H. PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSIONS
Cable- Creation of a Non-profit access Corporation
Jeff Nutting provided an overview, then Bob Dean, current committee chair went into the details
the committee would look at setting up a cable access corp, a non-profit to help separate the Town legally from some of the broadcast issues.
Continue to improve PEG (Public Education and Government) access for the citizens
Continue existing lease for now to go through the non-profit establishment/creation
Approx $1 million in fund currently
Possibility of putting the studio in as part of the high school renovation, that is possible
but not likely to happen within 3-5 years due to the construction timeline
Existing fees and capital grants have contributed to the current fund level
Jeff - Bob was a little shy in getting a studio set up
There are two options, we (the Town) keeps operating or we set up a non-profit to operate it
Franklin, MA
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Live reporting - Town Council
Present: Kelly, Jones, Whalen, Mason, Pfeffer, Powderly, Valle
Absent: McGann, Zollo
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – October 20, 2010
motion to approve, passed 7-0
B. ANNOUNCEMENTS
Meetings of the Town Council are Recorded by Verizon, Comcast and Franklin Matters
C. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS - none
D. CITIZEN COMMENTS
Steve Sherlock spent a couple of minutes making three recommendations to the Town Council
these are available in more detail in the FM #77 Mid-Term Update
E. APPOINTMENTS
Franklin Disability Commission (Mary O'Neill)
motion to accept, passed 7-0
Library Board of Trustees (Karen Gerwatowski)
motion to accept, passed 7-0
Long Range Financial Planning Committee
The names of seven citizens appointed will be added, their appointed was accepted 7-0
Updated 11/18/10 - this update was removed and the correct names listed below
Doug Hardesty, Deborah Bartlett, Graydon Smith, Greg DiMarzio, John Hogan, Ken Harvey, Orrin Bean
Updated 11/29/10
F. HEARINGS
none
Franklin, MA
Absent: McGann, Zollo
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – October 20, 2010
motion to approve, passed 7-0
B. ANNOUNCEMENTS
Meetings of the Town Council are Recorded by Verizon, Comcast and Franklin Matters
C. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS - none
D. CITIZEN COMMENTS
Steve Sherlock spent a couple of minutes making three recommendations to the Town Council
these are available in more detail in the FM #77 Mid-Term Update
E. APPOINTMENTS
Franklin Disability Commission (Mary O'Neill)
motion to accept, passed 7-0
Library Board of Trustees (Karen Gerwatowski)
motion to accept, passed 7-0
Long Range Financial Planning Committee
The names of seven citizens appointed will be added, their appointed was accepted 7-0
Doug Hardesty, Deborah Bartlett, Graydon Smith, Greg DiMarzio, John Hogan, Ken Harvey, Orrin Bean
Updated 11/29/10
F. HEARINGS
none
Franklin, MA
The Franklin Food Pantry says "Thank You"
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Gratitude Hugs to our many supporters who touched our hearts and shelves this past year – With you we are able to make a difference. Thank You.
Thank you:
Linda, Dave, Michael and Tony for your extraordinary dedication in keeping the shelves stocked and clients satisfied
Vicki, Karen, Amy, Linda, Maureen, Paul and Steve for bringing your talent and collaborative spirit to our new Board
Rockland Trust
Susan and Pat for your support during this transition
75+ volunteers who helped us unload, sort and stock over 8,000 lbs of deliveries and donations this month
Volunteers for helping us assemble more than 200 Thanksgiving bags
Interfaith Council for working together to collect food donations to fill our Thanksgiving bags
Davis Thayer Bobcat Buddies and Mrs. Wayne for organizing, assembling and delivering 65 Thanksgiving bags
Mayflower trucking for picking up our turkeys from the Greater Boston Food Bank
Tony M for donating turkeys in memory of your wife Dora
Panera, Elizabeth's Bagels and BJ's bakery for your weekly bread and pastry donations
Lisa for your time, mentoring spirit, generous resources and connections
Stop and Shop for hosting a collection bin for the Franklin Food Pantry resulting in more than 6,000 lbs of donations this year
Rich Brachold, Bigelow Station and 3 restaurant for organizing a wonderful evening of friends, fundraising, great food, music and dancing
Legacy Place for including us in your inaugural event
Tangerini's Farm for your generosity and fresh, local produce which made Mondays our favorite day for 20 weeks
Amy and Tony for meeting us at the Farm every week to help with UPick and loading 15 CSA shares
Brenda for helping us back at the pantry every Monday for 20 weeks of free, fresh produce distributions
Backyard gardeners who donated their garden harvest to those in need
Acorn Animal Hospital and Vet Med for keeping our pet food shelves stocked
Andrew Wilson (& Wilson family) for Eagle Scout project organizing and completing more than 130 hours developing our Salesforce.com database
Annie Sullivan Middle School
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter School
Berry Insurance
Birthday celebrations who collected Food Pantry donations instead of presents
BJ's Franklin
Boston Sports Club
Boy Scout Troops
Caritas Norwood Hospital
Chestnut Dental
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Church of the Redeemer
Circle of Friends Coffeehouse
Clients for your gratitude and patience
Cost Cutters
Covidien
Curves Franklin
CVS
David Thayer Elementary School
David & Pat
Dean Bank
Dean College
Define by Design
Digital Federal Credit Union
Donations of gently used refrigerators and freezers
Dr Mark Valle DDS
Dr William Koplin DDS
Dynisco
ElemenTree House
Elizabeth's Bagels Franklin
Emma's Quilt Cupboard
EMC
ERA Key Realty
Fallon Community Health Plan
Families who collected food while trick or treating this year
Feed the Need
Feet in Motion School of Dance
Ferguson
First Universalist Society Franklin
Franklin Alden Club
Franklin Art Association
Franklin Chargers
Franklin Childrens School
Franklin Community
Franklin Country Day Camp
Franklin Downtown Partnership
Franklin Elks
Franklin Federated Church
Franklin High School
Franklin High School National Honor Society
Franklin Interfaith Council
Franklin Library
Franklin Lions Club
Franklin Newcomers
Franklin Postal Workers
Franklin Rod & Gun Club
Franklin Rotary
Franklin School for the Performing Arts
Franklin Schools and PCCs
Franklin Senior Center
Franklin Skilled Nursing
Franklin Sons of Italy
Franklin United Methodist Church
Franklin VFW
Franklin Youth Hockey
FranklinCommunityGardens.org for bringing a Giving Garden closer to reality
Friends of Franklin
FX ORegan ECDC Preschool
Girl Scout Troops
Greater Boston Food Bank
Gutter Gals
Harriet
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Helen Keller Elementary School
HMEA
Hockomock YMCA
Horace Mann Middle School
HP angel who helped us stay within our technology budget
Integrated Defense Solutions
Jefferson Elementary School
Keller Williams Realty
Kennedy Elementary School
Kimberly Clark
Legacy of Giving
Liquor World
Longobardi Construction
MA Track Coaches Association
Metrowest Community Healthcare Foundation
Middlesex Savings Bank
Milford Daily News for Gifts of Hope and helping us share our stories
Mom's Clubs
Next Generation
New England Chapel
Oak Street Elementary School
Obers Express
Panera Bread Franklin
Parmenter Elementary School
Paul A Longobardi Trucking
Pierce Aluminum
Prospect Hill Country Day School
Random Smile
Remax Executive Realty
Remington Middle School
Ricks Restaurant
Rockland Trust
Santa Foundation
Shaws Supermarket
St Johns Episcopal Church
St Marys Catholic Church
St Vincent de Paul
Stop and Shop
Sunrise Montessori School
Tangerini's Farm
Team Fitness
Temple Etz Chaim
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Town of Franklin
Tri County High School
United Regional Chamber of Commerce
United Way of Tri County
Vendetti Motors
Vet Med
Walgreens
Weight Watchers
WGAO 88.3 FM (Dean College)
WMRC 1490 AM (Milford)
Women's Success Network
to the many individual donors who we are unable to mention by name
to the many neighbors who support us anonymously
Gratitude Hugs to All - Happy Thanksgiving
Please forward our Thank You to anyone associated with those listed above.
in gratitude,
Anne Marie
--
Anne Marie Bellavance
Franklin Food Pantry
43 West Central Street
PO Box 116
Franklin, MA 02038
(508) 528-3115
www.franklinfoodpantry.org
School Committee - 11/16/10
The collection of live reporting from the School Committee meeting on Tuesday, Nov 16th can be found here:
Franklin, MA
- Live reporting - Closing
- Live reporting - Action items
- Live reporting - Discussion only items
- Live reporting - MCAS - part 3 - Q&A
- Live reporting - MCAS - part 2
- Live reporting - MCAS - part 1
- Live reporting - Remington Teacher Recognition
- Live reporting - School Committee Meeting
Franklin, MA
United Regional Chamber’s New Franklin Office
The United Regional Chamber of Commerce celebrated the opening of its new downtown Franklin office location with a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house on Nov. 12. The new office is located at 4 West St. in Franklin. Local dignitaries and members of the Chamber came to the ribbon cutting to welcome the new office.
