L-S Accountability Determination

and MCAS Results 2023

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Leslie Patterson

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November 8, 2023

Included in this presentation . . .

• Lincoln-Sudbury Accountability Report 2023
• MCAS Results 2023
• Reflections and Next Steps

Lincoln-Sudbury

Accountability Report

2023

What is the purpose of the accountability system?

• Provides clear, actionable information to families, community members, and the public about district and school performance.
• Helps DESE direct resources and assistance.

• Allows DESE to identify districts and schools that require assistance or intervention, as well as those demonstrating success.
• Maintains a single statewide accountability system that aligns with the Commonwealth’s priorities while meeting federal education requirements.

Accountability System Timeline

Accountability Percentile

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Target Progress

2019

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2021

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2020

Accountability Percentile

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2022

5

Accountability Percentile

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Target Progress

2023

Key terms and concepts

• Gradespans
• Non-High Schools
• High Schools
• Middle/High or K-12 Schools
• Reporting Groups
• American Indian or Alaska Native
• Asian
• African American or Black
• Hispanic or Latino
• Multi-race, non-Hispanic or Latino
• Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
• White
• Students from low income families
• Current/former English learners
• Students with disabilities
• High needs students

• Accountability Indicators
• Achievement in ELA, Mathematics, and Science
• Growth in ELA and Mathematics
• Progress toward English proficiency
• Chronic absenteeism
• Four-year cohort graduation rate
• Extended engagement rate
• Annual dropout rate
• Advanced coursework completion

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L-S Accountability Report 2023 (School)

L-S Accountability Report 2023 (School)

L-S Accountability Report 2023 (School) - Scale of Point Assignment

Points assigned based on progress toward target for each indicator for the all students group and each student group with sufficient data:

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L-S Accountability Report 2023 (School)

L-S Accountability Report 2023 (School)

L-S Accountability Report 2023 (School)

Distribution of High Schools in MA – Total number = 250

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Single School Districts

• Difference between district and school results are likely small
• School Level: students enrolled/educated in the school as of October 1
• District Level: all students enrolled in the district (including students enrolled after October 1 AND students educated in outplacement settings)
• Accountability percentiles only calculated for the school, using school-level data

L-S Accountability Report 2023 (School AND District)

SCHOOL:

DISTRICT:

Lincoln-Sudbury

MCAS Results 2023

Longitudinal & Comparative Data

MCAS Achievement Levels

English language arts, Mathematics, and Science

MCAS Student Growth Percentiles

• Student Growth Percentiles (SGPs) provide a measure of the degree to which a student’s achievement has changed from the prior year(s) to the current year, in comparison to other students in the same grade who performed similarly in the past.

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• SGPs use students’ current and prior scores to assign an SGP that ranges from 1 to 99.

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• Higher numbers represent higher relative growth and lower numbers represent lower growth.
• Average SGP for the state - 49 for English Language Arts; 50 for Math

L-S Student Performance by Year – English language arts (Enroll 10/1; school)

2023 n = 383

L-S Student Performance by Year – Math (Enroll 10/1; school)

2023 n = 382

L-S Student Performance by Year – Science (Enroll 10/1; school)

2023 n = 384

Student Supports

• Development of Educational Proficiency Plans (EPP)
• In class teaching of content and skills
• Outside of class tutoring
• MCAS questions practice
• Retest options
• Curricular revisions (e.g. increase of nonfiction readings)

District Comparisons

ELA

MATH

SCIENCE

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Student Group Results – English language arts

2023 n’s: All = 395; F = 207; LI = 43; M = 187; ND = 300; NL = 352; SwD = 95

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Student Group Results – English language arts

2023 n’s: AA= 24; All = 395; As= 32; Hi = 32; MR= 32; Wh= 274

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Student Group Results – Mathematics

2023 n’s: All = 395; F = 207; LI = 43; M = 187; ND = 299; NL = 352; SwD = 96

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Student Group Results – Mathematics

2023 n’s: AA= 24; All = 395; As= 33; Hi = 32; MR= 32; Wh= 273

Student Group Results – Science

2023 n’s: All = 373; F = 197; LI = 39; M = 175; ND = 281; NL = 334; SwD = 92

Student Group Results – Science

2023 n’s: AA= 22; All = 373; As= 31; Hi = 27; MR= 27; Wh= 265

Reflections and Takeaways

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• MCAS/Standardized Testing
• Topic of debate
• Successes
• High achieving district
• Real gains
• Areas for growth
• Disproportionality data

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Connect to strategic plan narrowing gaps objective; metrics, November PD Day,

L-S 2023-2024 School Goal:

Narrow the Opportunity and Achievement Gaps

Narrow the Opportunity and Achievement Gaps (Initiative 2.1; 2.3):

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• Continue to gather data and establish metrics to assess both achievement and opportunity gaps.
• Identify/establish sustainable high-leverage baseline metrics and data that can be communicated and are actionable
• From the data: Identify core focus areas and develop departmental structures to identify the problems of practice and work to develop actionable approaches to address concerns raised by the data.

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2023-24 L-S School Goals - 8/23/23

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L-S 2023-2024 School Goal:

Narrow the Opportunity and Achievement Gaps

Narrow the Opportunity and Achievement Gaps (Initiative 2.1; 2.3):

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• Identify a means by which to communicate meaningfully the data that is useful and actionable for teachers and administrators.
• Provide targeted professional development to help staff best address inequities and the achievement gap.
• Identify professional development activities that work to this end.

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2023-24 L-S School Goals - 8/23/23

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November 2023 Professional Development Day

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Data Analysis, 5 Whys Protocol, Action Steps

with

Elizabeth City, Ed.D.

Questions?