Warwick School District
EDUCATION FORUMEducation Issues: how they relate to Warwick School District and our
school community.
November 1, 2011
Agenda
Welcome Student Achievement Community Involvement & Outreach Legislative Issues/Governor’s Plan for Education Fiscal Realities
Question/Answer Session
Warwick School DistrictStudent Achievement Presentation
2011 PSSA, PVAAS, Keystone Exams & SAT & ACT
Yvette Line-KollerDirector of Student ServicesNovember 1, 2011
Developed from PDE information by Keith Floyd
AYP Results
Which PSSA Subjects & Grades Count Toward AYP?
• Math and Reading are the subjects that count toward a school’s AYP status.
• The 2011 AYP school and district calculations are based on PSSA results for Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11.
Performance Targets
Mathematics2002-2004 35%
2005-2007 45%
2008-2010 56%
2011 67%
2012 78%
2013 89%
2014 100%
Reading2002-2004 45%
2005-2007 54%
2008-2010 63%
2011 72%
2012 81%
2013 91%
2014 100%
PA’s Growth Model for AYP
Pennsylvania’s Provisions for AYPStatus Provisions:1. Performance Target – current year2. Performance Target with confidence interval3. Performance Target – 2-year calculation4. Performance Target – 2-year calculation with
confidence interval
Improvement Provisions:5. Safe Harbor6. Safe Harbor with confidence interval
Growth Model Provision:7. Projection to Proficiency
Purpose of the Growth Model
Recognize the efforts of schools whose students have not achieved proficiency but are on trajectories towards proficiency on future PSSA exams.
2011 AYP - District Summary
2011 AYP - John Beck Elementary
2011 AYP - John R. Bonfield Elementary
2011 AYP - Kissel Hill Elementary
2011 AYP - Lititz Elementary
2011 AYP - Middle School
2011 AYP - High School
All Buildings & Subgroups Met AYP:
Warwick High School no longer in School Improvement
2011 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP):
School Improvement • 1st year (of not meeting targets): Warning
• 2nd Year: School Improvement I
• 3rd Year: School Improvement II
• 4th Year of not meeting Targets: Corrective Action I
• 5th Year: Corrective Action II
AYP Status Levels
Corrective Action
Corrective Action Year I:Same as School Improvement including: a new written plan for improvement, reviews of curriculum, professional development opportunities, and possibly other improvement strategies.
Exiting School Improvement or Corrective Action:A school exits School Improvement or Corrective Action when it meets AYP targets for two consecutive years.
School Improvement Plan - Details
Schools that do not meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for 2 consecutive years must prepare a plan.
School improvement plans are prepared and certified for two years.
Because WSD has met AYP targets for 2011, no further action is necessary.
Secondary Strategies
Evaluation of Data Changes in remediation delivery at HS
Direct Instruction Delivered in 9th, 10th and 11th grade
Reading Intervention delivered at MS
Also Tutoring available
Elementary Strategies
RTII Title 1 supports Technology
PSSA Results
MATH 2008 2009 20102011 2012
Target
John Beck Elementary School 84.8% 83.9% 85.5% 84.2% 78%
John R. Bonfield Elementary School 82.5% 86.3% 87.8% 85.1% 78%
Kissel Hill Elementary School 82.5% 77.9% 78.6% 83.5% 78%
Lititz Elementary School 81.4% 79.4% 78.0% 79.4% 78%
Warwick Middle School 78.1% 82.3% 84.8% 80.1% 78%
Warwick High School 71.3 % 63.6% 79.2% 68.4% 78%
Warwick Student Proficiency (DRC or emetric Levels) on PSSA (2007-2011)
READING 2007 2009 2009 2011 2012 Target
John Beck Elementary School 83.9% 83.2% 84.2% 78.3% 81%
John R. Bonfield Elementary School 70.2% 74.6% 81.5% 79.7% 81%
Kissel Hill Elementary School 79.2% 75.9% 76.9% 79.5% 81%
Lititz Elementary School 75.7% 76.4% 74.6% 78.1% 81%
Warwick Middle School 79.2% 82.4% 79.5% 86.2% 81%
Warwick High School 81.6% 74.4% 80.7% 79.9% 81%
Warwick School District: PSSA Summary Scores 2011 (All Students)
Math Grades 3-5 – 82.7% of students were Advanced or Proficient
Grades 6-8 – 81.4% of students were Advanced or Proficient
Grade 11 – 68.2% of students were Advanced or Proficient
Reading: Grades 3-5 – 78.4% of students were Advanced or Proficient
Grades 6-8 – 85.0% of students were Advanced or Proficient