Chamber members and local dignitaries attended the opening of The United Regional Chamber of Commerce’s new Franklin office at 4 West St. recently. Attending the event from left to right are: Brian Doherty of B & M Clambakes, Olga Allen of The United Regional Chamber of Commerce, Franklin Town Clerk Deborah Pellegri, Matt Kelly of the Franklin Town Council, Renee Danho of Dean College, Jean St. Andre of Time for You Massage, Carl Scheinman of Dean Bank, Charlene Cabral of Ayotte-Cabral Insurance Agency, Terry Katsaros of Rockland Trust, Carie Ann Bailey of Middlesex Savings Bank, State Rep. Betty Poirier, Oreste D’Arconte of The Sun Chronicle and president of the Board of Directors of The United Regional Chamber of Commerce, Nathan Suhrer of Wedding Reels Video, Jack Lank of The United Regional Chamber of Commerce, State Rep. James Vallee, State Rep. Richard Ross, Rose McGrath of Ferguson Enterprises, Ed McDonough of Executive Coaching, Lisa Nelson of US Rep. James McGovern’s office, Mary Graff of Berry Insurance, Lisa Daly-Boockoff of The United Regional Chamber of Commerce, Irene Pelley of The United Regional Chamber of Commerce, Amanda Gentile of Hampton Inn Franklin and Wayne Reid of Hampton Inn Franklin.
Franklin, MA
Chamber members and local dignitaries attended the opening of The United Regional Chamber of Commerce’s new Franklin office at 4 West St. recently. Attending the event from left to right are: Brian Doherty of B & M Clambakes, Olga Allen of The United Regional Chamber of Commerce, Franklin Town Clerk Deborah Pellegri, Matt Kelly of the Franklin Town Council, Renee Danho of Dean College, Jean St. Andre of Time for You Massage, Carl Scheinman of Dean Bank, Charlene Cabral of Ayotte-Cabral Insurance Agency, Terry Katsaros of Rockland Trust, Carie Ann Bailey of Middlesex Savings Bank, State Rep. Betty Poirier, Oreste D’Arconte of The Sun Chronicle and president of the Board of Directors of The United Regional Chamber of Commerce, Nathan Suhrer of Wedding Reels Video, Jack Lank of The United Regional Chamber of Commerce, State Rep. James Vallee, State Rep. Richard Ross, Rose McGrath of Ferguson Enterprises, Ed McDonough of Executive Coaching, Lisa Nelson of US Rep. James McGovern’s office, Mary Graff of Berry Insurance, Lisa Daly-Boockoff of The United Regional Chamber of Commerce, Irene Pelley of The United Regional Chamber of Commerce, Amanda Gentile of Hampton Inn Franklin and Wayne Reid of Hampton Inn Franklin.
Franklin, MA
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Live reporting - Closing
5. Information Matters
Superintendent’s Report
Big Lots - opening the 19th, will donate $2500 to the Parmenter School
Still looking for folks to participate in the visioning sessions
Can't move them away from during the week, already scheduled
School Committee Sub-Committee Reports
budget subcommittee did meet on Friday
did come up with a game plan to run by everyone
Kindergarten full day, half day discussion - January 25th
Saturday budget workshop, January 29th
level service budget, same services with the increased costs
explaining the budget in detail, allowing to have conversation in detail with the administrators
Once the money we will get from the State and Town is clear, then we can adjust
Feb 1 public hearing
Budget adoption on Feb 15th
Space needs subcommittee tweaking the report for a Jan presentation
School Committee Liaison Reports
6. New Business
To discuss future business that may be brought before the School Committee.
FEF Casino night Nov 19th
7. Executive Session
Contractual Negotiations
motion to enter, not to return to public meeting
passed 7-0
8. Adjourn
Franklin, MA
Superintendent’s Report
Big Lots - opening the 19th, will donate $2500 to the Parmenter School
Still looking for folks to participate in the visioning sessions
Can't move them away from during the week, already scheduled
School Committee Sub-Committee Reports
budget subcommittee did meet on Friday
did come up with a game plan to run by everyone
Kindergarten full day, half day discussion - January 25th
Saturday budget workshop, January 29th
level service budget, same services with the increased costs
explaining the budget in detail, allowing to have conversation in detail with the administrators
Once the money we will get from the State and Town is clear, then we can adjust
Feb 1 public hearing
Budget adoption on Feb 15th
Space needs subcommittee tweaking the report for a Jan presentation
School Committee Liaison Reports
6. New Business
To discuss future business that may be brought before the School Committee.
FEF Casino night Nov 19th
7. Executive Session
Contractual Negotiations
motion to enter, not to return to public meeting
passed 7-0
8. Adjourn
Franklin, MA
Live reporting - Action items
4. Action Items
a. I recommend acceptance of a check for $250.00 from College Board for FHS Scholarships and AP Testing. motion to accept, passed 7-0
b. I recommend acceptance of a check for $500.00 from BJ’s Community Relations Program for Remington Middle School. motion to accept, passed 7-0
c. I recommend acceptance of a check for $733.40 from Remington PCC for Remington Middle School.
motion to accept, passed 7-0
a. I recommend acceptance of a check for $250.00 from College Board for FHS Scholarships and AP Testing. motion to accept, passed 7-0
b. I recommend acceptance of a check for $500.00 from BJ’s Community Relations Program for Remington Middle School. motion to accept, passed 7-0
c. I recommend acceptance of a check for $733.40 from Remington PCC for Remington Middle School.
motion to accept, passed 7-0
Live reporting - Discussion only items
3. Discussion Only Items
Budget to Actual - no questions, no discussion
Bullying Prevention and Intervention Plan
Public comment period open through Dec 9th
Final discussion and vote on plan Dec 14th
Community Outreach
Bill Glynn
Why do we face such a challenge year after year?
The community needs to discuss this, all the stakeholders
I have attended PCC's meetings, I wholeheartedly agree with Steve, more of this is necessary
Cafasso - Community Relations Subcommittee needs to have a meeting
Engagement, everyone has their own style
if you are talking about communications as a committee, then we need to think about what we want to accomplish
the idea of an open mic night has come up before, a brief presentation then answer any and all questions
I prefer communications around specific matters of importance, i.e. the budget, the high school renovations
It is hard to talk about individual topics, logistically hard
No one is not in favor of it
Not just the channels, the medium, parents love the school newsletters
We have a lot of different options, take the different presentation and put them online and promote it
The problem is our website is not user friendly
A really good website would make this easier
We could revive our Facebook page, what do we link to?
Certainly the high school has to be a communications topic, and the budget has to be
Mullen - we need a more strategic effort, we have the subcommittee in place
attending the high school PCC, you have a good place where parents want to be, they don't meet that often
are you taking time away from another presentation that might be more strategic?
Rohrbach - I am sitting here thinking about what people are thinking about
We are communicating, we meet the Joint PCC's regularly and wait for an invitation
In addition to that, we are out pretty much everyone of us, at coffees, etc.
Our spring is virtually on the road if there is an override
The School Committee blog is active, the meeting is available via video on demand
we do do a lot, currently, we need to do so in a simplistic way so we are not overburdening them with data
I think we communicate very well, we need to assess how we can do it differently
I am in favor of doing a town wide forum once or twice a year
Roy - I do want to acknowledge the level of engagement is very high
Sabolinski - maybe our own category, almost very high
Roy - Franklin School Advocacy group, 7:00 PM 3rd floor training room
I can't think of a better public forum, we have a 100 comfortable chairs
I make an attempt to make these meetings as comfortable
I would love to see more people to engage in this forum
I get fearful that if we do too much people will get sick of us, I get fearful we'll burn out
People in the long run, will do the right thing
Trahan - challenging people in the community and empowering them
they need to come forward and want to get the information
Maybe what we need is to issue the challenge, tell us what you need
Cafasso - We need to talk with Tim Raposa, we need to focus on the website
it will take money to get it hosted.
Glynn - I agree with Ed that the budget and the high school are two key items
I think it is all opportunistic, it is all good
Sabolinski - the four top topics
budget, override, redistricting, programmatic (kindergarten, etc.)
Policy – First Reading
GBEBA/JIA Staff Research Policy
GBEBA Staff Research Projects
Sample MASC Policy for Facebook and Social Networking
Looking for direction from the committee as to whether to review the current policy (JU) in light of this draft from the MASC:
MASC Sample FacebkSocNetworkPolicy
This draft only references Facebook, our current policy is better than this draft.
A policy without definitions is a dangerous thing.
There are places and uses where it can be useful but it can get out of hand.
It is allowed if school sanctioned
Franklin, MA
Budget to Actual - no questions, no discussion
Bullying Prevention and Intervention Plan
Public comment period open through Dec 9th
Final discussion and vote on plan Dec 14th
Community Outreach
Bill Glynn
Why do we face such a challenge year after year?
