School+Improvement+Data+Analysis+Assignment

 School Improvement Data Analysis Assignment: 1. According to the IIRC, what percentage of district students were of African-American decent in the 2008-2009 school year? 1.1%

2. According to the IIRC, what percentage of students were of Hispanic decent at your School? 3.2%

3. In the year 2000, what percentage of students met/exceeded in third grade on the reading ISAT? 87%

4. What is the (percentage) difference between the Caucasian to African American performance on the 2004 math ISAT? 98% were at Meets and Exceeds for Caucasian. There weren't numbers listed for African-Americans

5. What percentage correct did the 8th grade students achieve on the vocabulary section of the 2004 ISAT? N/A

6. Do you notice any trends in reading? Any in math? The scores were fairly consistent and didn't seem to fluctuate much from year to year. The Reading scores had students in the lower 90's for Meets and Exceeds. The Math scores had students in the upper 90's for Meets and Exceeds.

7. Do you know of any changes in the district/building that may have impacted test scores? No

8. Is your building making AYP? If not, do you know why? Yes

9. How do your 5th grade low income students compare to a local district in reading? Compared to King Lab School, we were much higher and all students scored in the 80th or 90th percentile.

10. Based on student performance, what would you recommend for P.D. to help teachers/students in these improve? Since the student performance was so high, I would gear professional development more towards meeting the needs of gifted students at the school. I would want to make sure that the students were being challenged and being given the chance to broaden their academic abilities.

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