Transcript Arnco-Sargent CRCT Parent Night

ArncoSargent
CRCT
Parent
Night
February 7,
2006
Last year’s results
Reading
L.A.
Math
1st grade
92%
86%
89%
2nd grade
91%
96%
95%
3rd grade
100%
97%
97%
4th grade
97%
93%
83%
5th grade
95%
95%
90%
Adequate Yearly Progress – 3rd – 5th
96.2%
89.7%
Promotion for 3rd graders
In order for students to be successful in fourth grade, each student will:
•Exhibit at least 70% mastery of reading and vocabulary skills through
the end of Level 3-2 of the Harcourt Series.
•The student will maintain passing grades in reading
and math.
•A rating of meets expectations or above is required on the reading
portion of the third grade Criterion-Referenced Competency Test
•Beginning with the 2003-2004 school year, no third grade student shall be
promoted to the fourth grade if the student does not achieve grade level
(meets expectations) on the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test in
reading and meet promotion standards and criteria established by the
local board of education.
•In all subject areas, professional assessment and written documentation
of the student’s performance shall carry great weight in the final decision
for promotion and retention.
Promotion for
th
5
graders
In order for students to be successful in sixth grade, each student will:
•
Exhibit at least 70% mastery of reading and vocabulary skills through the
end of Level 5 of the Harcourt Series.
•
The student will maintain passing grades in reading
•
A rating of meets expectations or above is recommended on the
reading/language arts, math, science and social studies sections of the
Criterion-Referenced Competency Test. Beginning with the 2004-2005
school year, no fifth grade student shall be promoted to the sixth grade if
the student does not achieve grade level (meets expectations) on the
Criterion-Referenced Competency Test in reading and mathematics and
meet promotion standards and criteria established by the local board of
education.
•
In all subject areas, professional assessment and written documentation of
the student’s performance shall carry great weight in the final decision for
promotion and retention.
and math.
Students must maintain passing grades in three of the four
following subjects: science, social studies, language
and spelling.
What is included in this assessment?
Reading for Vocabulary Improvement
• Apply reading awareness skills; apply word attack and
recognition skills; use word knowledge; and interpret words
and phrases
Reading for Locating and Recalling Information
• Follow written directions; and recognize details
Reading for Meaning
• Identify literary forms; identify purpose of text; identify
characters and their traits; recognize sequence of events;
recognize text organization/structure; recognize explicit
main idea; and retell or summarize
What is included in this assessment?
Reading for Critical Analysis
• Discriminate between reality and fantasy; make
predictions; make generalizations; recognize cultural
diversity; compare and contrast; draw conclusions/make
inferences; and determine implicit main idea
Mathematical Number Sense and Numeration
• Identify, represent, name, write, compare, and order
numbers (whole, fractions, and decimals); understand
basic arithmetic operations; classify and sort numbers by
their basic characteristics; recognize place value and
notation; and round numbers
What is included in this assessment?
Geometry and Measurement
• Identify, compare, and order plane figures; identify
properties and components of plane and solid figures;
identify points on a coordinate plane; identify and use
appropriate units in measurement; and compare customary
English or metric units of measure
Statistics and Probability
• Organize and use data; interpret and draw conclusions
from data; determine probability; and compute and use
mean, median, and mode.
What is included in this assessment?
Patterns and Relationships/Algebra
• Continue simple patterns; predict and complete sequences;
identify number relations and subsets; recognize, describe, and
generalize patterns and sequences
Computation and Estimation
• Use arithmetic properties; write number sentences; use
operations in computation; recall facts; add, subtract, multiply,
and divide whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; and use
mental computation and estimation strategies
Problem Solving
•Organize data by characteristics; interpret data; construct
graphs, solve word problems, use problem-solving strategies;
and predict measurements by using specific strategies
This graph displays a
visual representation of
your child’s scores
Three levels:
Does not meet:
150 – 299
Meets:
300 – 349
Exceeds:
350 - 450
When a student does not meet standards, what
happens next?
 Parent or guardian will be informed within 10
days of district receiving the scores
– Student’s performance scores
– The date of the retest
– The accelerated, differentiated, or additional
instructional program to which the student is
assigned
– The possibility that the student may be retained
What if my child does not pass?
 Students must be retested on the section of the
test that was failed.
 If the student does not perform well on the
second testing, the parent must be informed in
writing regarding retention.
What if my child does not pass?
When a student does not perform at grade level on the
criterion-referenced assessment then the following shall
occur:
If a parent decides to appeal the decision, then the principal
must establish a placement committee composed of the
principal or designee, the parents, and the teacher(s) of the
subject(s) that were failed on the assessment. The committee
shall:
• Review the overall academic achievement of the student
• Reach a unanimous decision to place – if that is the
decision for the student
What if my child does not pass?
•Determine that when given acceleration,
differentiated or additional instruction, the student
will likely perform at grade level the next year
•Provide a plan of continuous assessment during
the subsequent school year to monitor progress
Reminders
• For students receiving special education,
the Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
committee shall serve as the placement
committee. The IEP supersedes the state
law.
• The decision of the placement committee
can be appealed only as provided for by the
local board of education.
The Coweta
County School
System
administration
of the CRCT
will be held
during the week
of April 17-21,
2006.
Activities in place to prepare
students for the assessment
•Daily instruction geared to grade level curriculum and
expectations
•Tool Time – beginning in the next few weeks
•After school tutoring
•Friday Facts test
•Student Support Teams
•Parental support at home
•CRCT online practice in the computer lab
•Activities shared tonight – web sites, math games, practice
items for the assessment, testing tips