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The 2010 Howard County Public School System Wide Kick OffMarriotts Ridge High School

August 16, 2010

Linda Wise

Chief Academic Officer

Top Ten Ways You Know that Schools are Getting Ready to Begin …

10. You begin to notice all of the back to school ads. 9. You begin setting your alarm clock so that you are ready for

the big day.8. Your emails from Central Office quadruple.7. You finally break down and write your back to school staff

letter.6. You see more staff members popping their heads in your door,

asking, “Do you have a minute?”5. There is a collision in the Central Office hallway as

curriculum staff try out their new roller bags.4. The computer repair people tell you that you burned out your

hard drive uploading revisions to the content eGuides.3. You put your jeans and flip flops in cold storage for the

school year.2. You finally look at the school calendar to find out which

days you’ll be off during the school year.1. You recalculate your projected retirement date.

Sydney L. Cousin

Superintendent

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“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping

together is progress. Working together is

success.”-Henry Ford

Our Outstanding Schools

15 Elementary Schools and1o Middle Schools are in

the top 10 %

Howard County Students Excel at

Every LevelSo Much to Celebrate!!

Linda Wise

Chief Academic Officer

HCPSS Snapshot

•91.8% of our students in Grades 3 through 8 reached proficient/advanced on the MSA in Reading in 2010.

•89.4% of our students in Grades 3 through 8 reached proficient/advanced on the MSA in Mathematics in 2010.

HCPSS Snapshot•99.6% Grade 12 HSA completion rate

•93.6% graduation rate

Overall Trend Performance: Reading and Mathematics Proficiency

Grades 3 - 8Reading Mathematics

2003 2010 Change 2003 2010 Change

Overall 82 92 + 10 75 89 + 14

Male 79 90 + 11 75 89 + 14

Female 85 94 + 9 75 90 + 15

Asian 85 95 + 10 88 96 + 8

African American 63 83 + 20 50 76 + 26

White 88 95 + 7 81 94 + 14

Hispanic 58 83 + 25 53 80 + 27

American Indian 59 90 + 31 47 83 + 36

ELL 33 67 + 34 54 70 + 16

FARMS 52 77 + 25 41 70 + 29

Special Education 45 60 + 15 35 58 + 23

Overall Trend Performance: Reading and Mathematics Advanced

Grades 3 - 8Reading Mathematics

2003 2010 Change 2003 2010 Change

Overall 38 56 + 18 27 47 + 20

Male 34 51 + 17 28 47 + 19

Female 42 62 + 20 25 47 + 22

Asian 41 67 + 26 43 66 + 33

African American 18 36 + 18 8 22 + 14

White 44 65 + 21 31 54 + 23

Hispanic 19 32 + 13 8 22 + 14

American Indian 12 45 + 33 6 41 + 35

ELL 4 8 + 4 15 18 + 3

FARMS 11 26 + 15 6 16 + 6

Special Education 10 16 + 6 7 13 + 6

2010 Maryland School Assessment Elementary School

Highlights•In READING, EVERY elementary school had 81 percent or more students scoring proficient or advanced. There were 29 schools with more than 90 percent of students scoring proficient or advanced.

•In MATHEMATICS, EVERY elementary school had more than 77 percent of students scoring proficient or advanced. There were 25 schools with more than 90 percent of students scoring proficient or advanced.

2010 Maryland School Assessment Middle School

Highlights•In READING, EVERY middle school had 80 percent or more students scoring proficient or advanced. There were 11 schools with more than 90 percent of students scoring proficient or advanced.

•In MATHEMATICS, EVERY middle school had more than 73 percent of student scoring proficient or advanced. There were 10 schools with more than 90 percent of students scoring proficient or advanced.

2010 Maryland School Assessment

Middle School Highlights

Male

Female

Asian

African American

White

Hispanic

American Indian

ELL

FARMS

Special

Education

Reading

2009 89 94 94 82 96 81 76 58 72 64

2010 89 93 95 83 94 81 82 57 74 56

Math

2009 86 88 96 70 92 75 85 68 62 54

2010 86 88 96 71 93 79 74 59 63 52

Thanks to YOU!!!!•86% of students in the class of 2010 passed all four HSAs•11% met the graduation requirement using the combined score•3% met the requirement by completing Bridge Plans•Only 5 students needed a waiver to graduate•NO STUDENTS FAILED TO GRADUATE soley based on the HSA

Thanks to YOU!!!!

96% of students in the class of 2011 have already met the HSA

graduation requirement

Goal II Data• All elementary, middle, high schools and

Cradlerock met the OVERALL attendance standard of 94%

• The number of habitual truants has decreased

Unsafe Behaviors Have Decreased

• 8 of 12 high schools had fewer than 100 out-of-school suspension incidents

• 14 of 18 middle schools had fewer than 100 out-of-school suspension incidents

• 22 of 39 elementary schools had 5 or fewer out-of-school suspension incidents

HCPSS Dropout Rate is Decreasing

• High School Dropout Decreased by 6 %

• At Risk 2010 Cohort Receiving a C or Better– 72.5% English

– 60.9% History

– 64.2% Math

– 64.5% Science

Linda Wise

Chief Academic Officer

Race To the Top

Maryland Achieving a World Class Status

Common Core State Standards

• June 2010, Maryland State Board of Education adopted the Common Core Standards

• June 2011 draft of Maryland new state curriculum will be presented to the State Board of Education

Final Assessments

Completed for 2014-2015

Resources

• The English/language arts standards are available http://corestandards.org/the-standards/english-language-arts-standards

• The math standards are available at http://corestandards.org/the-standards/mathematics

• Additional information can be found atwww.corestandards.org or

www.MarylandPublicSchools.org

Five Components of Maryland’s Race to the

Top• Ensure that all students are fully prepared for

college and careers in the 21st century• Build a statewide technology infrastructure • Develop and support great teachers and great

leaders • Turn around low-achieving schools

• Enhance STEM Programming

Educator Evaluations• Changes will come beginning in school year 2012-2013.

• Student growth will be a significant component of teacher and principal evaluations.

• The new system will be piloted in 7 school systems (not HCPSS) from January 2011 -June 2012.

Changes to Teacher Tenure

• Teachers do not gain tenure until after their 3rd year, instead of their 2nd year.

• The “3rd year probationary” option has been repealed

• Teachers who transfer in from a system in which they had tenure and a satisfactory final evaluation serve a 1 year probationary period.

We know that from the moment students enter school, the most important factor in their success is the teacher standing at

the front of the classroom.

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The 2010 Howard County Public School System Wide Kick OffMarriotts Ridge High School

August 16, 2010