First Annual Summit on Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

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First Annual Summit on Curriculum, Instruction,
and Assessment

• December 10, 2008
• Best Western Royal Plaza in Marlborough

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Welcome

• Jeffrey Nellhaus,
• Deputy Commissioner

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Purposes for the Day

• Share Department resources for strengthening
  curriculum, instruction, and assessment
• Identify needs for future development of
  curriculum resources and technical assistance
• Build capacity at the Department, districts, and
  schools through regional partnerships

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Opening Address

• Celebrating Progress, Committing to Next Steps to
  Narrowing Achievement Gaps
• Mitchell Chester,
• Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Framing the Discussion

• The Good News
• The Challenges We Face
• The Action We Must Take to Improve

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The Good News

• MCAS

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Students have demonstrated improvement on MCAS
across all grades, especially in math.
ELA
Mathematics
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Students have demonstrated marked improvement on
Grade 10 MCAS.
ELA
Mathematics
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The Good News

• NAEP

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Overall student performance on the 2007 NAEP was
the highest in the nationagain.
Indicates a tie
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Student performance on the 2007 NAEP was strong
for some groups.
Indicates a tie N.B. Standard errors not taken
into account for ranking purposes.
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The Good News

• TIMSS

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2007 TIMSS Findings

• Massachusetts now ranks among the worlds leading
  nations.

Any two jurisdictions scores are considered to
be statistically equivalent if the 95 confidence
interval for results overlaps
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The Good News

• Achievement Trends

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Achievement on MCAS Grade 10 ELA
White
12 pts.
African American
20 pts.
Hispanic
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and on MCAS Grade 10 Mathematics.
White
17 pts.
African American
20 pts.
Hispanic
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Similarly, low income achievement on MCAS Grade
10 ELA
Not Low Income
12 pts.
18 pts.
Low Income
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and on MCAS Grade 10 Mathematics.
Not Low Income
16 pts.
Low Income
20 pts.
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The Challenges We Face

• Achievement Gaps

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Special education gaps have remained constant on
MCAS Grade 10 ELA
General Education
Special Education
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and theyve widened on MCAS Grade 10 Mathematics.
General Education
Special Education
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LEP gaps have also remained constant on MCAS
Grade 10 ELA
Not LEP
LEP
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and on MCAS Grade 10 Mathematics.
Not LEP
LEP
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The Challenges We Face

• Achievement in the Early Grades

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MCAS Grade 4 ELA scores have exhibited a downward
trend
White
African American
Hispanic
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while MCAS Grade 4 Mathematics scores have been
relatively flat.
White
African American
Hispanic
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Only about half of grade 6, 7, and 8 students
scored Proficient or higher on MCAS Mathematics
in 2008
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The Challenges We Face

• Making AYP

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842 out of 1,870 schools in the Commonwealth
(45) were identified for improvement in 2008.
842
672
630
420
Subgroups
373
Aggregate
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The Challenges We Face

• College Readiness

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Of the class of 2007 graduates who enrolled in a
public higher education institution, 38 took at
least one remedial class during their 1st
semester.
1 remedial class
0 remedial classes
gt1 remedial class
Class of 2007 Graduates
N.B. Class of 2007 figures are preliminary
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Scoring above Needs Improvement on grade 10 tests
is an early sign of college readiness.
N.B. Class of 2007 figures are preliminary
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The Actions We Must Take to Improve

• Its being done.
• Look to schools that are getting the job done.

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Though the Edwards Middle School in Boston (48.5
First Language Not English, 88 Low Income) did
not make AYP in ELA, they are making clear
progress.
State Target ELA
Edwards CPI
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The Edwards Middle School also demonstrated
improvement in mathematics.
State Target Math
Edwards CPI
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Despite the downward statewide trend in grades 3
and 4 ELA, the Hooks Elementary School in Chelsea
(82.7 First Language Not English, 89 Low
Income) made significant improvements.
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The Hooks Elementary School also made AYP in
Mathematics.
Hooks CPI
Math AYP Target
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The Actions We Must Take to Improve

• 5 Priority Areas

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5 Priority Areas

• Educator Development
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Accountability Redesign
• Supports for Students and Families
• State Leadership and Operations