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- 1. Dr. Ronald G. Taylor Superintendent of Schools Intentional…Purposeful…Excellence The Annual State of the District Superintendent’s Address
- 3. Purpose • To reflect on the context of the Superintendent’s tenure; • To review the results of recent District Initiatives; • To highlight the successes of District stakeholders; • To present important District updates; and, • Review challenges and concerns moving forward.
- 6. A Highly Functioning School District Has… Cohesive Relationship between the BOE, Administration, Teachers and Families Updated Curriculum Opportunities for Intervention Updated Textbooks Aligned to the Curriculum Consistent Leadership Opportunities for Acceleration Strong Infrastructure inclusive of Facilities
- 7. Inconsistent Practices in our Schools Lack of Curriculum Lack of Textbooks Disorderly Secondary Schools Students on Homebound Instruction Student Flight after 4th grade Budget continually Reduced Classroom Rigor Low Expectations for Student Athletes Administrative Turnover Facility Condition Lack of Differentiation Context of Historical Challenges Circa 2011
- 10. Plan to Address Historical Challenges Circa 2011 Intentionality Reduce Distractions and Focus on Student Achievement Re-Organize Human Capital Invested in Intervention, innovation and Acceleration
- 12. “I’m here about the details”
- 13. Plan to Address Historical Challenges Circa 2011 Intentionality Reduce Distractions and Focus on Student Achievement Re-Organize Human Capital Invested in Intervention, innovation and acceleration
- 14. Grade Span Organization...2011 K-4 7-8 5-6 9-12
- 15. Grade Span Re-Organization...Now K-5 7-8 6th Grade Academy 9-12
- 17. Admin Re-Organization...Now School-based Department Chairs Increased number of Assistant Principals Professional Development Specialists, Academic focused cabinet positions
- 19. District Wide Academic Competitions
- 21. Joint research conducted by Duke and University of California revealed that: – 6th graders are especially vulnerable both socially and academically; and, – 6th graders who attend middle school with 7th and 8th graders have a higher disciplinary infraction rate than their peers who do not attend in a middle school environment. Source: Cook, MacCoun, Muschkin, and Vigdor 2007 6th Grade Research....
- 22. 333 334 308 350348 235 272 329 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 2010 vs 2011 2011 vs 2012 2012 vs 2013 2013 vs 2014 5th Graders 6th Graders 22 5th to 6th Grade Sustained District Enrollment
- 23. 6th Grade Academic Performance Comparison (Percent Proficient) 54.10% 33.20% 57.10% 44.90% 64.50% 45.70% 0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% Mathmatics Language Arts 2012 2013 2014
- 26. Results of Re-Org 4-Years Later Governance Restructuring New Scheduling Methodology New Student Code of Conduct District-Wide Text Book Adoption Evaluation Adoption for all professionals Differentiation (Acceleration and Remediation) Academic Competitions Total Curriculum Revision Secondary Schools made State Academic Targets for the first time in the No Child Left Behind Era (2001)
- 27. Intentionality Reduce Distractions and Focus on Student Achievement Re-Organize Human Capital Invest in Interventions, Academic Acceleration, and Innovation Plan to Address Historical Challenges Circa 2011
- 33. Professional Development Investment in Literacy $- $20,000.00 $40,000.00 $60,000.00 $80,000.00 $100,000.00 $120,000.00 2009-2010 2013-2014 $32,012.00 $102,056.00 Funds Expended
- 34. How Differentiation Looked 2011 General Education Teacher Instructional Support Teacher 1 per Elementary School Long Term out of school Suspension Few High School Advanced Placement Courses Few Career Tech High School Courses
- 35. How Differentiation Looks Now General Education Teacher Read 180 System 44 Intervention Educere Virtual High School/ Naviance PSAT Alt Education Program TOPS Gifted and Talented Program 6th Grade Academy Mini- Congress Project Based Middle School G&T Additional High School Advanced Placement Courses Additional Career Tech High School Courses District Partners BCC, Entrepreneur Club etc.
