The data is used to guide continuous improvement efforts. Teachers and administrators carefully examine performance trends to identify strengths and needs at the student, classroom, school and district level. This informs targeted interventions, curriculum revisions, and instructional goal-setting to help all students succeed.
10. 2012 District Assessment Results
? ISAT: Criterion Referenced Exam based upon Illinois
Learning Standards and indicators
? PSAE: Combined Work Keys and ACT Scores
? ACT: American College Testing
? AP Data: Advanced Placement
23. Advanced Placement Trend Scores
250 237
200
176
147
150
126
108
100
74
50
0
AP Students AP Exams Scores of 3+
2008 2012 Number of Students
25. No Child Left Behind (2001) requires:
?95% of all students in grades 3-8 and 11th grades be
assessed (District 99.5%)
?Schools meet the 91% attendance rate for elementary
and middle schools (District 95.7%)
?High Schools meet the minimum of 82% graduation
rate (District 88.6%)
?All students meet the minimum AYP (85% )
?All subgroups (45 students or more) meet AYP (85%)
?White, Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native
America, Multi-Racial/Ethnic, Limited English
Proficient, Students with Disabilities, and Economically
Disadvantaged
27. 2012 District Performance
All White Asian African American IEP Low SES
100
92 93 92 94 95 97
90
82 87
80
80
AYP Minimum 71 74
70 67
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Reading Math
28. How is the data used?
? Continuous improvement!
? Data is reviewed by teachers/administrators to examine:
? Student performance by school/grade level
? Individual student performance
? Curricular strengths/needs
? Instructional strengths/needs
? The data is combined with other District assessments
? PLC teams identify students in need of additional support
? Curriculum Council examines curricular/instructional gaps
? Building Leadership Teams set instructional goals for the school
? Interventions are provided for students
? Curricular/Instructional changes are made as appropriate
Editor's Notes
#4: As you know, we are constantly involved in facility enhancements to accommodate the increased enrollment. In the past few years we completed phase 1 renovations at the high school and completed over 5M in athletic and facility upgrades on the middle school campuses and high school.
#15: In general math performance in all groups are greater than reading.
#22: Reading Scores were the highest of the areas tested.