The community needs to discuss this, all the stakeholders
I have attended PCC's meetings, I wholeheartedly agree with Steve, more of this is necessary
Cafasso - Community Relations Subcommittee needs to have a meeting
Engagement, everyone has their own style
if you are talking about communications as a committee, then we need to think about what we want to accomplish
the idea of an open mic night has come up before, a brief presentation then answer any and all questions
I prefer communications around specific matters of importance, i.e. the budget, the high school renovations
It is hard to talk about individual topics, logistically hard
No one is not in favor of it
Not just the channels, the medium, parents love the school newsletters
We have a lot of different options, take the different presentation and put them online and promote it
The problem is our website is not user friendly
A really good website would make this easier
We could revive our Facebook page, what do we link to?
Certainly the high school has to be a communications topic, and the budget has to be
Mullen - we need a more strategic effort, we have the subcommittee in place
attending the high school PCC, you have a good place where parents want to be, they don't meet that often
are you taking time away from another presentation that might be more strategic?
Rohrbach - I am sitting here thinking about what people are thinking about
We are communicating, we meet the Joint PCC's regularly and wait for an invitation
In addition to that, we are out pretty much everyone of us, at coffees, etc.
Our spring is virtually on the road if there is an override
The School Committee blog is active, the meeting is available via video on demand
we do do a lot, currently, we need to do so in a simplistic way so we are not overburdening them with data
I think we communicate very well, we need to assess how we can do it differently
I am in favor of doing a town wide forum once or twice a year
Roy - I do want to acknowledge the level of engagement is very high
Sabolinski - maybe our own category, almost very high
Roy - Franklin School Advocacy group, 7:00 PM 3rd floor training room
I can't think of a better public forum, we have a 100 comfortable chairs
I make an attempt to make these meetings as comfortable
I would love to see more people to engage in this forum
I get fearful that if we do too much people will get sick of us, I get fearful we'll burn out
People in the long run, will do the right thing
Trahan - challenging people in the community and empowering them
they need to come forward and want to get the information
Maybe what we need is to issue the challenge, tell us what you need
Cafasso - We need to talk with Tim Raposa, we need to focus on the website
it will take money to get it hosted.
Glynn - I agree with Ed that the budget and the high school are two key items
I think it is all opportunistic, it is all good
Sabolinski - the four top topics
budget, override, redistricting, programmatic (kindergarten, etc.)
Policy – First Reading
GBEBA/JIA Staff Research Policy
GBEBA Staff Research Projects
Sample MASC Policy for Facebook and Social Networking
Looking for direction from the committee as to whether to review the current policy (JU) in light of this draft from the MASC:
MASC Sample FacebkSocNetworkPolicy
This draft only references Facebook, our current policy is better than this draft.
A policy without definitions is a dangerous thing.
There are places and uses where it can be useful but it can get out of hand.
It is allowed if school sanctioned
Franklin, MA
Live reporting - MCAS - part 3 - Q&A
Closing comments on the presentation itself:
27.5% percent of the graduating class earned the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship
Literacy work in the district makes a difference
Data analysis has doubled, so folks are getting the data to use and improve instruction and curriculum
Concern with increasing class size puts greater pressure on the special ed and low income students
MCAS is a moving target which in and f itself makes it hard to continue to perform
Core standards are in their final changes, the 2011 MCAS tests will reflect the current core standards
during 2012, the tests will be a hybrid of new standard and old standards
in 2013 the tests will be fully against material in the updated core standards
Cafasso - What happened in 2009 to cause the trough? (see slide 9 - Math subgroups Franklin to State Comparison)
Michele Kingsland-Smith - the 8th grade test is the hardest test they will take, as well as changes in the District which affected the instruction
Cafasso - I don't understand the growth slide, can you take a number
Kingsland-Smith - Better to see at an individual level, it measures the amount of growth for that performance in comparison to the other students. You may have had the same grade but you achieved your grade by growing more from the prior year than someone else.
Cafasso - you are highly efficient and we need to convince folks to continue to invest in this efficiency
Roy - Slide 13
Steve Sherlock - provided the analogy of the crew team, both finish in a tie, one had started out and got a big lead. the other team increased the rate of the strokes to finish in the tie. Hence the second team had a greater rate of strokes like the greater growth they are talking about.
A great presentation
Me: I concur, this is one of the better presentations I have seen, it makes sense.
Franklin, MA
27.5% percent of the graduating class earned the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship
Literacy work in the district makes a difference
Data analysis has doubled, so folks are getting the data to use and improve instruction and curriculum
Concern with increasing class size puts greater pressure on the special ed and low income students
MCAS is a moving target which in and f itself makes it hard to continue to perform
Core standards are in their final changes, the 2011 MCAS tests will reflect the current core standards
during 2012, the tests will be a hybrid of new standard and old standards
in 2013 the tests will be fully against material in the updated core standards
Cafasso - What happened in 2009 to cause the trough? (see slide 9 - Math subgroups Franklin to State Comparison)
Michele Kingsland-Smith - the 8th grade test is the hardest test they will take, as well as changes in the District which affected the instruction
Cafasso - I don't understand the growth slide, can you take a number
Kingsland-Smith - Better to see at an individual level, it measures the amount of growth for that performance in comparison to the other students. You may have had the same grade but you achieved your grade by growing more from the prior year than someone else.
Cafasso - you are highly efficient and we need to convince folks to continue to invest in this efficiency
Roy - Slide 13
Steve Sherlock - provided the analogy of the crew team, both finish in a tie, one had started out and got a big lead. the other team increased the rate of the strokes to finish in the tie. Hence the second team had a greater rate of strokes like the greater growth they are talking about.
A great presentation
Me: I concur, this is one of the better presentations I have seen, it makes sense.
Franklin, MA
Live reporting - MCAS - part 2
2. Guests/Presentations (continued)
b. MCAS Presentation – District Leadership Team
Sharon Jackson, computer teacher @ HMMS
Eileen Belastock, Math Dept. Chair @ FHS
Lucas Giguere, Assistant Principal @ ASMS
Margaret Miller, Head Teacher/Math CET @ DT
RuthAnn McHugh, Head Teacher/Math CET @ Keller
The presentation itself can be found here
Slide 11
New growth measure introduced to districts in 2009 that will enhance districts’ ability to analyze MCAS data to inform instruction, and make programmatic and curricular decisions.
Scale of 1-100, student growth percentiles (SGP’s) are calculated using two or more years of consecutive MCAS data.
Growth is measured by comparing changes in MCAS performance from one year to the next with that of “academic peers” (individual student, school, district).
Academic peers - students in state with same MCAS performance history
Takes into account the test t (Math or ELA) & increasingly more difficult/complex grade level learning standards.
Not calculated on Grade 3 tests as this grade represents the first year in the test administration cycle.
Not calculated for Science/Technology or Biology tests as two consecutive years are needed
Commissioner of Education in his September 10, 2010 memo to Massachusetts Educators,
“In simple terms, students earning high growth percentiles answered more questions correctly on the spring 2010 MCAS test than did their academic peers;
conversely, students earning low growth percentiles answered fewer questions correctly than their academic peers.”
Slide 12
Graphic represents a Growth Bar Graph – identifies % of students who performed within each of the growth percentiles from yellow (Very Low) to dark green (Very High)
The goal is for all students fall within the Moderate to Very High Growth percentiles (40-100%) on ELA and Math MCAS tests
This graphic represents all Franklin students in ALL grades who took the ELA MCAS tests.
62% of all students demonstrated Moderate to Very High Growth on their ELA MCAS Tests
42% demonstrated High/Very High Growth on ELA tests
37% demonstrated Low Growth on these tests
CPI Performance on ELA 94.0 Very High
Slide 13
This graphic represents ALL Franklin students in EACH grade who took the ELA MCAS tests.
In grades 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 at least 60% of all students demonstrated Moderate to Very High Growth on their ELA MCAS Tests
Gr 4 - 73% M to VH
Gr 5 – 68% M to VH
Gr 6 – 60% M to VH
Gr 7 – 63% M to VH
Gr 8 – 61% M to VH
51% of Gr 10 students demonstrated Moderate to Very High Growth on their ELA MCAS tests
92% of Gr 10 students performed at the Advanced/Proficient levels on this test
Slide 14
This graphic represents all Franklin students in ALL grades who took the Math MCAS tests.
60% of all students demonstrated Moderate to Very High Growth on their Math MCAS Tests
38% demonstrated High/Very High Growth on Math tests
39% demonstrated Low Growth on these tests
CPI Performance in Mathematics – 89.9 almost Very High
Slide 15
This graphic represents ALL Franklin students in EACH grade who took the Math MCAS tests.
