More rigorous senior year

– Could do more if more is expected of them

– Good teachers care about kids


Focus Groups

• Parents

– All students must be enrolled in A-G course

sequence

– More information on what is needed for

college

– Better communication

– Parents want to be part of the solution


Focus Groups

• Teachers/Counselors

– Believe all students can achieve at high levels

– Need support to help all students succeed in the

rigorous courses

– Want consistency/alignment in same subjects

– Effective and meaningful Professional

Development

– Time to collaborate


Community Conversation

• A-G courses should be rigorous and

demanding

• Additional college workshops for

parents

• Critical skills must be developed early

(elementary school)

• Encourage active parent participation


Where is the District Currently?


MUSD is Composed Mostly of

Latino Students

Source: EdTrust West analysis of California Department

of Education data, 2008


609

641

658

669 679

549577

610622

618

566

626 645 643643618

677 686 687 694

500

550

600

650

700

750

2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008

MUSD

Bell Gardens

Montebello

Schurr

MUSD High Schools Show Significant API

Growth Over 5 Years


Slightly More Than 60% of 9th Graders are

Graduating Four Years Later Using Manhattan

Institute Technology

Source: EdTrust West analysis of California Department of

Education data using Raising the Roof, 2008


MUSD Students Meeting UC/CSU

A-G Requirements by Ethnicity

Source: EdTrust West analysis of California

Department of Education data, 2008


And the Class of 2008 transcripts tell us…


Class of 2008 Projected UC/CSU A-G Eligibility

Less Than ¼ of MUSD Seniors are on Track to Meet A-G

Requirements for UC/CSU

Source: EdTrust West analysis of MUSD

transcript data, 2008


2007-08 Projected UC Eligibility By School

The Percent of Students on Track to Meet A-G Requirements

Varies by High School




Disaggregated by demographics and

special populations…


A Small Percentage of MUSD Students Are

Meeting the UC/CSU A-G Requirements

2007-08 Seniors Transcript Analysis

Source: EdTrust West analysis of MUSD transcript data,

2008


What about students in programs

designed to get students into college?


AVID

Only 45% of AVID Students are On Track to Meet UC/CSU

Eligibility

45%

55%

UC/CSU Eligible

UC/CSU Ineligible

Source: EdTrust West analysis of MUSD transcript

data, 2008


That was the big picture … but what about

in the classroom?


2007-08 Algebra I CST Grades 7-11

A Large Percentage of Latino, ELL and Special

Education Students Are Not Reaching the “Basic”

Level



63%

15%

49%

87%92%

22%

19%

26%

10%6%

14%

66%

24%

3% 2%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Latino Asian White ELL Special

Ed

Prof/Adv

Basic

Below Basic


MUSD Students are More Likely to Meet

the College Prep Requirements If They

Pass Algebra 1 in 8th Grade



81%

18%

19%

82%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

8th Grade Algbera 1 or Geometry 8th Grade No Algbera 1

UC/CSU Ineligibile

UC/CSU Eligibile


Coordinated Sciences 1 & 2 Cohort Data

Students in Coordinated Science Do Not Demonstrate

Proficiency




Barriers and Chokepoints to College and

Career Readiness

• Regressive Math Sequence

• Low Grades

• Repeating Courses

• Course-taking Patterns

• ELL

• Special Education

• Lack of Rigor in Senior Year


Student A Student B Student C

Concert Band Senior Math Late Arrival

Library Practice Teacher Asst Concert Band

Office Practice Short Story Marching Band

American Gov’t Office Practice Senior Math

Marching Band Early Departure Office Practice

Teachers Asst Early Departure Latin Amer. Lit

Art Fundamentals Food Service

Early Departure

Senior Schedules Lacking Rigor




What Else is Needed?

• Effective supports/interventions (AVID)

• Master schedules built for students

• Better use of time

• Science labs

• Closer examination of middle school – prepare

students for rigors of high school

• CTE facilities (Applied Technology Center)


What’s Next: Removing Barriers and

Improving Access

– Change Graduation Requirements

– Identify Early Warning Systems

– Response to Intervention (RtI)

– Pyramid of Interventions

– Supports for students

– Multiple Pathways

– Support for teachers

– CEE

– Collaboration time driven by teachers


Removing Barriers and Improving Access

– ELL students

– Comprehensive, multi-year plan

– Site ELL coordinators

– SDAIE

– Parent and community outreach

• Community Partners

• Parent Outreach

– Thoughtful Resource Allocation


Strong foundation for development of the

Blueprint


“You need a door, or a window. The A-G curriculum gives you that opportunity. I can’t imagine not having it. Students will find

the motivation, they only need the opportunity.

Personally, I didn’t see myself in college until my sophomore

year. I had kept up in my school work, but I didn’t know what I

would do after graduation. It was that persistence; that I had to

keep doing well and the bar being raised so high, that made me realize that I was college material.”

- Cesar Lopez, Senior, Lincoln High, San Jose Unified

Source: Students Speak Out, The Education Trust – West, 2005.


The Education Trust – West

www.edtrustwest.org

510-465-6444

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