Program Improvement/Title I Parent Involvement Meeting

October 9, 2008

7:00 p.m.

Redwood City School District

Educating every child for success.

Agenda

I. Introductions

II. RCSD Achievement

III. Title I Information

IV. Program Improvement Information

V. Parent Involvement

VI. Next Steps

RCSD Student Achievement and AYP Information

AYP Description

Adequate yearly progress (AYP) and program improvement (PI) are part of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Schools and school districts that do not make AYP for two consecutive years, as measured by the California assessment system (standardized testing and reporting or STAR), go into PI status. A school or district is eligible to exit PI if it makes AYP for two consecutive years.

AYP Requirements There are four sets of requirements to make AYP:

1) Student participation on statewide tests2) Annual Measurable Objective (AMO): percentage of students

scoring proficient or above (in ELA and Math)3) API growth4) Graduation rate (if high school students are enrolled)

These criteria are also applied to numerically significant subgroups. If a school or district misses any one criterion of AYP, the school or district does not make AYP. Potentially, a school or district may have up to 46 different criteria to meet in order to make AYP.

AYP Requirements

NCLB mandates that all students perform at the proficient or above level on state assessments in ELA and mathematics by 2014. California’s Annual Measurable Objectives are the minimum percentages of students who are required to meet or exceed the proficient level on the state assessments used for AYP. The AMOs will continue to rise every year so that by 2014, 100 percent of students in all schools and districts, and numerically significant subgroups must score at the proficient or above level.

AYP AMO Targets - ELA

13.6%

24.4%

46.0%

56.8%

67.6%

78.4%

89.2%

100.0%

35.2%

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Percent Proficient

AYP AMO Targets - Math

26.5%

37.0%

47.5%

58.0%

68.5%

89.5%

79.0%

100.0%

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Percent Proficient

AYP 2007-2008

Redwood City School District did not make AYP RCSD met 29 of 35 AYP criteria

2008 AYP Percent Proficient - RCSD

RCSD by Ethnicity, 2008 ELA/Math CST

Hispanic or Latino66%of total

students tested

African American 2% of total students tested

Pacific Islander 2%of total students tested

White 26% of total students tested

Filipino 2% of total students tested

Asian 3% of total students tested

N = 5,708 students ELA 5,755 students Math

RCSD by Ethnicity, 2008 ELA CST

Filipino 2% of total students tested.+4.8% gain from 07 to 08

White 26%of total students tested.

+ 4.5% gain from 07 to 08

Pacific Islander 2%of total students tested. +3.8%gain from 07 to 08

African American 2% of total students tested. -1.1% decrease from 07 to 08

Hispanic or Latino66% of total

students tested.

This group madea 1.6% gain from

2007 to 2008in ELA on the

CST.

Asian 3% of total students tested.+3.5% gain from 07 to 08.

N = 5,708 students tested. +1.8% gain in proficient/advancedfrom 2007 to 2008.

Data source AYP info, CDE website

RCSD by Ethnicity, 2008 MATH CST

Hispanic or Latino66% of total

students tested.

This group madea .8% gain from

2007 to 2008in MATH on the

CST.

African American 2% of total students tested.

Pacific Islander 2%of total students tested.

White 26%of total students tested.

+ 3.1% gain from 07 to 08

Filipino 2% of total students tested.+1.4% gain from 07 to 08

Asian 3% of total students tested.+9.8% gain from 07 to 08

N = 5,755 students tested. +1.4% gain in proficient/advancedfrom 2007 to 2008.

Data source AYP info, CDE website

AYP AMO Charts

AMO is displayed in these charts .

A) District AYP AMO compared to state AYP – ELA B) District AYP AMO compared to state AYP – MathC) District Subgroup AYP AMO – ELAD) District Subgroup AYP AMO – Math

To be considered numerically significant for the AYP, a subgroup must either:

(1) have at least 50 students enrolled or with valid test scores who make up at least 15 percent of the school’s enrollment or total valid test scores, or (2) have at least 100 students enrolled or with valid test scores.

