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State of New Jersey’s Schools February 29, 2012 1

The need for change Overall, the NJDOE plays an important role in helping my 22.5% district achieve its core mission of elevating student achievement and the number of students who graduate college and career ready. Source: Spring 2011 NJDOE Superintendent Survey 2

Today’s agenda  State of NJ Schools  NJDOE Priorities o Performance and Accountability o Academics o Talent o Innovation  2012-13 Budget 3

Enrollment has slightly decreased over time Number of NJ Schools Number of NJ Students, millions 1.45 1.4 2700 1.35 2500 1.35 M 2,464 1.3 2300 1.25 2100 1.2 1900 1.15 1700 1.1 1500 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 Source: NJDOE 4

Enrollment in inter-district choice has increased, but program remains small Number of Choice Districts Number of Inter-District Choice Students 100 4000 3,365 3500 73 80 3000 2500 60 2000 40 1500 1000 20 500 0 0 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 Source: NJDOE 5

Increase in Hispanic students, fewer White and African American students Statewide Enrollment by Race Statewide Enrollment by FRPL, LEP, SpEd 80% 80% 61% 60% 60% 53% 40% 40% 32% 27% 22% 17% 15% 20% 20% 16% 14% 13% 9% 6% 5% 4% 0% 0% African White Asian Hispanic FRPL LEP Spec Ed American 2001 2011 2003 2010 Source: NJDOE 6

Student Performance 7

New Jersey has relatively high standards, as measured by NJASK Standards on state tests National ranking 4 th grade – LAL 3 8 th grade - LAL 30 4 th grade – Math 12 8 th grade – Math 17 Source: NAEP 2011 report 8

Consistently high performance on NJASK and HSPA LAL Performance Math Performance % proficient and above % proficient and above 100 100 90 76 80 80 66 60 60 40 40 20 20 0 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 HSPA NJASK HSPA NJASK Source: NJDOE Assessment Data, 2005 - 2011 9

On NAEP, NJ outperforms the nation NAEP Reading 4 th Performance NAEP Reading 8 th Performance Average scaled score Average scaled score 300 300 280 280 11 7 260 260 240 240 11 9 220 220 200 200 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 New Jersey Nation New Jersey Nation Source: NAEP 2003 - 2011 10

NJ matches national averages on SAT scores Combined SAT Scores Over Time Mean Combined Verbal and Math Score 1200 1100 1011 1000 900 800 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Nation New Jersey Source: NJDOE SAT data, 2001 - 2011 11

More students taking AP tests Year # of tests taken ’05 – ‘06 63,000 ‘09 – ‘10 80,000  However, the percentage of AP tests scoring a 3 or higher has been relatively constant at 72.5% Source: NJDOE AP data, 2005 – 2006, 2009 - 2010 12

Achievement gaps 13

NJASK racial gaps have remained constant NJASK LAL Proficiency by Race NJASK Math Proficiency by Race % proficient and above % proficient and above 100 100 80 80 24 22 20 28 27 31 60 32 60 33 40 40 20 20 0 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 White Hispanic African American White Hispanic African American Source: NJDOE Assessment Data Grades 3 - 8, 2005 - 2011 14

NJASK gaps have remained constant for economically disadvantaged students NJASK LAL Proficiency by FRPL eligibility NJASK Math Proficiency by FRPL eligibility % proficient and above % proficient and above 100 100 80 80 25 26 24 31 60 60 40 40 20 20 0 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Disadvantaged Not Disadvantaged Disadvantaged Not Disadvantaged Source: NJDOE Assessment Data Grades 3 - 8, 2005 - 2011 15

HSPA racial gaps are decreasing as white student proficiency has remained stable HSPA LAL Proficiency by Race HSPA Math Proficiency by Race % proficient and above % proficient and above 100 100 12 16 80 19 80 25 28 29 60 60 39 40 40 20 20 0 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 White Hispanic African American White Hispanic African American Source: NJDOE Assessment Data, 2005 - 2011 16

NAEP gaps persist in 8 th grade reading NAEP Reading 8 th Grade Performance by FRPL Eligibility 300 280 Mean scaled score 28 29 260 240 220 200 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 Not Disadvantaged Disadvantaged Source: NAEP, 2003 - 2011 17

White students are more likely to take the SAT and AP SAT Participation by Race AP Participation by Race Percent of seniors taking SAT Percent taking at least 1 AP 80 80 60 60 15 17 31 40 18 20 40 40 24 32 20 20 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 White Hispanic African American White Hispanic African American Source: NJDOE SAT and AP data, 2005 - 2010 18