- 36. More Info on the Alt Ed Program 2014 -2015 SCHOOL YEAR GRADE NUMBEROF STUDENTS CLASSIFIEDor 504 RETURNEDTO HOME SCHOOL REMAINAT WAEP GRADUATED FROMAEP PLACEDODD HOME INSTRUCTION WITHDRAWN TRANSFER TOTALS 6 2 2 2 2 7 2 1 2 2 8 4 2 2 2 4 9 8 3 1 5 2 8 10 16 7 2 11 3 16 11 14 7 2 9 1 2 14 12 14 6 12 2 14 TOTAL 60 28 9 41 3 7 60 STUDENT SUCCESS RATE - 1 OF 9 STUDENTS WERE REASSIGNED TO THE WAEP 36 OF THE NINE 11TH GRADERS, 4 WILL HAVE COMPLETED ALL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AS OF JUNE 2015 OF THE TWELVE 12TH GRADERS 10 HAVE COMPLETED ALL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AS OF 1/23/2015 CURRENT DATA ON 16 STUDENTS GRADUATING JUNE 2015 • 1 CURRENTLY ATTENDING BETHUNE-COOKMAN UNIVERSITY AS OF 1/2015 • 5 REGISTERED TO ATTEND BCC • 2 SEEKING ENROLLMENT AT TRADE SCHOOLS • 2 WORKING ON ADMISSION TO 4 YEAR COLLEGES
- 37. Alternative Education Success Story Anibal Golphin ...On his way to register for classes. Another example of the right intervention for our precious students. Congratulations...we wish you tremendous success at... Bethune-Cookman University!
- 38. More Info on the Alt Ed Program 2013-2014 School Year GRADE NUMBEROF STUDENTS CLASSIFIED& 504 RETURNEDTO HOMESCHOOL REMAINAT WAEP GRADUATED FROMAEP PLACEDODD HOME INSTRUCTION WITHDRAWN TRANSFER TOTAL 6 3 3 2 1 3 7 4 4 1 3 4 8 9 7 7 1 1 9 9 11 4 5 4 2 11 10 15 9 5 8 2 15 11 23 10 10 10 1 1 1 23 12 9 5 1 6 2 9 TOTALS 74 42 31 25 7 2 1 8 74 STUDENT SUCCESS RATE - 2 OF 31 STUDENTS WERE REASSIGNED TO THE WAEP 38
- 40. Mr. King McCray’s Entrepreneur Club Future Millionaires
- 41. Results of investment in intervention, innovation and acceleration 4 years later • All schools have many research-based opportunities to help students; • Graduation rates have increased; • Parents have selected to stay for our secondary offerings; and, • Many Student Growth Metrics are being met or have exceeded State expectations.
- 46. Current Athletic Department Academic Information Boys Soccer • Academically, the team was able to raise their overall average GPA from a 3.0 to 3.1; • The team had six (6) individuals that were able to raise their GPA during the season; and, • This is a 3% increase in the academic average.
- 47. Current Athletics Department Academic Information Girls Soccer • The Girls team increased their average GPA from 3.39 to a 3.59; • Out of 21 total members, 8 individuals were able to raise their GPA; and, • This is a 5.8% increase in their academic average.
- 48. Girls Tennis • The Girls also increased their GPA Average from a 3.15 to 3.2; and, • This is a 1.5% increase in their academic average. Current Athletics Department Academic Information
- 49. Football • They were also able to raise their average GPA during the season; • The average GPA was 2.91 and they were able to raise the average to a 3.03; • 14 student-athletes elevated their GPA during the season; and, • This is a 4.1% increase in their academic average. Current Athletics Department Academic Information
- 50. • Overall the student-athletes increased their average GPA by 3.6% for all sports programs offered in the Fall of 2014. Current Athletics Department Academic Information
- 51. Salute to Student Athletes Isaiah Harrison, Scholar Athlete • Recently honored as the Scholar- Athlete of the Month for October 2014 by the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) in partnership with Sports Talk Radio Station 97.5 FM –’The Fanatic’; • Is a member of the National Honor Society; and, • Has a cumulative 4.36 Grade Point Average, is presently ranked #1 in his class, and has his sights set on being valedictorian.
- 52. Salute to Student Athletes Willingboro Track Team led by Coach Booker… • 14 overall titles is the third most boys State relay titles in state history; and, • The Willingboro track program has produced 82 team championships in state competition! And that’s on top of all the county and conference titles, individual records, champions and Olympians, Eastern and Nationals winners.
- 53. Intentionality Reduce Distractions and Focus on Student Achievement Re-Organize Human Capital Invest in Interventions, Academic Acceleration, and Innovation Plan to Address Historical Challenges Circa 2011
- 55. Which is best??
