Washington - Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools

Since only 19 freshmen were test in Spring 2007, the sample is too small to consider the information valid.
What will you do differently?
Since the data shows the same indicators being weakest at both 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 mathematics
classes, along with incorporating change in other content areas that can help with these weaknesses (i.e. science involves quite a bit
of work with formulas and students can then see the transference of indicators from one content to another.) 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
Juniors scored best in the areas of:
4.2.K5 (Line of Best Fit) - 55.0%
2.3.A2 (Analysis of Real World Linear Functions) - 52.1%
1.2.K3 (Properties Knowlege) - 50.9%
3.1.A1 (Applications of the Pythagorean Theorem) - 48.1%
Sophomores scored best in the areas of:
3.4.K6 (Changing Linear Equations to Slope-Intercept Form) - 63.5%
2.3.A2 (Analysis of Real-World Linear Function Applications) - 61.2%
1.2.K3 (Properties Knowledge) - 60.7%
4.2.K5 (Line of Best Fit) - 60.4%
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 (87%, 79.8%, and 88.9%). By gender, which combines all grades, 86.6% of the females were not
proficient and 82% of the males were not proficient. When compared by ethnicity, 71% of the caucasan students were not
proficient and 89.9% of the African-American students were not proficient. Students receiving free or reduced lunch had 86.7% of
the students that were not proficient.
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