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Vernon Township School District
Student Achievement Presentation
Kyle C. Arlington: Assistant Superintendent Curriculum & Instruction
Karen Stoeckel: K-12 Supervisor of Language Arts
Russ Rogers: K-12 Supervisor of Math
February 18, 2015
Overview of Presentation
This presentation will:
Highlight student achievement in the 13-14 school year by:
★ comparing grade-level achievement in grades 3-8 & 11 with the
achievement of previous cohorts, of the same grade-levels, in the VTSD
★ comparing VTSD achievement to the achievement of our peers in Sussex
County
★ examining key components of our School Performance Reports
★ reviewing program developments and our transition to the PARCC
Language Arts
MATHEMATICS
Where We Stand in Relation to Our
Sussex County Peers
THIRD GRADE
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
STILLWATER TWP
SPARTA ALPINE SCHOOL
MARIAN MCKEOWN
GREEN HILLS SCHOOL
BYRAM LAKES ELEMENTARY
FREDON TWP
HARDYSTON ELEMENTARY
FRANKFORD TWP
WANTAGE ELEM SCHOOL
LAFAYETTE TWP.
ROLLING HILLS
CEDAR MOUNTAIN
SANDYSTON WALPACK CONS
TULSA TRAIL E.S.
FRANKLIN ELEM
OGDENSBURG
HAMBURG
MONTAGUE TWP
VALLEY ROAD SCHOOL
FLORENCE M. BURD ELEMENT.
MERRIAM AVE.
2014 Language
NJASK
Percent Proficient
or Above
90.2
85.8
81.1
80.0
79.5
79.1
76.7
73.9
71.7
70.8
70.7
68.9
68.7
66.1
63.8
60.6
53.6
52.9
51.9
49.2
47.1
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
STILLWATER TWP
GREEN HILLS SCHOOL
SANDYSTON WALPACK CONS
FRANKFORD TWP
SPARTA ALPINE SCHOOL
WANTAGE ELEM SCHOOL
BYRAM LAKES ELEMENTARY
HARDYSTON ELEMENTARY
LAFAYETTE TWP.
MARIAN MCKEOWN
FREDON TWP
FRANKLIN ELEM
OGDENSBURG
ROLLING HILLS
TULSA TRAIL E.S.
HAMBURG
MONTAGUE TWP
FLORENCE M. BURD ELEMENTARY
CEDAR MOUNTAIN
VALLEY ROAD SCHOOL
MERRIAM AVE.
2014 Mathematics
NJASK
Percent Proficient
or Above
97.6
94.0
93.7
93.5
92.7
90.6
89.8
89.0
87.5
86.8
86.0
85.1
84.8
79.7
77.7
75.0
70.6
70.5
69.8
59.3
52.9
FOURTH GRADE
Rank
1
2
STILLWATER TWP
FRANKFORD TWP
3
FREDON TWP
BYRAM LAKES ELEMENTARY
ROLLING HILLS
LAFAYETTE TWP.
OGDENSBURG
HARDYSTON ELEMENTARY
MONTAGUE TWP
FLORENCE M. BURD
CEDAR MOUNTAIN
MARIAN MCKEOWN
FRANKLIN ELEM
WANTAGE ELEM SCHOOL
HAMBURG
DURBAN AVE
SANDYSTON WALPACK
VALLEY ROAD SCHOOL
MERRIAM AVE.
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
2014 Language
2014 Mathematics
NJASK
Percent Proficient or
Above
84
83.1
NJASK
Percent Proficient or
Above
89.8
89.7
Rank
1
2
FRANKFORD TWP
OGDENSBURG
74.5
3
BYRAM LAKES
89.6
73.6
72.8
72.2
70.0
69.2
68.4
67.2
66.7
65.3
64.2
61.0
59.3
58.3
52.9
51.4
44.1
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
FLORENCE M. BURD
VALLEY ROAD SCHOOL
FREDON TWP
HELEN MORGAN
FRANKLIN ELEM
MERRIAM AVE.
HARDYSTON ELEMENTARY
WANTAGE ELEM SCHOOL
STILLWATER TWP
DURBAN AVE
MARIAN MCKEOWN
LAFAYETTE TWP.
