2008-2009 Student Achievement Report - Final Draft

1. 2008-2009 STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT REPORT

2. MISSION STATEMENT
The Jefferson Davis County School District
promotes a rigorous, safe, and nurturing
environment in which students are
empowered to achieve their full intellectual
and social potential by combining high
standards, discipline, and character
education, with a commitment to
individualism, creativity and diversity as
students prepare to contribute to our global
society.

3. VISION STATEMENT
All students in Jefferson Davis County School
District will achieve life-long learning, reach
proficiency in all academic areas, and will
contribute to our community in a positive
manner.

4. WE BELIEVE…
 School should reflect a caring community; a safe and
fair environment in which the school staff, with the
support of parents, guide the children toward
respecting others, understanding the varied cultures of
our society, and striving for academic and behavioral
excellence.
 That ongoing communication and collaboration among
classroom teachers, support staff, and the principal
result in an integrated program for all students,
including those with special needs.

5. WE BELIEVE…
 All our students, including those with special needs,
should be prepared for a rapidly changing technological
world and should be able to access information, solve
problems, think critically, make decisions, and learn to
cooperate and work productively with others.
 That students progress in achieving the established
instructional and social goals should be frequently and
systematically monitored using a variety of assessment
techniques.
 Our students should become enthusiastic, life-long
learners and productive citizens.

6. STRATEGIC IMPROVEMENT PLAN

7. Goal # 1
Improve
academic
achievement

12. AYP
 Adequate Yearly Progress, or AYP, is a measurement defined by the United States federal No Child
Left Behind Act that allows the U.S. Department of Education to determine how every public school and
school district in the country is performing academically according to results on standardized tests.
 Successful progress
 Adequate Yearly Progress requires that every public school completes three requirements annually. Requirements for the percentage of
growth is determined on a state-by-state basis.
 At least 95 percent of all students are tested for reading and mathematics;
 At least 95 percent of all students meet the minimum annual target for meeting or exceeding standards for reading and mathematics, and;
 At least 95 percent of all students meet the minimum annual target for attendance rate for elementary and middle schools or graduation
rate for high schools.
 Additionally, state education agencies must determine the yearly progress of districts, and identify districts in need of improvement.
 Unsuccessful progress
 Every state education agency is required to determine which schools do not meet AYP every year. However, a specific designation by the
U.S. Department of Education called "Federal school improvement status" applies only to schools that receive Title I funds. State education
agencies are required to determine what larger goals are required of every school as they fail to perform annually.
 Title I schools that do not meet AYP for two consecutive years are placed in "School Improvement Status" and must offer alternative school
attendance opportunities to students within their schools. If these same schools do not make AYP for three consecutive years, they must
offer both alternative school attendance opportunities and opportunities for students to increase their learning outside of school time. If
those schools miss AYP for a fourth consecutive year, they are designated as being in "Corrective Action" and must choose among
strategies outlined by NCLB. A fifth year of missing AYP results in a restructuring planning year when the school is shut down, and then a
sixth year of missing AYP requires that the restructuring plan be implemented.[NCLB restructuring options include:
 Reconstitution: Replacing school staff, including the principal, relevant to the failure in the school.
 Contracting: contracting with an outside entity to operate the school.
 State takeovers: turning the school operations over to the state education agency.

13. CARVER ELEMENTARY LANGUAGE ARTS

14. CARVER ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS

15. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY LANGUAGE ARTS

16. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS

17. BASSFIELD HIGH LANGUAGE ARTS

18. BASSFIELD HIGH MATHEMATICS

19. PRENTISS HIGH LANGUAGE ARTS

20. PRENTISS HIGH MATHEMATICS

21. MISSISSIPPI CURRICULUM TEST, 2ND EDITION
2007-2008
Grade
Level
Number
Tested
Mean
Scale
Score
% Minimal % Basic %
Proficient
%
Advanced
Language Arts
3 141 143.0 32.6 35.5 27.7 4.3
4 142 141.7 33.1 41.5 21.8 3.5
5 139 146.1 21.6 36.7 40.3 1.4
6 162 140.3 32.7 47.5 17.9 1.9
7 188 141.3 29.3 51.6 19.1 0.0
8 148 139.6 34.5 45.3 19.6 0.7
Mathematics
3 140 145.8 27.9 28.6 38.6 5.0
4 142 142.4 37.3 40.8 21.1 0.7
5 139 147.0 21.6 43.2 30.2 5.0
6 161 143.6 41.6 28.0 28.0 2.5
7 187 142.9 42.8 26.7 27.8 2.7
8 149 141.0 51.0 26.8 20.8 1.3

