Donna ISD“Committed to Excellence”

AYPImprovement

Plan

Agenda

I. History of Education in the United StatesII. Evolution of Academic Achievement Testing in

the United States and TexasIII. Characteristics of Testing GroupIV. ResultsV. Plan of Action

History of Education to 1950’s

Before 1840’s, education available only to wealthy

By 1918, all states had passed compulsory attendance for at least elementary level

1900-1950 Administrative Progressives shaped school reform

History of Education 1950’s – Present

1950’s Department of Health, Education & Welfare was formed.

1954 Brown vs. Board of Education1965 Creation of HeadStart Program2002 No Child Left Behind Act

Evolution of Academic Achievement Testing in Texas

Texas Assessment of Basic Skills TABS - 1980

Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills TEAMS – 1984

Texas Assessment of Academic Skills TAAS – 1990

Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills TAKS 2003 to present

Testing Group Characteristics

Highly transient population48% migrant population

Addition of special needs students10 students representing 3% of testing population

Exit of gift and talented students5 students representing 2% of testing population

Testing Results

May 2010– 4th Grade• Reading – not proficient• Math – not proficient

– 8th Grade• Reading – not proficient• Math – not proficient

Plan of Action

In order to improve student achievement, the following initiatives will be implemented:

tutoringteacher staff developmentconsistent monitoring

Tutoring

Tutoring Schedule:Failed 1 section – choose before or after school

sessionFailed 2 or more sections – mandatory after

school tutoring periodSaturday TAKS Academy beginning in January for

all students needing assistance

Staff Development

Staff development sessions will be provided on the following topics:Using desegregated dataSubject specific instructional strategiesDifferentiated instructionStrategies for the special needs students

Monitoring

Periodic Benchmark TestingConsistent administrative walkthrough in

classroom and during tutoring sessionsEvaluation of benchmark testing results

Looking to the Future

3rd grade and 7th grade students sample tested in 2010 showed improvement

New district initiatives will continue to be monitored and evaluated for improvement

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