Washington - Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools

10th Grade
1.4.11 (Author's Purpose) - 48%
2.1.03 (Plot Elements) - 46.9%
1.3.03 (Structural Analysis) - 46%
1.3.04 (Figurative Language) - 45.8%
9th Grade
1.3.04 (Figurative Language) - 40.1%
1.4.14 (Persuasive Text) - 39.8%
1.4.11 (Author's Purpose) - 37.2%
2.1.03 (Plot Elements) - 36.7%
What will you do differently?
Since the data shows the same indicators being weakest at all three grades, it indicates that instruction in these areas needs to start
earlier, and be incorporated throughout the year. Bellwork that addresses these will become common practice in all English classes,
along with incorporating change in other content areas that can help with these weaknesses (i.e. history deals with narrative texts
and persuasive texts also, so they could help us with plot elements and author's purpose.) We also need to strive to find more ways
to teach these concepts. Re-teaching struggles to be an area that alludes us.
What indicators show where students were the most successful? by grade level
11th Grade
1.4.10 (Topic, Main Idea, Supporting Details, Theme) - 71.9%
1.3.01 (Vocabulary in Context) - 71%
1.4.02 (Text Features) - 69.8%
1.4.15 (Recognizing Fact/Opinion, Propoganda, Bias & Stereotypes) - 69.1%
10th Grade
1.4.10 (Topic, Main Idea, Supporting Details, Theme) - 67.9%
1.3.01 (Vocabulary in Context) - 66%
1.4.02 (Text Features) - 64.5%
1.4.07 (Comparison/Contrast) - 60.4%
9th Grade
1.3.01 (Vocabulary in Context) - 59.2%
1.4.10 (Topic, Main Idea, Supporting Details, Theme) - 56.1%
1.4.15 (Recognizing Fact/Opinion, Propoganda, Bias & Stereotypes) - 55.1%
1.4.02 (Text Features) - 51.5%
Summary of local assessments
Locally we use the NWEA MAP (Measure of Academic Progress), which is administered in the fall, winter, and spring. Freshmen
are tested the first two weeks of school and then we progress through the other grades. For grades 9-11, a significant number of
students scored Not Proficient (83.9%, 78.2%, and 72.5%). By gender, which combines all grades, 74.2% of the females were not
proficient and 80.5% of the males were not proficient. When compared by ethnicity, 75.6% of the caucasan students were not
proficient and 79.3% of the African-American students were not proficient. Students receiving free or reduced lunch had 72.9% of
the students who were not proficient.
MATH
Compare how the different subgroups and grades scored on the assessment.
Juniors
In mathematics, we tested 173 students with 32.37% scoring at or above proficient, 18.49% approaching standard, and 49.13%
were on academic warning.
In the area of mathematics at the 11th grade, we scored best in.
4.2.K5 (Line of Best Fit) - 55.0%
2.3.A2 (Analysis of Real World Linear Functions) - 52.1% Page 7 of 50
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