LS MCAS results and Accountability level 2019 Virginia Blake Coordinator of Curriculum, Scheduling and Assessment Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School Presentation to LS School Committee November 19, 2019
Categorization of schools L-S 2 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
2019 Accountability Level LSRHS Accountability percentile = 94 LSRHS is ranked 14th out of 260 high schools School Classification: ● Not requiring assistance or intervention ● Meeting or exceeding targets District Classification (includes out-placed students): ● Not requiring assistance or intervention ● Substantial progress toward targets 3
Distribution of High Schools in MA Categorization of schools Number in each classification level Total number = 260 L-S 4 17 119 72 4 37 7 4 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Accountability indicators (high school) indicator measure weighting Achievement ELA/Math/Sci 47.5% Student Growth ELA/Math mean SGP (student growth percentile) 22.5% HS Completion Graduation rate 20% Dropout rate Additional Indicators Chronic absenteeism 10% Advanced coursework completion Eng Lang Proficiency N/A for L-S 5
Points awarded for each indicator Points are assigned based on progress toward the target for each indicator Declined No change Improved Met target Exceeded target 0 1 2 3 4 6
LSRHS 2019 progress toward improvement targets points awarded by indicator Indicator All students Lowest performing students Achievement 12 out of 12 9 out of 12 Growth 7 out of 8 6 out of 8 High School Completion 11 out of 12 N/A Additional indicators 7 out of 8 3 out of 4 LSRHS 2019 criterion-referenced 85% target percentage = 7
Next Generation Computer-based MCAS ● Spring 2019: Math and ELA (English Language Arts) ● Spring 2021 (at the earliest): STE (Science & Tech/Eng) ● The number of essays on the ELA MCAS test will be reduced from 3 in 2019 to 2 in 2020 8
Next Generation MCAS Achievement Levels (Math and ELA) Legacy MCAS Achievement Levels (still used for Science) Needs Failing Proficient Advanced Improvement 200-218 220-238 240-258 260-280 9
Interim passing standard for classes of 2021 and 2022 are not aligned with the Next Generation Achievement Levels 10
English Language Arts (ELA) grade 10 n = 393; mean growth score = 55.8; mean scaled score = 521 11
English Language Arts (ELA) grade 10 n = 75; mean growth score = 55.1; mean scaled score = 501 12
Mathematics grade 10 n = 394; mean growth score = 68.4; mean scaled score = 520 13
Mathematics grade 10 n = 75; mean growth score = 63.8; mean scaled score = 499 14
2016-2019 Science and Tech/Eng MCAS scores n = 390 15
2016-2019 Science and Tech/Eng MCAS scores n = 75 16
Comparison to State results 17
Comparison to State results 18
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