ROLLING HILLS
CEDAR MOUNTAIN
HAMBURG
SANDYSTON WALPACK
87.5
86.5
83.0
81.6
81.1
80.9
80.8
80.5
78.0
77.2
75.5
75.0
72.8
68.1
59.3
52.9
FIFTH GRADE
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
WANTAGE ELEM SCHOOL
OGDENSBURG
HAMBURG
MONTAGUE TWP
FRANKLIN ELEM
GREEN HILLS SCHOOL
HARDYSTON MIDDLE SCH
LONG POND
LAFAYETTE TWP.
BYRAM TWP INTERMED.
STILLWATER TWP
FRANKFORD TWP
DURBAN AVE
FREDON TWP
SANDYSTON WALPACK
MERRIAM AVE.
LOUNSBERRY HOLLOW
MARIAN MCKEOWN
VALLEY ROAD SCHOOL
2014 Language
NJASK
2014 Mathematics
NJASK
Percent Proficient
or Above
Percent Proficient
or Above
90.5
80.0
76.7
76.3
75.5
75.0
69.6
69.5
65.4
64.8
63.3
63.0
60.1
60.0
59.9
58.5
56.4
54.7
47.9
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
STILLWATER TWP
SANDYSTON WALPACK CONS
VALLEY ROAD SCHOOL
HELEN MORGAN ELEMENTARY
BYRAM TWP INTERMEDIATE
FREDON TWP
HAMBURG
MARIAN MCKEOWN
MONTAGUE TWP
LONG POND
HARDYSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
DURBAN AVE
LOUNSBERRY HOLLOW
WANTAGE ELEM SCHOOL
FRANKLIN ELEM
FRANKFORD TWP
LAFAYETTE TWP.
OGDENSBURG
MERRIAM AVE.
97.8
95.2
92.9
92.2
90.4
88.9
88.5
88.1
87.2
84.3
83.0
82.7
78.8
77.6
76.6
73.3
73.3
73.2
62.7
SIXTH GRADE
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
MARIAN MCKEOWN
LAFAYETTE TWP.
STILLWATER TWP
SPARTA MIDDLE SCHOOL
HARDYSTON MIDDLE
GREEN HILLS SCHOOL
MONTAGUE TWP
FREDON TWP
SANDYSTON WALPACK
FRANKFORD TWP
BYRAM TWP
LOUNSBERRY HOLLOW
HAMBURG
LONG POND
SUSSEX MIDDLE SCHOOL
OGDENSBURG
VALLEY ROAD SCHOOL
HOPATCONG MIDDLE
HALSTED ST.
FRANKLIN ELEM
2014 Language
NJASK
Percent Proficient
or Above
91.3
90.3
89.8
86.2
81.6
77.9
75.9
75.9
75.0
74.6
70.5
70.4
70.0
69.8
66.7
66.7
66.7
63.8
63.4
62.1
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
STILLWATER TWP
SPARTA MIDDLE SCHOOL
GREEN HILLS SCHOOL
OGDENSBURG
MARIAN MCKEOWN
HARDYSTON MIDDLE
MONTAGUE TWP
LOUNSBERRY HOLLOW
SUSSEX MIDDLE SCHOOL
HAMBURG
BYRAM TWP
LAFAYETTE TWP.
FRANKFORD TWP
FREDON TWP
VALLEY ROAD SCHOOL
LONG POND
SANDYSTON WALPACK C
HALSTED ST.
HOPATCONG MIDDLE
FRANKLIN ELEM
2014 Mathematics
NJASK
Percent Proficient
or Above
91.8
90.7
89.7
89.5
89.1
86.8
86.2
86.1
85.1
85.0
81.9
80.6
80.0
79.3
74.4
69.8
67.9
66.7
65.5
63.8
SEVENTH GRADE
Rank
2014 Language
NJASK
Percent Proficient
or Above
Rank
2014 Mathematics
NJASK
Percent Proficient or
Above
1
LAFAYETTE TWP.
95.5
1
GREEN HILLS SCHOOL
87.3
2
GREEN HILLS SCHOOL
85.2
2
SPARTA MIDDLE SCHOOL
82.5
3
FRANKFORD TWP
84.4
3
LAFAYETTE TWP.
