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Performance Comparisons for Schools in Madison County. Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama February 17, 2011. The PARCA Approach to Analysis of School Performance. DO DEMOGRAPHICS AND FINANCES MATTER?
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Performance Comparisons for Schools in Madison County Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama February 17, 2011
The PARCA Approach to Analysis of School Performance
DO DEMOGRAPHICS AND FINANCES MATTER? • Yes, but they are not the controlling issues unless we fail to address them effectively. • Size • Poverty • Local Tax Support • Spending per Student • Administrative Costs
HOW WE ANALYZE ARMT RESULTS • We look for successes as well as challenges. • We set expectations high, based on two important principles: • All students can learn at high levels. Demographics do not determine destiny. • All schools can improve. • Every performance number can change for the better. Labels are inappropriate.
THE WAY WE LOOK AT THE DATA • We make straightforward comparisons that all can understand. • We recognize multiple levels of results, to avoid labeling. • We analyze results for the four major student subgroups in Alabama schools, to monitor success for all. • We use Level IV results as our benchmark. • We believe these features help to create an improvement-oriented perspective.
COLOR-CODING THE RESULTS • To recognize the range of performance and avoid labeling, we color-code results in five categories.
ARMT Data Tables For Madison County School Systems
Blossomwood Elementary School Huntsville City System
Blossomwood - White - Math Blossomwood - White - Reading 3 4 5 3 4 5
Blossomwood - Black - Math Blossomwood - Black - Reading 3 4 5 3 4 5
Blossomwood - Poverty - Math Blossomwood - Poverty - Reading 3 4 5 3 4 5
New Market School Madison County System
New Market - White - Math New Market - White - Reading 5 6 7 5 6 7
New Market - Non-Poverty - Math New Market - Non-Poverty - Reading 5 6 7 5 6 7
Heritage Elementary School Madison City System
Heritage - Poverty - Math Heritage - Poverty - Reading 3 4 5 3 4 5
Hampton Cove Middle School Huntsville City System
Hampton Cove - Black - Math Hampton Cove - Black - Reading 6 7 8 6 7 8
Hampton Cove - Poverty - Math Hampton Cove - Poverty - Reading 6 7 8 6 7 8
Hazel Green Elementary School Madison County System
Hazel Green - Non-Poverty - Math Hazel Green - Non-Poverty - Reading 3 4 5 3 4 5
Hazel Green - Poverty - Math Hazel Green - Poverty - Reading 3 4 5 3 4 5
Discovery Middle School Madison City System