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Westwood Public Schools MCAS 2019 Results Westwood School Committee November 7, 2019 Next Generation MCAS Math and ELA, grade 3 - 8 & 10 STE, grades 5 & 8 Computer-based MCAS 2019 Aligned to new standards Different tasks,

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Westwood Public Schools MCAS 2019 Results

Westwood School Committee November 7, 2019

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MCAS 2019

Summary of Testing

Next Generation MCAS Math and ELA, grade 3 - 8 & 10 STE, grades 5 & 8 Computer-based Aligned to new standards Different tasks, expectations, scoring Legacy Biology, grade 10 Paper-based

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District Accountability

Goal: proficiency for all students Specific targets for improvement 2017 - Baseline (no designation) 2018 - “Meeting Targets” 2019 - “Meeting or Exceeding Targets”

Year 2 of New System

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Accountability Highlights

District-level score improved from 75% (“Meeting Targets”) to 83% (“Meeting or Exceeding Targets”) High school score improved from 71% (“Meeting Targets”) to 91% (“Meeting or Exceeding Targets”) Middle school score improved from 46% to 55% (“Substantial Progress Toward Meeting Targets”) Four commended schools (Deerfield, Downey, Martha Jones, Sheehan) Deerfield commended in all three areas: high achievement, high growth, exceeding expectations

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2019 Comparison District Data

Why look at comp data? High-performing comps → DART comps from DESE ↴

Concord/Concord-Carlisle Dover/Dover-Sherborn Lexington Medfield Needham Wayland Wellesley Weston Duxbury Groton-Dunstable Hanover Holliston Longmeadow Nashoba Norwell Reading Wilmington Winchester

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Useful metric

% Meeting Expectations + % Exceeding Expectations

“Top Five” among comparison districts in: ELA in grades 3, 4, 5 & 6 Math in grades 3, 4, 5 & 10 Science in grades 5 & 10

Comparative Data

Good news highlights

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ELA Highlights - Grade 3

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ELA Highlights - Grade 4

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ELA Highlights - Grade 5

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ELA Highlights - Grade 6

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ELA Highlights - Grade 6

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Math Highlights - Grade 3

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Math Highlights - Grade 4

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Math Highlights - Grade 5

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Math Highlights - Grade 10

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Science, Technology & Engineering - Grade 5

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Biology - Grade 10

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Additional Findings

Comparative & Over Time

Improved from 2018: Math, grades 6, 7 & 8 STE, Grade 8 Focus Area: ELA, Grades 7 & 8 Achievement Gaps

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Grade 7 Math Comparative Year-to-Year 2019 2018

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Focus Area - Grades 7 & 8 ELA

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Grades 3-8 ELA: Economic Achievement Gap

19 38 29 23 9 31 46

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Grade 8 STE: Disability Achievement Gap

36 37 42 47 48 52 66

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What’s Next?

  • Continue analysis at school/department level

○ ELA grades 7, 8 - item analysis ○ School and classroom level

  • Closer look at subgroup data
  • Provide student support