March 25, 2013 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETING
PURPOSE • To review selected key data and concepts • To better understand who we are, and what we are facing • To provide a baseline for discussion and thoughtful exchange • To help vision future direction to balance the District’s educational mission with community needs and support
AGENDA 1. Fact Sheet/Overview 2. Academic Performance & Rising Expectations 3. Public Education Revenue and Expenditure Imbalance 4. Steps Taken to Address the Imbalance 5. Where do we go from here? 6. Guiding Questions/Engagement
FACT SHEET/OVERVIEW
Student Enrollment: 3133 Class of 2013: 265 2012 Scholarships: $2,865,477 School Buildings: 5 (4 on campus) Teachers: 224 Support Staff: 197 Community Population: 22,715
District Square Miles: 36.2 Bus Miles/Day: 1,929 Bus Stops/Day: 1,582 # Schools Transported To/From: 50 Student Meals Served Per Day: 1,700 Free/Reduced Lunch %: 20.7
English Language Learners (ELL): 34 Home Languages: Spanish, Chinese, Gujarati, French, Hindi, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Thai, and Bulgarian
Home School & Cyber School Students 3-Year Totals 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 Number of Families 105 102 86 Number of Homeschooled 121 118 101 & Tutored Number of Cyber Schooled 64 64 46 (excludes LLVS) Number of LLVS Students 0 0 11 (Provided by L-S) Total of Students by Year 185 182 158
10 YEAR ENROLLMENT TREND STUDENTS ENROLLED IN L-S 03 ‐ 04 04 ‐ 05 05 ‐ 06 06 ‐ 07 07 ‐ 08 08 ‐ 09 09 ‐ 10 10 ‐ 11 11 ‐ 12 12 ‐ 13 High School 996 987 1054 1115 1132 1139 1114 1098 1046 1063 Middle School 805 831 817 803 806 776 776 738 745 765 Elementary Schools 1396 1413 1415 1433 1380 1379 1317 1341 1293 1294 District 3197 3231 3286 3351 3318 3294 3207 3177 3084 3122
L-S FUTURE ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS UTILIZING COHORT SURVIVAL METHOD 13 ‐ 14 14 ‐ 15 15 ‐ 16 16 ‐ 17 17 ‐ 18 High School 1016 1016 1037 1022 1043 Middle School 780 751 720 750 736 Elementary Schools 1319 1302 1281 1236 1126 District 3115 3069 3038 3008 2905
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE & RISING EXPECTATIONS
ACADEMIC STANDARDS • Pennsylvania Standards (Pennsylvania Common Core Standards) describe what students should know and be able to do; they increase in complexity, rigor, and sophistication as students progress through school
THE “NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND” ACT • What is NCLB? • What is AYP? Federal law that requires all A dequate Y early P rogress • • schools to test students in Sets a requirement for the • reading, math, and science percentage of students to NCLB requires states to • develop tests for these be proficient in reading subjects. Pennsylvania’s and mathematics tests are called the “PSSAs” and the “Keystone” exams Requirement increases • NCLB includes penalties for • every year school districts whose students are not achieving high test scores (AYP)
CHANGES TO STATE ASSESSMENT Keystone Exams New PSSA Exams • No PSSA for grade 11 • Starting in 2014-2015, the PSSAs in grades 3-8 starting this year will be aligned to the (2012-2013) new Pennsylvania • PSSA replaced by Common Core Standards Keystone Exams in • Implementation of an Algebra, Literature, English Language Arts Exam incorporating a and Biology writing assessment at all levels
The PSSA & Keystone Exams 2012-2013 Ke Keystone Exams Exams •Broader focus •Math - number/operations, data analysis/probability, algebraic concepts, geometry, etc . •Keystones are subject-specific •Science - Physical Science, Biological •Math - Algebra I Science, Earth/Space Science, etc . •Science – Biology •Investing in a broader continuum of •Investment in specific courses/remediation courses/remediation •Affects school’s/District’s AYP status •Affects Students’ Graduation •Affects school’s/District’s AYP status PSSA Exams PSSA Exams
THE PSSA & KEYSTONE EXAMS Nu Number of T Testing D Days Grade 3 5 Days Grade 4 8 Days Grade 5 8 Days Grade 6 5 Days Grade 7 5 Days Grade 8 10 Days Grades Keystone Exams (Algebra I, Biology, Literature) End of Course 8-12
BELOW BASIC PROFICIENT ADVANCED BASIC
AYP PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS AYP Math Proficiency AYP Reading Proficiency Requirements Requirements 100 % 100 % 10 10 91% 91 89% 89% 82% 82% 78% 78% 72% 72% 67% 67% 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
2012-2013 Students’ Required Proficiency in 11 th Grade Year Reading Math K 100% 100% Grade 1 100% 100% Grade 2 100% 100% Grade 3 100% 100% Grade 4 100% 100% Grade 5 100% 100% Grade 6 100% 100% Grade 7 100% 100% Grade 8 100% 100% Grade 9 100% 100% Grade 10 100% 100% 91% 89% Grade 11
Overview of Student Performance
LAMPETER-STRASBURG ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE % of Students Scoring at Grade Level or Above as Measured on PSSA Tests 100.00% 89% 88% 90.00% 77.70% 80.00% 65.60% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 2003 30.00% 2012 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% Math On Grade Level Reading On Grade Level 2003-2012 2003-2012 According to Schoodigger.com ( a website that ranks school district by standardized test scores), Lampeter-Strasburg School District is ranked 26 th out of 553 public school entities in Pennsylvania as measured by 2012 PSSA test score results. Rankings are determined by adding each district’s average PSSA math score with the average PSSA reading scores to form a combined average.