In grades 4, 5, 7,8 and 10 at least 50% of all students demonstrated Moderate to Very High Growth on their Math MCAS Tests
Gr 4 - 74% M to VH
Gr 5 – 69% M to VH
Gr 7 – 63% M to VH
Gr 8 – 56% M to VH
Gr 10 – 53% M to VH
45% of Gr 6 students demonstrated Moderate to Very High Growth on their Math MCAS tests
78% of Gr 6 students performed at the Advanced/Proficient levels on this test
Slide 17
This graphic represents our Student Growth distribution for our Low Income and SPED students in ALL grades in English Language Arts
Low Income Student Growth
54% of all Low Income students demonstrated Moderate to Very High Growth on their ELA MCAS tests
65% of non-Low Income students demonstrated Moderate to Very High growth on the same tests
36% LI students demonstrated High to Very High growth in ELA as compared to 44% non-LI students
10% more Low Income students demonstrated Low Growth on the ELA tests than non-Low Income students
Students in this subgroups demonstrated High performance with a CPI of 82.9
57% of Low Income students performed at the Advanced/Proficient levels vs 87% of non-Low Income students
Special Education Student Growth
54% of all Sped students demonstrated Moderate to Very High Growth on their ELA MCAS tests
34% of Sped students demonstrated High to Very High growth on ELA tests
45% of Sped students demonstrated Low Growth on the ELA MCAS tests
43% of Franklin Sped students performed at Advanced/Proficient levels on this test
Data was unavailable for the team to compare Sped with Non-Sped Student Growth Percentiles. This data will be included in the MCAS Report to School Committee.
Slide 18
This graphic represents our Student Growth distribution for our Low Income and SPED students in ALL grades in Mathematics
Low Income Student Growth
In Mathematics, students in the Low Income Subgroup demonstrated similar growth patterns as non-Low Income students
61% of all Low Income students demonstrated Moderate to Very High Growth on their Math MCAS tests
61% of non-Low Income students demonstrated Moderate to Very High growth on the same tests
36% LI students demonstrated High to Very High growth in Math as compared to 39% non-LI students
39% of Low Income and non-Low income students demonstrated Low Growth on Math tests
45% of Low Income students performed at the Advanced/Proficient levels vs. 78% of non-Low Income students
While performance is not where we would like it, students are demonstrating growth at a level comparable to their non-subgroup peers.
Special Education Student Growth
62% of all Sped students demonstrated Moderate to Very High Growth on their Math MCAS tests
39% of Sped students demonstrated High to Very High growth on Math tests
39% of Sped students demonstrated Low Growth on the Math MCAS tests
30% of Franklin Sped students performed at Advanced/Proficient levels on this test
While we continue to work toward closing the achievement gap, students are demonstrating growth at a level comparable to their non-subgroup peers.
Slide 20
The DESE uses several factors to identify comparable districts in the Commonwealth including student population, town demographics, performance, etc.
Graph identifies the ten towns the state compares with Franklin.
ELA Performance
In ELA, Franklin ranked 6th among the districts for % of Advanced/Proficient students (83%)
1- Wellesley 88%
2-Needham 87%
3-Westwood 86%
4-Andover 85%
5-Chelmsford 84%
Franklin ranked in the top 4 districts for lowest % of students scoring a Warning on Math MCAS tests
Behind Andover, Needham, and Westwood
Math Performance
In Math, Franklin ranked in the top half among the districts for % of Advanced/Proficient students (75%)
1-Andover 81%
2-Westwood 80%
3-Needham 79%
4-Natick-Wellesley 77%
Franklin’s % of students in the Warning performance level was similar to most districts in the comparison
Slide 21
The DLT also compared its performance in ELA and Mathematics with districts within the Hockomock League
ELA Performance
In ELA, Franklin ranked 3rd in the Hockomock League (tied with Mansfield) % of Advanced/Proficient students (83%)
1- King Philip 86%
2-Sharon 84%
3 – tie: Franklin/Mansfield 83%
Only 3% of students scored Warning in ELA
Math Performance
In Math, Franklin shared the top rank with Sharon for % of Advanced/Proficient students (75%)
Franklin also shared with Sharon the fewest number of students in the Warning performance level
Slide 22
The District Leadership Team also compared its performance in ELA and Mathematics with districts that have similar Per Pupil Expenditures
ELA Performance
In ELA, Franklin ranked 1st in the % of Advanced/Proficient students (83%) with the next highest district performing at 80% (Easton)
The district was tied with Easton for 1st in the lowest % of students scoring a Warning in ELA (3%)
Math Performance
In Math, Franklin also ranked #1 for % of Advanced/Proficient students (75%)
The next closest district, Easton, had 70% of students perform at this level )
Franklin also ranked the lowest for % of students at both the NI (19%) and Warning (6%) performance levels
Bottom Line - Franklin outperforms other districts with similar per pupil expenditures
Slide 23
The DLT finally compared its performance in ELA and Mathematics with the top 10 highest performing districts in the state
Performance
In ELA and Mathematics, Franklin ranked 10th of 11 districts in the % of students in Advanced/Proficient students
ELA 83%
Math 75%
Lowest Aggregate Student Growth Percentile (SGP) in Math
Top ½ for Sped SGP in Math
Bottom 3 districts for Aggregate and Sped SGP in ELA
Other Comparisons:
Franklin ranks 10th of the 11 districts
Franklin has the lowest Per Pupil Expenditure
Franklin has the lowest Student Growth Percentile in the Aggregate
Franklin has higher class sizes than high performance districts
Franklin ranks 5th in Professional Development expenditures
Franklin ranks 5th in its per teacher professional development expenditure
Bottom Line – Franklin puts $ were it counts - instruction
Slide 25
ELA Performance
The number of students performing in the Advanced/Proficient categories in ELA increase over time for the class of 2011
Grade 3 – 80%
Grade 10 – 90%
The number of students performing in the Needs Improvement/Warning Categories decreased for this class
Grade 3 – 20%
Grade 10 - 9%
Math Performance
The number of students performing in the Advanced/Proficient categories in Math increase over time for the class of 2011
Grade 4 – 66%
Grade 10 – 87%
The number of students performing in the Needs Improvement/Warning Categories decreased for this class
Grade 4 – 33%
Grade 10 - 13%
Slide 26
John/Abigail Adams Scholarship
114 of 414 high school seniors (September enrollment figures) were awarded the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship based on their Grade 10 MCAS performance. This award represents 27.5% of the senior class. Students qualified for this scholarship by scoring: (a) in the Advanced category in English Language Arts or Mathematics and Advanced or Proficient in the other subject area on the grade 10 MCAS assessments; and, (b) in the top 25% of the students in the district on these tests.
Performance/Growth Improvement
The number of 7th grade students who scored Advanced/Proficient in Math increased from 64% in 2009 to 73% in 2010
The number of 5th grade students who scored Advanced/Proficient in Science increased from 68% in 2009 to 74% in 2010
60% of students in our subgroups demonstrated Moderate to Very High Growth on Math MCAS Tests – Our Math initiatives are working
54% of students in our subgroups demonstrated Moderate to Very High Growth on ELA MCAS tests – Literacy work is making a difference.
CPI performances in both subgroups on both tests show slight improvements
Data Analysis
Data Warehouse use doubled in two years ( from 32 to 64 authorized users)
All department chairs, Reading Coaches, Math CET’s, coordinators, Head teachers, etc. are authorized users of Data Warehouse
MCAS and AYP data is analyzed at all levels – classroom, grade level, by discipline, building and district levels
Used to inform instruction, program, curriculum changes and revisions
District Initiatives to improve teaching and learning
Middle school math/sped PD – math co-teaching workshops & math consultant
Literacy & Leadership Teams – set PD goals - common instructional strategies, vocabulary, lab teachers/support & modeling, intensive PD
RtI team – vision and protocols for supporting struggling learners
DLT – analyze data, collect evidence of practice and district progress toward meeting DIP goals, recommendations for new DIP goals
Central Office support to schools in AYP Improvement status
Allocation of ARRA funds to all school to support building AYP/MCAS initiatives
Building Initiatives to improve teaching and learning
Comprehensive data analysis
Use of faculty meetings to address building issues & generate action plans
Instructional improvement plans to address AYP concerns
Revisions to School Improvement Plans
Fall testing to identify at risk students and provide instructional support/interventions
Analysis of end of unit math assessments to inform instruction and identify struggling students
Teacher before/after school study groups to look at student work and problem solve ways to improve student performance
Before and after school clubs, academic support sessions and tutoring
Aligning instructional strategies with student profiles (needs & strengths)
Teaching of test taking skills
Math/Reading support groups (additional academic support during the school day)
Software purchases to provide additional practice of foundational skills
MCAS skills reviews built into daily instruction
Progress monitoring of struggling students & more frequent communications (progress reports) to parents
Individual Student Success Plans K-8 (ISSP’s)
Educational Proficiency Plans (EPP’s) at the high school
Participation on DESE Assessment Development Committees
Slide 28
Class size – 24 districts in our comparison studies were contacted
Only 2 districts (Attleboro & Stougton) had larger class sizes at the elementary level
Only 2 districts (Mansfield & Attleboro) had larger class sizes at the middle level
Franklin had the highest class size at the high school
Considering the subgroup AYP concerns & increases in our LEP populations, class size is a considerable factor teachers’ ability to meet the needs of these students.l
Subgroups & AYP
District is working had to narrow the achievement gap & provide additional support before/during/after school for students with disabilities
several factors make this difficult: class size, length of school day, change in AYP target CPI scores every other year
targets will increase for the AYP determinations based on Spring 2011 MCAS test administrations
Increase performance expectations do not take into consideration severity of student disabilities, personnel required to provide adequate support structures
Budget & Instructional materials
No textbook line item in district budget – CI for requests
Ask/Purchase only minimum needed, knowing that other departments have needs as well
Loss of core curriculum teams now requires ELA, math, STE and HSS to cycle through a 5 year cycle with the UA disciplines
Common Core standards in Math & ELA will be vetted through professional groups & finalized this year.
