MERCED CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

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MERCED CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

• 2002 REPORT ON THE
• CALIFORNIA STANDARDS TESTS
• AND
• STANFORD ACHIEVEMENT TEST

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FOCUS ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
NO WIND CAN DO HIM GOOD WHO STEERS FOR NO
PORT - OLD PROVERB
UNLESS WE HAVE A SENSE OF DIRECTION NO AMOUNT OF
EFFORT WILL HELP US REACH OUR DESTINATION IT IS
TESTING AND ASSESSMENT THAT HELPS US KNOW IF WE
ARE ON COURSE TOWARD THAT DESTINATION
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TWO TYPES OF TESTS

• CALIFORNIA STANDARDS TESTS
• REQUIRED BY LAW (PSAA OF 1998)
• SHOW HOW STUDENTS PERFORM ON TESTS THAT MEASURE
  STATE STANDARDS
• EMPHASIS IS ON MASTERY
• REFLECTS THE SUPERINTENDENTS PRIORITY
• WILL ACCOUNT FOR 60 OF NEXT YEARS API
• STANFORD ACHIEVEMENT TEST
• REQUIRED BY LAW (PSAA OF 1998)
• SHOW HOW STUDENTS PERFORM ON A NORM REFERENCED
  TEST RELATIVE TO OTHERS IN THE NATION
• EMPHASIS IS ON COMPARISON
• DECREASING PRIORITY AT THE DISTRICT AND STATE
  LEVEL
• WILL ACCOUNT FOR 40 OF NEXT YEARS API
• WILL BE REPLACED BY THE CAT/6

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CALIFORNIA STANDARDS TESTS
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SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
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STUDENTS ARE STEADILY DEMONSTRATING INCREASED
ACCURACY ON READING STANDARDS TESTS
STUDENTS ARE STEADILY DEMONSTRATING INCREASED
ACCURACY ON MATH STANDARDS TESTS
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STANFORD ACHIEVEMENT TEST
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AND WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
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IT MEANS

• STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN READING, MATH, LANGUAGE,
  AND SPELLING ARE SHOWING A CONSISTENT, LONG-TERM,
  AND SIGNIFICANT UPWARD TREND
• COMPARED TO STUDENTS IN THE NATION, MCSD
  STUDENTS ARE SCORING NEAR THE MEAN, AT THE MEAN,
  AND IN SOME CASES ABOVE THE MEAN
• A VERY HAPPY SUPER!

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TO WHAT DOES THE DISTRICT ATTRIBUTE THE INCREASES
IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT?

• SKILLS AND TALENTS ON THE PART OF TEACHERS,
  ADMINISTRATORS, SUPPORT STAFF, AND CLASSIFIED
  STAFF
• CAREFUL ATTENTION AND FOCUS ON STATE AND LOCAL
  STANDARDS
• IMPROVED ALIGNMENT BETWEEN ASSESSMENT AND
  CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION
• WELL ORGANIZED STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

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CONT

• CLEAR AND SPECIFIC CURRICULUM PLAN FOR TEACHERS
• EFFECTIVE TEXTBOOK ADOPTION PROCESS
• MATH MATTERS STRATEGIES
• NEW TEACHER ORIENTATION AND MENTORING

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HOW DO STUDENTS PERFORM WHO HAVE BEEN INTHE
DISTRICT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME?
TO DETERMINE THIS, WE MUST USE WHAT IS CALLED A
COHORT, SAME SUBJECT, OR LONGITUDINAL
DESIGN.

• WHILE THERE ARE RELIABILITY ISSUES INHERENT IN
  THESE METHODS, THE CENTRAL FEATURE IS THE
  IDENTIFICATION AND TRACKING OF A STUDENT GROUP AS
  IT PROGRESSES THROUGH THE GRADES AND RECEIVES
  CONTINUOUS MERCED CITY SCHOOLING

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THIS IS NEWSWORTHY!!
FOR STUDENTS TRACKED FROM SECOND GRADE IN 1998
TO SIXTH GRADE IN 2002
ACHIEVEMENT GROWTH IN READING WAS 11 POINTS.
THIS WAS STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT
ACHIEVEMENT GROWTH IN SPELLING WAS 11 POINTS.
THIS WAS STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT
ACHIEVEMENT GROWTH IN MATH WAS 13 POINTS. THIS
WAS STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT
ACHIEVEMENT GROWTH IN LANGUAGE WAS 14 POINTS.
THIS WAS STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT
NOTE A SHIFT OF 3 OR MORE POINTS IS CONSIDERED
SIGNIFICANT
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CONGRATULATIONS TO STAFF MEMBERS!
IMPROVEMENTS IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DO NOT OCCUR
WITHOUT THE CONCERTED EFFORT OF CLASSROOM
TEACHERS WITH THE SUPPORT OF CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES
AND ADMINISTRATION.
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STUDENTS
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