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WASA Summer Conference 2009

WASA Summer Conference 2009. Who's Failing School Who Are Schools Failing. Everett Public Schools. Terry Edwards Chief Academic Officer TEdwards@everettsd.org (425) 385-4050 JoAnne Fabian Director of On-Time Graduation JFabian@everettsd.org (425) 385-4070. The Problem.

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WASA Summer Conference 2009

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  1. WASA Summer Conference2009 Who's Failing School Who Are Schools Failing

  2. Everett Public Schools Terry Edwards Chief Academic Officer TEdwards@everettsd.org (425) 385-4050 JoAnne Fabian Director of On-Time Graduation JFabian@everettsd.org (425) 385-4070

  3. The Problem • How do we ensure that every student graduates from high school ? • In 2004 OSPI reported Everett’s graduation rate as 53%

  4. The Answer • Graduation Task Force 2003-04 • On Time Graduation Committee 2004-present

  5. Graduation Rates reported by OSPI including this year’s preliminary numbers *Graduation rates are based on the prior year graduation class i.e. 08-09 data is based on graduation class of 2008. Data for 08-09 is preliminary.

  6. Graduation Rate = Graduates (N) Cohort (D)

  7. Active students currently enrolled + Dropouts = Class Cohort

  8. Students On Track + Students Off Track = Active Students

  9. + Completers (C-1) + Dropouts + Unknowns (P210) = NCBL Drop Outs

  10. Myths of Student Achievement and Their Impacts on High School Graduation Rates

  11. Myth 1: The data we provide to OSPI and the reports generated from that data are accurate

  12. Summary of C’s, D’s, U’s2004-05 through 2008-08

  13. Myth 2: Students that fail classes are unmotivated and impacted by non school issues

  14. All SchoolsFINC Summary for Non Duplicated IndividualsSemester 1 2009 • 1491 individuals received at least 1 F • 47% of these individuals (703) only received 1 F • 23% of the individuals (339) received 2 F’s 3/26/09 Pentamation

  15. Myth 3: Students that fail do not work in class

  16. First Semester 2009

  17. First Semester 2009

  18. Myth 4: Students grades are directly related to student attendance

  19. Attendance and F Data Semester 1 2009

  20. Myth 5: Discipline is a significant factor in school failure

  21. Discipline Incidents and F DataSemester 1 2009 • Discipline: • Emergency Expulsion / Expulsion • Short & Long Term Suspension • In-School Suspension • 1382 Individual students received at least 1 F • 83% of the students that got at least 1 F had no serious discipline incidents

  22. Myth 6: Students that fail classes lack basic skills Board Procedure 2410 allows students that have previously failed a course in the same academic area to recover credit by meeting mastery on a WASL subtest.

  23. WASL Credits Retrieved by Year 6/15/09 Pentamation

  24. Myth 7: The WASL is a significant Barrier to Graduation • WASL is a destroyer of Electives

  25. Everett School DistrictClass of 20091176 Active Students 05/12/09Reading District Data May 12, 2009

  26. Everett School DistrictClass of 20091176 Active Students 05/12/09Writing District Data May 12, 2009

  27. Everett School DistrictClass of 20091176 Active Students 05/12/09Mathematics District Data May 12, 2009

  28. Myth 8: If you increase academic Rigor student performance will decline.

  29. Enrollment in MS Algebra & Geometry2004-2009

  30. HS Enrollment in Basic (Regular) Math2004-2009

  31. Enrollment in Advanced Math at High School2004-2009

  32. Math Enrollment Trends2004 - 2009

  33. Everett Public SchoolsComprehensive High SchoolsClass of 2010 (Fall 2008)

  34. 2009 Student Cohort • Challenging Course Offerings: Course Enrollments 2005 - 2009 Pentamation data 5/18/09

  35. 2009 Student Cohort • College Ready Status: Four Year Washington State College Pentamation data 5/18/09

  36. Myth 9: Students make up missing credits during summer school.

  37. R-Y-G Summer School 2008 • 70% of summer participants are not credit deficit. • Of those credit deficit only 13% recovered enough credit to get out of credit deficit. 9/4/08 Pentamation

  38. Myth 10: Principals can not impact graduation rates

  39. Everett Public SchoolsOn-Time Graduation Task Force2008-09 Goals • All high schools will fully implement the Academic Tracker system including 4-year plans, course requests and scheduling functions. • All high schools will implement the new Transcript Evaluation form and all Red/Yellow students will develop Graduation Plans which include one-on-one conference with the student and when possible, the parent. • Each comprehensive high school will have at least 100 students not at standard in mathematics take the SAT/ACT Math assessment or submit a completed Collection of Evidence Portfolio to OSPI. Sequoia High School will submit 50 complete collections of evidence portfolios to OSPI. • Each high school will develop and implement a plan to re-engage super seniors and help them graduate during 2008-09.

  40. Everett Public SchoolsOn-Time Graduation Task Force2008-09 Goals • Each Comprehensive High School will reduce the number of non-graduates by 10% for the Class of 2009. SHS will achieve a 50% extended graduation rate. • The district graduation rate for students classified as special education, low income and ELL will each reach 75% and each Comprehensive High School will be 80% and SHS will be 50%. • All high schools will implement an Academic Support Center that will serve to focus on on-time graduation efforts at the school.

  41. Everett Public SchoolsHigh School Graduate Goal*2009

  42. Graduation Rates reported by OSPI including this year’s preliminary numbers *Graduation rates are based on the prior year graduation class i.e. 08-09 data is based on graduation class of 2008. Data for 08-09 is preliminary.

  43. Steps to Improve Your Graduation Rate • Verify data Your Process / Your Data • Intervene with active students Communication / Data Systems / Program Assistance Credit Recover / Partnerships • Drop-out recovery with inactive students Who / Where / Why / How

  44. Questions?

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