2.+Data+Patterns+&+Conclusions

=**Group Notes - Based on our study of the data patterns and conclusions that have been drawn, what is our present state?**=

** Inquiry Question 1: Where are we strong? **

 * General ed population in gr. 3-5 doing well compared to state
 * ELA in grade 3 - 90% above proficient
 * Needs Improvement number of students at the HIGH NI - 30 in ELA, grade 3, and math there were 23
 * Grade 3 - no warnings in the general ed population in either ELA or math; grade 4 ELA; grade 5 ELA
 * Item analysis strengths: grade 3 - 5 ELA, fiction and multiple choice items. Grade 3 - 5 math: algebra patterns.

**Inquiry Question 2: What are our challenges?**

 * Grade 5 math had the largest number of items falling below 80% across all strands (both MC and OR)
 * Special education subgroup - scored lower (much lower in math than ELA)
 * From grade 3 to grade 4, largest downward shift (and yet using same program)
 * Grade 4 and 5 - items with poorest performance: data analysis, geometry, **number sense**
 * Lower performance in OR and short answer across subjects and grades (grade 3 short answer better)
 * __GRADE 3 - MATH__ - **geometry**, **number sense,** ** measurement **, patterns/relations/functions (MC & OR)
 * **GRADE 4 - MATH** - (17 items less than 80%) - data analysis, probability, ** measurement ,** **number sense** (computation & operations below state average), 2/4 **geometry** items below 80%
 * **__GRADE 5 - MATH__** - mostly MC items: **geometry**, **number sense**, patterns/relations

__Math__ Number sense - grade 3-5 Geometry - grades 3-5 (including lines of symmetry) Measurement - grade 4 and 5 Probability/data analysis - grade 4 Patterns/relations/algebra (grade 4 and 5)
 * **__GRADE 3 - ELA__** - 6 below 80%. Reading/literature/fiction and **non-fiction**, style and language, theme. OR very low.
 * __**GRADE 4 - ELA**__ - 80% of special education in lower performance levels. Conventions on writing prompt, OR in reading fiction, **non-fiction** OR, style/language;
 * Grade 4 & 5 - Scoring lowest on the same items whether special ed or general ed.
 * **__GRADE 5 - ELA__** - OR across items. Poetry (50-60% correct range), **non-fiction**, understanding a text
 * Distillation**:

__ELA__ Open response for ELA (less so for math) Non-fiction (OR) Fiction (OR & MC): style and language, theme, genre, dramatic literature (grade 4)

Special education subgroup

**Inquiry Question 3: What additional data do we need in order to understand more deeply, or to corroborate the conclusions we've drawn?**

 * AYP reports and CPI chart
 * List of all students on IEPs from the Student Service office (Sissy to get)
 * Cohort data reports
 * Gr. 6 teachers: see difference due to FASTT math?
 * Special education - student-specific data
 * What do other districts do for special education students?