Centerpoint School District Closing the Achievement Gap May 2016

1. Centerpoint School District Closing the Achievement Gap May 2016

2. Arkansas Commission on Closing the Achievement Gap Annual Report Mission Originally created by Act 1777 in 2003, the GAP Commission’s primary purpose was to work with educators from across the state who worked first-hand in addressing the academic disparity that we continue to see among various disadvantaged groups. They are committed to working along-side school districts to ensure that all students are given the support they need to succeed in school, and we are also committed to provide any assistance we can on the state level to make real progress in closing the academic achievement gap here in Arkansas. Legislation The Arkansas Commission on Closing the Achievement Gap has been re-constituted, and is now composed in accordance with two powerful pieces of legislation enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas: Act 949 (HB 2163) and Act 1314 (HB 2164) of 2009 as approved on April 6, 2009 and April 9, 2009 respectively. In accordance with Arkansas Code 6-15-1601 (b) concerning membership on the Commission, the body includes eleven (11) Commissioners in total: Five Commissioners appointed by the Governor, three (3) by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and three (3) by the Speaker of the House.

3. COMMITTEE The committee is dedicated to assuring that each child attains his fullest potential. High expectations will be maintained for every student regardless of economic, racial, or ethnic circumstances. It is the committee’s belief and understanding that the effects of the achievement gap are felt by all students and that closing the gap will, in turn, benefit the student body as a whole as well as the community.  A well educated citizenry is in everyone’s interest and we call upon parents and the community to join as partners in this collaborative effort.

4. AMITY

5. GLENWOOD

6. Updated on May 11, 2015

7. What Gaps can be Identified?

12. POINTS TO NOTE: • ASSESSMENTS: NEW ASSESSMENT FOR STATE 3 YEARS IN A ROW FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS HAVE TAKEN A DIFFERENT TEST EVERY YEAR FOR 3 YEARS. UNABLE TO COMPARE DATA. 2013 BENCHMARK 2014 BENCHMARK 2015 PARCC : 2016 ACT ASPIRE LIT/MATH/SCI (NO REPORTS AVAILABLE FROM THIS SPRING TESTING) ASSESSMENTS WERE VERY DIFFERENT. BENCHMARK: KNOWLEDGE LEVEL QUESTIONS, MULTIPLE CHOICE, OPEN RESPONSE WRITING QUESTIONS, PAPER/PEN TEST. PARCC: HIGH ORDER THINKING QUESTIONS; COMPUTER BASED WITH MULTIPLE TYPES OF QUESTIONS WHICH REQUIRED COMPUTER SKILLS AND PROFICIENT TYPING SKILLS. DID NOT RECEIVE PARCC DATA UNTL LATE 1ST SEMESTER THIS YEAR. AND PARCC DATA TRANSFER TO STATE DATA REPORTS WAS IN JAN-FEB OF THIS YEAR. • NEXT YEAR: KINDERGARTEN WILL HAVE SOME TYPE OF PRE AND POST TESTS; FIRST GRADE WILL TAKE A SERIES OF ASSESSMENTS TBA; SECOND GRADE WILL TAKE THE ACT ASPIRE • NO BIG CHANGES IN CURRICULUM FOR LITERACY AND MATH. • WE USE COMMON CORE STANDARDS • SOCIO ECONOMIC GROUP; • FAIRLY STEADY SCORES ON 13-14 BENCHMARK BUT PERFORMED POORLY ON THE PARCC • THERE HAS BEEN A DECLINE IN THIS GROUP THE LAST THREE YEARS • THIS SUBGROUP DOES NOT HAVE THE HOME CONNECTION TO LEARN AND PRACTICE COMPUTER SKILLS. EXPERIENCES W TECHNOLOGY ARE LIMITED.

13. GRADES 1 -2 IOWA ASSESSMENTSTUDENTS ARE COMPARED NATIONALLY 2016 IOWA GRADE 1 OVERALL = LITERACY 46% MATH 50% GRADE 2 OVERALL = LITERACY 57% MATH 65%

