1. SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL PTA DATA
NIGHT
Criterion Referenced Testing Scores 2007 – 2011
Where we Stand
Created by Linda Barnhart for EDU 525

2. OBSERVATION 1: READING SCORES HAVE INCREASED OVERALL
SINCE 2007 FOR STUDENTS SCORING 3 AND ABOVE ON FCAT.
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Sixth Grade
Seventh Grade
Eighth Grade

3. OBSERVATION 2: STUDENTS SCORING 3 OR HIGHER IN
MATH HAS INCREASED FOR 7TH AND 8TH GRADE SINCE
2007.
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Sixth Grade
Seventh Grade
Eighth Grade

4. OBSERVATION 3: EIGHTH GRADE WRITING SCORES HAVE
INCREASED FOR STUDENTS SCORING 3.5 AND ABOVE
SINCE 2007.
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Eighth Grade Writing
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Eighth Grade Writing

5. COMPARING SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL EIGHT GRADERS TO
DISTRICT AVERAGE - FOR STUDENTS SCORING 3.5 OR
ABOVE ON FCAT WRITING
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Smith
District

6. HOW SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL EIGHTH GRADERS
COMPARE TO OUR DISTRICT IN READING – PERCENT OF
STUDENTS SCORING 3 AND ABOVE ON FCAT
0 20 40 60 80
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
District
Smith

7. SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL 8TH GRADE MATH
COMPARED WITH DISTRICT MATH – STUDENTS
SCORING 3 AND ABOVE ON FCAT.
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
District
Smith

8. COMPARING SMITH 6TH AND 7TH GRADE STUDENTS TO
DISTRICT STUDENTS SCORING 3 AND ABOVE ON FCAT
READING
Sixth Grade Reading Seventh Grade Reading
0 50 100
2008
2009
2010
2011
Smith 6th
Grade
District
50 60 70
2008
2009
2010
2011
Smith 7th
Grade
District

9. COMPARING SMITH 6TH AND 7TH GRADERS TO
DISTRICT FOR STUDENTS SCORING 3 AND ABOVE ON
FCAT MATH
50 60 70
2008
2009
2010
2011
Smith 6th
Grade
District
0 50 100
2008
2009
2010
2011
Smith 7th
Grade
District
Sixth Grade Math Seventh Grade Math

10. EXAMINE STUDENT WORK
What specific skills
and understandings
are our students’
strengths?
What specific skills
and understandings
pose difficulties for
our students?
What are we doing
well that we can do
more of?
(Love, Stiles,
Mundry, & DiRanna,
2008)
 With Criterion Referenced testing, such as FCAT,
the student’s performance is measured based on
specific learning objectives or standards.
 Criterion referenced assessments are used most
often for making decisions about instruction.
(Jones, 2014)
 Criterion referenced testing is also beneficial for
diagnosing learning deficiencies. (Silver, 2014)

11. WORKING TOGETHER
Thank
you for
all that
you do!

12. REFERENCES
 Jones, P. (2014, August 19). Saint Leo University – Educational
Leadership. Retrieved September 18, 2014
 Love, N., Stiles, K., Mundry, S., & DiRanna, K. (2008). The Data
Coach's Guide to Improving Learning for All Students (p. 30).
Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press.
 Silver, B. (2014, September 21). Principal Portal.net. Retrieved from
Florida School Leaders:
https://www.floridaschoolleaders.org/fslPortal/contentFrame.aspx?wt
=/general/content/cec/LOD/index.html&rID=1069