Matawan-Aberdeen Regional
School District
Analysis of Student Performance on Assessments2010-2011
Assessments
Elementary Schools• NJPASS 2• NJASK 3• NJASK 4• NJASK 5
Middle School• NJASK 6• NJASK 7• NJASK 8
High School• HSPA• NJPASS 9• NJPASS 10• AP Exams• SAT
Assessment Analysis
• By School
• By Sub-group
• By District Factor Group (DFG)
• By State
What is a District Factor Group?(DFG)
• Percent of adults without a high school diploma• Percent of adults with some college education• Occupational status• Unemployment rate• Percent of individuals in poverty• Median family income
Monmouth County• Eatontown Boro• Howell Township• Ocean Township• Red Bank Regional• Spring Lake Heights Boro• West Long Branch
Other Counties• Monroe Township• Point Pleasant Boro• Cinnaminson Township• Dunellen Boro• North Brunswick• Old Bridge Township
Other FG Districts
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSNJPASS 2, NJASK 3, 4, and 5
2010-2011 INITIATIVES K-5Curricular Improvements (K-5): Development and implementation of Units of Study for Writing based on Lucy Calkin’s Writer’s Workshop Framework for grades K-5; Infusion of Standards Solution instructional resources within the district writing curriculum for grades 2-5; Integration of NJASK prep instructional resources within the language arts curriculum for both reading and writing; Enhancement of Everyday Math unit assessments to reflect skills assessed on NJASK; Weekly assessment of student mastery of basic math facts.
District-wide Benchmark Assessments: NWEA Assessment (grades 3-5); District-Wide Quarterly Curriculum Benchmarks in Reading, Writing and Math (grades K-5) – revision made to better align with the NJASK.Student Instruction: Language Arts Tutorial; Math Tutorial
Professional Development: Literacy Coach provided in-class coaching of teachers (grades K-5); Literacy Coach provided before and after school professional development for teachers (grades K-5); Follow-up training for Everyday Math; Training with Standards Solution on effective test-taking strategies for the reading portion of the NJASK (grades 2-5); Training on using data to guide instruction in the classroom.
Building Level Data Teams: (Student Support Teams) analyzed district data and created improvement plans for students identified as being at-risk.
Overview of NJPASS 2
2010-2011 was the third year of test administration
Language Arts:
• Reading - Working with the Passage
and Analyzing the Passage
• Listening – Working with the Passage and Analyzing the Passage
• Writing – Content, Development, and
Language Conventions
Math:
• Number Sense, Operations and Properties
• Measurement
• Spatial Sense and Geometry
• Data Analysis, Probability, and Discrete Mathematics
• Patterns and Algebra
NJPASS 2 LAL%PP %P %AP % Total Proficient
MARSD – 10-11 16 31 53 84MARSD – 09-10 16 35 48 84
CL – 10-11 30 32 38 70CL – 09-10 26 45 29 74
RD – 10-11 13 34 53 87RD – 09-10 22 24 53 77
ST – 10-11 9 28 63 91ST – 09-10 6 37 58 95
Advanced ProficientPartially Proficient Proficient
NJPASS 2 Math%PP %P %AP % Total Proficient
MARSD – 10-11 7 35 59 94MARSD – 09-10 10 39 52 91
CL – 10-11 11 41 48 89CL – 09-10 23 44 34 78
RD – 10-11 7 37 57 94RD – 09-10 6 44 50 94
ST – 10-11 4 29 66 95ST – 09-10 5 31 64 95
Advanced ProficientPartially Proficient Proficient
Overview of NJASK 3, 4 and 5Language Arts Literacy
The Language Arts Literacy section of the NJASK 3, 4 and 5 measures students’ achievement in reading and writing.
There are four cluster areas:
• Writing Task 1 – Speculative or Expository • Writing Task 2 – Speculative or Expository• Working with Text• Analyzing Text
Overview of NJASK 3, 4 and 5Mathematics
The Mathematics section of NJASK 3, 4 and 5 measures students’ knowledge and their ability to solve problems by applying mathematical concepts.
