Oakland Unified School District1025 Second Avenue, Oakland, CA 94606

Oakland Unified School District2012 Review of CST & Academic Achievement

November 14, 2012Presentation by:

Maria SantosDeputy Superintendent of Instruction, Leadership & Equity-in-Action

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Student Achievement: Continuing to Move in the Right Direction• WHERE WE ARE: The Strategic Plan Timeline• Multiple Achievement Goals in Early Phase 3 Implementation

California State Standards: CST trend shows modest gains• English Language Arts• Mathematics• For Ethnicities• For English Learners• 2011-12 focus on Elementary Science yields CST gains

Reducing Chronic Absence & Suspensions to increase achievement

Focus on Reading: Goal to achieve college-ready level for all

Graduation Goal: Graduate all students ready for college & career• CAHSEE pass rate UP• Cohort Graduation rate UP• Corhort Dropout rate DOWN• A-G course completion rate UP

Agenda

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WHERE WE ARE: The Strategic Plan Timeline

2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016SEVEN YEARS, FOUR PHASES, FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN (2009 – 2016)

Phase 1:INITIATION

Phase 2:DESIGN

Strategic Planning Year

FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN (2011-2016)

Year 1Tactical Goals

Year 3Strategy

Goals

Year 5Vision Goals

Phase 3: IMPLEMENTATIONYears 1-3

Phase 4:TUNING & SUSTAINING

Years 4-5

TASK FORCES

Begin Work

We are here

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CST trend shows modest gains: English Language Arts

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CST trend shows modest gains: Mathematics

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CST ELA trend shows modest gains for ethnicities

33% 35% 37% 38%31% 36% 38% 39%62% 66% 67% 67%84% 85% 85% 83%

52%54%

56%58%

42%45%

47% 49%

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90%

2009 2010 2011 2012

Planning & Early Implementation Years for OUSD 5 Year Strategic Plan

Percent Proficient or Advanced on CST in English Language Arts

2009-2012

African-American

Hispanic

Asian

White

California

OUSD

VISION Year DESIGN Year AWARENESS Year

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CST Math trend shows modest gains for ethnicities

34% 37% 38% 36%40% 47% 48% 46%75% 78% 77% 77%83% 85% 83% 81%

54%56%

59% 60%

48%52% 53% 52%

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90%

2009 2010 2011 2012

Planning & Early Implementation Years for OUSD 5 Year Strategic Plan

Percent Proficient or Advanced on CSTin Mathematics

2009-2012

African-American

Hispanic

Asian

White

California

OUSD

VISION Year DESIGN Year AWARENESS Year

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CST ELA trend shows modest gains for English Learners

33%36%

39%41%

33%

37%39% 39%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

2009 2010 2011 2012

Planning & Early Implementation Years for OUSD 5 Year Strategic Plan

English Learners: Percent Proficient or Advanced on CST in English Language Arts

2009-2012

California-English Learners

OUSD-English Learners

VISION Year DESIGN Year AWARENESS Year

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CST Math trend shows modest gains for English Learners

43%46%

49% 50%

46%

51%53%

51%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

2009 2010 2011 2012

Planning & Early Implementation Years for OUSD 5 Year Strategic Plan

English Learners: Percent Proficient or Advanced on CST in Mathematics

2009-2012

California-English Learners

OUSD-English Learners

VISION Year DESIGN Year AWARENESS Year

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2011-12 focus on Elementary Science yields CST gains

44%46%

50%

60%

63%65%

55%

58%60%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

55%

60%

65%

70%

2010 2011 2012

CST Science Grade 5Percent Proficient or Advanced

Oakland USD

Alameda County

State of California

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Reducing Chronic Absence to increase student achievement

% Chronically Absent Students2010-11 vs 2011-12 School Years

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5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Grade Level

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2010-11 2011-12

Awareness & Early Implementation Year Gains:Chronic Absence reduced from 1 out of 9 students in 2010-11 to 1 out of 10 students in 2011-12.

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Reducing chronic absence & suspension to increase student achievement: Schools take up district-wide goals

Met or Exceeded District’s Goal of Reducing Chronic Absence to 5% of

Students in 2012

Reduced Overall Suspension Rates, and Reduced Suspension Rates for African

American Males by 20% in 2012

• 17 Elementary Schools

• 2 Middle Schools

• 1 High School

Total: 20 Schools

• 7 Elementary Schools

• 4 Middle Schools

• 8 High Schools

Total: 19 Schools

Reducing Chronic Absence Reducing Suspension Rates

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Focus on Reading: Goal to Achieve College-Ready Level

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Goal: Graduate all students ready for college & career

Cohort Graduation Rate (2010 & 2011)

3.9%

2010:2011:

‘10-’11 Gains:

55.2%59.1%+3.9%

CAHSEE Pass Rate

2011:2012:

‘11-’12 Gains:

77.4%80.2%+2.8%

54.8%55.3%+0.5%

12th Grade

10th Grade

A-G Completion Rate (UC/CSU Eligibility)

2.9%

2011:2012:

‘11-’12 Gains:

36.8%39.7%+2.9%

Cohort Dropout Rate (2010 & 2011)

4.8%

2010:2011:

‘10-’11 Change:

32.1%27.3%-4.8%

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Questions & Discussion