LAMPETER-STRASBURG MATH AND READING ACHIEVEMENT Reading Achievement Math Achievement 100.0% 100.0% 90.0% 88% 90.0% 89% 80.0% 80.0% 77.7% 70.0% 70.0% 60.0% 65.6% 60.0% 50.0% 50.0% 40.0% 40.0% 30.0% 30.0% 20.0% 20.0% 13.7% 10.0% 8.3% 10.0% 3.6% 0.0% 2.9% 2003 2012 0.0% 2003 2012 Reading Adv/Prof Reading Below Basic Math Adv/Prof Math Below Basic The percentage of L-S students scoring on grade level has gone up 36% in math (65.6% to 89%) and 13% in reading (77.7% to 88%) while the percentage of students scoring below basic has gone down 79% in math (13.7% to 2.9%) and 57% in reading (8.3% to 3.6%).
LAMPETER-STRASBURG ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE 2012 PSSA 20 12 PSSA Results sults Elementary Martin L-S High Division Meylin School Middle School Re Reading (20 (2012 A 12 AYP 88% 88% 85% 85% 85% 85% 82%) 82%) Mathemat Mathematics ics (2012 A (20 12 AYP P 90% 90% 89% 89% 79% 79% 78%) 78%) Science Science 93% 93% 77% 60% 60% Writing iting 82% 82% 85% 85% 90% 90%
Keystone Exam Results Winter 2013 Algebra I Literature Biology Lampeter-Strasburg High 74.8% 85.3% 62.8% School State of Pennsylvania 54.0% 66.8% 41.5% Difference 20.8 18.5 21.3
LAMPETER-STRASBURG SAT SCORES - VERBAL 530 SAT Scor SA T Scores V Verbal rbal 520 510 500 490 480 470 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 PA VERB 492 493 491 NAT. VERB 501 497 496 L-S VERB 520 521 526
LAMPETER-STRASBURG SAT SCORES - MATH SA SAT Scores Math T Scores Math 550 540 530 520 510 500 490 480 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 PA MATH 501 501 501 NAT. MATH 516 514 514 L-S MATH 538 543 542
LAMPETER-STRASBURG SAT SCORES - WRITING SA SAT Scores W T Scores Writing iting 520 510 500 490 480 470 460 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 PA WRITING 480 479 480 NAT. WRITING 492 489 488 L-S WRITING 506 498 512
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS • Lampeter-Strasburg High School and Martin Meylin Middle School have exceeded AYP requirements since its inception • Hans Herr Elementary has exceeded AYP requirement every year except one (Special Education Sub-Group, Reading) • 2012 SAT Scores far exceed the State and National Averages • 84% of students taking AP exams scored 3 or above (233 total 2011-2012) Made AP Honor Roll in 2012 • 84% of graduating seniors move on to post-secondary education
PERFORMANCE CHALLENGES • Providing “safety nets” or remediation to those students struggling to reach proficiency at all levels • Providing enrichment to students demonstrating mastery of grade level content • Ensuring that all students are achieving at high levels as well as showing a full year of academic growth • Scores for special education (IEP) students at all levels • The continual alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment
PSSAs PSSAs PA PA AY AYP Achieve Ac AYP AY Standa Standards s or or or or or or or or or or Ke Keystones? Graduation? Graduation? Growth? Gr th? School School PA PA C Common Pe Performance Core? Core? Inde Index? x?
UPCOMING CHALLENGES • In 2013-2014 NCLB requires 100% of Lampeter-Strasburg students to score proficient or advanced in reading and mathematics • New Standards (PA Common Core) • New graduation exams (Keystones) • New PSSA exams (grades 3-8) • New teacher evaluation system • New principal evaluation system • New public school rating system
Research-Based Data to Inform Teaching Practices Instruction STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT Innovative and Rigorous Inspiring Students Curriculum
PUBLIC EDUCATION REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE IMBALANCE
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