Districts are expected to be prepared to fully implement these frameworks by the fall of 2012. We won’t have teams in place to do this work and meet these expectations
Spring MCAS 2012 – transitional test - will include some Common Core test items
Spring MCAS 2013 – tests will reflect Common Core standards ONLY (1 year transition to revised test)
Middle School Math
While we are making gains – growth percentiles are promising we still need to continue our efforts
Maintain academic support efforts (during and after school)
Tutoring
Math co-teaching model – Special Ed/General Ed initiative – share expertises
Aligning required math content with instructional strategies that complement each student’s learning style and needs.
b. MCAS Presentation – District Leadership Team
Sharon Jackson, computer teacher @ HMMS
Eileen Belastock, Math Dept. Chair @ FHS
Lucas Giguere, Assistant Principal @ ASMS
Margaret Miller, Head Teacher/Math CET @ DT
RuthAnn McHugh, Head Teacher/Math CET @ Keller
The presentation itself can be found here
Slide 11
New growth measure introduced to districts in 2009 that will enhance districts’ ability to analyze MCAS data to inform instruction, and make programmatic and curricular decisions.
Scale of 1-100, student growth percentiles (SGP’s) are calculated using two or more years of consecutive MCAS data.
Growth is measured by comparing changes in MCAS performance from one year to the next with that of “academic peers” (individual student, school, district).
Academic peers - students in state with same MCAS performance history
Takes into account the test t (Math or ELA) & increasingly more difficult/complex grade level learning standards.
Not calculated on Grade 3 tests as this grade represents the first year in the test administration cycle.
Not calculated for Science/Technology or Biology tests as two consecutive years are needed
Commissioner of Education in his September 10, 2010 memo to Massachusetts Educators,
“In simple terms, students earning high growth percentiles answered more questions correctly on the spring 2010 MCAS test than did their academic peers;
conversely, students earning low growth percentiles answered fewer questions correctly than their academic peers.”
Slide 12
Graphic represents a Growth Bar Graph – identifies % of students who performed within each of the growth percentiles from yellow (Very Low) to dark green (Very High)
The goal is for all students fall within the Moderate to Very High Growth percentiles (40-100%) on ELA and Math MCAS tests
This graphic represents all Franklin students in ALL grades who took the ELA MCAS tests.
62% of all students demonstrated Moderate to Very High Growth on their ELA MCAS Tests
42% demonstrated High/Very High Growth on ELA tests
37% demonstrated Low Growth on these tests
CPI Performance on ELA 94.0 Very High
Slide 13
This graphic represents ALL Franklin students in EACH grade who took the ELA MCAS tests.
In grades 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 at least 60% of all students demonstrated Moderate to Very High Growth on their ELA MCAS Tests
Gr 4 - 73% M to VH
Gr 5 – 68% M to VH
Gr 6 – 60% M to VH
Gr 7 – 63% M to VH
Gr 8 – 61% M to VH
51% of Gr 10 students demonstrated Moderate to Very High Growth on their ELA MCAS tests
92% of Gr 10 students performed at the Advanced/Proficient levels on this test
Slide 14
This graphic represents all Franklin students in ALL grades who took the Math MCAS tests.
60% of all students demonstrated Moderate to Very High Growth on their Math MCAS Tests
38% demonstrated High/Very High Growth on Math tests
39% demonstrated Low Growth on these tests
CPI Performance in Mathematics – 89.9 almost Very High
Slide 15
This graphic represents ALL Franklin students in EACH grade who took the Math MCAS tests.
In grades 4, 5, 7,8 and 10 at least 50% of all students demonstrated Moderate to Very High Growth on their Math MCAS Tests
Gr 4 - 74% M to VH
Gr 5 – 69% M to VH
Gr 7 – 63% M to VH
Gr 8 – 56% M to VH
Gr 10 – 53% M to VH
45% of Gr 6 students demonstrated Moderate to Very High Growth on their Math MCAS tests
78% of Gr 6 students performed at the Advanced/Proficient levels on this test
Slide 17
This graphic represents our Student Growth distribution for our Low Income and SPED students in ALL grades in English Language Arts
Low Income Student Growth
54% of all Low Income students demonstrated Moderate to Very High Growth on their ELA MCAS tests
65% of non-Low Income students demonstrated Moderate to Very High growth on the same tests
36% LI students demonstrated High to Very High growth in ELA as compared to 44% non-LI students
10% more Low Income students demonstrated Low Growth on the ELA tests than non-Low Income students
Students in this subgroups demonstrated High performance with a CPI of 82.9
57% of Low Income students performed at the Advanced/Proficient levels vs 87% of non-Low Income students
Special Education Student Growth
54% of all Sped students demonstrated Moderate to Very High Growth on their ELA MCAS tests
34% of Sped students demonstrated High to Very High growth on ELA tests
45% of Sped students demonstrated Low Growth on the ELA MCAS tests
43% of Franklin Sped students performed at Advanced/Proficient levels on this test
Data was unavailable for the team to compare Sped with Non-Sped Student Growth Percentiles. This data will be included in the MCAS Report to School Committee.
Slide 18
This graphic represents our Student Growth distribution for our Low Income and SPED students in ALL grades in Mathematics
Low Income Student Growth
In Mathematics, students in the Low Income Subgroup demonstrated similar growth patterns as non-Low Income students
61% of all Low Income students demonstrated Moderate to Very High Growth on their Math MCAS tests
61% of non-Low Income students demonstrated Moderate to Very High growth on the same tests
36% LI students demonstrated High to Very High growth in Math as compared to 39% non-LI students
39% of Low Income and non-Low income students demonstrated Low Growth on Math tests
45% of Low Income students performed at the Advanced/Proficient levels vs. 78% of non-Low Income students
While performance is not where we would like it, students are demonstrating growth at a level comparable to their non-subgroup peers.
Special Education Student Growth
62% of all Sped students demonstrated Moderate to Very High Growth on their Math MCAS tests
39% of Sped students demonstrated High to Very High growth on Math tests
39% of Sped students demonstrated Low Growth on the Math MCAS tests
30% of Franklin Sped students performed at Advanced/Proficient levels on this test
While we continue to work toward closing the achievement gap, students are demonstrating growth at a level comparable to their non-subgroup peers.
Slide 20
The DESE uses several factors to identify comparable districts in the Commonwealth including student population, town demographics, performance, etc.
Graph identifies the ten towns the state compares with Franklin.