There are five cluster areas:• Number Sense and Numerical Operations• Geometry and Measurement• Problem Solving• Data Analysis, Probability and Discrete Mathematics• Patterns and Algebra
Overview of NJASK 4 Science
The NJASK 4 Science assessment measures students’ knowledge as well as cognitive and process skills in four cluster areas:
• Life Science• Physical Science• Earth Science• Application
NJASK Score Reporting
Performance LevelsScale Score from 100-300
• Advanced Proficient: 250-300• Proficient: 200-249• Partially Proficient: 100-199
No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act requires each state to establish challenging content and performance standards and to implement assessments that measure students' performance against those standards in a manner that:
• results in continuous and substantial yearly improvement of each school.
• is sufficiently rigorous to achieve the goal within an appropriate timeframe.
Adequate Yearly Progress
As a result of NCLB, each state has developed a plan for the minimum levels of improvement in measurable terms of student performance that schools must achieve within the given time frames specified by the NCLB legislation. This is otherwise known as Adequate Yearly Progress or AYP.
A district must pass all 41 indicators to receive AYP status.
NJ State Benchmarks for AYPContent Area Grade Span Starting
Point 20032005 - 2007 2008 – 2010 2011 – 2013 2014
Language Arts Literacy
Elementary(Grades 3-5)
68 75 59 79 100
Middle School(Grades 6-8)
58 66 72 86 100
High School(Grade 11)
73 79 85 92 100
Mathematics Elementary(Grades 3-5)
53 62 66 83 100
Middle School(Grades 6-8)
39 49 61 80 100
High School(Grade 11)
55 64 74 86 100
• Benchmark values indicate % of Total Student Proficiency.
MARSD NJASK 3
LAL% MATH%
PP P AP TOTAL P PP P AP TOTAL PMARSD – 10-11 25.8 62.2 12.0 74.2 11.0 37.6 51.4 89.0MARSD – 09-10 21.6 70.8 7.6 78.4 9.3 37.5 53.2 90.7
DFG – 10-11 30.3 62.5 7.2 69.7 15.7 42.8 41.6 84.4DFG – 09-10 34.0 60.4 5.6 66.0 16.5 43.6 39.9 83.5
STATE – 10-11 37.0 55.8 7.2 63.0 21.1 40.5 38.4 78.9STATE – 09-10 40.3 54.1 5.6 59.7 21.9 41.0 37.1 78.1
Advanced ProficientPartially Proficient Proficient
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NJASK 3 MARSD% Total Proficient by Subgroup
Series1
LAL MA
Cliffwood Elementary School
NJASK 3
LAL% MATH%PP P AP TOTAL P PP P AP TOTAL P
CL – 10-11 38.6 57.8 3.6 61.4 19.3 44.6 36.1 80.7CL – 09-10 21.6 70.8 7.6 78.4 9.3 37.5 53.2 90.7
DFG – 10-11 30.3 62.5 7.2 69.7 15.7 42.8 41.6 84.4DFG – 09-10 34.0 60.4 5.6 66.0 16.5 43.6 39.9 83.5
STATE – 10-11 37.0 55.8 7.2 63.0 21.1 40.5 38.4 78.9STATE – 09-10 40.3 54.1 5.6 59.7 21.9 41.0 37.1 78.1
Advanced ProficientPartially Proficient Proficient
NJASK 3
LAL MATHCL 204.7 233.9DFG 209.1 236.5STATE 205.7 231.6
Area of Strength
Area of Concern
Total Mean Score
NJASK 3 LAL Cluster Mean Scores
Area of Strength
Area of Concern
Writing Expository Task
Speculative Task
Reading Working with Text
Analyzing Text
CL 10.2 4.9 5.3 16.1 7.7 8.4DFG 10.4 5.0 5.4 16.9 8.2 8.7STATE 10.2 4.9 5.2 16.2 7.8 8.3Total Points
20 10 10 30 12 18
NJASK 3 Math Cluster Mean ScoresNumber & Numerical Operations
Geometry & Measurement
Patterns &
Algebra
Data Analysis, Probability & Discrete Math
Problem Solving
CL 13.6 7.5 7.4 4.7 9.2DFG 13.8 7.7 7.3 5.1 9.4STATE 13.3 7.4 7.2 4.8 9.0Total Points 20 11 11 8 14
Area of Strength
Area of Concern
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-110
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NJASK 3CL Total %Proficiency
