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2008 Grade 3-8 English Language Arts and Math Results

2008 Grade 3-8 English Language Arts and Math Results. Meeting Regents Goals. Regents set 2 major goals: Raise achievement overall, and Close the achievement gap. Results being announced today show progress in meeting these goals. Why Did Performance Go Up?.

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2008 Grade 3-8 English Language Arts and Math Results

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  1. 2008 Grade 3-8 English Language Arts and Math Results

  2. Meeting Regents Goals • Regents set 2 major goals: • Raise achievement overall, and • Close the achievement gap. • Results being announced today show progress in meeting these goals.

  3. Why Did Performance Go Up? • State invested an additional $3.4B in support for schools over 2 years. • Regents adopted reforms in teaching: More teachers than ever before are highly qualified under NCLB. • Regents adopted a grade-by-grade curriculum that sets clear expectations. • Schools are embracing changes in the curriculum, focusing on professional development.

  4. Bottom LineGrades 3-8 Overall Performance is up in Math and ELA. More students are meeting the standards. • Math: 81% of students are at Levels 3 & 4. • English: 68.5% of students are at Levels 3 & 4. • Decline in performance after 5th grade appears to be changing. • Fewer students are at Level 1 in both subjects.

  5. The Gap is Narrowing • Performance of Black and Hispanic students continues to improve. • Students with Disabilities are doing better - a large decrease in the number at Level 1. • ELL students’ performance in English continues to improve. • There were significant improvements in the Big 5 Cities.

  6. Percentage of Students Statewide Scoring at Levels 3 and 4on Grades 3-8 English and Math

  7. 20083-8 English Language Arts

  8. Achievement is up in English statewide, except in Grade 8. Number Tested 2006 2007 2008 Grade 3 185,603 198,457 195,777 Grade 4 190,951 197,499 197,016 Grade 5 201,262 202,133 198,022 Grade 6 204,249 204,463 200,505 Grade 7 210,735 211,839 207,278 Grade 8 212,320 213,971 209,180 Grades 3-8 1,205,120 1,228,362 1,207,778 Percentage of Students Scoring at Levels 3 and 4 2008 3-8 ELA results

  9. Fewer students showed serious academic difficulties in English in all grades, including Grade 8. Percentage of Students Scoring at Level 1 2008 3-8 ELA results

  10. More Students with Disabilities are meeting the English standards at every grade level, except Grade 8. Number Tested 2006 2007 2008 Grade 3 23,811 26,692 27,285 Grade 4 26,474 28,281 29,983 Grade 5 28,987 29,985 30,661 Grade 6 28,883 29,055 31,195 Grade 7 29,237 29,842 31,180 Grade 8 29,119 29,514 31,077 Grades 3-8 166,511 173,369 181,381 Percentage of Students with Disabilities Scoring at Levels 3 and 4 2008 3-8 ELA results

  11. The achievement gap in English is narrowing for Black and Hispanic students. Percentage of Students Scoring at Levels 3 and 4 2008 3-8 ELA results

  12. Overall, the percentage of Black students at levels 3 and 4 has increased. Percentage of Black Students Scoring at Levels 3 and 4 2008 3-8 ELA results

  13. Overall, the percentage of Hispanic students at levels 3 and 4 has increased. Percentage of Hispanic Students Scoring at Levels 3 and 4 2008 3-8 ELA results

  14. The performance of ELL students on the English test improved overall. Number of ELL Students Tested 2006 2007 2008 Grade 3 3,684 17,093 17,433 Grade 4 4,379 14,200 14,683 Grade 5 6,686 11,480 11,916 Grade 6 5,585 9,934 10,323 Grade 7 6,234 9,299 9,798 Grade 8 5,852 10,076 9,046 Grades 3-8 32,420 72,082 73,199 Percentage of ELL Students Scoring at Levels 3 and 4 2008 3-8 ELA results

  15. A much smaller percentage of ELL students showed serious academic difficulties in English. Percentage of ELL Students Scoring at Level 1 2008 3-8 ELA results

  16. The Big 5 districts showed substantial performance improvements in English. Percentage of Students Scoring at Levels 3 and 4 2008 3-8 ELA results

  17. 2008 3-8 Math

  18. Achievement in math is up statewide. Number of Students Tested 2006 2007 2008 Grade 3 201,956 200,217 197,500 Grade 4 202,791 199,391 198,730 Grade 5 209,242 203,956 199,746 Grade 6 211,428 206,220 202,058 Grade 7 217,308 213,436 209,039 Grade 8 219,414 215,415 210,716 Grades 3-8 1,262,139 1,238,635 1,217,789 Percentage of Students Scoring at Levels 3 and 4 2008 3-8 math results

  19. Fewer students showed serious academic difficulties in math in all grades, including Grade 8. Percentage of Students Scoring at Level 1 2008 3-8 math results

  20. More Students with Disabilities met the math standards at every grade level. Number Tested 2006 2007 2008 Grade 3 27,045 26,780 27,325 Grade 4 29,043 28,327 30,072 Grade 5 30,290 29,960 30,662 Grade 6 30,077 29,040 31,119 Grade 7 29,791 29,659 31,037 Grade 8 29,539 29,305 30,899 Grades 3-8 175,785 173,071 181,114 Percentage of Students with Disabilities Scoring at Levels 3 and 4 2008 3-8 math results