14. PARCC SPRING 2015CAUCASIAN SUB GROUP % // STATE %

15. PARCC SPRING 2015HISPANIC SUB GROUP % // STATE %

16. PARCC SPRING 2015SOCIO ECONOMIC SUB GROUP % // STATE %

17. PARCC SPRING 2015GENDER: FEMALE SUB GROUP % // STATE %

18. PARCC SPRING 2015GENDER: MALE SUB GROUP % // STATE %

19. Science Benchmark

20. CURRICULUM LITERACY MATH GRADES K-1-2-3-4-5 ALL USE THE ENGAGE NEW YORK MATH MODULES (2ND GRADE WILL USE IT NEXT YEAR) • GRADES K-1-2-3-4-5 • ALL USE THE GATES LITERACY MODULES • GRADES K-1-2-3 HAVE ALL BEEN TRAINED IN ORTON GILLINGHAM MULTISENSORY APPROACH TO LEARNING • GRADES 2-3-4-5 WILL ALL BE DEPARMENTALIZED NEXT YEAR • GRADES K-5 WILL USE THE LEARNING INSTITUTE FOR THEIR FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS AND PROGRESS MONITORING • GRADES K-3 WILL USE (MAYBE) MINDPLAY WHICH IS A COMPUTER BASED PHONICS INTERVENTION PROGRAM THAT WILL ALSO CHECK FOR PROGRESS MONITORING AND INTERVENTIONS • TYPING WILL BE EMPHASIZED IN GRADES K-1-2-3-4-5

23. MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLIMPROVEMENT ACTIONS Grades 6 and 7 are 1 to 1 with HP Streams ACT Aspire Compass Learning Odyssey Edulastic Orton-Gillingham Strategies After School Tutoring Remediation/Activity Period Common Core State Standards Literacy Instructional Facilitator Carnegie Math APEX Credit Recovery Professional Development with Dawson, ADE, and APSRC, Data Analysis, Horizontal and Vertical Curriculum Alignment, Technology training, AP & Pre-AP training, AAIMS Special Education Inclusion Professional Learning Communities

24. Challenges We Face as a District struggling students and students from low Socioeconomic status have limited vocabulary and background knowledge. Ways to be serve our growing population of esl students. Absenteeism Behaviors

25. Math = ALGEBRA IEOC Benchmark

26. 11th Grade LiteracyEOC Benchmark

27. Literacy Matrix

28. Math Matrix

29. Science Benchmark

30. BiologyEOC Benchmark

31. Arkansas PARCC High School Results 2015 Coming Soon: District and studentPARCCscoresandreportsarescheduledtobereleasedforgrades9through12inNovember. Scoresforgrades3through8areexpectedtobe Released at the November State Board of Education meeting.

32. Arkansas PARCC High School Results 2015

33. Centerpoint ACT

34. 2014-2015 ARKANSAS AMO STATUS (currently in a holding pattern))

35. HOW WE CURRENTLY SPEND FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDED PROGRAMS • Title I • Title II-A • Title III • Carl Perkins • Title VI • NSLA • ALE • PD

36. Federal ProgramsTitle I • Title I Teachers/Title I Paraprofessionals • Lab Managers/Tutors Programs funded (whole or part): • Renaissance Accelerated Reader/Accelerated Math • Compass Learning Odyssey/Successmaker web-based remediation programs • Training on Orton-Gillingham Strategies • Literacy Libraries • After School Tutoring • New Computer Lab • Parent Resource Center = Materials and Supplies • Supplemental Professional Development • Substitute Teachers for PD • Homeless Funds • Neglected and Delinquent Funds: Arkansas Sheriff’s Youth Ranch

37. Federal ProgramsTitle II-A • Literacy Instructional Facilitator • Supplemental Professional Development • Substitute Teachers for PD

38. Federal ProgramsTitle III/ELL • Funds provide for ELL/ESL materials and supplies. • 2 Bilingual Paraprofessionals • ELLIS Software Program • ESL Professional Development

39. Federal ProgramsCarl Perkins • Career and Technical Education • Provides funding for workforce education • Professional Development • Supplemental materials and equipment

40. Federal ProgramsTitle VI State • Technology Equipment • Materials and Supplies

41. State ProgramsNSLA • Curriculum/Federal Programs Director • Para-Professionals • After-school Tutoring • Summer School Program • Materials and Supplies • Technology Equipment • Nurse- above minimum Requirements • Counselor-above minimum Requirements • Literacy Instructional Facilitator • Professional Development • New computer lab

42. ALE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT To improve services to struggling students, a high school leadership team researched programs that would provide needed credit recovery for these students. A) The APEX program was chosen; B) ALE state funds have been used to purchase; C) and the program has been implemented for these students. D) Compass Learning Odyssey

43. Questions, Comments, Suggestions Working together with families and community, Centerpoint School District will provide our students with quality educational experiences through high academic standards and an engaged staff, in a safe and inviting environment.