1. NATICK PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
2013 MCAS SCORES

2. RANKINGS
• According to schooldigger.com
• District
• NHS
38/319
59/343 - Boston Magazine #54
• Kennedy
• Wilson
52/370
75/370
•
•
•
•
•
Ben Hem
Memorial
Brown
Lilja
Johnson
49/886
55/886
65/886
76/886
111/886

3. ADVANCED AND PROFICIENT
TEST
NATICK
STATE AVERAGE
Diff.
10 ELA
10 SCIENCE
10 MATH
97
90
89
91
80
71
6
10
18
8 ELA
92
78
14
8 MATH
76
55
21
8 SCIENCE
7 ELA
7 MATH
6 ELA
6 MATH
5 ELA
5 MATH
5 SCIENCE
4 ELA
4 MATH
3 READING
3 MATH
63
85
71
81
75
78
75
70
76
75
81
86
39
72
52
67
61
66
61
51
53
52
57
66
24
13
19
14
14
12
14
19
23
23
24
20

4. DISTRICT ELA
120
100
80
60
40
81
87
79
81
Grade 5
Grade 6
85
92
97
20
0
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 7
District View ELA - % Top Two Categories
Grade 8
Grade 10

5. GRADE 3 READING 11 YEARS
86
84
84
82
82
82
81
80
78
78
78
78
78
78
77
76
75
74
72
70
Reading
03
Reading
04
Reading
05
Reading
06
Reading
07
Reading
08
Reading
09
Reading
10
Reading
11
Reading
12
Reading
13

6. GRADE 3 READING ADVANCED &
PROFICIENT/ADVANCED
100
Grade 3 Reading
90
80
86
85
82
80
75
70
60
50
40
30
20
19
23
22
21
11
10
0
Ben-Hen
Brown
Johnson
Lilja
Memorial

7. GRADE 3 READING COMPARISON
100
90
80
68
70
62
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
68
69
71
74
75
75
75
76
80
81
81
82
85
86

8. GRADE 4 ELA COMPARISON
90
83
80
75
70
62
60
52
50
40
30
20
10
0
55
65
66
69
70
71
76
76
76
79
79

9. GRADE 7 ELA
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
83
75
83
85
85
86
86
87
87
90
91
93

10. CURRENT GRADE 9 ELA PROGRESSION
95
92
90
89
85
83
80
79
78
75
70
Grade 4 2009
Grade 5 2010
Grade 6 2011
Grade 7 2012
Grade 8 2013

11. GRADE 10 ELA 12 YEAR COMPARISON
120
98
100
88
81
80
79
77
89
ELA 06
ELA 07
95
94
ELA 09
ELA 10
ELA 11
97
88
ELA 05
95
73
60
40
20
0
ELA 01
ELA 02
ELA 03
ELA 04
ELA 08
ELA 13`

12. GRADE 10 ELA
100
99
98
97
96
Grade 10 ELA
96
94
92
90
88
92
96
96
96
96
97
97
99

13. CURRENT GRADE 11 ELA PROGRESSION
120
97
100
87
80
79
77
89
79
60
40
20
0
Grade 4 2007
Grade 5 2008
Grade 6 2009
Grade 7 2010
Grade 8 2011
Gade 10 2013

14. DISTRICT MATH
100
90
88
86
80
75
75
75
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
76
71
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Grade 3
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 10

15. GRADE 3 MATH
Memorial
93
Brown
91
Lilja
89
Natick
86
Beh Hem
83
Wellesley
83
Walpole
83
Needham
82
Franklin
81
Dedham
78
North Andover
77
Chelmsford
75
Wachusett
75
Johnson
72
Burlington
61
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100

16. GRADE 4 MATH
100
90
86
80
70
60
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
49
53
64
64
68
70
70
70
71
72
75
75
76
78
80

17. GRADE 6 MATH - 12 YEAR COMPARISON
90
80
75
73
68
70
60
50
Math 06
73
72
69
68
Math 05
78
75
55
47
46
Math 02
Math 03
40
30
20
10
0
Math 04
Math 07
Math 08
Math 09
Math 10
Math 11
Math 12
Math 13

18. GRADE 8 MATH
90
83
80
73
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
65
65
66
67
68
68
74
75
76
84

19. MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH
90
84
81
80
76
71
70
80
80
76
70
72 72
71
74
71
66
71
75
73
64
73
64
60
49
50
43
40
30
37
28
31
35
32
29
34
42
40
37
34 35 35 33 33
32
25
21
20
10
0
Wilson 7
Advanced
Wilson 7 A/P
Kennedy 7
Advanced
Kennedy 7 A/P
Wilson 8
Advanced
Wilson 8 A/P
Kennedy 8
Advanced
Kennedy 8 A/P

20. GRADE 10 MATH
100
96
95
93
89
90
85
85
82
80
75
86
90
90
90
91
91
96

21. CURRENT GRADE 11 MATH
PROGRESSION
100
93
90
78
80
70
70
72
75
67
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Grade 4 2007
Grade 5 2008
Grade 6 2009
Grade 7 2010
Grade 8 2011
Grade 10 2013

