The document summarizes Smith Middle School's data-driven decisions for the 2013-2014 school year. It reviews FCAT performance trends in reading, math, science, and writing from 2011-2013 and identifies curriculum improvements and new remediation programs to address weaknesses. Goals are set for 54% of students to be proficient in reading, 64% in math, 57% in science, and achievement targets for 8th grade writing on the 2014 FCAT.

1. Smith Middle School
Data Driven Decisions
for the 2013-14 School Year

2. Data Driven Decisions for 2013-2014
• Review the FCAT data from the past three school
years (2011-2013) to observe trends and patterns
▫ Reading (6th, 7th, and 8th grades)
▫ Math (6th, 7th, and 8th grades)
▫ Science (8th grade only)
▫ Writing (8th grade only)
• Review the School Improvement Plan
▫ Curriculum Improvements
▫ FCAT Goals

3. Reading FCAT 2011-2013

4. 51 51
61
65
59
63
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
8th SMS 8th District 7th SMS 7th District 6th SMS 6th District
Reading 2011 Level 3 and up
• 8th grade percentage of proficiency is even with the district score.
• 7th grade percentage of proficiency is four points lower than the
district score.
• 6th grade percentage of proficiency is also four points lower than
the district score.

5. 51
49
54 54
47
51
42
44
46
48
50
52
54
56
8th SMS 8th District 7th SMS 7th District 6th SMS 6th District
Reading 2012 Level 3 and up
• 8th grade percentage of proficiency is two points higher than the
district score.
• 7th grade percentage of proficiency is even with the district score.
• 6th grade percentage of proficiency is four points lower than the
district score for the second year in a row.

6. 55
53
56
55
56
55
51.5
52
52.5
53
53.5
54
54.5
55
55.5
56
56.5
8th SMS 8th District 7th SMS 7th District 6th SMS 6th District
Reading 2013 Level 3 and up
• 8th grade percentage of proficiency is two points higher than the
district score for the second year in a row.
• 7th grade percentage of proficiency is now one point higher than
the district score.
• 6th grade percentage of proficiency is now one point higher than
the district score.

7. Reading FCAT
Trends & Patterns
• Adding the 6th grade
Critical Thinking elective
class has made a positive
impact on the 2013 scores.
• Using Florida Achieve
Focus Testing to predict
performance and provide
remediation since 2011 has
proven positive results.
• Amount of Level 1
students has decreased
while the amount of Level 5
students has increased from
2011 to 2013.
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20
40
60
80
100
120
6th
2011
7th
2012
8th
2013
Level 5 7 8 11
Level 4 23 19 18
Level 3 30 27 26
Level 2 21 28 33
Level 1 20 18 13
Reading FCAT Growth

8. Math FCAT 2011-2013

9. • 8th grade percentage of proficiency is four points higher than the
district score.
• 7th grade percentage of proficiency is two points higher than the
district score.
• 6th grade percentage of proficiency is four points lower than the
district score.
68 64 61 59
44 48
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
8th SMS 8th District 7th SMS 7th District 6th SMS 6th District
Math 2011 Level 3 and up

10. • 8th grade percentage of proficiency is nine points higher than the
district score.
• 7th grade percentage of proficiency is six points higher than the
district score.
• 6th grade percentage of proficiency is also three points higher than
the district score.
60
51
59
53 50 47
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
8th SMS 8th District 7th SMS 7th District 6th SMS 6th District
Math 2012 Level 3 and up

11. • 6th grade percentage of proficiency has not been received due to
tests not being scored. We anticipate to receive these scores when
high school’s school grades are released.
• Both the 7th grade and 8th grade percentage of proficiency are eleven
points higher than the district score.
66
55
64
53
0
46
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
8th SMS 8th District 7th SMS 7th District 6th SMS 6th District
Math 2013 Level 3 and up

12. Math FCAT
Trends & Patterns
• Targeting 6th grade
students with elementary
math difficulties since 2012
has made a positive impact
on scores.
• Adding a Math
Remediation class for all
students with a Level 1 on
their previous FCAT should
make a positive impact on
the future 2014 scores.
• Amount of Level 1
students has decreased
while the amount of Level 5
students has increased from
2011 to 2013.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
6th
2011
7th
2012
8th
2013
Level 5 5 9 12
Level 4 14 19 20
Level 3 26 31 34
Level 2 28 24 18
Level 1 27 17 16
Math FCAT Growth

13. Science FCAT 2011-2013

14. • The 2011 score of 44 percent passing rate was equal with the
district score.
• The 2012 score of 48 percent passing rate was seven points higher
than the district score of 41 percent.
• The 2013 score of 56 percent passing rate was eight points higher
than the district score of 48 percent.
44
48
56
44 41
48
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
2011 2012 2013
8th Grade FCAT Science
SMS
District

15. Writing FCAT 2011-2013

16. • The 2011 score of 76 percent passing rate was lower than the district score
of 77 when the passing score was a Level 4 and up.
• The 2012 score of 86 percent passing rate was seventeen points higher
than the district score of 69 percent when the passing score was a Level 3
and up.
• The 2013 score of 52 percent passing rate was eight points higher than the
district score of 44 percent when the passing score was a Level 3.5 and up.
76
86
5277 69
44
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2011 2012 2011
8th Grade FCAT Writes
SMS
District

17. Curriculum Improvements & FCAT Goals

18. Curriculum Improvements
• In preparation for Common Core Standards, all core classes
are
▫ Using complex texts and text based questioning
▫ Emphasizing paraphrasing and summarizing school-wide
▫ Increasing the amount of high level questioning on assessments
▫ Implementing everyday writing expectations school-wide
• To provide remediation for struggling students new programs
have been added
▫ Timed Readings in Science with comprehension and extended
thinking questions
▫ SuccessMaker program for Level 1 and 2 Reading students with
single block of Intensive Reading
▫ Read 180 program for Level 1 Reading students with a double
block of Intensive Reading
▫ SuccessMaker program and FASTT Math for Level 1 and 2 Math
students with a single block of Intensive Math

19. FCAT Goals
• 2014 Reading
▫ 54% of all students proficient (Level 3 and above) on FCAT
• 2014 Math
▫ 64% of all students proficient (Level 3 and above) on FCAT
• 2014 Science (8th grade)
▫ 57% of students proficient (Level 3 and above) on FCAT
• 2014 Writing (8th grade)
▫ 55% of students will achieve a score of 3.5 or higher
▫ 82% of students will achieve a score of 3.0 or higher

20. Smith Middle School
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updates throughout the year.