22. MISSISSIPPI CURRICULUM TEST, 2ND EDITION
2008-2009
Grade
Level
Number
Tested
Mean
Scale
Score
% Minimal % Basic %
Proficient
%
Advanced
Language Arts pDenotes higher % Than Previous Year
3 142 146.3 22.5 10% 40.1 p 28.9 p 8.5 p
4 130 143.3 27.7 6% 41.5 p 27.7 p 3.1 p
5 134 142.8 30.6 9% 35.8 p 32.8 p 0.7 p
6 149 143.9 24.5 8.2% 41.5 31.3 p 2.7 p
7 168 142.5 28.6 .7% 45.2 25.0 1.2 p
8 167 142.7 28.7 5.8% 41.3 29.9 p 0.0
Mathematics
3 142 148.8 18.3 9.6% 33.1 43.0 5.6
4 131 145.7 28.2 9.1% 37.4 31.3 3.1
5 134 144.9 32.1 10.5% 33.6 33.6 0.7
6 147 146.6 28.6 13% 29.9 p 36.7p 4.8 p
7 169 146.7 25.4 19.4% 37.3 p 34.3 p 3.0 p
8 167 142.9 32.9 18.1%

23. CARVER ELEMENTARY MCT2 07-08
Grade
Level
Number
Tested
Mean
Scale
Score
% Minimal % Basic %
Proficient
%
Advanced
Language Arts
3 70 142.2 34.3 37.1 24.3 4.3
4 65 140.0 35.4 47.7 12.3 4.6
5 58 146.7 24.1 34.5 37.9 3.4
6 74 140.6 33.8 47.3 14.9 4.1
Mathematics
3 70 145.4 27.1 32.9 32.9 7.1
4 65 474.6 35.8 41.5 18.5 5% 1.5
p
5 58 148.8 19.0 39.7 31.0 10.3
6 74 146.2 32.4 29.7 32.4 5.4

24. CARVER ELEMENTARY MCT2 08-09
Grade
Level
Number
Tested
Mean Scale
Score
% Minimal % Basic % Proficient % Advanced
Language Arts
3 65 146.4 26.2 8.1 33.8 27.7 p 12.3 8%p
4 61 142.2 26.2 9.2 45.9 24.6 12.3%p 3.3 p
5 66 142.6 28.8 33.3 37.9 0.0
6 58 147.9 19.0 14.8 31.0 46.6 31.7%p 3.4
Mathematics
3 65 149.8 16.9 10.2 29.2 44.6 11.7%
p
9.2
4 62 146.3 25.8 12.7 41.9 25.8 6.5
5 66 144.5 27.3 2.4 28.8 1.5
6 5 150.0 19.0 13.4 22.4 51.7 19.3
%p
6.9

25. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY MCT2 07-08
Grade
Level
Number
Tested
Mean
Scale
Score
% Minimal % Basic %
Proficient
%
Advanced
Language Arts
3 71 143.7 31.0 33.8 31.0 4.2
4 77 143.2 31.2 36.4 29.9 2.6
5 81 145.6 19.8 38.3 42.0 0.0
Mathematics
3 70 146.2 28.6 24.3 44.3 2.9
4 77 143.1 36.4 40.3 23.4 0.0
5 81 145.7 23.5 45.7 29.6 1.2

26. JOHNSON ELEMENTARY MCT2 08-09
Grade
Level
Number
Tested
Mean Scale
Score
% Minimal % Basic % Proficient % Advanced
Language Arts
3 77 146.4 19.5 11.5 45.5 p 29.9 12.3
4 69 144.2 29.0 2.2 37.7 30.4 2.9
5 68 143.1 32.4 12.5 38.2 27.9 1.5
6 89 141.3 28.1 48.3 21.3 2.2
Mathematics
3 77 148.0 19.5 9.1 36.4 41.6 2.6
4 69 145.2 30.4 6.2 33.3 36.2p 0.0
5 66 145.3 36.8 25.0 38.2 p 0.0
6 89 144.3 34.8 34.8 27.0 3.4

27. BASSFIELD HIGH MCT2 07-08
Grade
Level
Number
Tested
Mean
Scale
Score
% Minimal % Basic %
Proficient
%
Advanced
Language Arts
7 81 141.9 25.9 48.1 25.9 0.0
8 69 139.9 30.4 52.2 15.9 .4
Mathematics
7 81 145.3 35.8 21.0 37.0 6.2
8 69 144.4 36.2 30.4 30.4 2.9

28. BASSFIELD HIGH MCT2 08-09
Grade
Level
Number
Tested
Mean
Scale
Score
% Minimal % Basic %
Proficient
%
Advanced
Language Arts
7 71 143.0 28.2 46.5 22.5 2.8
8 74 142.1 31.1 39.2 29.7 0.0
Mathematics
7 72 148.0 16.7 19.1 41.7 34.7 6.9
8 74 144.0 29.7 6.5 37.8 28.4 4.1