  21. The achievement gap in math is narrowing for Black and Hispanic students. Percentage of Students Scoring at Levels 3 and 4 2008 3-8 math results

  22. The percentage of Black students meeting the math standards increased significantly at every grade level. Percentage of Black Students Scoring at Levels 3 and 4 2008 3-8 math results

  23. The percentage of Hispanic students meeting the math standards increased significantly at every grade level. Percentage of Hispanic Students Scoring at Levels 3 and 4 2008 3-8 math results

  24. The Big 5 districts showed substantial performance improvements in math. Percentage of Students Scoring at Levels 3 and 4 2008 3-8 math results

  25. Ensuring These Results are Accurate • New York’s testing system passed rigorous peer review by U.S. Dept. of Education. • Technical Advisory Group – a panel of national testing experts - reviews all aspects of our testing program. • SED conducts expert independent analysis of vendor work.

  26. Why Did Performance Go Up? • State invested an additional $3.4B in support for schools over 2 years. • New grade by grade curriculum sets clear expectations. • Schools are embracing changes in State curriculum. • This is the third year of 3-8 testing. The system is responding.

  27. What Have the Regents and SED Done to Raise Achievement? • Approved new, higher math standards, developed by educators statewide. • Eliminated uncertified teachers statewide. • Worked closely with schools to produce a well-defined, grade-by-grade math core curriculum based on those standards. • Worked with Big 5 math directors, BOCES, other math experts to reach a common understanding of the new curriculum and the best ways to implement it in the schools.

  28. What did Schools do to Improve Student Performance? • Developed a three-year plan to improve student performance. • Made changes to curriculum and instruction especially for students receiving extra help. • Extra help changes as students’ needs change. • Weekly assessments – using the results to modify and tailor instruction weekly.

  29. What did Schools do to Improve Student Performance? • Staff development in math for all teachers. • Adopted a new math program more closely aligned to State standards. • Evidence indicates that strong educational leadership works. • Schools improved where principals set the tone and provided needed guidance. • Support from BOCES, including SETRC, in curriculum mapping and individualized instruction.

  30. What did Schools do to Improve Student Performance? • Expect good results for all students and provide the supports the students need to succeed. • Increasing emphasis on reading and writing has also improved math scores.

  31. Bottom LineGrades 3-8 Overall Performance is up in Math and ELA. More students are meeting the standards. • Math: 81% of students are at Levels 3 & 4. • English: 68.5% of students are at Levels 3 & 4. • Decline in performance after 5th grade appears to be changing. • Fewer students are at Level 1 in both subjects.

  32. The Gap is Narrowing • Performance of Black and Hispanic students continues to improve. • Students with Disabilities are doing better - a large decrease in the number at Level 1. • ELL students’ performance in English continues to improve. • There were significant improvements in the Big 5 Cities.

  33. Additional Details

  34. 3-8 English Language Arts

  35. At all grade levels, the mean scale score was above 650, the score that denotes meeting the ELA standards. 650 2008 3-8 ELA results

  36. 2008 English Language Arts Total Public Grades 3, 4, and 5

  37. 2008 English Language Arts Total Public Grades 6, 7, and 8

  38. 2008 Grades 3-8 ELA BY NRC LEVELS 3 & 4 Percentage of Students Scoring at Level 3 and 4

  39. The percentage of students with serious academic difficulties decreased for all racial/ethnic groups. Percentage of Students Scoring at Level 1 2008 3-8 ELA results

  40. In every grade, the percentage of Students with Disabilities showing serious academic difficulties decreased. Percentage of Students with Disabilities Students Scoring at Level 1 2008 3-8 ELA results

  41. Results for Student with Disabilities increased among all NRC categories. Percentage of Students with Disabilities Scoring at Levels 3 and 4 2008 3-8 ELA results

  42. 3-8 Math

  43. At all grade levels, the mean scale score was above 650, the score that denotes meeting the math standard. 650 2008 3-8 math results

  44. 2008 Math Total Public Grades 3, 4, and 5

  45. 2008 Math Total Public Grades 6, 7, and 8

  46. The percent of Black and Hispanic students scoring at level 1 has decreased significantly. Percentage of Students Scoring at Level 1 2008 3-8 math results

  47. In every grade level, fewer Students with Disabilities showed serious academic difficulties. Percentage of Students with Disabilities Scoring at Level 1 2008 3-8 math results

  48. Student with Disabilities results increased among all NRC categories. Percentage of Student with Disabilities Scoring at Levels 3 and 4 2008 3-8 math results

  49. Across all NRC categories, a larger percentage of students are meeting the math standard. Percentage of Students Scoring at Levels 3 and 4 2008 3-8 math results

  50. Fewer students showed serious academic difficulties this year in each of the Big 5 districts. Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse show strong three year declines in students scoring at level one. Percentage of Big 5 Districts Students Scoring at Level 1 2008 3-8 math results

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