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- 1. S Smith Middle School PTA Meeting: September Presented by: Mrs. Lindsay Rodriguez, Principal
- 2. School Data
- 3. Comparing Data: 6th Grade Math Reading 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 District 6th SMS 6th 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 District 6th SMS 6th
- 4. Comparing Data: 7th Grade Math Reading 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 District 7th SMS 7th 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 District 7th SMS 7th
- 5. Comparing Data: 8th Grade Math Reading 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 District 8th SMS 8th 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 District 8th SMS 8th
- 6. Comparing Data: 8th Grade (Cont.) 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 District 8th SMS 8th
- 7. Averages Reading Math Writing 6th-District 62.8 60.4 N/A 6th- SMS 60.6 63 N/A 7th- District 59.4 53.8 N/A 7th- SMS 55.4 49.8 N/A 8th- District 55.4 47.6 69 8th- SMS 42.6 38 64.2
- 8. Observations S District outperforms our school in reading throughout the grade levels S 6th grade math outperforms the district average almost every year S 7th grade continues to show growth and is now performing at or above the district average for math and is closing the gap for reading S 8th grade shows the greatest need for improvement S Reading needs to be a targeted area of improvement across the school
- 9. Improvement Plan S Increase our overall reading scores to meet or exceed the district average in each grade level S After school tutoring programs S Professional Development S Observations S Analysis of targeted skills S Practice tests S Increased level of parental involvement S Progress tracking
- 10. Conclusion S In order to provide a beneficial and positive learning environment for each student, data must be used to evaluate our school’s progress. We need to take steps to prepare our students to reach their potential both in and outside of our school walls. By focusing on our weaknesses and building our strengths, we can provide the best level of education possible. As a highly qualified school staff, we take the education of your student seriously and we make every effort to ensure that they receive what they need to succeed.
- 11. References S Earl, L., & Fullan, M. (2003). Cambridge Journal of Education. Cambridge Journal of Education, 33(3), 383- 394. Retrieved September 27, 2014. S Love, N., Stiles, K.E., Mundry, S., & DiRanna, K. (2008). The data coach’s guide to improving learning for all students. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press. S Rosenthal, J. (2012). Statistics and Data Interpretation for Social Work. New York: Springer Pub. Co.
Editor's Notes
- Hello and welcome to the presentation of our September PTA meeting. During this meeting, we will be looking at data from the past 5 years in math, reading, and writing assessments from our school and comparing it to the district averages. This will allow us to work together as a community to improve the potential of our students and ensure we are doing everything possible to make that happen.
- This is a chart of our school’s assessment passing percentiles for 6th through 8th grade levels. It shows the reading and math percentiles for all grade levels and writing scores for 8th grade. Each score is represented as a percentage of that grade levels population so that we can see how many of our students are passing their assessments and showing achievement.
- When looking at our 6th grade data for math we can automatically see that we continue to meet or exceed the district averages consistently. This is a positive outcome and one we will continue to strive for. Reading scores are still relatively high, however we have now dropped below the district averages in the past couple years and will continue to work on increasing these throughout the school year.
- Our 7th graders have made tremendous strides and are now outperforming the district average in mathematics. When looking at reading, we are showing comparative growth with the district, however we fall just short of the district average in reading for our 7th graders, yet another area that we can focus on improving.
- Although our 8th graders show growth and have increased their averages in the past 5 years, the district continues to outperform them in both reading and mathematics. This is an area for improvement and will be focused on this school year and in the future.
- 8th grade writing scores have continued to improve as well, however we need to focus on consistent growth and meeting or exceeding the district average.
- When looking at measures of central tendency, which help tell us more detailed information about our data, the one that best represents this data set is the mean (or average) of the scores. This helps us break down the scores quickly and we are able to see the large areas that we still need to grow in. Just by using this data, we can see that our school averages decline in each grade level for reading. This tells us as a school, that reading should be an area of focus. We can also see that 8th grade is our biggest need for improvement based on the averages being far below the district averages. We must use this data to ensure that we help our students succeed.
- As we look at the data from the previous slides, we can make a few observations. First, the district is outperforming our school in reading and we need to increase our scores to meet their averages. Also, our 6th grade math is continuing to score higher than the district average almost every year. In addition, the 7th graders are showing growth and are performing at or above the district averages in math and are closing the gap in the reading. Finally, based on the averages, or mean scores, of each grade level our 8th graders show the greatest need for improvement and reading should be targeted for each grade level.
- In order to improve, we need a plan. This will include an increase of after school tutoring programs available for your student. We will also use observations in the classroom to see what we can adjust there and provide many opportunities for growth for our staff using professional development days and programs. We will also analyze skills that specifically need to be targeted in each grade level by using classroom data. Using practice tests and going over these is a helpful tool to increase our learning potential. We need to also continue what we are doing in the classroom at home. Increasing parental involvement is a great way for parents to get ideas and helpful hints on how to help their students at home. Skill specific evenings that provide information to parents for increasing student potential is an area that I see helping tremendously. Finally, by tracking student progress within the classroom, students can also monitor their progress and see how they are doing. This is a great motivational tool to use.