22. GRADE 9 SCIENCE (PHYSICS)
100
88
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
73
76
78
81
82
83
89
90
90
91
91

23. BEN HEM 2008 - 2013
Ben Hem
350
83
300
75
56
250
80
86
79
79
83
83
84
80
75
200
78
78
79
65
86
150
78
73
65
100
81
71
70
73
50
0
1
2
Grade 3 ELA
3
Grade 3 Math
4
Grade 4 ELA
5
Grade 4 Math
6

24. ELA RECOMMENDATIONS
• Analyze those MCAS items that have been
correlated to the PARCC.
• Implement PARCC based writing assignment that
measures student growth
• Focus regular assessment that allows students to
practice analysis/synthesis of several texts in writing
• Refine and align common writing assignments to
mirror PARCC writing requirements
• Focus on texts types/purposes an writing
production/distribution in lower grades (K-4)
• Focus on key ideas and idea development upper
grades (5-10)

25. MATH RECOMMENDATIONS
• Analyze those MCAS items that have been correlated to
the PARCC.
• Implement PARCC-like math writing assignment that
measures student growth
• Monitor implementation/alignment of Math XL (Grades
9-12) to CCSS
• Monitor implementation/alignment of Go Math! (Grade
5) and Big Ideas Math (Grades 6-8) to CCSS
• Continue to encourage adaptive, personalized math
practice products employed at secondary level, across
system
• Focus on mathematical practice and mastery of
discrete skills and materials at earlier levels
• Continued focus on Number Sense Domain

26. SCIENCE RECOMMENDATIONS
• Elementary engineering units must be guaranteed
• Pending: MA does not appear to be adopting the
Next Generation Science Standards
• MA will update science standards, NPS will respond
• Increased focus on PARCC-like tasks transfer well to
the analysis required for science reading and
writing
• PARCC tasks designed to examine data sets, charts,
tables, etc. will give our students more regular
access to analytical tasks demanded in science
MCAS (or whatever next test may be).

27. CLOSING GAPS
• Accountability ratings now rest on gap closing
• Achievement as a sole measure strongly correlates to socioeconomic status of the schools
• Celebrate Johnson
• Rising and shifting poverty and high-needs students in district
may require revision of resource distribution
• More advanced students than ever
• Achievement = “NorthEast;” gap is slowly narrowing but not at
pace with state suggested targets (hence the Level 2 status)
• Revamp of the special education model at MS is designed to
address this
• Future Recommendations:
• Less Pull-Out More Push-In Support for special education students
coupled with personalized challenge pathways for student who can
move ahead and do more
• Continued focus on co-teaching models
• Maximize the personalization technology can bring
• Focus on stronger assessments with unity of rigor, implementation and
systematic support

28. EXAMPLE OF DEPT. HEAD WORK
• At WMS the 2013 Math MCAS data indicates that the Expressions and
Equations domain is an area of relative strength across grades.
• 90% of 5th grade students are able to write and interpret numerical
expressions
• 87% of 6th grade students are able to represent and analyze quantitative
relationships between dependent and independent variables
• 86% of 7th grade students are able to solve real-life and mathematical
problems using numerical and algebraic expressions and equations
• 84% of 8th grade students are able to understand the connections between
proportional relationships, lines and linear equations
• At WMS the 2013 Math MCAS data indicates that the Geometry domain is an
area of relative weakness across grades.
• 65% of 5th grade students are able to classify two-dimensional figures into
categories based on their properties
• 69% of 6th grade students are able to solve real-word and mathematical
problems involving area, surface area, and volume
• 71% of 7th grade students are able to are able to solve real-word and
mathematical problems involving angle measure, area, surface area, and
volume
• 70% of 8th grade students are able to understand congruence and similarity
using physical models, transparencies, or geometric software

29. Brown School
Advanced/Proficient
100
90
80
70
%
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Grade 3 ELA
Grade 3 Math
Grade 4 ELA
Grade 4 Math
2008
86
91
82
85
2009
85
89
78
71
2010
80
90
81
75
2011
87
97
74
63
2012
84
89
89
70
2013
85
92
76
70

30. Johnson School
Advanced/Proficient
100
90
80
70
%
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Grade 3 ELA
Grade 3 Math
Grade 4 ELA
Grade 4 Math
2008
75
77
75
60
2009
70
57
80
74
2010
69
63
77
45
2011
71
84
79
69
2012
78
77
78
80
2013
75
72
83
80

31. Lilja School
Advanced /Proficient
100
90
80
70
%
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Grade 3 ELA
Grade 3 Math
Grade 4 ELA
Grade 4 Math
2008
77
88
71
74
2009
78
82
76
77
2010
88
86
81
76
2011
76
65
72
74
2012
81
89
69
60
2013
82
89
75
74

32. Memorial School Advanced/Proficient
100
90
80
70
60
%
50
40
30
20
10
0
Grade 3 ELA
Grade 3 Math
Grade 4 ELA
Grade 4 Math
2008
86
91
66
64
2009
81
77
86
94
2010
86
85
87
81
2011
82
76
79
81
2012
85
81
80
70
2013
86
92
76
72