SLIDE 4 2017-18 Priority Performance Challenges
Early Literacy The district’s prior year improvement strategies for early literacy have demonstrated some progress; however, focused improvement should continue in early literacy due to:
- 2017 CMAS ELA: 31% “did not yet
meet” or “partially met” expectations.
- Percent of 3rd graders with significant
reading deficiency on DIBELS remains above 10% (2015-16 to 2016-17).
- Significant achievement gaps persist
for subgroups, including males, non-White, free/reduced lunch eligible and students with disabilities as measured by MAP and DIBELS tests in kindergarten through 3rd grade. Post-Secondary Readiness Of all Jeffco juniors, about half did not meet the SAT college readiness benchmarks in both Evidenced-Based Reading/Writing (EBRW) and Mathematics. If achievement and growth gaps on measures like CMAS and PSAT/SAT for student subgroups are not narrowed and eventually closed, then lower graduation rates, higher dropout rates, and higher remediation rates will persist for students eligible for free/reduced lunch, English language learners, Hispanic students, etc. Mathematical Reasoning The percentage of 7th grade students who Met/Exceeded the state CMAS performance expectations of “on grade level” in math falls below district
- expectations. In addition, the substantial
gaps between subgroups (Hispanic, free/reduced lunch eligible, etc.) reflect an overall trend across grades levels (elementary, middle and high) and historical CSAP, TCAP and CMAS
- performance. The 7th grade focus is
based on a number of reasons, including the drop in CMAS Math performance from 6th to 7th grade.
