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El Sierra

Parent Forum

November 7, 2022

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Tonight’s Agenda

Telling our story at El Sierra through…

  • El Sierra Points of Pride
  • Data from our school and our state
  • Responding to Data through our School Improvement Planning
  • The ways we support our students

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El Sierra Points of Pride

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El Sierra Points of Pride

Recess Rodeo & Recess Leaders

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El Sierra Points of Pride

El Sierra Watch DOGS (Dads of Great Students)

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El Sierra Points of Pride

PTA Events

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Illinois Report Card and Summative Designations

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Illinois Report Card

  • Released by the state every October to show how the state, district and each school are doing on a range of educational goals
  • Three versions available online (and linked on our website as of the public release)
    • Static PDF
    • Illinois Interactive Report Card
    • At-A-Glance
  • Includes data on achievement, growth, attendance and much more

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What is a Summative Designation?

  • Stems from the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which is federal legislation that requires each state to create an accountability plan
  • Began in the 2018-19 school year; has not been calculated since Fall 2019 due to the pandemic
  • Is intended to be education and equitable, but not punitive
  • Designed to identify schools in the state that need support and then to provide that support

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What is a Summative Designation?

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What is a Summative Designation?

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Summative Designation Data

Math and ELA Proficiency (15 %)

  • Based upon distance from State targets
    • At or above state targe = 100% of points possible
    • Below target = lower percentage of points possible
  • Targets are defined for all student groups and each demographic group
  • New this year, there are grade-band targets (gr 3-4; gr 5-6; gr 7-8)

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Summative Designation Data

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Summative Designation Data

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Summative Designation Data

Math and ELA Growth (50%)

  • Calculated two ways:
    • For purposes of summative designation, calculated against 2019 Baseline of students w/same score
    • For School Report Card, calculated against 2021 cohort of students w/same score
  • Different calculation than ECRA; ECRA takes into account more individualized targets and localized information

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Summative Designation Data

Science (5%)

  • In 2022 only, Science is based on participation and not proficiency
  • Above 95% = 100% of points possible
  • Between 75=95% = adjusted percentage
  • Below 75% = 0% of points possible

EL Progress to Proficiency (5%)

  • Only calculated when 20 or more students in the building in grades 2-6/7-8
  • When not calculated, that 5% is divided across the remaining academic categories

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Summative Designation Data

Chronic Absenteeism (20%)

  • Percentage of students who are absent more than 10% of the school year for any reason
  • Bonus points in 2022 based upon the percentage of decline between 2019 and 2022
    • For example, if declined by more than 7.5%, a 25% bonus is awarded

Climate Survey (5%)

  • Student Participation Rate in 5Essentials Survey

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Defining Subgroups

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Designation Process

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Designation Process

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Designation Process

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Designation Process

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Designation Process

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Designation Thresholds

2022 Index Score Thresholds:

  • Exemplary index: 82.28 or above
    • Schools whose “All Students” group is at or above this threshold are designated as Exemplary
  • Comprehensive and Targeted index: 31.55 or below
    • Schools with any group at or below this threshold are targeted for support

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Summary of What’s New

New from the state:

  • ELA and Math proficiency targets adjusted and placed in grade-level bands.
  • Science proficiency - based on participation rates only in 2022
  • Student Growth - against 2019 cohort
  • Chronic Absenteeism - “bonus points”

Guidance from the State:

  • Resist comparisons from 2019, and don’t over-interpret any one data set

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State Guidance

Source: ISBE Summative Designation Webinar Oct. 3 2022

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Reviewing El Sierra’s Data from the 2021-22 School Year

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Standardized Data

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Kindergarten Literacy Spring 22

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Kindergarten Numeracy Spring 22

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Grade 1 Literacy Spring 22

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Grade 1 Numeracy Spring 22

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Student Achievement Growth

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Last Year’s Performance on Universally Administered Tests

Individual Student Composite Achievement Score (Propensity)

Future Projected Scores

(e.g., Fall, Winter & Spring)

Actual Scores (e.g., Fall, Winter & Spring)

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Growth

(e.g., Fall, Winter & Spring)

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Growth Scores and Effect Size

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Growth scores represent the magnitude of the difference between actual and expected achievement. Each

deviation from zero indicates more (or less) than expected growth observed in the District based on

historical data. A negative growth score does not indicate a student is losing knowledge, but rather that

the student did not learn as much throughout the school year as his or her peers with the same historical

achievement.

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For groups of students, the following two conditions must be met in order for a growth score to be

deemed statistically and educationally significant:

▪ The difference between projected and actual achievement is statistically significant.

▪ The magnitude of the growth statistic is greater than or equal to the absolute value of 0.3, which

is established as an educationally relevant effect size by the research community.