ELA Performance
In ELA, Franklin ranked 6th among the districts for % of Advanced/Proficient students (83%)
1- Wellesley 88%
2-Needham 87%
3-Westwood 86%
4-Andover 85%
5-Chelmsford 84%
Franklin ranked in the top 4 districts for lowest % of students scoring a Warning on Math MCAS tests
Behind Andover, Needham, and Westwood
Math Performance
In Math, Franklin ranked in the top half among the districts for % of Advanced/Proficient students (75%)
1-Andover 81%
2-Westwood 80%
3-Needham 79%
4-Natick-Wellesley 77%
Franklin’s % of students in the Warning performance level was similar to most districts in the comparison
Slide 21
The DLT also compared its performance in ELA and Mathematics with districts within the Hockomock League
ELA Performance
In ELA, Franklin ranked 3rd in the Hockomock League (tied with Mansfield) % of Advanced/Proficient students (83%)
1- King Philip 86%
2-Sharon 84%
3 – tie: Franklin/Mansfield 83%
Only 3% of students scored Warning in ELA
Math Performance
In Math, Franklin shared the top rank with Sharon for % of Advanced/Proficient students (75%)
Franklin also shared with Sharon the fewest number of students in the Warning performance level
Slide 22
The District Leadership Team also compared its performance in ELA and Mathematics with districts that have similar Per Pupil Expenditures
ELA Performance
In ELA, Franklin ranked 1st in the % of Advanced/Proficient students (83%) with the next highest district performing at 80% (Easton)
The district was tied with Easton for 1st in the lowest % of students scoring a Warning in ELA (3%)
Math Performance
In Math, Franklin also ranked #1 for % of Advanced/Proficient students (75%)
The next closest district, Easton, had 70% of students perform at this level )
Franklin also ranked the lowest for % of students at both the NI (19%) and Warning (6%) performance levels
Bottom Line - Franklin outperforms other districts with similar per pupil expenditures
Slide 23
The DLT finally compared its performance in ELA and Mathematics with the top 10 highest performing districts in the state
Performance
In ELA and Mathematics, Franklin ranked 10th of 11 districts in the % of students in Advanced/Proficient students
ELA 83%
Math 75%
Lowest Aggregate Student Growth Percentile (SGP) in Math
Top ½ for Sped SGP in Math
Bottom 3 districts for Aggregate and Sped SGP in ELA
Other Comparisons:
Franklin ranks 10th of the 11 districts
Franklin has the lowest Per Pupil Expenditure
Franklin has the lowest Student Growth Percentile in the Aggregate
Franklin has higher class sizes than high performance districts
Franklin ranks 5th in Professional Development expenditures
Franklin ranks 5th in its per teacher professional development expenditure
Bottom Line – Franklin puts $ were it counts - instruction
Slide 25
ELA Performance
The number of students performing in the Advanced/Proficient categories in ELA increase over time for the class of 2011
Grade 3 – 80%
Grade 10 – 90%
The number of students performing in the Needs Improvement/Warning Categories decreased for this class
Grade 3 – 20%
Grade 10 - 9%
Math Performance
The number of students performing in the Advanced/Proficient categories in Math increase over time for the class of 2011
Grade 4 – 66%
Grade 10 – 87%
The number of students performing in the Needs Improvement/Warning Categories decreased for this class
Grade 4 – 33%
Grade 10 - 13%
Slide 26
John/Abigail Adams Scholarship
114 of 414 high school seniors (September enrollment figures) were awarded the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship based on their Grade 10 MCAS performance. This award represents 27.5% of the senior class. Students qualified for this scholarship by scoring: (a) in the Advanced category in English Language Arts or Mathematics and Advanced or Proficient in the other subject area on the grade 10 MCAS assessments; and, (b) in the top 25% of the students in the district on these tests.
Performance/Growth Improvement
The number of 7th grade students who scored Advanced/Proficient in Math increased from 64% in 2009 to 73% in 2010
The number of 5th grade students who scored Advanced/Proficient in Science increased from 68% in 2009 to 74% in 2010
60% of students in our subgroups demonstrated Moderate to Very High Growth on Math MCAS Tests – Our Math initiatives are working
54% of students in our subgroups demonstrated Moderate to Very High Growth on ELA MCAS tests – Literacy work is making a difference.
CPI performances in both subgroups on both tests show slight improvements
Data Analysis
Data Warehouse use doubled in two years ( from 32 to 64 authorized users)
All department chairs, Reading Coaches, Math CET’s, coordinators, Head teachers, etc. are authorized users of Data Warehouse
MCAS and AYP data is analyzed at all levels – classroom, grade level, by discipline, building and district levels
Used to inform instruction, program, curriculum changes and revisions
District Initiatives to improve teaching and learning
Middle school math/sped PD – math co-teaching workshops & math consultant
Literacy & Leadership Teams – set PD goals - common instructional strategies, vocabulary, lab teachers/support & modeling, intensive PD
RtI team – vision and protocols for supporting struggling learners
DLT – analyze data, collect evidence of practice and district progress toward meeting DIP goals, recommendations for new DIP goals
Central Office support to schools in AYP Improvement status
Allocation of ARRA funds to all school to support building AYP/MCAS initiatives
Building Initiatives to improve teaching and learning
Comprehensive data analysis
Use of faculty meetings to address building issues & generate action plans
Instructional improvement plans to address AYP concerns
Revisions to School Improvement Plans
Fall testing to identify at risk students and provide instructional support/interventions
Analysis of end of unit math assessments to inform instruction and identify struggling students
Teacher before/after school study groups to look at student work and problem solve ways to improve student performance
Before and after school clubs, academic support sessions and tutoring
Aligning instructional strategies with student profiles (needs & strengths)
Teaching of test taking skills
Math/Reading support groups (additional academic support during the school day)
Software purchases to provide additional practice of foundational skills
MCAS skills reviews built into daily instruction
Progress monitoring of struggling students & more frequent communications (progress reports) to parents
Individual Student Success Plans K-8 (ISSP’s)
Educational Proficiency Plans (EPP’s) at the high school
Participation on DESE Assessment Development Committees
Slide 28
Class size – 24 districts in our comparison studies were contacted
Only 2 districts (Attleboro & Stougton) had larger class sizes at the elementary level
Only 2 districts (Mansfield & Attleboro) had larger class sizes at the middle level
Franklin had the highest class size at the high school
Considering the subgroup AYP concerns & increases in our LEP populations, class size is a considerable factor teachers’ ability to meet the needs of these students.l
Subgroups & AYP
District is working had to narrow the achievement gap & provide additional support before/during/after school for students with disabilities
several factors make this difficult: class size, length of school day, change in AYP target CPI scores every other year
targets will increase for the AYP determinations based on Spring 2011 MCAS test administrations
Increase performance expectations do not take into consideration severity of student disabilities, personnel required to provide adequate support structures
Budget & Instructional materials
No textbook line item in district budget – CI for requests
Ask/Purchase only minimum needed, knowing that other departments have needs as well
Loss of core curriculum teams now requires ELA, math, STE and HSS to cycle through a 5 year cycle with the UA disciplines
Common Core standards in Math & ELA will be vetted through professional groups & finalized this year.
Districts are expected to be prepared to fully implement these frameworks by the fall of 2012. We won’t have teams in place to do this work and meet these expectations
Spring MCAS 2012 – transitional test - will include some Common Core test items
Spring MCAS 2013 – tests will reflect Common Core standards ONLY (1 year transition to revised test)
Middle School Math
While we are making gains – growth percentiles are promising we still need to continue our efforts
Maintain academic support efforts (during and after school)
Tutoring
Math co-teaching model – Special Ed/General Ed initiative – share expertises
Aligning required math content with instructional strategies that complement each student’s learning style and needs.
Live reporting - MCAS - part 1
2. Guests/Presentations
b. MCAS Presentation – District Leadership Team
The presentation itself can be found here
Slide 3
The district made AYP in 2010 with no NCLB accountability status (a good thing)
District ELA performance was identified as Very High (all grades)
District Math performance was identified as High (all grades)
The district has made AYP for 5 consecutive years
The aggregate (all students) have made AYP in both Math & ELA for 8 consecutive years (since 2003)
District subgroups (Low Income & Special Ed) did not make ELA or Math AYP at the elementary and middle levels – this continues to be a focus area for the district (and is a consistent finding across the state).
FHS students in subgroups DID make AYP in both ELA and Math, an improvement over their 2009 performance in Math (did not make AYP in math in 2009)
Slide 4
The district continues to perform above the state in the Aggregate in ELA at all grades.
District performance averages 1 to 2 performance levels above that of the state on all ELA tests.
ELA Aggregate performance levels
83% of Franklin students performed at the Advanced/Proficient level compared to that of the state (68%)
Only 17% of Franklin students performed at the Needs Improvement/Warning level compared to that of the state (32%)
The percentage of students scoring in NI/W decreased markedly from 20% in 2009 to 9% in 2010.
Slide 5
The district continues to perform above the state in Subgroups (Low Income and Special Ed) in ELA at all grades.
Subgroup performance is consistently 1 performance level above that of the state on ELA tests.
ELA Special Ed Subgroup performance:
42% of Franklin Spec. Ed. students performed at the Advanced/Proficient level compared to that of the state (68%)
District and state data is consistent in the Needs Improvement category for Special Education subgroups (41% & 42% respectively)
However, fewer Special Ed students in the district performed in the warning category than the state (17% vs. 30%)
Special Education CPI’s (76.9 - Moderate) places this subgroup one performance level above that of the state (67.3 – Low)
ELA Low Income Subgroup performance:
55% of Franklin Low Income students performed at the Advanced/Proficient level compared to that of the state (47%)
District and state data is consistent in the Needs Improvement category for Low Income subgroups (36% & 37% respectively)
Fewer Low Income students in the district performed in the warning category than the state (9% vs. 16%)
The Low Income CPI (82.9 - High) places this subgroup one performance level above that of the state (76.5 – Moderate)
Slide 6
The district continues to perform above the state in the Aggregate in Math at all grades.
District performance averages 1 to 2 performance levels above that of the state on all Math tests.
Math Aggregate performance levels
75% of Franklin students performed at the Advanced/Proficient level compared to that of the state (59%)
25% of Franklin students performed at the Needs Improvement/Warning level compared to that of the state (42%)
The percentage of students scoring in NI/W showed a slight decrease from 26% in 2009 to 25% in 2010.
Slide 7
The district continues to perform above the state in Subgroups (Low Income and Special Ed) in Math at all grades.
Subgroup performance is consistently 1 performance level above that of the state on Math tests.