Redwood City School District: 2004-2008 AYP AMO English Language Arts Percent Proficient or Above (Benchmark)

Comparison to RCSD and CA

0.0%

100.0%

Percent Proficient or Above

2004 35.2% 37.4%

2005 41.5% 41.9%

2006 44.8% 44.8%

2007 45.9% 45.5%

2008 47.7% 48.5%

RCSD State 2004 2005

Targets

2005-07: 24.4%

2008: 35.2%

2009: 46%

2006 2007 2008 2004 2005 2006 20082007

Redwood City School District: 2004-2008 AYP AMO Mathematics Percent Proficient or Above (Benchmark)

Comparison to RCSD and CA

0.0%

100.0%

Percent Proficient or Above

2004 40.7% 40.2%

2005 48.7% 45.0%

2006 51.0% 48.0%

2007 51.8% 48.5%

2008 53.2% 51.2%

RCSD State2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2006 20082004 2005 2007

Targets

2009: 47.5%

2008: 37%

2005-07: 26.5%

Redwood City School District: 2004-2008 AYP AMO English Language Arts Percent Proficient or Above (Benchmark)

by Subgroup

0.0%

100.0%

Percent Proficient or Above

2004 35.2% 40.0% 61.1% 20.7% 15.5% 61.4% 17.7% 15.8% 15.9%

2005 41.5% 43.1% 69.1% 27.3% 24.7% 68.9% 24.2% 23.0% 19.1%

2006 44.8% 37.2% 72.2% 30.4% 28.7% 74.4% 26.7% 24.4% 20.0%

2007 45.9% 40.7% 73.3% 33.3% 33.0% 71.8% 29.8% 24.9% 21.0%

2008 47.7% 39.6% 77.1% 34.9% 36.8% 76.3% 32.3% 28.2% 27.2%

All Students (n=5708)

African American*

(n=106)

Asian* (n=188)

Hispanic or Latino* (n=3749)

Pacific Islander (n=108)

White* (n=1460)

SED* (n=3398)

English Learners* (n=3030)

SwD* (n=523)

Targets

2005-07: 24.4%

2008: 35.2%

2009: 46%

Redwood City School District: 2004-2008 AYP AMO Mathematics Percent Proficient or Above

(Benchmark)

0.0%

100.0%

Percent Proficient or Above

2004 40.7% 34.4% 63.9% 29.2% 26.2% 61.8% 26.8% 26.2% 20.9%

2005 48.7% 37.7% 74.9% 64.3% 37.7% 70.6% 35.6% 35.1% 24.3%

2006 51.0% 34.1% 75.9% 39.8% 41.6% 73.8% 37.4% 35.2% 26.3%

2007 51.8% 34.6% 74.3% 41.9% 42.6% 73.1% 38.6% 36.0% 26.7%

2008 53.2% 36.4% 84.1% 42.7% 52.6% 76.2% 41.0% 38.4% 30.6%

All Students (n=5755)

African American*

(n=107)

Asian* (n=189)

Hispanic or Latino* (n=3781)

Pacific Islander (n=97)

White* (n=1470)

SED* (n=3434)

English Learners* (n=3056)

SwD* (n=576)

Targets

2005-07: 26.5%

2008: 37%

2009: 47.5%

Title I

Title I is part of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act. It provides funding to school districts that helps to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging State academic achievement standards and state academic assessments.

Title I

The goals of Title I are accomplished through:

• instruction and assessment aligned to State standards• meeting education needs of children who are low achieving in our high poverty schools• closing the achievement gap between children who are disadvantaged and their more advantaged peers• holding schools and district accountable for improving the academic achievement of all students• insuring children access to sound, effective, scientifically-based instructional strategies• providing staff the opportunities for professional development• providing parents meaningful opportunities to participate in their children’s education

Program Improvement

Program Improvement Timeline

•Notify Parents (September)

•Hold Information Meeting (October)

•Convene district level team to analyze, assess and revise district academic plan (Oct/Nov)

•Present revised plan to school board (Dec)

Parent Involvement Update

• 2 Title I Parent Involvement meetings held last spring where we:

-wrote proposed Parent Involvement Policy

-brainstormed ideas to increase parent involvement

Proposed Parent Involvement Policy

Draft policy is available for your review, it will go to school board later this year.

Proposed Parent Involvement Ideas and Actions Taken

• IDEA: More parent information meetings Program Improvement information meeting Parcel tax information meetings

• SUGGESTION: Don’t rely on backpack information We are using “Connect ED” calls to follow up letters that have been sent home We are using “Connect ED” calls to inform parents

about meetings (tonight is an example)

Proposed Parent Involvement Ideas and Actions Taken

• IDEA: Make written information available to parents who can’t attend meetings Program Improvement letters sent home

• IDEA: Get feedback from parents on key issues Communications survey in “first day” packets Survey at parent/teacher conferences

How you can stay involved at the district level?

Participate in District Program Improvement Committee

Sign Up sheets available tonight!

Educating every child for success.