81.8
4
HARDYSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
83.1
4
KITTATINNY REG HIGH
79.5
5
HAMBURG
80.0
5
BYRAM TWP INTERMEDIATE
78.8
6
SPARTA MIDDLE SCHOOL
79.2
6
GLEN MEADOW
76.4
7
KITTATINNY REG HIGH
77.9
7
HAMBURG
73.3
8
GLEN MEADOW
75.7
8
HARDYSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
72.7
9
LONG POND
72.4
9
LONG POND
72.4
10
SUSSEX MIDDLE SCHOOL
67.9
10
FRANKFORD TWP
71.9
11
12
VALLEY ROAD SCHOOL
BYRAM TWP INTERMEDIATE
67.5
67.4
11
12
SUSSEX MIDDLE SCHOOL
OGDENSBURG
71.6
63.9
13
OGDENSBURG
66.7
13
HOPATCONG MIDDLE
54.0
14
FRANKLIN ELEM
60.4
14
FRANKLIN ELEM
49.1
15
HOPATCONG MIDDLE
59.0
15
VALLEY ROAD SCHOOL
47.5
16
HALSTED ST.
58.8
16
HALSTED ST.
45.6
EIGHTH GRADE
Rank
2014 Language
NJASK
2014 Mathematics
NJASK
Percent Proficient or
Above
Rank
Percent Proficient or
Above
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
HAMBURG
LONG POND
KITTATINNY REG HIGH
FRANKFORD TWP
GLEN MEADOW
BYRAM TWP INTERMEDIATE
SPARTA MIDDLE SCHOOL
HALSTED ST.
100
97.3
96.0
95.3
94.0
94.0
91.5
91.1
1
2
3
3
5
6
7
8
HAMBURG
LONG POND
GREEN HILLS SCHOOL
SPARTA MIDDLE SCHOOL
FRANKFORD TWP
HARDYSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
KITTATINNY REG HIGH
GLEN MEADOW
94.1
84.9
83.3
83.3
81.2
81.0
77.5
76.8
9
10
10
12
13
14
15
16
HARDYSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
SUSSEX MIDDLE SCHOOL
OGDENSBURG
GREEN HILLS SCHOOL
LAFAYETTE TWP.
HOPATCONG MIDDLE
FRANKLIN ELEM
VALLEY ROAD SCHOOL
91.0
90.6
90.6
90.3
90.0
85.7
74.5
70.9
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
HOPATCONG MIDDLE
BYRAM TWP INTERMEDIATE
HALSTED ST.
SUSSEX MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAFAYETTE TWP.
FRANKLIN ELEM
OGDENSBURG
VALLEY ROAD SCHOOL
75.7
75.5
74.7
73.3
62.1
58.2
51.6
47.3
HIGH SCHOOL
Rank
2014 Language
2014 Mathematics
HSPA
HSPA
Percent Proficient or
Above
Rank
Percent Proficient or
Above
1
SPARTA H.S.
98.5
1
SPARTA H.S.
89.7
2
VERNON TOWNSHIP H.S.
97.5
2
VERNON TOWNSHIP H.S.
85.5
3
LENAPE VALLEY REGIONAL HS
96.5
3
LENAPE VALLEY REGIONAL HS
84.9
4
NEWTON H.S.
95.9
4
HIGH POINT REG. H.S.
83.5
5
HIGH POINT REG. H.S.
95.4
5
NEWTON H.S.
83.4
6
SUSSEX CO. VOC-TECH V.S.
94.2
6
KITTATINNY REGIONAL H.S.
81.5
7
WALLKILL VALLEY REG H.S.
93.9
7
SUSSEX CO. VOC-TECH V.S.
79.6
8
KITTATINNY REGIONAL H.S.
93.5
8
WALLKILL VALLEY REG H.S.
78.5
9
HOPATCONG H.S.
91.6
9
HOPATCONG H.S.
71.6
Progress Targets
What are Progress Targets Again?
A relatively new accountability system to analyze student
achievement.
★ State’s benchmark is 90%.
★ Goal is to close a school’s achievement gap in half
within 6 years.