Math Special Ed Subgroup performance:
31% of Franklin Spec. Ed. students performed at the Advanced/Proficient level compared to that of the state (21%)
28% of Franklin Spec. Ed. students performed at Warning level compared to that of the state (45%)
District performance in the Needs Improvement/Warning category was 10% lower than that of the state (69% vs. 79%) – this continues to be a focus for the district.
Special Education CPI’s (66.7 - Low) places this subgroup one performance level above that of the state (57.5 – Very Low)
5 year trend shows district improvement in narrowing the achievement gap.
Math Low Income Subgroup performance:
46% of Franklin Low Income students performed at the Advanced/Proficient level compared to that of the state (37%)
District and state data is consistent in the Needs Improvement category for Low Income subgroups (36%)
Fewer Low Income students in the district performed in the warning category than the state (18% vs. 27%)
The Low Income CPI (75.1 - Moderate) places this subgroup one performance level above that of the state (67.1 – Low)
5 year trend shows district improvement in narrowing the achievement gap.
Slide 8
The district continues to perform above the state in the Aggregate on the high school Biology MCAS test.
Administered to all grade 9 students
District performance reflected 1 level above that of the state on the same test.
Biology CPI of 94.0 compared to that of the state (82.1)
Last 3 years, Advanced/Proficient performance increased; numbers of students performing at the Warning/Failing level has decreased.
Biology Aggregate performance levels
87% of Franklin students performed at the Advanced/Proficient level compared to that of the state (63%)
10% of Franklin students performed at the Needs Improvement/Warning level compared to that of the state (23%)
13 % of students scored in Warning/Failing category compared to 13% at the state level
Subgroup Performance
The district continues to perform above the state in Subgroups (Low Income and Special Ed) in Math at all grades.
Subgroup performance is consistently 1 performance level above that of the state on Math tests.
Biology Special Ed Subgroup performance:
31% of Franklin Spec. Ed. students performed at the Advanced/Proficient level compared to that of the state (21%)
28% of Franklin Spec. Ed. students performed at Warning level compared to that of the state (45%)
District performance in the Needs Improvement/Warning category was 10% lower than that of the state (69% vs. 79%) – this continues to be a focus for the district.
Special Education CPI’s (66.7 - Low) places this subgroup one performance level above that of the state (57.5 – Very Low)
Biology Low Income Subgroup performance:
46% of Franklin Low Income students performed at the Advanced/Proficient level compared to that of the state (37%)
District and state data is consistent in the Needs Improvement category for Low Income subgroups (36%)
Fewer Low Income students in the district performed in the warning category than the state (18% vs. 27%)
The Low Income CPI (75.1 - Moderate) places this subgroup one performance level above that of the state (67.1 – Low)
Slide 9
The district continues to perform above the state in the Aggregate on the 8th grade STE MCAS test.
District performance reflected 1 level above that of the state on the same test.
Gr 8 Science CPI of 83.2 compared to that of the state (71.0)
Last 3 years, little change in performances in all 4 categories – District STE Curriculum team investigating data to inform curriculum revisions/updates
Gr 8 STE Aggregate performance levels
69% of Franklin students performed at the Advanced/Proficient level compared to that of the state (40%)
33% of Franklin students performed at the Needs Improvement/Warning level compared to that of the state (41%)
Only 7% of students scored in Warning/Failing category compared to 19% at the state level
Gr 8 STE Subgroup Performance
The district Special Ed subgroup performed higher than the state in CPI’s (58.3 vs. 50.2) but at the same level as the state (Very Low)
The district Low Income subgroup performance level was one higher than that of the state (Low vs. Very Low). Again, this is a focus for the district and the STE Curriculum team.
19% of students with disabilities and 36% of LI students performed at the Advanced/Proficient level compared to state subgroups (10% & 18%)
30% of special ed students performed at the Warning level compared to that of the state (51%)
19% of LI students performed at the Warning level compared to that of the state (37%)
Three years of subgroup data mimes the aggregate data - little change in % of students in each performance category at the district and the state levels – a concern for the district
Slide 10
The district continues to significantly outperform the state in the Aggregate on the 5th grade STE MCAS test.
District performance reflected 3 levels above that of the state on the same test.
Gr 5 Science CPI of 91.4 compared to that of the state (79.7)
Greatest change has been in shifting student performance from NI and Warning to Advanced/Proficient
Gr 5 STE Aggregate performance levels
74% of Franklin students performed at the Advanced/Proficient level compared to that of the state (53%)
23% of Franklin students performed at the Needs Improvement/Warning level compared to that of the state (36%)
Only 3% of students scored in Warning/Failing category compared to 11% at the state level
Gr 5 STE Subgroup Performance
The district Special Ed subgroup CPI for STE was 75.0 - Moderate, reflecting 1 performance level above the state (CPI 62.3 – Low)
The district Low Income subgroup CPI of 81.3 reflects two performance levels above the state (CPI 65.6 – Low).
32% of students with disabilities and 47% of LI students performed at the Advanced/Proficient level compared to state subgroups (21% & 29%)
21% of special ed students performed at the Warning level compared to that of the state (34%)
11% of LI students performed at the Warning level compared to that of the state (23%)
Three years of subgroup data identifies slight increases in the Advanced/Proficient levels and slight decreases in the NI and Warning performance levels.
Franklin, MA
b. MCAS Presentation – District Leadership Team
Sharon Jackson, computer teacher @ HMMS
Eileen Belastock, Math Dept. Chair @ FHS
Lucas Giguere, Assistant Principal @ ASMS
Margaret Miller, Head Teacher/Math CET @ DT
RuthAnn McHugh, Head Teacher/Math CET @ Keller
The presentation itself can be found here
In addition to the representatives here tonight….
Bob Lima, Brenda Redding – FHS
Craig Williams - ASMS
Emily Constantine - HMMS
Janet Chitty, Keith Turner - RMS
Bea MacPherson, Shirley Babcock - DT
Judy Johnson - Jefferson
Mary Jane Wiles - Keller
Peggy Yanuskiewicz - Kennedy
Courtney Reilly – Oak St.
Trish Capaldi – Parmenter
Denise Miller – Assistant to the Superintendent (and master data queen!)
Slide 3
The district made AYP in 2010 with no NCLB accountability status (a good thing)
District ELA performance was identified as Very High (all grades)
District Math performance was identified as High (all grades)
The district has made AYP for 5 consecutive years
The aggregate (all students) have made AYP in both Math & ELA for 8 consecutive years (since 2003)
District subgroups (Low Income & Special Ed) did not make ELA or Math AYP at the elementary and middle levels – this continues to be a focus area for the district (and is a consistent finding across the state).
FHS students in subgroups DID make AYP in both ELA and Math, an improvement over their 2009 performance in Math (did not make AYP in math in 2009)
Slide 4
The district continues to perform above the state in the Aggregate in ELA at all grades.
District performance averages 1 to 2 performance levels above that of the state on all ELA tests.
ELA Aggregate performance levels
83% of Franklin students performed at the Advanced/Proficient level compared to that of the state (68%)
Only 17% of Franklin students performed at the Needs Improvement/Warning level compared to that of the state (32%)
The percentage of students scoring in NI/W decreased markedly from 20% in 2009 to 9% in 2010.
Slide 5
The district continues to perform above the state in Subgroups (Low Income and Special Ed) in ELA at all grades.
Subgroup performance is consistently 1 performance level above that of the state on ELA tests.
ELA Special Ed Subgroup performance:
42% of Franklin Spec. Ed. students performed at the Advanced/Proficient level compared to that of the state (68%)
District and state data is consistent in the Needs Improvement category for Special Education subgroups (41% & 42% respectively)
However, fewer Special Ed students in the district performed in the warning category than the state (17% vs. 30%)
Special Education CPI’s (76.9 - Moderate) places this subgroup one performance level above that of the state (67.3 – Low)
ELA Low Income Subgroup performance:
55% of Franklin Low Income students performed at the Advanced/Proficient level compared to that of the state (47%)
District and state data is consistent in the Needs Improvement category for Low Income subgroups (36% & 37% respectively)
Fewer Low Income students in the district performed in the warning category than the state (9% vs. 16%)
The Low Income CPI (82.9 - High) places this subgroup one performance level above that of the state (76.5 – Moderate)
Slide 6
The district continues to perform above the state in the Aggregate in Math at all grades.
District performance averages 1 to 2 performance levels above that of the state on all Math tests.
Math Aggregate performance levels
75% of Franklin students performed at the Advanced/Proficient level compared to that of the state (59%)
25% of Franklin students performed at the Needs Improvement/Warning level compared to that of the state (42%)
The percentage of students scoring in NI/W showed a slight decrease from 26% in 2009 to 25% in 2010.
Slide 7
The district continues to perform above the state in Subgroups (Low Income and Special Ed) in Math at all grades.
Subgroup performance is consistently 1 performance level above that of the state on Math tests.
Math Special Ed Subgroup performance:
31% of Franklin Spec. Ed. students performed at the Advanced/Proficient level compared to that of the state (21%)
28% of Franklin Spec. Ed. students performed at Warning level compared to that of the state (45%)
District performance in the Needs Improvement/Warning category was 10% lower than that of the state (69% vs. 79%) – this continues to be a focus for the district.