- 56. Reducing Distractions and Increasing Academic Focus Block Scheduling Methodology Additional School Based Admin Support (Climate and Culture Specialist Academic Dean and Asst Principals) 6th Grade Academy Student Code of Conduct Alternative Program & TOPS GPA Requirement for Athletic and Co-curricular Activities Swing Space Methodology for Construction Academic Competitions
- 58. 58 Willingboro High School Language Arts Willingboro High School made all Progress Targets for the 3rd Consecutive Year Willingboro High School Mathematics
- 59. Willingboro High School’s Graduation Rate has increased for 2 consecutive years 63% 74% 56% 58% 60% 62% 64% 66% 68% 70% 72% 74% 76% 2012 2014 Graduation Rates Graduation Rates
- 60. Willingboro High School’s HSPA Comparison 2010 vs. 2014 23% 52%54% 76% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 2010 2014 Math Language Arts
- 62. Digging Deeper into our 2014 High School Graduation Rate • 21% of Students with less than 1 year in our district graduated on time; • 54% of Students with 2 years or less in district graduated on time; and • 84% of Students with 3 years or more in district graduated on time.
- 66. We are living in the most dynamic time in the history of formal education in the last 100 years... o Examples of these changes are: o Group instruction to Differentiation o Tracking to Inclusion o No Child Left Behind o Sub-Group o NJDOE Waiver o Student Growth Percentile o PARCC o Graduation Rate Methodology o Student achievement linked to Teachers’ evaluation o Common Core Curriculum
- 69. How are School Districts’ Student Achievement Measured Progress Targets Are uniquely calculated goals for each subgroup in each school under NJDOE’s NCLB waiver. Student Growth Percentile (SGP) Describes a Student’s Growth when compared to other students with similar prior test scores (their academic peers).
- 71. How are School Districts’ Student Achievement Measured Progress Targets Are all your schools reaching a specific benchmark that increases incrementally annually? Student Growth Percentile (SGP) Are your students growing at the rate that is expected when compared to similar students?
- 73. State Report Card Data: Willingboro District Schools who met their NJDOE assigned Student Growth Percentile (SGP)
- 74. Memorial Middle School Met SGP State expectation in both Language Arts and Mathematics!!!
- 75. Twin Hills Elementary Met SGP State expectation in both Language Arts and Mathematics!!!
- 76. Hawthorne Elementary Met SGP State expectation in both Language Arts and Mathematics!!!
- 77. JC Stuart Elementary Met SGP State expectation in both Language Arts and Mathematics!!!
- 78. Garfield East Elementary Met State SGP expectations in Language Arts!
- 79. WR James Elementary Met SGP State expectation in Mathematics!
- 80. District Schools with the largest Academic Growth When Comparing 2013 vs. 2014 State Report Card Data
- 81. • Twin Hills Elementary School 6% growth in Language Arts & 9% growth in Math; • Memorial Middle School 9% growth in Mathematics; and • JC Stuart Elementary School 3% growth in Language Arts.
- 82. State Report Card Data: District Schools That made 2014 Progress Targets
- 83. State Report Card Data District Schools That made 2014 Progress Targets Willingboro High School made all Progress Targets while Twin Hills, Hawthorne and Memorial reached at least one
- 85. Beginning this year the NJASK and HSPA are no longer our student achievement high stakes exams. We are now measured by the PARCC, a computerized nationwide exam. We have invested and prepared for this change...
- 91. Preparing for the PARCC In spring of 2014 the Willingboro Board of Education approved a $900,000 investment in a systemic technology upgrade for our district.
- 92. Preparing for the PARCC We are utilizing high level metrics to give teachers ‘real-time’ feedback on student performance, so instruction can be adjusted if necessary.
- 93. Preparing for the PARCC This is the kind of item analysis and data review with teachers being undertaken with unit assessments – measures of how well the curriculum is being delivered to students by teachers.
- 94. Teachers and Administrators can compare their results across the district. This enables identification of instructional impediments as well as the specific needs for professional development needs for increasing student performance.
- 95. These are examples of the growth measures we extracted from last year’s district investment in MAP testing. This is 4th grade, a grade of some concern. It shows (above) varying growth rates for students of three different teachers and the overall grade growth (gray) at this school.
- 96. In Closing...The SOD has evolved • In Previous Years’ our State of the District has included: – Displays of District Programmatic offerings; – The Premier our new District website; – A Celebration of our Teachers’ of the Year; and, – A Showcase of our youngsters’ talents. • We now have a GIANT announcement;
- 97. In partnership with the Willingboro Board of Education, Township Council, Assemblyman Troy Singleton, and Better Education for New Jersey Kids (B4NJKids.org), we have been able to disseminate more than 7,000 backpacks filled with school supplies... Now, we are happy to announce a new component to our partnership...
- 98. We have received funding to send all our School Principals to Harvard’s Principals’ Center for professional development at no cost to the School District or Principals
- 99. urpose • To reflect on the context of the Superintendent’s tenure; • To review the results of recent District Initiatives; • To highlight the successes of District stakeholders; • To present important District updates; and • Review challenges and concerns moving forward