Advanced Math Placement Procedure WATAUGA COUNTY SCHOOLS MIDDLE

Advanced Math Placement Procedure WATAUGA COUNTY SCHOOLS MIDDLE GRADES PRE-MATH 1 & MATH 1 PLACEMENT

Goals of Placement Procedure • IDENTIFY THE STUDENTS THAT WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN AN ADVANCED MATH COURSE BY USING: • • Multiple criteria Team approach

Multiple Criteria 7 th Grade Pre-Math 1 • 5 th Grade EOG Scale Scores • Reading • Math • 6 th Grade EOG Scale Scores • Reading • Math • EVAAS projection • Actual Grades • Teacher Feedback • Attendance 8 th Grade Math 1 • 7 th Grade EOG Scale Scores • Reading • Math • IAAT • EVAAS projection • Actual Grades • Teacher Feedback • Attendance

Rubric Format �The placement forms will be in a rubric format �Each criteria will have a point value (5 possible each) �All point values will be added �A minimum value will determine placement eligibility �Will result in less subjectivity

Evidence for Each Criteria �Value points needed to be determined for each criteria EOG data – based off of new scale scores EVAAS data – projections based off of new scale scores IAAT Actual Grades Teacher feedback – new rubric asking for same information from multiple teachers Attendance

EOG Data Evidence • In the past, the lowest Level IV scale scores served as evidence for placement 5 th Grade 6 th Grade 7 th Grade Reading Math 362 363 362 364 • The new lowest Level IV scale scores are… 5 th Grade 6 th Grade Reading Math 464 460 465 461 • Based off of 2012 -2013 EOG data: • 36 students for Pre-Math 1 • 46 students for Math 1 363 367 7 th Grade 469 461

EOG Data Evidence • It would be ideal to have between 80 -100 students meet the initial criteria in order to reach the appropriate students • Therefore, lowest Level IV scale scores are not appropriate evidence for placement in advanced math What now? • I took the 84 students currently in Pre-Math 1 and 91 students currently in Math 1 and analyzed their 2012 -2013 EOG data

EOG Data Evidence Pre-Math 1 – Current Students 6 th Grade EOG Scale Scores 462. 9405 463 5. 258043 26 450 476 84 40 35 30 Students Mean Median Mode Standard Deviation Range Minimum Maximum Count Pre-Math 1 EOG - Math 25 20 15 10 5 0 442. 2 447. 2 452. 2 457. 2 462. 2 467. 2 Scale Score 472. 2 477. 2 482. 2

EOG Data Evidence Pre-Math 1 – Current Students 6 th Grade EOG Scale Scores 464. 6071 464. 5 459 5. 872168 28 450 478 84 35 30 25 Student Mean Median Mode Standard Deviation Range Minimum Maximum Count Pre-Math 1 EOG - Reading 20 15 10 5 0 442 452 462 472 Scale Score 482 492

Pre-Math 1 EOG - Math 9 8 Students 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 Scale Score Level II Level IV Level III Students Pre-Math 1 EOG - Reading 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 Scale Score Level III Level IV

EOG Data Evidence Math 1 – Current Students 7 th Grade EOG Scale Scores 460. 8462 461 467 4. 979788 21 450 471 91 30 25 Students Mean Median Mode Standard Deviation Range Minimum Maximum Count Math 1 EOG - Math 20 15 10 5 0 440. 9 445. 9 450. 9 455. 9 460. 9 465. 9 Scale Score 470. 9 475. 9 480. 9

EOG Data Evidence Math 1 – Current Students 7 th Grade EOG Scale Scores 467. 7363 467 460 6. 336552 28 455 483 91 Math 1 EOG - Reading 35 30 Students Mean Median Mode Standard Deviation Range Minimum Maximum Count 25 20 15 10 5 0 450. 1 460. 1 470. 1 480. 1 Scale Score 490. 1 500. 1

Math 1 EOG - Math 12 Students 10 8 6 4 2 0 451 452 Level II 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 Scale Score 463 Level III 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 Level IV Math 1 EOG - Reading 9 8 Students 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 Scale Score Level III Level IV

EOG Data Evidence • Based off of this data, the following evidence and value points were determined: 5 th Math 6 th Math 7 th Math Scale Score Rating 450 -453 1 Point 454 -456 2 Points 454 -458 2 Points 454 -457 2 Points 457 -459 3 Points 459 -462 3 Points 458 -461 3 Points 460 -462 4 Points 463 -467 4 Points 462 -465 4 Points 463+ 5 Points 468+ 5 Points 466+ 5 Points 5 th Reading 6 th Reading Scale Score Rating 450 -453 1 Point 450 -454 1 Point 454 -458 2 Points 455 -459 2 Points 459 -463 3 Points 460 -464 3 Points 464 -468 4 Points 465 -469 4 Points 469+ 5 Points 470+ 5 Points 7 th Reading Scale Score Rating 455 -457 1 Point 458 -462 2 Points 463 -468 3 Points 469 -473 4 Points 474+ 5 Points

