School Performance Levels-2012

The link below can be used to locate the current performance level of any school.




http://www.doe.state.la.us/reportcards/2012/

Poor Schools Shortchanged on Funding, Ed. Dept. Says - Politics K-12 - Education Week

This is why the community should demand school spending data down to the school level. But, this is hard work and we will not do it.

So shortchanging poor schools will continue.




Poor Schools Shortchanged on Funding, Ed. Dept. Says - Politics K-12 - Education Week

Education Week: Study Links Academic Setbacks to Middle School Transition

Education Week: Study Links Academic Setbacks to Middle School Transition

Data and Reports - Louisiana Department of Education

Data and Reports - Louisiana Department of Education

Budget and Financial Information (State/District)

The below links will take you to budget information for the Louisiana State Department of Education and Caddo Parish School Board.

Budget information is always helpful to engage in informed conversations about resource allocation and results expected/achieved.

State:

http://www.doe.state.la.us/divisions/edfn/resource_allocation.html



Caddo Parish:

http://finance.caddo.k12.la.us/content.cfm?page=documents

District-At-A-Glance and School Report Cards

The Louisiana Department of Education recently held a summit in Baton Rouge, La for new school board members. I have previously posted a link to the press release. From there you can access the materials used during the summit.

In addition, the materials included a document called District At-A-Glance. I am now posting a link to that document. BTW alums will be interested to see important stats about BTW and other schools in the district. Information such as test results, enrollment figures, etc are available in this document.

Click the link below for access.



caddo_DAG.pdf (application/pdf Object)




District-At-A-Glance Website: This site will allow you to create a district report on any district in the state.

http://www.doe.state.la.us/dag/default.aspx



School Report Cards:


http://www.doe.state.la.us/data/school_report_cards.aspx

ACT Results 2010

Caddo Parish and other parish high school ACT Results: Click on the following link.


http://www.laeducationresults.net/District/ACT.aspx?RecordID=009



Louisiana State ACT report: Click on the following link:


http://www.act.org/news/data/10/pdf/profile/Louisiana.pdf?utm_campaign=cccr10&utm_source=averagescores&utm_medium=web

2010 SPS Released Today

The Louisiana Department of Education (LDE) released the 2010 list of unacceptable schools.

Although BTW New Tech High improved to 59.8 from a 2009 score of 58.4, that still falls short of the 60 mark.

We continue to wish the lions the very best as they struggle for success in the accountability process.

SAT Bias Against Blacks

See comments at the following link for more information on this topic.

http://learntolearn2.blogspot.com

School Level Historical Data

Use the following link to access six years of data that includes School Performance Scores, Enrollment figures and other key information.

http://www.laeducationresults.net/District/Accountability_Results.aspx?RecordID=009&SchoolID=009069

GEE and iLeap results for 2010

Spring 2010 GEE and iLEAP results have been published.

Use our link (http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/comm/pressrelease.aspx?PR=1425) to the Louisiana Department of Education for a more detailed look at the scores.

iLEAP

It would appear that our grade 9 iLeap results improved over 2009.

ELA results indicate that 31% scored basic and above compared with 47% scoring basic and above for 2010. This is a 16 percentage point improvement.

Key to this finding is the fact that there was a 9 percentage point improvement in the number of students scoring at the Unsatisfactory level. Down from 22% in 2009 to 13% in 2010.

Math iLEAP scores also improved year over year. 42% scored basic and above for 2010 as compared with 29% for 2009, a 13 percentage point improvement. Again, the number scoring unsatisfactory went from 44% in 2009 to 21% in 2010.


GEE

2010 GEE results, however, showed overall deterioration.

ELA results indicated 37% scoring basic and above as compared with 49% in 2009 for a net 12 percentage point change.

Math results came in at 36% basic and above for 2010 as compared with 43% in 2009 for a net reduction of 7 percentage points.

Not sure if these mixed results will translate into an overall improved School Performance Score.

However, the nice improvements by the 9th graders could signal good things for the future. These will be our 10th graders next year and hopefully with a solid foundation for learning.

Obviously a total turnaround for a whole school is next to impossible in one year. But, it does appear that BTW New Tech may be off to a good start.

School Performance Scores Increased

The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) recently voted to increase the minimum School Performance Score (SPS).

The minimum SPS will increase from the current 60 to 65 in 2011.

The minimum SPS will again increase from 65 to 75 in 2012.

Remember, the state goal is to have all schools at 120 by 2014.

This site previously provided information indicating that an increase was very likely in the near future.

Btw's 2009 SPS is 58.4

Attendance/Enrollement History

School attendance is being tracked and published on a weekly basis as part of an effort to reduce dropout rates. This activity will cover the entire month of September, 2009.


The most recent report shown in The Times on September 27, 2009 indicates a 7.5% absence rate for BTW.

This is based on a total average enrollment of 342 with an average of 26 students absent.

