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Achievement Report Unionville-Chadds Ford

2016-17 School Year

Overview ~ Another Great Year ~ 2016-2017

• Student Experience
• New courses - Heath and PE - Sports Medicine
• Wellness - Growth mindset - Mindfulness
• Student schedule changes
• Giving Back - Community Projects
• Strong Academics
• SAT/ACT
• AP
• PSSA/Keystone
• Algebra Access
• Innovation
• STEM Initiatives
• Maker Spaces
• Technology Integration
• Brain Based Learning

Subject Grade Prof/Adv Percent 2015 Prof/Adv Percent 2016 Prof/Adv Percent 2017 State Average County Comparison 12 Districts ELA 3

91% 92% 89% 65%

#3 Math 3

84% 88% 82% 55%

#2 ELA 4

89% 93% 91% 61%

#1 Math 4

85% 85% 85% 47%

#1 Science 4

96% 99% 97% 75%

#1 ELA 5

91% 94% 90% 60%

#1 Math 5

78% 81% 80% 44%

#1

Three-Year PSSA Comparison - State Average and County Rank for 2017

Three-Year PSSA Comparison - State Average and County Rank for 2017

Subject Grade Prof/Adv Percent 2015 Prof/Adv Percent 2016 Prof/Adv Percent 2017 State Average County Comparison 12 Districts

ELA 6 89% 91% 96% 64%

#1

Math 6 64% 70% 73% 40%

#1

ELA 7 89% 90% 91% 60%

#1

Math 7 72% 71% 75% 38%

#2

ELA 8 89% 91% 89% 59%

#1

Math 8 68% 72% 64% 33%

#2

Science 8 92% 93% 87% 53%

#1

Subject 14-15 15-16 16-17 County Comparison Algebra 1 91% 93% 90% 90.5 % - # 2 in County Literature 95% 96% 96% Biology 85% 95% 92%

Three-Year Keystone Comparison - County Rank for 2017

Growth Measures - PVAAS

PVAAS Dashboard (web link)

• See attachment (PVAAS Growth Scores, 16-17.pdf)

Unlocking the Potential in All of Us

Unionville High School 2017 Achievement Report

Jimmy Conley, UHS Principal

Unlocking the Potential in All of Us

Unlocking the Potential in All of Us

Recognition and Awards

★ Class of 2017: Attending College: 94% ■ (4-year college: 86%; 2-year college 8%) ★ U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Top High Schools” ■ #399 out of 22,000 High Schools (Gold Medal recognition) ■ #5 in PA ★ Unionville Players received 13 Cappies nominations for Antigone ★ 19 Division I, II, and III Student-Athletes ★ National Merit Scholarship: ■ 15 Finalists, 17 Commended

AP Exams 2017

449 students 24 subjects 1,026 tests

UHS AP School Summary

Of the 449 students, the percentage who scored a 3 or better on the test

AP School Summary % of Total AP Students w/ 3+ UHS 93.8% State 67.0% Global 60.3%

AP Equity and Excellence Scores

This score is the percentage of seniors who scored a 3 or higher on at least one AP exam during their time at UHS.

• 2017 – 55.7%
• 2016 – 55.2%
• 2015 – 58.6%
• 2014 – 54.5%
• 2013 – 47.9%

AP Scholar Awards

This distinction is granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams.

Class of 2017 SAT Results

Class of 2017 SAT Results

*New SAT Test as

• f March 2016

Evidence-based Reading/ Writing Mathematics

UHS 625 621

State Avg. 540 533 National Avg. 538 533

Class of 2017 ACT Results

Class of 2017 ACT Results

English Math Reading Science Composite

UHS 26.8 26.4 27.0 25.9 26.6

State Avg.

23.4 23.4 24.2 23.3 23.7

National Avg.

20.3 20.7 21.4 21.0 21.0

Class of 2017 Keystone Results

% Advanced % Proficient

Total %

• Prof. / Adv.

ALGEBRA

62.90% 26.96%

89.86%

BIOLOGY

60.00% 31.71%

91.71%

LITERATURE

31.62% 64.11%

95.73%

Class of 2017 Keystone Results

Unlocking the Potential in All of Us

What we continue to learn…NEXT STEPS at UHS

• Our ACT, AP, and SAT scores are among the best in the country
• School Start Time Initiative is going very well in its first year of

implementation ○ Continue to seek feedback from stakeholders

• 9th grade ChromeBook pilot is off to a great start

○ Held student focus groups to gain their feedback

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NEXT STEPS at UHS (cont.)