EOG Data Evidence 5 th Math Minimum Scale Score of current students Average Scale Score of current students Scale Score 450 -453 454 -456 457 -459 460 -462 463+ Rating 1 Point 2 Points 3 Points 4 Points 5 Points Level II-III Level IV Except 6 th&7 th Math 3 points – Level III-IV due to higher standard in math

EVAAS Data Evidence • Previously, students who had an 85% or greater probability of scoring a Level III or higher on the Math 1 (Algebra 1) EOC were eligible for placement in advanced math • With new test data, looking at the 85% probability left a small pool of students • To determine at what probability should be considered as evidence, we looked at the EVAAS data for students currently in advanced math

EVAAS Data Evidence Math 1 – Current Students Mean Minimum Maximum Count • EVAAS has a natural cut off point at 70% probability of proficiency • 70% probability produces 89 current 7 th graders and 91 current 6 th graders 85. 27407 34. 7 99. 9 81

EVAAS Data Evidence • Based off of this data, it was determined that students should have at least a 70% probability of scoring a Level III or higher on the Math 1 EOC • The following value points show evidence for EVAAS Criteria: Projection Rating 70%-73% 1 Point 74%-77% 2 Points 78%-81% 3 Points 82%-85% 4 Points 86% + 5 Points

IAAT Data Evidence The following value points show evidence for IAAT Criteria: Scale Score Rating 164 -169 1 Point 170 -174 2 Points 175 -182 3 Points 183 -190 4 Points 191+ 5 Points

Actual Grades Evidence • A student’s actual grades for the five core academic areas will be considered. • The average (rounded) grade for two semesters will be calculated for each area and points will be given based off of that average. • The average points will be used as the final point value. • The following are value points for Actual Grades: Should this range be changed? Actual Grades Rating 83 -84 C+ 1 Point 85 -90 B-, B 2 Points 91 -94 B+, A- 3 Points 95 -98 A 4 Points 99 -100 A+ 5 Points Note: Grades based off of new grading policy

Actual Grades Evidence Example Student A has the following grades: Math Language Arts Reading Science Social Studies Semester 1 95 90 94 89 100 Semester 2 90 86 96 84 97 Average 93 88 95 87 99 Rating 3 2 4 2 5 Average Rating: 3

Teacher Feedback Evidence • To limit subjectivity and to encourage feedback from all teachers involved, a teacher feedback rubric will be used to rate a student’s work habits, conduct, etc. • Teachers will rate students based off of: • Motivation Are there any additional • Active participation criteria you would like to • Study habits add? • Personal conduct • Organizational skills • The average of the teacher ratings will be used as the final rating

Attendance Evidence • Due to the fast paced nature of advanced math, attendance habits can effect a student’s ability to be successful in the class. • Considering past attendance can help determine if a student should be placed in an advanced math course. Days Missed Rating 9 -10 days 1 Point 7 -8 days 2 Points 5 -6 days 3 Points 3 -4 days 4 Points 0 -2 days 5 Points

Placement Forms • All criteria for placement is on a one page form (with teacher feedback rubric on back) • A rating guide will be provided separately • Points can be assigned by one teacher/counselor/administrator, but the final decision should be made as a team

Placement Forms • A student can score a possible 35 (Math 1)/40 (Pre-Math 1) total points • 18/20 or more points will be considered evidence for placement in advanced math • The average student (i. e. receive 3 value points for each criteria) will score 20/24 points Should 18 and 20 points be the minimum number required for placement?

Placement Forms • Students that score 1 -2 points below and above the minimum rating should be considered carefully • A team of current teachers, future teachers, counselors, and principals should determine if a student will be successful in an advanced math course together • Parents can be valuable resources in determining placement as well

Jane Smith 7 460 3 3 466 173 2 76. 1 2 97 95 96 100 97 90 93 91 90 98. 5 90. 5 89 92 4 5 3 91. 5 3 90. 5 3 4 4 4 days 4 22

Jane Brown 7 460 3 2 460 173 2 72. 1 1 97 95 96 85 90 90 93 91 90 87. 5 90. 5 89 92 4 2 3 91. 5 3 90. 5 3 3 3 6 days 3 17

Feedback 1. Rating are based off current students. Do you feel that this is a good population to determine ratings? 2. Should there be a point for automatic placement? 3. Any questions/concerns?