5 Year Span
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MA
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2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-110
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NJASK 3CL % Advanced Proficient
5 Year Span
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MA
% A
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NWEA SPRING TARGET PROJECTED PROFICIENCY
ACCURACY OF PROJECTION
LAL 56.0% 86.9% MA 73.1% 96.6%
NWEA Predictability
% PP % P % APLAL – After School(12 students)
50.0 50.0 0
MATH – After School(12 students)
33.3 66.6 0
Tutoring Results and NJASK 3
Ravine Drive School
NJASK 3
LAL% MATH%PP P AP TOTAL P PP P AP TOTAL P
RD– 10-11 31.0 56.0 13.1 69.1 13.3 31.3 55.4 86.7RD– 09-10 19.6 73.5 6.9 80.4 11.8 31.4 56.9 88.3
DFG – 10-11 30.3 62.5 7.2 69.7 15.7 42.8 41.6 84.4DFG – 09-10 34.0 60.4 5.6 66.0 16.5 43.6 39.9 83.5
STATE – 10-11 37.0 55.8 7.2 63.0 21.1 40.5 38.4 78.9STATE – 09-10 40.3 54.1 5.6 59.7 21.9 41.0 37.1 78.1
Advanced ProficientPartially Proficient Proficient
NJASK 3
LAL MATHRD 212.9 250.1
DFG 209.1 236.5
STATE 205.7 231.6
Area of Strength
Area of Concern
NJASK 3 Total Mean Scores
NJASK 3 LAL Cluster Mean Scores
Area of Strength
Area of Concern
Writing ExpositoryTask
SpeculativeTask
Reading Working with Text
Analyzing Text
RD 11.0 5.3 5.7 17.1 8.1 8.9DFG 10.4 5.0 5.4 16.9 8.2 8.7STATE 10.2 4.9 5.2 16.2 7.8 8.3Total Points
20 10 10 30 12 18
NJASK 3 Math Cluster Mean ScoresNumber & Numerical Operations
Geometry & Measurement
Patterns &
Algebra
Data Analysis, Probability & Discrete Math
Problem Solving
RD 14.7 8.3 8.5 5.4 10.1DFG 13.8 7.7 7.3 5.1 9.4STATE 13.3 7.4 7.2 4.8 9.0Total Points
20 11 11 8 14
Area of Strength
Area of Concern
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-110
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NJASK 3RD Total % Proficiency
5 Year Span
LALMA
Tota
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NJASK 3 RD % Advanced Proficient
5 Year Span
LALMA
%Ad
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NWEA Predictability
NWEA SPRING TARGET PROJECTED PROFICIENCY
ACCURACY OF PROJECTION
LAL 64.3% 92.6%MA 81.0% 97.1%
% PP % P % APLAL – After School(14 students)
42.9 57.1 0
MATH – Before School(5 students)
0 80.0 20.0
Tutoring Results and NJASK 3
Strathmore Elementary School
NJASK 3
LAL % MATH %PP P AP TOTAL P PP P AP TOTAL P
ST – 10-11 13.0 69.9 17.1 87.0 4.1 36.6 59.3 95.9ST – 09-10 11.1 76.1 12.8 88.9 4.3 32.5 63.2 95.7
DFG – 10-11 30.3 62.5 7.2 69.7 15.7 42.8 41.6 84.4DFG – 09-10 34.0 60.4 5.6 66.0 16.5 43.6 39.9 83.5
STATE – 10-11 37.0 55.8 7.2 63.0 21.1 40.5 38.4 78.9STATE – 09-10 40.3 54.1 5.6 59.7 21.9 41.0 37.1 78.1
NJASK 3
Advanced ProficientPartially Proficient Proficient
LAL MATHST 222.3 253.9DFG 209.1 236.5STATE 205.7 231.6
Area of Strength
Area of Concern
NJASK 3 Total Mean Scores
NJASK 3 LAL Cluster Mean Scores
Area of Strength
Area of Concern
Writing ExpositoryTask
SpeculativeTask
Reading Working with Text
Analyzing Text
ST 12.3 6.1 6.1 18.2 8.7 9.5DFG 10.4 5.0 5.4 16.9 8.2 8.7STATE 10.2 4.9 5.2 16.2 7.8 8.3Total Points
20 10 10 30 12 18
NJASK 3 Math Cluster Mean ScoresNumber & Numerical Operations
Geometry & Measurement
Patterns &
Algebra
Data Analysis, Probability & Discrete Math
Problem Solving
ST 15.2 8.6 8.2 6.0 10.8DFG 13.8 7.7 7.3 5.1 9.4STATE 13.3 7.4 7.2 4.8 9.0Total Points 20 11 11 8 14
Area of Strength
Area of Concern
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-110