• All teachers and administration have a presence
• n the Canvas Learning Management System
• Continue to review our curriculum alignment to

State Standards to further inform our practice

Unlocking the Potential in All of Us

NEXT STEPS at UHS (cont.)

• Provide opportunities for UHS Teachers to work

with colleagues to help to understand student specific growth data in our summative assessments

• District committee formed to review bell/period

schedule at CFPMS/UHS

Unlocking the Potential in All of Us

NEXT STEPS at UHS (cont.)

• We continue to examine ways

that we can improve each day focused on a #UHSMindset of “Kindness”

Charles F. Patton Middle School

“Creating a school that teaches kids to love school”

Steve Dissinger Principal

CFPMS Points of Pride

➢ Expansion of our Makerspace Program and Computer Programming activities ➢ Ongoing success with the 1 to 1 Chromebook Initiative ➢ Patton Proud Spirit Committee ➢ Strong Indicators of Academic Achievement: PSSA

○ 6th & 7th Grade ELA above 90% Prof/Adv, 8th Grade ELA: 89% Prof/Adv ○ Continued growth in 6th grade ELA, 89% to 96% Prof/Adv in last 3 years ○ A 22% Increase in students scoring a 3 or 4 on TDA ○ Increase in students scoring Prof/Adv in 6th grade Math - 65% to 73% in last 3 years ○ Exceeding growth standard in 8th grade Science, 8th Grade ELA, and 7th Grade Math ○ 18 additional students took the Algebra I Keystone compared to 2016 ○ Highest middle school SPP score in Chester County ○ 3rd highest middle school SPP score in PA (1000 or more students)

CFPMS - PSSA Achievement

ELA 6th 7th 8th MATH 6th 7th 8th SCI 8th KEYST. 2015 89% 89% 89% 2015 64% 72% 68% 2015 92% 2015 99% 2016 91% 90% 91% 2016 70% 71% 72% 2016 93% 2016 99% 2017 96% 91% 89% 2017 73% 75% 64% 2017 87% 2017 96%

CFPMS - Areas of Focus

➢

Expressions and Equations

○

7th & 8th grade Math

➢ Open ended math items

○ Core Math students

➢ Geometry

○ 8th grade

➢ Science

○

all anchor areas experienced a drop ➢

TDAs

➢

Continue building school spirit ➢ Promote collaboration between core teachers and enrichment teachers ➢ Takeaways from AMLE

CFPMS - Next Steps

➢ Restructure unit sequence in Math for some units ➢ Implement more practice in math open-ended questions ➢ 8th grade math SLOs focused on identified weak areas - quarterly ➢ Science SLOs focused on Reasoning and Analysis and Scientific Process ➢ Continued emphasis on TDAs, (reflected in SLOs) in all grade levels with extra focus on students who scored a 1 last year ➢ Revisiting our after school tutoring program and tutoring resources

➢

Principal’s SLO focused on growth in 8th grade Math ➢ Professional Partnerships

Additional Information

➢ Professional Partnerships - promoting cross curricular eligible content connections, increased collaboration, and professional growth ➢ Adding a traditional Algebra I class in 8th grade to better meet the needs of students who are beyond Pre-Algebra but not ready for Honors Algebra I ➢ Over 90% of the entire faculty attended AMLE on November 7 ➢ Over 80% of faculty engaged in our Professional Book Study ➢ Strong desire to continue the upward momentum

Unionville Elementary School

Michelle Lafferty, Principal

UES Points of Pride

★ Academic Growth

❏ Significant evidence - Exceeded the standard for PA Academic Growth in Mathematics & Science ❏ Moderate evidence - Exceeded the standard for PA Academic Growth in English Language Arts ❏ Exceeded our Three-Year Growth Measure in Math ❏ Cohort of math students (current 6th graders) Percentage proficient/advanced: 3rd grade 77.6% 4th grade 79.6% 5th grade 83.6%

