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Plumsted Township School District Assessment Results & Initiatives 2012-2013. October 10, 2012. Mrs. Colleen Gravel Director of Special Projects Dr. Jeanette Baubles Director of Curriculum & Instruction Mr. Mike Donnelly Director of Special Services. Contents. Assessment Results
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Plumsted Township School DistrictAssessment Results & Initiatives 2012-2013 October 10, 2012 Mrs. Colleen Gravel Director of Special Projects Dr. Jeanette Baubles Director of Curriculum & Instruction Mr. Mike Donnelly Director of Special Services
Contents • Assessment Results • NJASK Grades 3-8 • HSPA Grade 11 • NJBCT • SAT • Curricular Initiatives
NCLB and NJDOE Waiver Heavy Focus on Lowest Performing • Priority Schools • Focus Schools
Comparisons with Similar Districts The District Factor Group (DFG) represents an approximate measure of a community’s relative socioeconomic status as measured by: • Percent of adults with no high school diploma • Percent of adults with some college education • Occupational status • Unemployment rate • Percent of individuals in poverty • Median family income.
Growth- same students from one year to the next. Grade 5 to 6 Grade 7 to 8 Grade 3 to 4 Grade 4 to 5 Grade 6 to 7
Summary • Focus Areas for 2012-2013 Elementary School – Language Arts Literacy Middle School– Mathematics High School – Rigor to Reflect Common Core • Primary Strength A Teaching Staff We Believe in
Common Core State Standards • Model Curriculum – Student Learning Objectives and Assessments K-12 Language Arts Literacy K-12 Mathematics • District Unit Plans • Daily Lesson Plans
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career • Technology-based Assessments • Excellent Educators for New Jersey and Evidence of Learning Via New Jersey Standards Measurement and Resource for Teaching
Next Steps… • Analyzing Standardized Test Data • Aligning Curriculum to Common Core State Standards • Informing Instruction With Formative and Summative Assessment • Providing Continual, Content Specific Professional Development • Developing Master Schedules That Maximize Instructional Minutes • Purchasing Instructional Materials
Language Arts Literacy • Language Arts Literacy Block Reader’s Workshop Writer’s Workshop Word Study • Assessment Calendar • Leveled Libraries • Tutoring/Homework Club • Basic Skills Supports
Mathematics • District Committee Analysis of Mathematics Series Unit Plan Design-Professional Learning Community • Assessment Calendar • Course Alignment • Tutoring/Homework Club • Basic Skills Supports
Science • Scope and Sequence Alignment • Enrichment Support • Marking Period Rotation • Expansion of Course Offerings
Special Education • Restructuring of Intervention and Referral Services • Alignment of IEPs With Elementary Master Schedule • Collaborative Review of Lesson Plans From In-class Support to Self-contained
Special Education • Multi-phase review of Alternate Proficiency Assessment Materials • Coordination of Goals and Objectives With General Education Goals