29. PRENTISS HIGH MCT2 07-08
Grade
Level
Number
Tested
Mean
Scale
Score
% Minimal % Basic %
Proficient
%
Advanced
Language Arts
6 88 140.0 31.8 47.7 20.5 0.0
7 107 140.9 31.8 54.2 14.0 0.0
8 79 139.4 38.0 39.2 22.8 0.0
Mathematics
6 87 141.3 49.4 26.4 24.1 0.0
7 106 141.1 48.1 31.1 20.8 0.0
8 80 138.1 63.8 23.8 12.5 0.0

30. PRENTISS HIGH MCT2 08-09
Grade
Level
Number
Tested
Mean
Scale
Score
% Minimal % Basic %
Proficient
%
Advanced
Language Arts
7 97 142.1 28.9 44.3 26.8 p 0.0
8 93 143.1 26.9 11.1 43.0 30.1 p 0.0
Mathematics
7 97 145.8 32.0 34.0 p 34.0 p 0.0
8 93 142.0 35.5 28.3 45.2 p 18.3 p 1.1 p

31. SUBJECT AREA TESTING PROGRAM
2007 - 2008
Subject Number
Tested
Mean Scale
Score
%
Passing
Algebra I (2007 Curriculum
Framework)
139 648.6 59.0
U.S. History 111 336.2 86.5
Biology I 63 318.6 69.8
English II MC (2006
Curriculum Framework)
111 646.0 54.1

32. SUBJECT AREA TESTING PROGRAM
2008 - 2009
Subject Number
Tested
Mean Scale
Score
% Passing
Algebra I (2007 Curriculum
Framework)
116 649.3 54.3 4.7%
U.S. History 117 331.7 84.6
Biology I 151 335.8 79.5 9.7%
English II MC (2006
Curriculum Framework)
156 644.2 45.5 8.6%

33. SUBJECT AREA TESTING PROGRAM
Prentiss High, 2007 - 2008
Subject Number
Tested
Mean Scale
Score
%
Passing
Algebra I (2007 Curriculum
Framework)
50 645.0 40.0
U.S. History 70 332.5 84.3
Biology I 23 307.9 60.9
English II MC (2006 Curriculum
Framework)
54 646.9 63.0
Notes: Minimum N-count for reporting is 10 students.
Passing = scale score of 300 in Biology & History, 647 Algebra I, 645 in English II
English II Writing Assessment
Prompt Number
Tested
Mean Writing
Scale
%
Passing
Informative 58 2.0 93.1

34. SUBJECT AREA TESTING PROGRAM
Prentiss High, 2008 - 2009
Subject Number
Tested
Mean Scale
Score
% Passing
Algebra I (2007 Curriculum
Framework)
61 643.3 36.1
U.S. History 62 331.2 85.5
Biology I 75 336.4 Good 78.7
p
English II MC (2006 Curriculum
Framework)
78 642.5 35.9

35. SUBJECT AREA TESTING PROGRAM
Bassfield High, 2007 - 2008
Subject Number
Tested
Mean Scale
Score
%
Passing
Algebra I (2007 Curriculum
Framework)
89 650.6 69.7
U.S. History 41 342.3 90.2
Biology I 40 324.7 75.0
English II MC (2006 Curriculum
Framework)
57 645.1 45.6

36. SUBJECT AREA TESTING PROGRAM
Bassfield High, 2008 - 2009
Subject Number
Tested
Mean Scale
Score
% Passing
Algebra I (2007 Curriculum
Framework)
55 656.0 74.5
Good
U.S. History 55 332.3 83.6
Biology I 76 335.1 80.3
English II MC (2006 Curriculum
Framework)
78 645.9 55.1 9.5

37. WORKING TOGETHER WE CAN
 Central Office
 Administrators
 Teachers
 Students
 Parents
 Community

38. STAY THE COURSE WITH OUR CURRICULUM PLAN
 Curriculum Director
 Literacy Coach
 Math Coach
 Nine Weeks Assessments
 Pacing Guides

39. DATA (SUCCESS BLUEPRINTS)
 Success Blueprints!
 Individual Action Plans that target specific
weaknesses in each students test data,
prescribe interventions and move students to
the next level
 Data Coaching – Consulting contract with
Bailey Consulting to train each teacher on
how to use student data to drive instruction

40. INCREASE TEACHER CAPACITY
 Targeted
Professional
Development for
Teachers to build
capacity
 Renewed effort to
retain staff
 Aggressive
recruitment program

41. INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP
 Principals and Assistant
Principals must ensure
connection between District’s
curriculum plan and teachers
 12-15 CIOC observation plan
per week plus
post conference with teacher
 Monitor and adjust to effective
teaching strategies

42. TECHNOLOGY
 Equip each classroom
with basic student
technological needs
 Develop forward looking
Technology Plan

43. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
 Partner with Success Blueprints
 PTA at each school
 Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students)
 Frequent Open House Opportunities
 Parenting Sessions (Strengthening Families)