Special Education CPI’s (66.7 - Low) places this subgroup one performance level above that of the state (57.5 – Very Low)
5 year trend shows district improvement in narrowing the achievement gap.
Math Low Income Subgroup performance:
46% of Franklin Low Income students performed at the Advanced/Proficient level compared to that of the state (37%)
District and state data is consistent in the Needs Improvement category for Low Income subgroups (36%)
Fewer Low Income students in the district performed in the warning category than the state (18% vs. 27%)
The Low Income CPI (75.1 - Moderate) places this subgroup one performance level above that of the state (67.1 – Low)
5 year trend shows district improvement in narrowing the achievement gap.
Slide 8
The district continues to perform above the state in the Aggregate on the high school Biology MCAS test.
Administered to all grade 9 students
District performance reflected 1 level above that of the state on the same test.
Biology CPI of 94.0 compared to that of the state (82.1)
Last 3 years, Advanced/Proficient performance increased; numbers of students performing at the Warning/Failing level has decreased.
Biology Aggregate performance levels
87% of Franklin students performed at the Advanced/Proficient level compared to that of the state (63%)
10% of Franklin students performed at the Needs Improvement/Warning level compared to that of the state (23%)
13 % of students scored in Warning/Failing category compared to 13% at the state level
Subgroup Performance
The district continues to perform above the state in Subgroups (Low Income and Special Ed) in Math at all grades.
Subgroup performance is consistently 1 performance level above that of the state on Math tests.
Biology Special Ed Subgroup performance:
31% of Franklin Spec. Ed. students performed at the Advanced/Proficient level compared to that of the state (21%)
28% of Franklin Spec. Ed. students performed at Warning level compared to that of the state (45%)
District performance in the Needs Improvement/Warning category was 10% lower than that of the state (69% vs. 79%) – this continues to be a focus for the district.
Special Education CPI’s (66.7 - Low) places this subgroup one performance level above that of the state (57.5 – Very Low)
Biology Low Income Subgroup performance:
46% of Franklin Low Income students performed at the Advanced/Proficient level compared to that of the state (37%)
District and state data is consistent in the Needs Improvement category for Low Income subgroups (36%)
Fewer Low Income students in the district performed in the warning category than the state (18% vs. 27%)
The Low Income CPI (75.1 - Moderate) places this subgroup one performance level above that of the state (67.1 – Low)
Slide 9
The district continues to perform above the state in the Aggregate on the 8th grade STE MCAS test.
District performance reflected 1 level above that of the state on the same test.
Gr 8 Science CPI of 83.2 compared to that of the state (71.0)
Last 3 years, little change in performances in all 4 categories – District STE Curriculum team investigating data to inform curriculum revisions/updates
Gr 8 STE Aggregate performance levels
69% of Franklin students performed at the Advanced/Proficient level compared to that of the state (40%)
33% of Franklin students performed at the Needs Improvement/Warning level compared to that of the state (41%)
Only 7% of students scored in Warning/Failing category compared to 19% at the state level
Gr 8 STE Subgroup Performance
The district Special Ed subgroup performed higher than the state in CPI’s (58.3 vs. 50.2) but at the same level as the state (Very Low)
The district Low Income subgroup performance level was one higher than that of the state (Low vs. Very Low). Again, this is a focus for the district and the STE Curriculum team.
19% of students with disabilities and 36% of LI students performed at the Advanced/Proficient level compared to state subgroups (10% & 18%)
30% of special ed students performed at the Warning level compared to that of the state (51%)
19% of LI students performed at the Warning level compared to that of the state (37%)
Three years of subgroup data mimes the aggregate data - little change in % of students in each performance category at the district and the state levels – a concern for the district
Slide 10
The district continues to significantly outperform the state in the Aggregate on the 5th grade STE MCAS test.
District performance reflected 3 levels above that of the state on the same test.
Gr 5 Science CPI of 91.4 compared to that of the state (79.7)
Greatest change has been in shifting student performance from NI and Warning to Advanced/Proficient
Gr 5 STE Aggregate performance levels
74% of Franklin students performed at the Advanced/Proficient level compared to that of the state (53%)
23% of Franklin students performed at the Needs Improvement/Warning level compared to that of the state (36%)
Only 3% of students scored in Warning/Failing category compared to 11% at the state level
Gr 5 STE Subgroup Performance
The district Special Ed subgroup CPI for STE was 75.0 - Moderate, reflecting 1 performance level above the state (CPI 62.3 – Low)
The district Low Income subgroup CPI of 81.3 reflects two performance levels above the state (CPI 65.6 – Low).
32% of students with disabilities and 47% of LI students performed at the Advanced/Proficient level compared to state subgroups (21% & 29%)
21% of special ed students performed at the Warning level compared to that of the state (34%)
11% of LI students performed at the Warning level compared to that of the state (23%)
Three years of subgroup data identifies slight increases in the Advanced/Proficient levels and slight decreases in the NI and Warning performance levels.
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Live reporting - Remington Teacher Recognition
2. Guests/Presentations
a. RMS – Paul Peri, Mary Kass, Joe O’Halloran
From Left to Right:: Joe O’Halloran, Jeff Roy, Mary Kass, and Paul Peri
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a. RMS – Paul Peri, Mary Kass, Joe O’Halloran
From Left to Right:: Joe O’Halloran, Jeff Roy, Mary Kass, and Paul Peri
Franklin, MA
Live reporting - School Committee Meeting
Present: Douglas, Cafasso, Rohrbach, Mullen, Roy, Trahan, Glynn
Absent: none
1. Routine Business
Citizen’s Comments - Steve Sherlock provides some insights on the mid-term for the Committee and three recommendation for the coming year.
Review of Agenda
Minutes: I recommend approval of the minutes from the November 9, 2010 School Committee Meeting. motion to approve, with one correction - the Teen Angels presentation begins at 6:30PM. passed 7-0
Payment of Bills Mr. Glynn motion to approve, passed 7-0
Payroll Mrs. Douglas
FHS Student Representatives
Unfortunately, the FHS soccer team lost in OT 1-0
Mrs Sabolinski - read a few comments from alumni
heartfelt connections from former team members
Spirit Week underway
You can find out the details with an RSS Reader by subscribing to Panther Book
Correspondence: none
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Absent: none
1. Routine Business
Citizen’s Comments - Steve Sherlock provides some insights on the mid-term for the Committee and three recommendation for the coming year.
Review of Agenda
Minutes: I recommend approval of the minutes from the November 9, 2010 School Committee Meeting. motion to approve, with one correction - the Teen Angels presentation begins at 6:30PM. passed 7-0
Payment of Bills Mr. Glynn motion to approve, passed 7-0
Payroll Mrs. Douglas
FHS Student Representatives
Unfortunately, the FHS soccer team lost in OT 1-0
Mrs Sabolinski - read a few comments from alumni
heartfelt connections from former team members
Spirit Week underway
You can find out the details with an RSS Reader by subscribing to Panther Book
Correspondence: none
Franklin, MA
Attention: Franklin Area Bloggers - media makers
The listing of Franklin Area bloggers is continuing to grow. Have you looked at the section along the far right column? There are now 36 blogs writing something about Franklin or doing business based in Franklin. From the School Committee to the Police Association, Cub Scouts to Dr VanRoon, photographers to humorists; the variety is quite good to see.
There is a group of media makers that gathers each month in downtown Attleboro, at Morin's Diner. It is informal and quite informational! A form of networking event and focused on sharing what each is doing. The opportunities for learning from one another and collaborating with one another are there.
Sunday at 10:00 AM won't be the best time for some of the area bloggers. But if you are interested in getting an event like this, in Franklin, and at a more convenient time, let me know. Maybe a Monday evening at a local restaurant would work better. Maybe another evening would be better, or maybe a Saturday morning. Let's see if (1) there is interest, and (2) we can get a number together to make it worthwhile!
If you can make it Sunday to see what it is like, you can register (for free) on Eventbrite http://snemm.eventbrite.com/
If you can't make it Sunday and are interested in doing something local, please leave a comment or send me an email.
Franklin, MA
There is a group of media makers that gathers each month in downtown Attleboro, at Morin's Diner. It is informal and quite informational! A form of networking event and focused on sharing what each is doing. The opportunities for learning from one another and collaborating with one another are there.
Sunday at 10:00 AM won't be the best time for some of the area bloggers. But if you are interested in getting an event like this, in Franklin, and at a more convenient time, let me know. Maybe a Monday evening at a local restaurant would work better. Maybe another evening would be better, or maybe a Saturday morning. Let's see if (1) there is interest, and (2) we can get a number together to make it worthwhile!
If you can make it Sunday to see what it is like, you can register (for free) on Eventbrite http://snemm.eventbrite.com/
If you can't make it Sunday and are interested in doing something local, please leave a comment or send me an email.
Franklin, MA
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