For the District, the enrollment was 41,182 with 2,025 absent generating a 4.9% absence rate.

According to The Times report, this effort is "...a collaboration of school districts, the Alliance For Education and the Community Foundation, all partners in the Learning to Finish initiative to reduce dropout numbers."

We certainly hope that all interested BTW supporters are viewing this information. And, of course, taking steps to make sure our students are attending school on a regular basis.

With some pushing for even more time in school as a way of improving achievement, clearly our community must make regular school attendance a top priority.

Minimum School Performance Score Going Up

State superintendent Paul Pastorek now indicates that the minimum score is going up. According to a recent Times story, Louisiana started its improvement journey in 1999. In the beginning of the process, the minimum score was 30.. It moved to 45 and in 2005 it moved to the present 60 out of a possible 150.

Apparently the superintendent did not indicate when he wants to make this move.

The state average performance score is 86.3.

This of course places additional pressure on BTW and others striving to exit AUS status.

I can easily see a recommendation to move the minimum to 75.

I would certainly approach things from now until the change is debated and actually implemented as if it were something in the 75 to 78 range. Clearly, 60 is on its way out.

School Performance Scores for AUS Schools Released

On August 28, 2009, the Louisiana Department of Education released the 2008-2009 school performance scores for the AUS schools. The four AUS high schools in Caddo scored as follows:

BTW...58.4
Fair Park...51.0
Green Oaks...49.4
Woodlawn...49.4

• A score of at least 60 is needed to shed the AUS label
• The state goal is for all schools to be at 120 by the year 2014

With the implementation of the Caddo Plan this year, we hope to see BTW and the other high schools exit AUS status next year.

Click on the FACTS label for additional information.

District Composite Report Link

The following link will bring you to the 2006-2007 report for Caddo. In it you will find significant historical data that sheds more light on our current situation with low performing schools.

The community can take a look at this data and gear up to support the system as it struggles to bring our low performing schools up to acceptable performance standards.

We must begin to think in terms of the data and not our feelings.

http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/pair/dcr0607/dcr009.pdf

BTW Issues Cited in Recent Article

According to a Times news story on January 11, 2009, state education officials spent time reviewing all low performing schools. That review of course included Caddo and our BTW. The following concerns were listed in the article.

-A lack of urgency and general level of complacency is evident toward academic improvements.
-A serious school wide problem exists with tardiness, truancy and inconsistent discipline policy enforcement.
-A reconstitution plan was developed, but there is no documentation to show all actions have been addressed.
-Few teachers are engaging students in rigorous learning activities to improve student performance.
-For a student population of 456, 904 suspensions were reported.
-About 57 percent of sophomores and juniors read and write below grade level and 65 percent function below grade level in math.
-The average school performance score is 50.6.

It is apparently against this backdrop that further state recommendations and/or actions are forthcoming for BTW.

Report Cards (School Accountability ) Link

This link is to the School Report Cards. You can find the Principal's Report Card as well as the Parent's Report Card. This will include the most recent as well as historical report cards.

http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/saa/1639.html

Louisiana Graduation Rates for 2007

On January 8, 2009 the Louisiana Department of Education released its cohort graduation rates for 2007. Indicated below are the rankings for our area. You may view the complete release together with attachments at http://www.doe.state.la.us/

1. Caddo Parish Magnet High School-96.4%
-State Goal for 2016----------------80%
2. C.E. Byrd------------------------76.9%
3. Captain Shreve------------------75.6%
4. Northwood----------------------71.2%
-State Average -----------65.9%
5. Southwood----------------------65.6%
-Caddo District Average------59.4%
6. Huntington----------------------57.4%
7. BTW----------------------------55.4%
8. North Caddo--------------------54.4%
9. Woodlawn----------------------47.7%
10.Green Oaks-------------------44.2%
11.Fair Park----------------------41.6%

2008 School Performances Scores Released

On November 7, 2008 the Louisiana State Department of Education released individual school and district level scores. An article also appeared in The Times on November 8, 2008 regarding these results.

You may view the department's release and attachments by going to http://www.doe.state.la.us/

BTW alums and friends must stay up on these results as they relate to our school.

Today, we are providing a brief snapshot in this forum.

• The goal of this state's accountability system is for all schools to be at a score of 120 or higher by the year 2014.
• BTW has a 2008 Baseline SPS of 54.9 (remember the goal is 120 by 2014)
• BTW experienced growth of 3.1 although our growth target was 8.7
• BTW has a growth label of "Minimal Academic Growth"
• BTW has a performance label of "Academically Unacceptable" ( a minimum score of 60 is needed to avoid this label)

Our challenge as alums and friends of BTW is to direct our activities and energy toward helping the school achieve its vision of Academic Excellence.

Parents may want to refer to the PTSA Playbook for Academic Excellence for additional information and suggestions.