MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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2. Instructional Core Adapted from Harvard University PELP Framework

3. MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS Dependencies • Alignment of current district resources and personnel • Collaboration among district departments • Securing and sustaining grants, external funding, and partnerships • Policy development and implementation • Contract negotiations

4. Academic Achievement – Conceptual Framework Ó Bernadeia Johnson

5. MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS Recommendations • Increase access to quality early childhood school programs and services • Implement programs to support students’ transition from elementary to middle; middle to high; high to post-secondary • Develop sustainable K-12 reform: • Common Characteristics of High Quality Schools (Middle School Platform and Small Learning Communities) • Professional Learning Communities • Cross-Functional Teams • Data-Driven Decision Making • Formative Assessment

6. MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS Recommendations • Provide teachers and administrators with more strategies and training in classroom management • Develop professional relationships with other urban districts • Increase opportunities to communicate and build partnerships with parents and the community to extend expectations for learning • Review and determine alternative school needs • Increase accountability among departments, programs, and providers

7. MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS Recommendations • Engage parents and provide increased training and support • Continue to mobilize community resources • Increase and align support to improve behavior in schools • Build partnerships with parents and the community to communicate expectations for behavior

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11. 2006 AYP Updates • New tests (MCA-II) aligned with Minnesota academic standards • New Standards/Achievement Levels • New Score Scale • New Processes (TEAE reading substituting for the MCA-II reading for ELL students)

12. 2006 AYP Updates • The AYP calculation includes: MCA-II and TEAE results from Grades 3-8, 10 (Reading Only), and 11 (Math Only). • Special Ed includes: expanded Special Ed sometimes called Special Ed+2 years. • Adjustments: Because of the new tests, new standards, and new processes, MDE will adjust the index points in the three previous school years and re-calculate the safe-harbor and averaging targets.

13. New Achievement Levels & AYP index points The results of the MCA-II will be placed into FOUR LEVELS: Does not Meet the Standards (Level D) 0 pts Partially Meet the Standards (Level P)½ pt Meets the Standards (Level M) 1 pt Exceeds the Standards (Level E) 1 pt

14. New Score Scale

15. 1650 =Meets the Standard on 11th Grade Math in 2006 (1150 on MCA-II) 1510 = Partially Meet the Standard on 11th Grade Math in 2006 (1140 on MCA-II) 1420 = Proficiency in 2005 (Below the Partially Meet the Standard in 2006)

16. 2006 AYP Test Participation Rates for Minneapolis Public Schools

17. AYP Proficiency: 2006 District Results

18. 2006 AYP Attendance Rates: District Results • The District made Adequate Yearly Progress on attendance (92.29%) in 2006 based on the 2004-05 attendance rate for the All Students group. • Native American and Special Education categories had an attendance rate below the AYP requirement (90%).

19. 2004 - 2006 AYP Attendance Rates by NCLB Subgroups (Minneapolis)

20. 2005 AYP Graduation Rates for Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) • The AYP criterion requires districts and high schools to have an average graduation rate of 80% or show an acceptable improvement (.1%) from the previous year (2003-04). • AYP status on graduation rate is only based on the All Students group at the school or district except when safe harbor rule is applied. • Based on 2004-05 graduation rates, the district and five of the seven high schools made the AYP graduation rate criterion in 2006.

21. 2004 - 2006 AYP Graduation Rates for MPS & its Seven High Schools

22. 2004 - 2006 AYP Graduation Rates by NCLB Subgroups (Minneapolis)

23. 2006 District AYP Summary

24. 2006 AYP Data Correction Summary • Over 5,000 records with data corrected and over 400 Alternate Assessments were entered. • 12 schools made AYP after data correction. • 2 more schools made AYP after further data investigation. • 14 schools that did not make AYP reviewed their data in details.

25. 2006 AYP Appeal Summary • The MDE re-calculated the 1% Cap calculation based on the tested population enrollment. • The Alternate Assessment Waiver impact analyses showed that it costs more than benefits the District by applying the waiver. • Based upon further data investigation and evidence, the District has filed appeal for 9 schools • 1 Elementary • 4 K-8 or 6-8 • 2 Public Alternatives • 2 Contract Alternatives

26. When will the final reports be available? • The District will receive the final test and AYP results on November 14 from the MDE. • November 15 is the official date for the State release of the data to the public. • The Individual Student Report (ISR) (Parents Copy) will be in paper format. • MDE will put all the school reports (including ISR – School Copy) in a CD, so school results will be delivered electronically. • MCA individual data will be put on the OCR web sit by Friday Sept. 29th

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