2016 Gallup Survey Results for Students (Grades 5-12)

2016 Gallup Survey Results for Students (Grades 5-12) January 12, 2017 Scott Emery Director of Elementary Education

Continuous Improvement Goals Benchmark 5: Enhance school culture and social-emotional well-being ●

Administer age-appropriate student climate surveys to establish baseline data on the percentage of students who feel safe at school, supported, and have at least one staff member to approach with problems.

2016 Gallup Survey Overview • No cost to administer the web based survey • Available to American students in grades 5 to 12 • 2,776 NAPLS students participated in October, 2016 • Over 3,300 schools and 900,000 students participated • Gallup provides district and school results compared to national sample

2016 Gallup Survey Overview • The Gallup Student Survey included 24 questions separated into four categories. Each question is rated on a 1 to 5 scale, with 1 being Strongly Disagree and 5 being Strongly Agree

NAPLS Gallup Survey Overview




Next Steps ● 2016 Survey Results establish baseline for future years ● Gallup resources and tools being used to allow for comparison of NAPLS data to national data ● Student survey results are being disseminated and unpacked by the administration, teachers, and staff to create understanding of student perceptions ● Based upon the results, action plans will be created for each school in the spirit of continuous improvement

Planning for the Future What should we continue to do, start to do, or stop doing to support the developmental needs of our students?

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Third Grade Reading Guarantee Third Grade Reading Guarantee Update Board Education Update Fallof 2016 Test Results January 12, 2017 Scott Emery Director of Elementary Education

Continuous Improvement Goals Benchmark 1: Increase Achievement ●

Increase the district performance index as compared to all Ohio school districts on the Local Report Card from #64 (2015-16 ranking, top 11%) to #54 (2016-17 ranking, top 9%) or better.

Third Grade Reading Guarantee Overview • The required Ohio Third Grade English Language Arts

(ELA) Test was administered in early November • Three sections: Non-Fiction Reading, Fiction Reading, and Writing • The Fall ELA Test is graded using END of third grade literacy expectations

Third Grade Reading Guarantee Overview • All three sections are graded for an overall score

• The two reading sections are graded to determine if the student met the Ohio Third Grade Reading Guarantee score required by ODE for promotion to 4th grade • In addition to the Ohio ELA Test, the MAP Reading Test is also an approved assessment for the Third Grade Reading Guarantee

Third Grade Reading Guarantee Overview • Our overall passage rate increased 12% as compared to

Fall 2015 (52% to 64%) • Our greatest increase was in Writing, where 85% of our students scored At or Above Proficient compared to 63% in Fall 2015 • 92% of our 3rd grade students are not at risk for retention based on the Third Grade Reading Guarantee criteria

Third Grade Reading Guarantee Overview • Our Performance Index score increased 7 points while

Ohio’s Performance Index for this fall administration was stagnant • Our projected “K-3 Literacy” grade for the 2-5/2-8 is a “B” today and remains subject to improvement based upon the spring administration

Next Steps: Third Grade Reading Guarantee ● Preparing results to send to parents ● Data analysis and planning with 3rd grade teachers ● Any student with an overall score Below Proficient will receive a Reading Improvement and Monitoring Plan (RIMP) as required by law ● Any student at-risk for retention who is not already receiving extra reading support will begin receiving it immediately with continuous progress monitoring ● 3rd graders will retake the assessment in March and April to measure continued growth or earn the required score for promotion to 4th grade, if not already achieved

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