★ UE-Way

❏ Be Safe ❏ Be Open ❏ Be Present

★ MLK Project ★ UE Community Strength ★ Supportive and Positive Learning Environment

UES PSSA Achievement

2015-2017

Percent of Students Scoring Proficient or Advanced

ELA 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade MATH 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade SCI 4th Grade 2015 84% 85% 92% 2015 71% 75% 77% 2015 95% 2016 83% 84% 93% 2016 68% 82% 84% 2016 100% 2017 81% 84% 90% 2017 71% 76% 83% 2017 92%

UES Focus Areas

➢ Increase Proficiency in Mathematics ➢ Increase Proficiency in Reading ➢ Continue to Demonstrate Growth in Mathematics and Reading

• 3rd to 4th
• 4th to 5th

➢ Continue to Build on a Positive Climate

• Social and Emotional Learning
• Digital Citizenship

UES Next Steps

➢ Increase Proficiency in Math and Reading

• Professional Development

○ Analyze text ○ Guided Math

• Math Action Plans (Grades 3-5)
• Paraprofessional support in the average math classrooms
• Core math and reading time with all students twice a cycle
• Fifth grade learning support students pushed in for a portion of the math class

(exposure)

• Use of challenging terminology across all content areas, including specials
• Empower Students (Reach for the Stars - Perseverance)

➢ UE-Way - Growth Mindset

• Power of One and Olweus lessons

UES Additional Information

➢ 5th grade over the years (regarding growth in math)

• Did not meet growth standard in 2015, the first time the PSSAs were aligned

with the Pennsylvania core standards

• 2016 and 2017 exceeded growth in both Math and English Language Arts
• Achievement on the rise

➢ 4th grade

• Has met or exceeded growth in Math

➢ Interactive Technology Center

• New Technology (drones, spheros, osmos)

Hillendale Elementary School

Michael Audevard Principal

Hillendale - Points of Pride

• PSSA Academic Achievement and Growth

○ Exceeded the standard for PA Academic Growth in 5th Grade ELA ○ Exceeded the standard for PA Academic Growth in 4th Grade ELA, Math, and Science ○ 3rd - 5th Grade ELA: 92% Proficient/Advanced ○ 3rd - 5th Grade Math: 80% Proficient/Advanced ○ 4th Grade Science: 96% Proficient/Advanced

• Supporting Others

○ Veterans Day ○ MLK Day ○ Hurricane Relief - The Funky Waffle

• Hillendale Trail

○ Running Club ○ Husky Hustle ○ Alex’s Million Mile

Hillendale - PSSA Achievement

2015-2017

Percent of Students Scoring Proficient or Advanced

ELA 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade MATH 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade SCI 4th Grade 2015 91% 92% 91% 2015 87% 87% 84% 2015 93% 2016 98% 89% 95% 2016 91% 81% 81% 2016 98% 2017 89% 94% 93% 2017 80% 87% 73% 2017 96%

Hillendale - Areas of Focus

• English Language Arts

○ PSSA: Text-Dependent Analysis (TDA) Growth ○ Response to Instruction and Intervention (RTII) Strategies and Structures

• Math

○ Growth in 5th Grade Math ○ PSSA Proficiency Rate

• STEM Integration

○ Maker Space and Technology Lab

• Shared Vision

○ Everyone adds

Hillendale - Next Steps

• ELA - PSSA: TDA Growth

○ Professional Learning ○ Collaboration and Curricular Connections

• ELA - RTII Strategies and Structures

○ Grouping practices ○ Instructional focus and objectives

• Math - PSSA Proficiency Rate

○ Guided math professional learning ○ Inter-building collaboration

• STEM Integration

○ Development of STEM hub

• Shared Vision

○ Research ○ Stakeholder input

Additional Information

#HappyHillendale

Achievement Report

Pocopson Elementary 2016-2017 School Year

Clif Beaver, Principal

Points of Pride

Trout In Schools Parent Involvement Maker Space is growing! Fourth Grade Garden Project Grandparents’ Day Buddy Class Mentoring Patriot Push for Wellness - Huddles, HR Parents New Field Trip to American Revolution Museum Partnerships - WCU (Field Exp.), Franklin Institute Kind Kids - 3rd Grade Blessings-in-a-Backpack, Coins for Kids for Sour Lake Elementary, StoneHurst Hills Elementary, Veterans Day (Happy Birthday to Mr. Gallagher, Centenarian)