★ Progress Targets are set in annual equal increments
How Progress Targets are
Determined
★ The proficiency rates were baselined using the 2010-2011 NJASK and
HSPA data. (Although whether or not we met the benchmarks were
determined by 2014 data).
★ The formula: if our “all” students group is currently demonstrating a
proficiency rate of 40 % then there is a 60% gap between 100%
proficiency and the current rate.
Our Progress Targets Charted Out:
A Supplement to Attachment A
Performance
Area
Cedar
Mount.
Rolling
Hills.
Lounsberry
Glen
Meadow
VTHS
Student Growth
Math
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Student Growth
LA
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
College & Career
Readiness
No
No
No
No
No
Academic
Achievement
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Did Our Schools Meet State Progress Targets in the Subgroups?
CMPS
RHPS
LHMS
GMMS
VTHS
LANGUAGE ARTS
Schoolwide
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
White
No
No
No
No
Yes
Special Ed.
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Economically Disadvantaged
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Schoolwide
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
White
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Special Ed.
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Economically Disadvantaged
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
MATHEMATICS
Where We Are Now, Where We’re Going
Language Arts
★ Continue to be PARCC-ready. After the PARCC test, curriculum, assessments, and prep
materials will be examined and realigned to our PARCC experience. Continue to support our
students with online PARCC practice tests and explore test preparation materials.
★ Continue the last phase of a comprehensive roll-out of programs and assessments aligned to the
Common Core State Standards including: Reading and Writing Fundamentals, Diagnostic
Reading Assessments, Fundations, and Multi-sensory Word Study programs.
★ Infuse our Reading Specialists throughout the instructional process from team planning, to
instructional delivery and for literacy intervention - this cadre of specialists is integral to our
success - look to LH as a model.
Language Arts
★ Transition from the implementation stage to refinement and enhancement. Support ELA
collaboration horizontally and vertically. Use a web-based platform and increase professional
development opportunities.
★ Support the upper levels with the expert lens of a Reading Specialist and facilitate a Literacy
Team model for the specialists to assess and service identified students and provide
professional development. Continue our Title I program of services
★ Last phase of modernizing our media centers with RH slated for the next 21st century upgrades we are currently in the design phase.
★ We have established a culture where reading is important. Throughout the district students are
involved in book clubs, literacy nights, community book swaps, author visits and Skype sessions.
Mathematics
★ After the PARCC test, the curriculum will be reordered and aligned to the PARCC test as well as the
Common Core State Standards. Online PARCC tests and materials specifically designed for test
preparation will be available to all students.
★ Currently we are in the second year implementation of the Math In Focus curriculum at the 3rd and 4th
grade levels.
The math coaches have worked extensively with these teachers this year to improve understanding of the
new curriculum, differentiated instruction, and centers based learning.
★ Currently we are in the first year implementation of the Math In Focus curriculum in the 5th grade and the
6th grade next year.
The math coaches have been instrumental in the roll out of the Math In Focus curriculum in the 5th
grade.
★ Assessment results will be utilized to formulate student growth objectives and monitor individual student
progress.
Mathematics Coaches
Continued use of Math Coaches to improve mathematics instruction including:
★ Emphasize looping of skills, math talks, writing within the curriculum, and use of technology
★ Provide in-district professional development opportunities to aid teachers in designing suitable
assessments, utilizing data, and enhancing instructional delivery
★ Offer effective educational activities during K-5 math nights to allow opportunities for
parents/guardians to learn how to help students at home
★ Continue to design centers and engaging activities, co-teach, model lessons, maintain and
update e-copies of assessments, lessons, and activities for teachers
Language Arts + Math = Success
Network and collaborate at the next level=Teaching Channel
★ Teaching Channel - a web-based and on demand platform for professional
development, partnership, and collaboration - facilitates 24/7 digital
access to “model lessons” and collaboration
★ Examine/Align/Enhance our instructional rigor horizontally and vertically
and enhance teacher competencies
★ Establish math and literacy teams across the grade level configuration collaboration is at the tip of our fingertips
Thank-you for your support
★ Reading specialists, Literacy coaches, and Math
Coaches
★ Creation of PARCC labs at the HS
★ 1:1 chromebook initiative
★ Supporting professional development and higher
education opportunities