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NJASK 3ST % Total Proficiency
5 Year Span
LALMA
% T
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Prof
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2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-110
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NJASK 3ST % Advanced Proficient
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NWEA Predictability
NWEA SPRING TARGET PROJECTED PROFICIENCY
ACCURACY OF PROJECTION
LAL 78.4% 93.8%MA 87.2% 99%
% PP % P % APLAL – Before School(13 students)
7.7 92 0
MATH – After School(11 students)
0 100 0
Tutoring Results and NJASK 3
Lloyd Road Elementary School
NJASK 4 and NJASK 5
NJASK 4
LAL% MATH %PP P AP TOTAL P PP P AP TOTAL P
LR – 10-11 27.8 61.0 11.2 72.2 12.2 44.7 43.1 87.8LR – 09-10 35.5 52.5 12.1 64.6 18.9 41.5 39.6 81.1
DFG – 10-11 30.4 62.0 7.6 69.6 16.3 49.8 33.8 83.6DFG – 09-10 34.7 55.8 9.5 65.3 18.4 44.9 36.7 81.6
STATE-10-11 37.3 55.5 7.2 62.7 20.7 47.2 32.1 79.3STATE – 09-10 40.4 50.3 9.3 59.6 23.0 42.2 34.8 77.0
Partially Proficient Proficient Advanced Proficient
NJASK 4SCIENCE %
PP P AP TOTAL PLR – 10-11 4.1 41.0 54.9 95.9LR – 09-10 5.3 41.9 52.8 94.7
DFG – 10-11 5.4 39.1 55.5 94.6DFG – 09-10 3.3 45.1 51.5 96.6
STATE – 10-11 10.0 42.3 47.7 90.0STATE – 09-10 6.6 49.2 44.2 93.4
Partially Proficient Proficient Advanced Proficient
LAL MATH SCIENCEGrade 4 211.9 241.3 252.5
DFG 209.1 232.7 250.1
STATE 204.7 229.2 243.7
Area of Strength
Area of Concern
NJASK 4 Total Mean Scores
NJASK 4 LAL Cluster Mean Scores
Area of Strength
Area of Concern
Writing Expository Task
Speculative Task
Reading Working with Text
Analyzing Text
LR 12.2 6.1 6.1 22.8 10.2 12.7DFG 12.1 6.0 6.1 22.3 9.9 12.4STATE 11.8 5.8 5.9 21.3 9.5 11.8Total Points
20 10 10 36 14 22
NJASK 4 Math Cluster Mean ScoresNumber & Numerical Operations
Geometry & Measurement
Patterns &
Algebra
Data Analysis, Probability & Discrete Math
Problem Solving
LR 15.6 6.9 7.7 5.1 13.4DFG 14.9 6.3 7.3 4.8 12.7STATE 14.4 6.1 7.2 4.6 12.2Total Points
20 11 11 8 24
Area of Strength
Area of Concern
Area of Strength
Area of Concern
Life Science
Physical Science
Earth Science
Knowledge Application
LR 11.4 8.0 7.6 2.1 24.9DFG 11.0 8.1 7.4 2.0 24.5STATE 10.5 7.7 7.0 1.9 23.3Total Points
16 11 12 9 30
NJASK 4 Science Cluster Mean Scores
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-110
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NJASK 4 LR % Total Proficient
5 Year Span
LALMASC
% T
otal
Pro
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NJASK 4 LR % Total Advanced Proficient
5 Year Span
LALMASC
% T
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Pro
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LAL MA SC0
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NJASK 4 MARSD% Total Proficient by Subgroup
Total StudentsWhiteAfrican AmericanAsianHispanicSpecial EducationLimited English ProficientEconomically Disadvantaged
NJASK 5LAL % MATH %
PP P AP TOTAL P PP P AP TOTAL PLR – 10-11 37.2 54.5 8.3 62.8 13.2 39.1 47.7 86.8LR – 09-10 34.8 56.4 8.9 65.3 16.7 34.8 48.5 83.3
DFG – 10-11 32.2 62.3 5.5 67.8 15.3 44.3 40.4 84.7DFG – 09-10 31.3 59.9 8.8 68.7 17.3 44.3 38.4 82.7
STATE – 10-11 39.1 54.8 6.1 60.9 19.4 41.1 39.5 80.6STATE – 09-10 36.9 54.3 8.7 63.0 21.3 42.0 36.8 78.8
Partially Proficient Proficient Advanced Proficient
LAL MATH
Grade 5 207.5 241.6
DFG 208.6 236.0
STATE 205.0 233.6
Area of Strength
Area of Concern
NJASK 5 Total Mean Scores