SAT “college readiness” gap has increased over time Percent of Test Takers Meeting College Benchmarks 60 % of Test-Takers Scoring 1550 or Higher 50 40 30 28 30 38 35 20 10 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 White Hispanic African American Source: NJDOE SAT data, 2006 - 2011 19

AP racial gaps persist over time Percent of Students Scoring 4 or 5 on AP 90 Percent of Tests Scoring 4 or5 75 60 21 15 45 38 39 30 15 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 African American Hispanic White Source: NJDOE AP data, 2006 - 2010 20

Significant number of NJ students need college remediation Bergen Community College (2009-10) 91% Students tested into remedial math or English Essex County Community College (2007-08) 89.5% Students tested into remedial math 58.2% Students tested into remedial reading 89.2% Students tested into remedial writing Union County College (2009-10) 61.2% Full-time, first-year students enrolled in at least one remedial class 21

Large within-school achievement gaps persist in top 25% of schools Top 25% of Schools-LAL Performance 275 (Excluding SpEd and LEP) 250 LAL Scaled Score 65 45 225 200 175 150 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Top 25% In Top 25% Schools Bottom 25% in Top 25% Schools DFG A Source: NJDOE Assessment data, 2005 - 2011 22

Top 25% of students in lower-performing schools outperform bottom 25% of students in higher-performing schools LAL Performance (Excluding SpEd and LEP) 275 250 LAL Scaled Score 225 20 24 200 175 150 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Top 25% In Top 25% Schools Top 25% In Bottom 25% Schools Bottom 25% in Top 25% Schools Bottom 25% In Bottom 25% Schools Source: NJDOE Assessment Data, 2005 - 2011 23

Many high-poverty schools outperform low-poverty schools Selected School FRPL Rate and Proficiency 100 School Average Proficiency Rate, NJASK 65% Proficiency 80 60 40 Selected schools with FRPL rate above 60% Selected schools with FRPL rate below 40% 20 0 0 20 40 60 80 100 School FRPL Rate Source: NJDOE Assessment Data, selected schools, 2009 - 2011 24

Focus on 3 rd grade reading proficiency  Number of 3 rd grade students in New Jersey 37,000 that did not pass NJASK – LAL in 2010-11  Percentage of these students educated in 42% DFG A or B districts  Percentage of these students educated in 16% our five largest urban districts  Percentage of these students educated in 43% schools that had a poverty rate lower than the state school average Source: NJDOE Assessment Data, Grade 3, 2010-2011 25

3 rd grade reading proficiency a statewide issue Number of 3rd Graders Not Reading on Grade Level 90-100% 80-90% School Poverty Rate 70-80% 60-70% 50-60% 40-50% 30-40% 20-30% 10-20% 1-10% 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 Source: NJDOE Assessment Data, Grade 3, 2010 - 2011 26

Diversity not a driver of international competitiveness Math performance of white students by U.S. state compared to students in other countries 27 Source: Hanushek, Eric, Peterson, Paul, Woessmann, Lodger. 2010. “US Math Performance in Global Perspective.” PEPG Report No:10-19.

Education spending in high-need districts exceeds statewide average Number of Priority Percent of Total Per-Pupil District and Focus Schools Schools Spending, 2009-2010 Newark 28 47% $22,992 Camden 23 88% $23,770 Paterson 22 63% $20,229 Trenton 16 89% $21,038 Elizabeth 14 47% $21,952 Jersey City 13 36% $21,824 State 253 11% $17,836 28 Source: NJDOE; Priority and Focus Schools based on three-year average; Per Pupil: 2009 - 2010

Lowest-achieving schools are well resourced Priority schools State average Student – 11.9 12.6 teacher ratio Student – 171 268 administrator ratio Avg. faculty years of 14.6 13.1 experience Avg. faculty salary $70,774 $68,757 3 rd grade reading 22% 63% proficiency 8 th grade reading 41% 82% proficiency 29 Source: NJDOE, 2010 - 2011

Shifting the achievement gap conversation  What is the right question posed by this data?  Are we preparing all students for college and career? 30

Deeper look at charter schools 31

Charter schools have increased, but remain 2% of total students Number of Charter Schools Total Charter Enrollment 37,000 100 40000 105 35000 90 30000 75 25000 60 20000 45 15000 30 10000 5000 15 0 0 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 Source: NJDOE 32