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JBHS 2009 Annual Report

The Class of 2013 in Middle School. What can we learn from Connecticut Mastery Tests and Reading Scores?. Rising Ninth Graders (2013) Information derived from CMT data. Degrees of Reading Power. 2009 Connecticut Mastery Gd. 8. Lexile projections from middle schools Information derived from NWEA testing.

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JBHS 2009 Annual Report

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    1. JBHS 2009 Annual Report “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” William Butler Yeats -- Prepared by Elaine Ciesielski, Debbi Farrell, Charlie Huot and Tom McMorran

    2. The Class of 2013 in Middle School What can we learn from Connecticut Mastery Tests and Reading Scores?

    3. Rising Ninth Graders (2013) Information derived from CMT data Degrees of Reading Power 2009 Connecticut Mastery Gd. 8

    4. Lexile projections from middle schools Information derived from NWEA testing Distribution of Lexile range Lexile ratings of grade 9 texts

    5. How did our underclassmen perform in their spring 2009 semester? The following slides show representative performance only

    6. Spring 09 Course Grades: Class of 2012* (when current sophomores were freshmen)

    7. Spring 09 Course Grades: Class of 2011* (when current juniors were sophomores)

    8. Spring 2009 9-12 Course Grades

    9. The PSAT What diagnostic information can we draw from the PSAT? (Answer: Our SAT scores are generally higher.)

    10. PSAT Scores*

    11. The CAPT How can we help move all students ahead while providing additional support to low-performing students?

    12. CAPT Class of 2011

    13. CAPT 2009

    14. Reading Assessment The student’s reading score is determined through his or her performance on two subtests: “Response to Literature” and “Reading for Information.” Both measure the student’s ability to… Connect the text to the larger world Understand the content Take a critical stand Interpret meaning Response to Literature is scored by two readers using a 6 level rubric. Reading for Information has 12 two-point questions.

    15. If reading is foundational… Reading for Information (7th thirteen schools within 7 score range ) 211 students completed this test. 48 earned a “79”* or higher grade. (22.75%) (19 or more out of 24) 163 earned a “75”* or lower grade. (18 or less out of 24) Response to Literature (11th 37 schools within the 11 score range) 210 students completed this test. 61 earned a “75”* or higher grade. (28.91%) (9 or more out of 12) 149 earned a lower grade.

    16. CAPT Reading for Information on 24 point scale (10th in state)

    17. CAPT Response to Literature on a 12 point scale (11th in state)

    18. The SAT How do our top students and our middle-ability students perform on the SAT?

    19. SAT Critical Reading

    20. SAT Mathematics

    21. SAT Writing

    22. SAT Subject Tests

    23. SAT Verbal: Comparisons w/ DRG A

    24. SAT Math: Comparison w/ DRG A

    25. SAT Writing: Comparison w/ DRG A

    26. The SAT Conclusion: We must accomplish two objectives… Maintain our high-performing students at their current levels; Invest more resources, time, and attention K-12 to improving the mid-range and low-performing students.

    27. The AP Program How do we maintain our tradition of academic excellence during a period of transition and expansion?

    28. AP: Percent receiving score of 3, 4 or 5

    29. Additional AP’s earning 3, 4, or 5

    30. College & Career Placement How competitive are our students? How can we find the best possible match for each student who seeks post-high school education?

    31. Placement Profile for JBHS*

    32. Class of 2009 Admitted to… Most Competitive Colleges* Boston College, Bowdoin, Bryn Mawr, Bucknell, Carnegie Mellon, Case Reserve, Colby, Colgate, College of the Holy Cross, College of New Jersey, College of William and Mary, Connecticut College, Columbia/Barnard, Dartmouth, Franklin & Marshall, George Washington, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Kenyon, Lafayette, Macalaster, Middlebury, NYU, Northwestern, Oberlin, RPI, Swarthmore, Tufts, Tulane, U. Miami, U. Penn, U. Richmond, U. Rochester, Vassar, Villanova, and Yale University. (*Rank is drawn from Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges)

    33. Class of 2009 Admitted to… Highly Competitive Colleges American University, Babson, Bard, Boston University, Clark, Clemson, Colorado School of Mines, Dickinson, Elon, Emerson, Fordham, Georgia Inst. Technology, Gettysburg, Grinnell, Hampshire, Kalamazoo, Loyola (MD), Mt. Holyoke, Muhlenberg, Northeastern, Providence, Quinnipiac, Rhodes, Sarah Lawrence, Skidmore, Stevens Inst., Syracuse, U. Georgia, U. Maryland, U. Michigan, U. Pittsburgh, U. Wisconsin, University of Connecticut, United States Coast Guard Academy, United States Merchant Marine Academy, Virginia Polytechnic Inst., Wheaton, and WPI.

    34. THE END “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” Yeats

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