NJASK 5 LAL Cluster Mean ScoresWriting Speculative
TaskExpository
TaskReading Working
with TextAnalyzing
Text
LR 11.8 6.2 5.6 23.6 11.5 12.0DFG 11.7 6.2 5.5 24.2 11.7 12.5STATE 11.5 6.1 5.4 23.1 11.1 12.0Total Points
20 10 10 42 17 25
Area of Strength
Area of Concern
NJASK 5 Math Cluster Mean ScoresNumber & Numerical Operation
s
Geometry & Measurement
Patterns & Algebra
Data Analysis, Probability & Discrete Math
Problem Solving
LR 12.9 10.4 5.8 5.7 14.1DFG 12.4 9.7 5.6 5.6 13.6STATE 12.1 9.6 5.5 5.4 13.3Total Points
15 16 8 8 25
Area of Strength
Area of Concern
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NJASK 5LR % Total Proficient
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NJASK 5LR % Advanced Proficient
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NJASK 5% Total Proficient by Subgroup
Total StudentsWhiteAfrican AmericanAsianHispanicSpecial EducationLimited English ProficientEconomically Disadvantaged
SUBJECT
NWEA SPRING TARGET PROJECTED PROFICIENCY
ACCURACY OF PROJECTION
4th GRADE LA 55% 94%MA 92% 94%
5th GRADE LA 73% 99%MA 52% 93%
NWEA Predictability
NJASK Score Range %PP %P %AP
Grade 4 LAL(14 students)
43 57 0
Grade 4 Math(6 students)
50 50 0
Grade 5 LAL(24 students)
54 46 0
Tutoring Results and NJASK 4 & 5
Action Plan for 2011-2012 (K-5)Reader’s Workshop Training for Teachers of Grades 3-5: Collaborating with Rutgers University Graduate School of Education to offer ongoing professional development on teaching Reading using Lucy Calkin’s Reader’s Workshop framework – (shared reading, word study, guided reading, independent reading, book clubs/literature circles, literacy centers, DRA-2).
Literacy Coach: Ongoing professional development on teaching reading and writing for teachers of grades K-5.
NJASK Prep and Standards Solution Resources: Integrating resources within the language arts curriculum.
NWEA: Using the data to identify students’ projected performance on the NJASK and to develop individual Action Plans to target needs of Basic Skills students.
Study Island (Grades 3-5) and Reading Eggs (Grades K-2): Parent resource and additional instructional tool targeting skills assessed on the NJASK in the area of language arts and mathematics (grades 3-5) and overall literacy (grades K-2).
Supplemental Educational Services: Collaborating with Smart Start “Smarties” to provide Lloyd Road students meeting federal criteria additional instruction in the area of language arts.
Action Plan for 2011-2012 (K-5)Additional State Aid: Purchased instructional resources for classrooms of grades 3-5 (classroom libraries; leveled readers for shared reading, guided reading, book clubs/literature circles; DRA-2); Hiring a Literacy Consultant to evaluate the language arts program.
Summer STAR Program (Strategic Targeted Assistance in Reading): Program will target students exiting 1st through 5th grades who are reading below grade level as designated by district benchmarks.
Quarterly Benchmark Measurements: Revised to reflect the NJASK.
Tutorial Program: Targeting at-risk students in grades 3-5 in the area of language arts and mathematics.
Everyday Math: Revised K-2 curriculum aligns with the Common Core State Standards; Revised Unit Assessments integrate skills assessed on the NJASK; Providing professional development for teachers of grades 3-5 on program changes as a result of the integration of the Common Core State Standards; Continue to monitor students’ mastery and automaticity of basic math facts (grades 1-5); Continue to monitor overall program.