Annual Report to the Public October Board Meeting 2014

1. Annual Report to the Public • October Board Meeting 2014

2. AllNLRSD SchoolsareFully Accredited • Amboy Elementary - Fully Accredited • Boone Park Elementary - Fully Accredited • Crestwood Elementary - Fully Accredited • Glenview Elementary - Fully Accredited • Indian Hills Elementary - Fully Accredited • Lakewood Elementary - Fully Accredited • Meadow Park Elementary - Fully Accredited • North Heights Elementary - Fully Accredited • Park Hill Elementary - Fully Accredited • Pike View Elementary - Fully Accredited • Seventh Street Elementary - Fully Accredited • Ridgeroad Middle School - Fully Accredited • Lakewood Middle School - Fully Accredited • North Little Rock Academy - Fully Accredited • North Little Rock High School - Fully Accredited • 0 students transferring pursuant to the unsafe school provision • 3students transferring in pursuant to the Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act & Legal Transfer • 39 students transferring out in pursuant to the Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act & Legal Transfer

3. NLRSD Preliminary School Status 2013-2014 Priority schoolsinclude the bottom 5% of schools with the lowest levels of student performance. Focus schoolsinclude 10% of Title I schools with the largest TAGG/Non-TAGG achievement gaps. Needs Improvement schools scored above the bottom 5%, and do not have significant achievement gaps between their TAGG/Non- TAGG. Needs Improvement schools have at least one academic area or subgroup needing advancement. Achieving schools met all their performance goals in 2013 for their TAGG and combine population. Exemplary schoolsinclude the top 1% of schools that had high performance, high TAGG and high progress. Focus schools- Crestwood, Indian Hills, No. Heights, Pike View, Seventh Street (status pending), Lakewood Middle Needs Improvement schools- Amboy, Boone Park, Glenview, Lakewood Elementary, Meadow Park, Park Hill, Ridgeroad Middle, North Little Rock High, North Little Rock Academy, NLRSD

4. NLRSD Preliminary 2014 ESEA Report

5. NLRSD Preliminary 2014 ESEA Report

6. 2014 Math Performance AMO MET 2014 AMOs

7. 2014 Literacy Performance AMO

8. Spring ACTAAP 2014

9. NLRSD Elementary Longitudinal Math Performance

10. NLRSD Elementary Longitudinal Literacy Performance

11. Iowa Test of Basic SkillsPercentile Rank of Average SS: National Student Norms

12. ITBS Grade 1Percentile Rank of Average SS: National Student Norms

13. ITBS Grade 1Percentile Rank of Average SS: National Student Norms

14. ITBS Grade 2Percentile Rank of Average SS: National Student Norms

15. ITBS Grade 2Percentile Rank of Average SS: National Student Norms

16. Elementary Areasof Focus/Goals(proposals to correct deficiencies) • Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) • Teachers are receiving professional development in math through CGI which teaches methods that will enhance teaching performance and practice give students ways to solve real world math problems. • More hands on math is being taught and students are being asked to think critically about math. • Reflex Math • To prepare students for the PARCC assessment in math students will be administered "mock" problems to practice methods and to see how the test is being formatted.  • Professional Learning Communities and Grade Level Teams are meeting to discuss math instruction and student progress and to gain ideas from each other through these powerful networking tools. • Academic Improvement Plans and Intensive Reading Interventions have been developed and shared  with parents for students who are struggling and are being progressed monitored to determine effectiveness. • More technology is being used by students and teachers. • STAR Math Assessment • Utilizing Math Coaches in some schools • Math Curriculum Maps/Units have been revised and developed. • After School Programs are being offered to students who are struggling in literacy and math. • After School Programs are targeted to meet the differentiated, prescriptive needs of struggling learners.

17. 2014 Math Performance AMO MET 2014 AMOs

18. 2014 Literacy Performance AMO MET 2014 AMOs

19. Spring ACTAAP 2014

20. NLRSD Secondary Longitudinal Math Performance

21. NLRSD Secondary • Longitudinal Literacy Performance

22. Current 9th Grade Cohort

23. Iowa Test of Basic Skills 2014Percentile Rank of Average SS: National Student Norms

24. SecondaryAreas of Focus/Goals(proposals to correct deficiencies) • Additional Credit Recovery Labs • Credit Recovery software change to allow at home access • Additional course offerings (PLTW) • Focus on Career Readiness Skills • Partnerships with two and four year universities • Evaluation and support for low level readers • Academic Improvement Plans have been developed and shared  with parents for students who are struggling and are being progressed monitored to determine effectiveness.

25. NLRSD Graduation AMOs

26. Longitudinal Graduation Rate

27. LongitudinalDropout Rate

28. LongitudinalCollege Remediation Rate

29. Grade Inflation Rate

30. 2013 Retention Rates Number of Students by Grade Grade 1: 7; Grade 2: 4; Grade 3: 3; Grade 4: 3; Grade 5: 1; Grade 6: 12; Grade 7: 12; Grade 8: 8

31. Advanced Placement % of AP exams scoring > 3.0 • 72 students IB candidates registered • 12 students successfully passed the diploma • 370 students participated in AP courses • 370 students participated 515 AP exams • 139 AP scores were between 3.0 and 5.0

32. NLRSD Longitudinal Avg. ACT Performance

33. % of ACT-Tested Students for NLRSD in 2014 Ready for College-Level Coursework English Composition: 18 on ACT English Test Algebra: 22 on ACT Mathematics Test Social Science: 22 on ACT Reading Test Biology: 23 on ACT Science Test

34. www.nlrsd.org More information can be found by visiting Departments>Testing/Data.