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ECRA Thresholds for �Effect Sizes and Growth Inference

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Statistical Test

Aggregate Growth Threshold

Growth Inference

Not Significant

Any

Expected

 

Significant

 

Growth is +0.30 or above

 

 

Higher than Expected

 

 

Growth from -0.29 to + 0.29

 

 

Expected

 

 

Growth from -0.30 to -0.59

 

 

Lower than Expected

 

 

Growth is -0.60 or below

 

 

Unsatisfactory

 

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NWEA MAP Spring 2022

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NWEA MAP Spring 2022

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NWEA MAP Spring 2022

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IAR Spring 2022 (ECRA view)

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IAR Spring 2022 (ECRA view)

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IAR Spring 2022 (ECRA view)

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Illinois School Report Card

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Illinois School Report Card

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El Sierra’s Summative Rating

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Within the Weighted Index Row...

ELA Proficiency - 8.04 points possible Math proficiency - 8.04 points possible

ELA Growth - 26.78 points possible Math Growth - 26.78 points possible

Science Proficiency - 5.36 points possible

Chronic Absenteeism - 20 points possible Climate Survey - 5 points possible

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Exemplary Threshold: 82.28 Subgroups at El Sierra:

El Sierra All Student Group: 78.93 - Children with Disabilities: 61.89

El Sierra 2022 Designation: Commendable - Hispanic or Latino: 77.67

- Low Income: 79.17

- White Students: 81.62

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Responding to Data

School Improvement Goal 1

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Statement of Goal

El Sierra School will continue targeted instruction of foundational skills and vocabulary development during the 2022-23 school year in all instructional environments throughout the building.

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Responding to Data

Rationale for Goal

The El Sierra Instructional Leadership Team met several times to review data and assess areas of strength and areas for potential growth within our school and determined that a continued focus is needed in the area of foundational skills at the kindergarten through second-grade levels, and vocabulary development in grades three through six. The use of foundational skills in small groups in kindergarten through second grade and the Benchmark vocabulary curriculum in grades three through five, along with StudySync vocabulary in sixth grade will provide students with targeted instruction in these areas.

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Responding to Data

Implementation and Support of Goal

The strength of this goal will be measured by the fidelity in which the resources are used, the time allocated to professional development in these areas at faculty meetings and professional learning Mondays, and student progress as measured by classroom data, and NWEA MAP scores. El Sierra will utilize the grade-level team meetings to discuss strategies and model lessons with a focus on foundational skills and vocabulary. These activities will be led by the reading specialist and principal.

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Responding to Data

Plans and Timelines to Measure Effectiveness

The success of this goal is ultimately measured by the presence of instruction aligned with the resources, strategies, and pedagogy within the Benchmark/StudySync curricula. This instructional presence will be verified using a combination of observational and feedback tools, including but not limited to principal walk-throughs and observations, teacher reflection and feedback, review of lesson plans and materials, student artifacts and outcomes, grade level collaboration and conversations, and year-end review of sequence and pacing.

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Responding to Data

School Improvement Goal #2

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Statement of Goal

El Sierra School will implement targeted instruction of informational text during the 2022-23 school year in all instructional environments throughout the building.

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Responding to Data

Rationale for Goal

The El Sierra Instructional Leadership Team met several times to review data and assess areas of strength and areas for potential growth within our school and determined that a focus is needed in the area of informational text at the kindergarten through sixth-grade levels, According to the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development, a strong foundation in informational text is essential because “ We are surrounded by text whose primary purpose is to convey information about the natural or social world. Success in schooling, the workplace, and society depends on our ability to comprehend this material.” The focus of explicitly teaching how to interpret informational text in all settings in kindergarten through fifth grade with the ELA resources of Benchmark and StudySync in 6th grade, along with the science and social studies curricular materials will provide students with targeted instruction.

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Responding to Data

Implementation and Support of Goal

The strength of this goal will be measured by the fidelity in which the resources are used, the time allocated to professional development in these areas at faculty meetings and professional learning Mondays, and student progress as measured by classroom data, and NWEA MAP scores. El Sierra will utilize the grade-level team meetings to discuss strategies and model lessons with a focus on informational text. These activities will be led by the reading specialist and principal. The El Sierra staff will have a monthly focus on supporting the awareness, importance, and instruction of informational text in all subject areas.

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Responding to Data

Plans and Timelines to Measure Effectiveness

The success of this goal is ultimately measured by the presence of instruction aligned with the resources, strategies, and pedagogy within the Benchmark/StudySync curricula. This instructional presence will be verified using a combination of observational and feedback tools, including but not limited to principal walk-throughs and observations, teacher reflection and feedback, review of lesson plans and materials, student artifacts and outcomes, grade level collaboration and conversations, and year-end review of sequence and pacing.

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Responding to Data

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Supporting our Students

Tier I instruction - Small Groups, Data Reviews, and Student Goal Setting

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Interventions for Tier 2 & Tier 3 students in reading and math (Reading Specialist, Interventionists, Resource Teachers, Title 1 Instructional Assistant)

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Supporting our Students

Engilsh Language Learners receive support from our EL teacher

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Dual Language Program is supported by Dual Language Teachers, Interventionists, and Resource Teachers

Full-Time Nurse & Social Worker Support

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Questions?