Rochester Catholic Schools
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January 15, 2013
Rochester Catholic Schools
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We Are…5 Sites, 4 Schools, 1 System
Holy Spirit
St. Francis of Assisi
St. John the Evangelist/St. Pius X
Lourdes High School
Rochester Catholic Schools
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Accreditation
P-8: Minnesota Non-Public School
Accrediting Association (MNSAA)
9-12: North Central Association Commission
of Accreditation and School Improvement
(NCA)/AdvancED
Process for School Improvement data:
-RCS Parent Survey
-Site Climate Survey
-Recent Graduate Survey
-Stanford Ten Achievement Tests
-Olsat SAI Test
-Orleans Hanna Algebra
Prognosis Test
-Kindergarten Readiness Test
-Explore Test
-NWEA
-ACT/SAT/PSAT
-Stakeholder Visioning/Listening Sessions
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Analysis of Data
-Assessment Team
-Curriculum & Instruction Committee
-Site Teams
-Leadership Team
-Strategic Planning Task Force
-Boards
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Aligning
Curriculum
&
Enhancing
Technology
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What about those tests?
We continue to experience
strong results
in standardized tests.
EXPLORE Composite Scores
Rochester Catholic School October 2012
25
EXPLORE Scale Score
20
15
10
5
0
0
20
40
60
80
Students
100
120
140
RCS Student Performance Compared to
National Norm Group
Composite
18.1
17.7
15.5
Science
16.6
Reading
14.6
Mathematics
15.5
English
14.7
0
5
10
17.2
17.0
17.9
17.1
17.9
17.4
15
EXPLORE Average Test Score
RCS 2012 Data
RCS 2011 Data
19.0
18.7
National Norms
20
25
Rochester Catholic Schools Fall 2012
NWEA MAP Reading and Math Tests
220
215
210
205
200
195
190
185
180
175
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
RCS Math Data
National Normative Data (Math)
RCS Reading Data
National Normative Data (Reading)
RCS Distribution of Student Scores
Reading Subtests Fall 2012
50%
Percent of students
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Lo (<21 %ile)
LoAvg (21-40 %ile)
Overall Reading
Literature
Avg (41-60 %ile)
HiAvg (61-80 %ile)
Informational Text
Hi (>80 %ile)
Foundational Skills
RCS Distribution of Student Scores
Math Subtests Fall 2012
50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Lo (<21 %ile)
Overall Math
LoAvg (21-40 %ile)
Number & Operation
Avg (41-60 %ile)
Algebra
HiAvg (61-80 %ile)
Hi (>80 %ile)
Geometry & Measurement
Data Analysis
ACT Composite Comparison
Average Participation 96% at
Lourdes High School
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
Lourdes
25.1
26.4
26.2
25.1
MN Public
22.7
22.9
22.9
22.8
National
Public
21.1
21.0
21.1
21.1
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Parent Survey Results
Who Took the Survey? -- Grade Levels
Grades of Respondents' Children
60%
2010
53%
2011
50%
48%
48%
2012
41%
39%
40%
37%
38%
35%
35%
30%
20%
13%
10%
13%
9%
0%
Preschool
K-4th
5th-8th
High School
 33% of respondents have children in multiple grade levels
Satisfaction With Quality of Education
Likelihood of Continuing with RCS
Likelihood of Recommending RCS
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A New Partnership & Strategic Planning
RCS and The University of Notre Dame
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Objectives:
Fiscal Year 2012
Conduct a data-informed strategic assessment resulting in
the delivery of an assessment report outlining findings and
recommendations at the school and system level.
Fiscal Year 2013
Facilitate a strategic planning process resulting in a threefive-year plan for the system of Rochester Catholic Schools
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Focus Domains:
 Catholic Identity
 Academic Excellence
 Marketing and Enrollment Management
 Governance
 Finance and Development (Institutional
Advancement)
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“Rochester Catholic Schools is a Christcentered community that forms students
who learn, love and live their faith in
service to others”