Pocopson Elementary

2015-2017

ELA 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade MATH 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade SCI 4th Grade 2015 96% 94% 95% 2015 92% 91% 91% 2015 97% 2016 99% 90% 95% 2016 94% 88% 83% 2016 99% 2017 93% 94% 91% 2017 87% 89% 79% 2017 97%

Areas of Focus

Next Steps

Math:

• 5th, 4th, & 3rd Math SLOs (Student Learning Objectives)
• 3rd Grade emphasis on Fact Fluency (emphasis on multiplication)
• Increased focus on number sense, conceptual vs. procedural understanding
• Guided Math Practices (small group learning, student self-assessment & goal setting)

ELA:

• Guided Reading Collaborative in grades 1 and 2
• Collaboration and refining strategies for TDA instruction (emphasis on analysis 1-5)

Action Plans:

• Regular progress monitoring of students on Proficiency Plan
• Grade Level Data Plans, SLO alignment with Math
• Continue Tutoring Program
• Continue and Increase emphasis on Analysis and Writing in 4th and 5th Grades
• Grade Level Data (Student Learning) Teams - regular collaboration on standards, eligible

content, curriculum documents, resources, training opportunities

• PVAAS “Digging Deeper” documents with teachers and teams

Additional Information

Percentage of students scoring Proficient or Advanced in ELA slightly lower from 2015-16, although all 3 grade levels still at 90% or higher (different cohorts) Percentage of students scoring Proficient or Advanced in Math also slightly lower with scores in the 80% or higher range (different cohorts) 3-year average growth scores show maintenance of expected growth in ELA and Science, 3-yr average Math growth reflects evidence that expected growth not maintained

Chadds Ford Elementary

Shawn Dutkiewicz Principal

CFES Points of Pride

★ Focused work with our Sister School, Mitchell Elementary ★ MakerSpace / STEM integration progress ★ Strong Indicators of Academic Achievement: PSSA

○ 3rd - 5th Grade ELA: 90% Prof/Adv ○ 4th Grade Science: 100% Pro/Adv (79% Adv)

★ PSSA Mathematics Progress

○ 3rd - 5th Grade Mathematics: 85% Prof/Adv ■ 5th Grade 2015: 64% Prof/Adv ■ 5th Grade 2016: 74% Prof/Adv ■ 5th Grade 2017: 85% Prof/Adv

★ Strong indicators of Closing the Achievement Gap

○ 3rd - 5th Grade ELA and Mathematics: 100% for historically underperforming students

CFE PSSA Achievement

2015-2017

ELA 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade MATH 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade SCI 4th Grade 2015 93% 91% 79% 2015 85% 86% 64% 2015 100% 2016 92% 90% 92% 2016 92% 90% 74% 2016 98% 2017 91% 93% 88% 2017 86% 85% 85% 2017 100%

❏ English-Language Arts (ELA)

❏ Instructional Growth in RTII programming and strategies ❏ Text-Dependent Analysis Growth

❏ PSSA ELA and Mathematics proficiency growth

❏ Specifically with our advanced populations (4th-5th)

❏ STEM Integration and Innovation ❏ Fostering Professional Learning Networks (PLNs) with staff

CFES Focus Areas

CFES Next Steps

❏ ELA: RTII observations / feedback / growth plans ❏ Text-Dependent Analysis Growth:

❏ Professional Development (IU and Expert) ❏ CFE 3rd-5th grade alignment plans (common language; modeled/guided practice plans)

❏ PSSA Mathematics proficiency growth:

❏ 1st-5th Guided Math professional development and staff collaboration ❏ Focus on deficit areas; utilize small group instructional model to differentiate ❏ Continued incentives/focus with First in Math Program

❏ STEM Integration and Innovation:

❏ Professional development opportunities ❏ Schoolwide activities / after-school courses

❏ Fostering Professional Learning Networks (PLNs) with staff:

❏ Professional development opportunities ❏ Twitter use / sharing (16 additional staff using Twitter this year)

Additional Information

★ Thank you to the UCF Administrative Team and UCF Board for the tremendous support!