2014 Statewide MCAS and Accountability Results

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A toast to Ashley and Francisco’s

futureLondon, England

November 21, 2014

Mitchell D. Chester, Commissioner

More than a decade of improvement:Grade 10 Achievement

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2% p

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10

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1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20140%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

38%

90%

24%

79%

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English Language Arts MathematicsScience and Technology/Engineering

Narrowing the 10th GradeLow Income Achievement Gap (2002 - 2014)

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English Language Arts

Mathematics

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

200

220

240

260

280 Not Low Income Low Income

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Not Low Income Low IncomeAdvanced

Proficient

Needs Improvement

Failing

Low Income: +24Not Low Income: +16

Low Income: +28Not Low Income: +22

Advanced

Proficient

Needs Improvement

Failing

Narrowing the 10th GradeAchievement Gap (2002 - 2014)

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English Language Arts Mathematics

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

200

220

240

260

280

African American Hispanic

White

African American: +24Hispanic: +26

White: +16

African American: +28Hispanic: +24

White: +20

Advanced

Proficient

Needs Improvement

Failing

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

African American HispanicWhite

Advanced

Proficient

Needs Improvement

Failing

Rising Graduation Rates

20062007

20082009

20102011

20122013

75%

78%

81%

84%

87%

90%

82.7%

87.5%

79.9%

85.0%

Students Graduating in 4 or 5 yearsStudents Graduating in 4 years

Cohort graduation year

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cohort

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Dropout Trend 2007-2013

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

3.8

2.2

7.3

4.6

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Benchmarking National

Tops among states (NAEP – grades 4 & 8)• Reading & mathematics

InternationalTIMSS (grades 4 & 8)

• Among top nations in math & sciencePISA (15-year-olds)

• 4th in reading• 10th in mathematics• 7th in science

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Improving Achievement

Greater Persistence

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Improving Achievement

Greater Persistence

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But:• Many students need remediation

in college• Many employers report

graduates ill-prepared

Massachusetts’s goal is to prepare all students for success after high school, by:

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Strengthening curriculum, instruction, & assessment

Improving educator effectiveness

Turning around the lowest performing districts & schools

Using technology and data to support teaching & learning

Upgrading Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment

Revised Academic StandardsNew Curriculum Frameworks in ELA, Math,

Science Piloting Next Generation Assessment Policy considerations

Avoid artificial dichotomies• Knowledge versus skills• Academic versus career

Civic education & engagement

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Sir John Gurdon 2012 Nobel Recipient

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Expanding our Understanding of the Problem

Teacher Effectiveness

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Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Expanding our Understanding of the Problem

Employment decisions maytake us here

This will take us farthest!

School & District Turnaround Graduated consequences

Increased district authorityState receivership

New approaches to:TimeCompensationwork rules

Attention to non-academic dimensions

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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School & District TurnaroundPractices in sustained gain schools: Community of practice

LeadershipShared responsibilityProfessional collaboration

Student-specific supports & interventions Informed by data

Intentional improvement practicesTeacher-specificStudent responsive instruction

Orderly & respectful culture

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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“We need to rethink our strategy of hoping the Internet will just go away.”

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Digital Learning Opportunities

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Multiple approachesBlended LearningOn-line CoursesVirtual Schools

Technology upgrades InfrastructureDevices

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Their future is ours

Where will Ashley & Francisco be: In one year? Two? Five?

Ten?