Thursday, December 11, 2014

TAPR (Texas Academic Performance Report) - Tatum ISD, 2013-2014 School Year

Texas Academic Performance Report
&
TISD Program Evaluation: CIA Student Achievement
December 2014
The Performance Report known as the Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) Report from 1990-91 to 2011-12 is now named the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR). The TAPR is published to adhere to Texas Education Code Chapter 39  that requires each district’s board of trustees to publish an annual report that includes the TAPR, campus performance objectives, a report of violent or criminal incidents, and information received under Texas Education Code §51.403(e) from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The board of trustees shall hold a hearing for public discussion of the report, and they shall widely disseminate the report within the district.
The portion of the TAPR completed by TEA for the District is at this link and each campus at this link. The district financial report is found at this link. Each campus performance objectives can be found at THS, TMS, TES and TPS. The violent or criminal incidents are contained in this report. The THECB report is at this link. A glossary of terms can be found at this link.

STATE ACCOUNTABILITY

·         The 2014 accountability rating system for Texas public schools provides one of three ratings: Met Standard, Improvement Required or Not Rated. To reach the Met Standard rating the district or campus must meet or exceed the target score on all indexes. There are four indexes for 2014. The four indexes are listed below and further defined in this chart.
  • Index 1 Student Achievement – % of all students passing state assessments, target 55
  • Index 2 Student Progress - % of students that Met or Exceeded Progress (TMS, TES & TISD only)
  • Index 3 Performance Gaps - % of students in performance gap groups passing (All campuses and district)
  • Index 4 Postsecondary Readiness – Graduation rate, RHSP/DAP Rate, STAAR Passing rate at Final Recommended Level,  College Ready Graduates


Accountability Summary Report by Campus and District



Index
Target
Target
Target
Target
Target
1 Student Achievement
55
81
55
76
55
83
55
81
55
86
2 Student Progress
16
36
N/A
N/A
28
34
33
44
N/A
N/A
3 Closing Performance Gaps
28
43
31
40
27
45
28
44
28
41
4 Postsecondary Readiness
57
69
57
70
13
39
12
32
12
28
MET STANDARD
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Distinctions Earned
0/10
0/6
2/7
2/6
0/3



STAAR AND END-OF-COURSE TESTING

Passing averages for grades 3 – 8 & EOC were at State averages (+/- 5%) with exception of writing (+19%)

Test
Grades
State
TISD
Diff.
Reading
3 - 8 & EOC
77%
80%
+3%
Writing
4 & 7
72%
90%
+18%
Math
3 - 8 & EOC
78%
82%
+4%
Science
5 & 8 & EOC
78%
80%
+2%
Soc Stud
8 & EOC
76%
73%
-3%


Grade Level Performance on STAAR & End of Course (EOC)



Test
Reading
Math
Writing

State
TISD
Diff
State
TISD
Diff
State
TISD
Diff
Gr 3
76%
88%
+12
71%
83%
+12



Gr 4
74%
72%
-2
71%
64%
-7
73%
84%
+11
Gr 5
86%
86%
0
88%
96%
+8



Gr 6
78%
79%
+1
79%
77%
-2



G 7
76%
82%
+6
68%
75%
+7
72%
95%
+23
G 8
90%
95%
+5
86%
94%
+8



EOC 1
67%
73%
+6
80%
82%
+2



EOC 2
69%
71%
+2








Test
Science
Social Studies

State
TISD
Diff
State
TISD
Diff
Gr 5
74%
82%
+8



G 8
72%
81%
+9
63%
71%
+8
EOC 1
89%
75%
-14
92%
81%
-11


Percentage of Students at Final Passing Standard (2016 Standard)

The STAAR & EOC passing standard (Level II) is being implemented in three phases. Phase 1 was planned for 2012 & 2013, but has been extended into 2015. Phase 2 was planned for 2014 & 2015, but it is not clear if it will be used at all.  The Final Recommended passing standard as of today is expected to begin in 2016.



Reading
Writing
Math
Science
Social Studies
State
TISD
State
TISD
State
TISD
State
TISD
State
TISD
45%
46%
35%
60%
39%
35%
43%
48%
39%
32%
+1%
+25%
-4%
+5%
-7%


STAAR percentage who
Met or Exceeded Progress All Grades
Reading
Math
State
TISD
State
TISD
Percent Met or Exceeded
61%
64%
60%
58%

+3%
-2%
Percentage Exceeded
17%
14%
18%
13%

-3%
-5%

ATTENDANCE AND GRADUATION INFORMATION

  • Attendance - Student attendance rate in 2012-2013 was 96.2%, highest in 17 years of current data and higher than state and region 7 averages.
  • Drop-out Rate - 1.4% of students in grades 9-12 were classified as drop-outs, maintaining historical level below state average, and there were no dropouts in grades 7-8.
  • 4 Year Graduation Rate - 95.7% of the 2013 class graduated in four years, maintaining a historical number above state and region averages.
  • 5 Year Completion Rate - 95.3% of the 2012 class graduated in five years (first year reported).  This percentage is above state and regional averages.
  • Recommended Graduates - 84.8% of THS students graduated as Recommended Graduates, maintaining a historical number above state and regional averages.
  • College Readiness - 65% of 2013 class were college ready in ELA and 73% in math and 53% were college ready in both subjects.  These numbers are +/- 2% of the state and regional averages in all categories  
  • SAT/ACT - 16% of test takers were at or above criterion, state average 25%.  
  • Average ACT score of THS students was 19.6 compared to the state average of 20.1. There were not enough students taking SAT to report campus data on performance.
  • TX Higher Ed Enrollment - 53.3% of the 2012 class was enrolled in TX higher education institutions in the fall of the 2013, which was a drop from 67% with the class of 2011.  The state average for the class of 2012 was 57.3%.
  • College Credit - Fifty-eight (58) 2014 graduates or 51% of the class earned on average 15 hours of college credit.

