District Assessment Report

1. District Assessment Report Westwood Regional School District February 18, 2010

2. Assessment has more to do with helping students grow than cataloging their mistakes.- Carol Ann Tomlinson

3. Forms of Assessment • Formative vs. Summative • Essays • Tests/Quizzes • Questioning • Presentations • Projects • Self-assessment

4. WWRSD Plans • WWRSD curriculum based “shared” assessments • K-5 Reading • Pre/mid/post assessments in mathematics • 6-12 mid-term and final exams • TerraNova reading assessments in grades 2, 5, and 8 • Test of Cognitive Skills in grades 2, 3, 4, 5 • Action-plans in every building • Examining student writing at grade-level meetings and increasing academic rigor

5. Mathematics *Yellow indicates areas where the WWRSD outperformed the DFG

6. Language Arts Literacy *Yellow indicates areas where the WWRSD outperformed the DFG

7. Science 4 & 8 Biology End of Year *Yellow indicates areas where the WWRSD outperformed the DFG

8. NJASK Action-plans Areas in need of attention Instructional strategies Curricular or program changes Leveraging of resources District-wide “Do Nows” Short-term Solutions

9. Increasing academic rigor = transfer of content knowledge and skills Better linking curriculum to the revised standards Continued focus on best-practice instructional strategies Explicit test preparation Long-term Solutions

10. Jr.-Sr. High School SAT Update for Class of 2009 Bergen Record: 88 students (senior year) Mean: 1511 Naviance: 108 students tested in total Mean: 1523 Class of 2010: 124 students tested Mean: 1553

11. Jr.-Sr. High School • HSPA Scores • Special Review Assessment/AHSA for students who scored partially proficient • 2007- 4 students = 3% • 2008- 5 students = 3% • 2009- 5 students = 3% • 2010- 7 students = 4%

12. Jr.-Sr. High School • Problem of the Day - modeling questions to HSPA, NJASK, SAT, ACT, AP, & SAT subject tests • Question of the Day from ACT • Test preparation materials • EXPLORE & PLAN for 9th and 10th grades • Data Analysis Committee

13. Timed writing prompts Math Connects Test preparation materials “Do Now” activities that are NJASK focused Lesson plans Writing across the subject areas Data analysis at faculty meetings Academic rigor Brookside Elementary School

14. Data analysis Curriculum mapping Problem of the day Cross-content opportunities Monthly timed assessments in LAL and mathematics Data-driven decision making Flexibility and collaboration of school-wide plan Berkeley Elementary School

15. Upcoming Dates NJASK Parent Forum Tuesday, March 16, 2010 7:00 P.M. Brookside Elementary School To register, visit our website at www.wwrsd.org HSPA March 2nd, 3rd, & 4th NJASK Grade 3: May 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th Grade 4: May 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th Grades 5-6: May 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Grades 7-8: April 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th

16. Questions If you have questions, please contact Rory J. McCourt at rmccourt@wwrsd.org or please contact your building principal.

17. Suggested Websites • New Jersey Department of Education www.state.nj.us/education/ • Office of State Assessments www.nj.gov/education/assessment/ • Office of Academic Standards www.nj.gov/education/aps • New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards www.state.nj.us/education/cccs/ • Measurement, Inc. www.measinc.com/njask • National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Writing Frameworks http://nagb.org/publications/frameworks.htm