Newark Central School District
Second Quarter 2014 - 2015
High School Improvement Plan Monitoring Report
Grades 9-12
Date of Board Meeting: March 4, 2015
Quarterly Assessment Performance
English Assessments
Quarter 1 Assessment
Average
Course
65% and above
English 9
English 10
English 11
Quarter 3
Assessment
Average
Quarter 2 Assessment Average
75% and above
65% and above
65% and
above
75% and above
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
155/166
132/154
131/150
93
86
87
139/166
105/154
98/150
84
68
65
131/154
125/150
113/148
85
83
76
113/154
69/150
71/148
73
46
48
#
%
End of Year
Assessment
Average
75% and
above
#
%
65% and
above
#
%
75%
and
above
# %
End
of
Year
Goal
65%
and
above
%
76%
76%
76%
Math Assessments
Quarter 1 Assessment
Average
Course
65% and above
Integrated Algebra
Geometry
Algebra 2 Trigonometry
Quarter 2 Assessment Average
80% and above
65% and above
80% and above
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
92/184
59/89
71/88
50
66
81
58/184
41/89
44/88
32
46
50
75/176
73/89
50/76
43
82
66
29/176
30/89
21/76
16
34
28
Quarter 3
Assessment
Average
65% and
above
#
%
80%
and
above
# %
End of Year End
Assessment of
Average
Year
Goal
65%
and
above
#
%
80%
and
above
#
%
65%
and
above
%
80%
88%
59%
Social Studies Assessments
Course
Quarter 1 Assessment
Average
65% and above
Global 9
Global 10
US History and Govt.
#
%
132/163
81/158
106/152
81
51
70
85% and above
#
%
95/163 58
23/158 15
33/152 22
Quarter 3
Assessment
Average
Quarter 2 Assessment
Average
65% and above
85% and above
#
%
#
%
120/160
103/157
105/158
75
66
66
75/160
45/157
36/158
47
29
23
65% and
above
#
%
85% and
above
#
%
End of Year
Assessment
Average
65% and
above
#
%
85% and
above
#
%
End of
Year
Goal
65% and
above
%
68%
68%
85%
Science Assessments
Course
Quarter 1 Assessment
Average
65% and above
Living Environment
Earth Science
Chemistry
Physics
85% and above
Quarter 3
Assessment
Average
Quarter 2 Assessment
Average
65% and above
85% and above
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
64/125
123/161
52/53
55/68
51
76
98
81
24/125
56/161
24/53
34/68
19
35
45
50
57/120
111/163
44/54
55/67
48
68
81
82
10/120
39/163
5/54
21/67
8
24
9
31
65% and
above
#
%
85% and
above
#
%
End of Year
Assessment
Average
65% and
above
#
%
85% and
above
#
%
End of
Year
Goal
65% and
above
%
86%
73%
66%
88%
ANALYSIS & ACTION
CONSIDERATIONS:
 English 11 scores reflect the Comprehensive English Regents examination.
STRENGTHS:
 We continue to believe that the pass rate on quarterly assessments in grade 9-10 Regents level courses indicates that the assessments are
designed in a manner that allows gaps to be revealed leading to the development of instructional plans that address student needs.
AREAS OF FOCUS:
 Algebra, given multiple State developed assessments (Integrated Algebra/Algebra I) and students in a two-year Algebra course.
 Living Environment, given a data point indicating the end of year goal may be difficult to achieve.
 Global History and Geography and Algebra 2/Trigonometry, given that upon retake of the Regents, little or no growth is evident.
ACTIONS:
 Use the Student Referral Team to analyze first semester intervention goals. When appropriate, add to/adjust the service.
 Continue to look for the evidence of our effort to reach our plan for excellence goals such as:
o Continued progress towards full implementation of the Common Core State Standards beginning with a subset of agreed upon
instructional practices and strategies that are adaptive, aligned to plans for groups of students with a variety of needs and learning
styles, and provide timely and appropriate instructional interventions and extensions for all students.
This now includes the work of Robin Uvegas who presented to the NHS staff recently.
 Analyze January Regents Examinations to develop remediation plans that will allow teachers to adjust second semester instruction.
 Continue the tradition of engaging freshman in second semester goal setting with incentives attached. This includes:

o Mr. Anderson (freshman counselor) setting goals with students.
o Teachers using positive talk, attempting to refocus our students on achieving the highest grade they can.
o At least a couple of times during the week, freshman team leaders remind the students in class that the first goal they are working
towards is an entire class goal, that is as a class they will meet 85% of your expectations (homework completion, staying after for
appointments, or any of your own expectations). If they meet our expectations by the 26 week mark, we give each person in that class a
piece of candy etc. etc.
Continue to promote access to school based supports to improve progress as measured by the thirty-week assessments i.e. After Hours
Learning Center, 2:30-3:00 pm, AIS, Learning Center, etc.