2nd Week of December

4th Graders learning how to "Code"
with Mrs. Januwati

DOK - Reflection on Student Work

As we get ready to end 2014, it is a great time to reflect on the roles that each of us play and how that affects student learning.  A great way to reflect on our effectiveness is to look at the products of our effort, student work. I found this post by @MindShift called "What Meaningful Reflection On Student Work Can Do for Learning".  I hope you find some ideas that help you.


Here are some questions to help you reflect on student work.

  • Which students are struggling with the work?
    • What specific instruction am I giving them to help them overcome their struggle?
    • Does the work match the strengths that they bring to the table?
    • Are there different ways that I can get them to demonstrate mastery?
  • Which students are easily mastering the work?
    • What specific instruction am I giving that helps them mastery the content, so I can continue to provide them this instruction?
    • How can I challenge them at deeper levels with future work?
    • How can I use these students to help those who struggle? 

Change in Math 5 & 8 STAAR Dates

The date for STAAR grades 5 and 8 mathematics testing has changed from March 30, 2015 to April 20, 2015.  Please mark your calendars.



TMS One Act Play steals the Show

Congratulations to the TMS One Act Play who won 2nd Place at the District Meet
Congratulations to the TMS One Act Play for their 2nd place finish at the district meet.  Honors include:

  • Best Actor - Trent Johnson
  • All-Star Cast 
    • Haley Young
    • Abbi Smith
    • Wyatt Mauldin
  • Honorable Mention All Star Cast
    • Ghost Chorus 
    • Rylie Lassen
    • McKayla Calhoun
The team tied with Carthage for most points earned (44 points).  The points will be added to their district total when TMS competes in the UIL Academic meet this spring.  Congratulations to theatre directors:  David Young, Pam Galloway and Claudia Sullivan for all of their hard work in preparing the kids for excellence.


TIP (Tech Integration Pic) of the Week

Mrs. Bryan's class  (right) put their learning of summarization to practice by creating Shelfari pages to keep up with their books and write reviews.  Check out the Shelfari resource site at www.shelfari.com. 


Do you Diigo?
Do you every wonder what happened to that article was that you found a month ago?  Me, too...  That is until I found Diigo.  Diigo is a free bookmarking tool that you and your students can use to bookmark and annotate articles, digital documents and virtually anything that you find on the web.  The cool thing about Diigo is that you can bookmark links into categories and tag keywords to the article.  Don't lose that amazing article.  Diigo it!



Don't Make a Poster.  Make a Glogster
Check out the following awesome digital poster created byMason, a fifth grade student in Ms. Beazley's class.  This tool makes a great alternative to the traditional poster project and offers opportunities for students to locate and use the best information and resources from the web.


#HourOfCode

Go to THIS LINK to learn how to code.  It is EASY!!!

Blog of the Week

4 Ideas For Motivating Adolescent Male Readers via @TeachThought

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

1st Week of December


I truly hope that each of you had a very restful Thanksgiving break.  It won't be long until we are out for Christmas break.  I hope you have a very productive 2 weeks.


DOK starts with the First 5 Minutes

If your instructional block is 50 minutes, the first five minutes  makes up 10% of your instruction.  How a lesson begins has huge implications on how deep you can take kids in their learning through the remaining 45 minutes.  As you reflect on your lessons, does the first five minutes engage your kids deeply?  Does the first 5 minutes connect kids with the day's content as well as their prior learning?  Chances are that if kids have tasks in the first 5 minutes that challenge them as well as connect them to the day's content, there is a greater chance that they will develop a desire to want to learn new information in the following 45 minutes.

This week, take time to share with others what you are doing to connect kids at deep levels in the first 5 minutes of your instructional block.

DOK Questioning Strategy for your Students

Click on this link to download a PDF of a cube net that you or your students can make.  On the 6 faces of the cube you can write DOK question stems.  Rolling the cube gives kids a fun or different way to answer high level questions with whatever activity they are doing.




Collaboration
TES reading teachers had a great collaboration this week. In their meeting they began with celebrations of the growth that they had seen on the 2nd six weeks assessment.  Their agenda posted on the board guided the team and maximized time.  When time is maximized, that is a good thing for everyone in the room.  To further maximize collaborative time, collaboration must have 2 things:

  1. A purpose for coming together that involves all members, and 
  2. A product that every person should walk away with.  This would include new ideas, activities, and most of all, a deeper understanding of how to ensure learning for all.





Formative Assessment Due - December 12
As you are refining your assessments for the 3rd 6 weeks, don't forget to look to Lead4Ward's Resource Page (Click Here) at the released test questions for the SE's that you will be testing.  It will give you a good idea if your test questions are at the rigor of STAAR.

DON'T FORGET - December 12 is the deadline to turn in FA checklists and assessments into your principal.  If you have questions about the assessments, please get with them.  If you need any help from me, please let me know.



TIP (Tech Integration Pic) of the Week



Read and watch this:  The 4 Ss of Note-Taking with Technology via Edutopia and watch the video at the end.


Dr. Vilia Payne (right) is using online testing with her science classes to  provide herself and the students instant feedback on content mastery.



Social Media Find of the Week

Veronica Wilkerson found a great article on differentiation called, 

There's No Time to Differentiate: Myth-Busting DI, Part 2.  This article gives a wealth of suggestions and activities that teachers can use immediately to accelerate student learning.


Google+ Post of the Week



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