Anonymous
Post 11/08/2017 19:41     Subject: Re:PARCC Scores for Charters
Anonymous wrote:I'm now as anti charter as they come, and while even 100% passing on PARCC wouldn't sway me, the percentages you posted OP are quite high in some cases. The average pass rate for the entire country is around 25%. So when you start getting towards 50% that's pretty high. That would indicate two things to me: high income levels and or total teaching to the test. I worked for a charter once upon a time and we ONLY taught reading writing and math. No science or social studies at all. For real. That's how we got better scores (as well as kicking out kids who were issues).


Well later this month the new Science statewide assessment scores will come out. So I have to believe everyone's been teaching at least some now.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2017 19:38     Subject: Re:PARCC Scores for Charters
I'm now as anti charter as they come, and while even 100% passing on PARCC wouldn't sway me, the percentages you posted OP are quite high in some cases. The average pass rate for the entire country is around 25%. So when you start getting towards 50% that's pretty high. That would indicate two things to me: high income levels and or total teaching to the test. I worked for a charter once upon a time and we ONLY taught reading writing and math. No science or social studies at all. For real. That's how we got better scores (as well as kicking out kids who were issues).
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2017 18:39     Subject: PARCC Scores for Charters
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Is CMI penalizes in tier ranking for having large numbers of SpEd students?


CMI's students with IEPs actually do pretty well on PARCC -- 24% proficient or advanced in ELA; 31% in math. That's about 10% lower than the overall school proficient/advanced rate, but far better than CMI does with economically disadvantaged students.

You can drill into it at http://results.osse.dc.gov/



Their special ed population has fallen below 30% so is on par with most other schools other than the language immersions who have much lower special needs percentages.


30% is still a high number. The city-wide percentage is 15%.

Bridges - with a special needs preference has 32%
ITS - 14%

Comparable DCPS schools (with HFA programs)
SWS 20%
SWW @ FS 14.6%


Anonymous
Post 11/08/2017 18:33     Subject: Re:PARCC Scores for Charters
Wow! Only a handful of charters made it into the 80's - Basis High, Latin, LAMB, DC Bilingual, Yu Ying and a bunch of KIPPS, Friendships and DC Preps.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2017 18:32     Subject: PARCC Scores for Charters
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Is CMI penalizes in tier ranking for having large numbers of SpEd students?


CMI's students with IEPs actually do pretty well on PARCC -- 24% proficient or advanced in ELA; 31% in math. That's about 10% lower than the overall school proficient/advanced rate, but far better than CMI does with economically disadvantaged students.

You can drill into it at http://results.osse.dc.gov/



Their special ed population has fallen below 30% so is on par with most other schools other than the language immersions who have much lower special needs percentages.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2017 18:29     Subject: PARCC Scores for Charters
Anonymous wrote:Is CMI penalizes in tier ranking for having large numbers of SpEd students?


CMI's students with IEPs actually do pretty well on PARCC -- 24% proficient or advanced in ELA; 31% in math. That's about 10% lower than the overall school proficient/advanced rate, but far better than CMI does with economically disadvantaged students.

You can drill into it at http://results.osse.dc.gov/

Anonymous
Post 11/08/2017 18:17     Subject: PARCC Scores for Charters
Is CMI penalizes in tier ranking for having large numbers of SpEd students?
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2017 18:17     Subject: PARCC Scores for Charters
Way to go ITS!
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2017 17:45     Subject: PARCC Scores for Charters
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Basis high school tier 1

Basis middle tier 2 - student attrition hurts


Not really. Attrition counts for 10% points for Basis middle. What really hurt them was their very, very poor growth (0.3 score out of 20.0 in ELA and 7.7 out of 20 for math). These are worth 20% each.


Could someone explain this metric to me? I sound dumb, but I don’t really get it or why it’s so important or how BASIS could only get .3 points out of 20!


Growth also matters for students who aren’t (yet) proficient. You want to see students improving — moving from a 1 to 2 or 2 to 3 etc.

Basis’ MS growth scores have never been great - but 2017 is awful. They have also never put any emphasis on PARCC, concentrating on their own comprehensive exams and the APs for high schoolers instead. Wonder if that will change.

-Basis parent of middle and high school student.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2017 17:31     Subject: PARCC Scores for Charters
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Basis high school tier 1

Basis middle tier 2 - student attrition hurts


Not really. Attrition counts for 10% points for Basis middle. What really hurt them was their very, very poor growth (0.3 score out of 20.0 in ELA and 7.7 out of 20 for math). These are worth 20% each.


Could someone explain this metric to me? I sound dumb, but I don’t really get it or why it’s so important or how BASIS could only get .3 points out of 20!


Because if the students are already high when they come to school, what actual learning are they doing if they can't show growth after being at the school. Pretty simple really.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2017 16:58     Subject: PARCC Scores for Charters
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Basis high school tier 1

Basis middle tier 2 - student attrition hurts


Not really. Attrition counts for 10% points for Basis middle. What really hurt them was their very, very poor growth (0.3 score out of 20.0 in ELA and 7.7 out of 20 for math). These are worth 20% each.


Could someone explain this metric to me? I sound dumb, but I don’t really get it or why it’s so important or how BASIS could only get .3 points out of 20!
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2017 13:24     Subject: PARCC Scores for Charters
Anonymous wrote:Basis high school tier 1

Basis middle tier 2 - student attrition hurts


Not really. Attrition counts for 10% points for Basis middle. What really hurt them was their very, very poor growth (0.3 score out of 20.0 in ELA and 7.7 out of 20 for math). These are worth 20% each.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2017 10:29     Subject: PARCC Scores for Charters
Basis high school tier 1

Basis middle tier 2 - student attrition hurts
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2017 10:25     Subject: PARCC Scores for Charters
ITS fought up to Tier 1.
CMI still tier 2.
Bridges Tier 3???
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2017 10:24     Subject: PARCC Scores for Charters
Yes. They are up.