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Lake Bluff Gifted Education Benchmarking Progress Report

Lake Bluff Gifted Education Benchmarking Progress Report. Components. Above-grade-level assessment data analysis Follow-up progress tracking survey on parent perceptions based on National Association for Gifted Children Program Standards. Two Year NUMATS Score Analysis for Lake Bluff.

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Lake Bluff Gifted Education Benchmarking Progress Report

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  1. Lake Bluff Gifted Education Benchmarking Progress Report

  2. Components • Above-grade-level assessment data analysis • Follow-up progress tracking survey on parent perceptions based on National Association for Gifted Children Program Standards

  3. Two Year NUMATS Score Analysis for Lake Bluff

  4. Background • NUMATS uses above-grade-level assessment to remove ceiling effects to: • Identify strengths and “ability tilt” in high achieving students • Identify needs for acceleration, further enrichment, and support among gifted and high achieving students • Provide a valid and reliable way to monitor academic growth over time • Lake Bluff students have participated for two years

  5. Comparison Groups • Lake Bluff Group: local students who scored at or above the 90th percentile on a grade level assessment • All NUMATS Group: Gifted students from 8 central states. (15,000 – 20,000 students annually) • Similar NUMATS Group: A “bootstrapped” comparison district comprised of a sample of NUMATS students from districts in the same quartiles as Lake Bluff for average household income and level of poverty

  6. Explore/ACT Mean Percentiles of Lake Bluff Students Compared with NUMATS Participants With Similar Social-Economic Status and ALL NUMATS Participants in 2013-15

  7. Two-Year Comparison of Lake Bluff Students Who Had Scores in Both Years and Who Scored Above 94th in MAP Math Tests

  8. Two-Year Comparison of Lake Bluff Students Who Had Scores in Both Years and Who Scored Above 94th in MAP Reading Tests

  9. Two-Year Comparison of Lake Bluff Students on Explore/ACT Mean Percentiles for Students Who Scored Above 94thPercentile on MAP Math

  10. Two-Year Comparison of Lake Bluff Students on Explore/ACT Mean Percentiles for Students Who Scored Above 94thPercentile on MAP Reading

  11. Explore/ACT Mean Percentiles of Lake Bluff Students Whose Two-Year Average Scored Lower than 90th, Between 90-94th, and higher than 94th in MAP Math Tests

  12. Data Takeaways • Lake Bluff high achieving students are, as a group, outperforming other gifted students around the Midwest. • What’s happening for kids in school in Lake Bluff appears to be making a difference. • Lake Bluff is widening the gap between itself and economically similar districts • Differences among Lake Bluff’s high achieving students are significant enough to merit continuing efforts to further differentiate curriculum and provide accelerative pathways

  13. Parent Perceptions

  14. Survey • Items based on NAGC Program Standards • Supplemented with localized questions • Parallel items between 2013 and 2014 survey used to monitor perception changes

  15. Goals for gifted and advanced students are clearly articulated

  16. Rights and responsibilities of parents related to programs and services for gifted and advanced students are clear.

  17. Criteria for placing students in programs and services for gifted and advanced students are fair.

  18. My child’s teachers regularly differentiate curriculum to keep my gifted or advanced student challenged and engaged

  19. The culture of our school supports flexibility to meet gifted and advanced students’ needs

  20. The culture of Lake Bluff schools values gifted and advanced students and their abilities

  21. Parents, teachers, specialists and administrators work as partners to address the needs of gifted and advanced students

  22. Parents, teachers, specialists and administrators work as partners to address the needs of gifted and advanced students

  23. I have adequate opportunities to communicate with enrichment specialists about ways to meet the needs of my gifted or advanced child

  24. Other findings • Accessing more advanced curriculum remains a high priority for parents • Parent meetings and new web page have been perceived as helpful by parents who were aware of and accessed them

  25. Recommendations • Continue providing regular updates on gifted education efforts. Transparency and frequency of communications are gaining trust • Continue to emphasize and support differentiation efforts in all classrooms • Continue work to open pathways to acceleration and communicate opportunities to parents • Monitor trajectories of students into high school and beyond over time

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