Grade 11 – 80.0% of students were Advanced or Proficient
Warwick School DistrictPSSA Summary Scores 2011 (All Students w/ IEPs)
Math Grades 3-5 – 65.5% of students w/ IEPs were Advanced or Proficient
Grades 6-8 – 44.0% of students w/ IEPs were Advanced or Proficient
Grade 11 – 41.0% of students w IEPs were Advanced or Proficient
Reading: Grades 3-5 – 58.0% of students w/ IEPs were Advanced or Proficient
Grades 6-8 – 54.3% of students w/ IEPs were Advanced or Proficient
Grade 11 – 52.5% of students w IEPs were Advanced or Proficient
Grades 3rd - 8th, & 11th BlenderPercentage of Students who are Mentally Gifted:
Math & Reading Proficiency (Combined)
3rd Grade - 82% of students scored Advanced & 18% of students scored Proficient
4th Grade - 94% of students scored Advanced & 6% of students scored Proficient
5th Grade - 89% of students scored Advanced & 11% of students scored Proficient
6th Grade - 95% of students scored Advanced & 5% of students scored Proficient
7th Grade - 85% of students scored Advanced & 15% of students scored Proficient
8th Grade- 88% of students scored Advanced & 12% of students scored Proficient
11th Grade - 85% of students scored Advanced & 15% of students scored Proficient
How did the students at WSD compare to students in other districts on the PSSA?
Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System (PVAAS)
Value-Added: A statistical analysis used to measure a district’s or
school’s impact on the academic progress rates of groups of students from year to year
NOT a simple comparison of two scores!
Pennsylvania’s model for value-added is called PVAAS–the Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System
PVAAS Data
PVAAS Data
Keystone Exams
Prezi Presentation
SAT Results
SAT: Warwick (2011) Paper
ACT Results
ACT: Warwick (2011)
Focus Areas for 2011-2012
11th grade Math 11th grade Reading Subgroup Performance Continued Expansion of intervention and
remediation
Warwick School District Strategic Plan Goals: 2008-2014
To meet or exceed the state minimum Adequate Yearly Progress
(AYP) goal for Graduation Rates. To meet or exceed the state minimum Adequate Yearly Progress
(AYP) goals for all students in Mathematics, as measured by the annual PSSA assessments.
To meet or exceed the state minimum Adequate Yearly Progress
(AYP) goals for all students in Reading, as measured by the annual PSSA assessments.
To meet or exceed the state minimum Adequate Yearly Progress
(AYP) goal for Student Attendance. To meet or exceed the state minimum Adequate Yearly Progress
(AYP) goal for Participation in required statewide assessments.
Questions
Thank You!
Community Involvement Outreach
WEF Alternative Funding Committee Alumni Association Booster Clubs/PTO’s Volunteers/District Committee Members Civic Groups Class Gifts and Scholarships
The Purpose of this Forum Inform you of the forces affecting the future of
public education Gov. Corbett cuts 930 million dollars in
education funding from 2011 State Budget For Warwick that meant about 1.1 million dollars
less Future – flat-lined state appropriation Additional potential legislation may contribute to
more fiscal stress on districts
Legislative Issues/Governor’s Plan for Education Vouchers Cyber/Charter Schools Teacher Evaluation and Accountability PSER’s Act 1/School Funding
Tuition Vouchers Proposal to provide state tax funding to parents to send
children to private and other public schools
Issues:• Scope and growth of
plan• Cost to
taxpayers/impact on SD funding
• Constitutionality• Accountability• Student Enrollment• Track Record
Public Sentiment:• Strong, consistent public
opposition• Fall 2011 PSBA Poll
Results• The Fall Legislative
Agenda
Cyber/Charter Schools Background
Charter School Law enacted 14 years ago (Act 22 of 1997)
Intent was creation of “brick & mortar” schools Cyber/Charter Schools enacted 9 years ago
(Act 88 of 2002) Currently SD offer the charters to both brick and mortar
and cyber Cyber schools not original intent
Data 152 Brick & Mortar Charter Schools in PA,
44 percent did not make AYP 500 SD in PA, 6 percent did not make AYP 12 Cyber/Charter Schools in PA, only 2 made AYP All Warwick buildings/all subjects/all grade spans/all sub
groups made AYP Warwick pays an average $8,080 for each regular education
cyber schooler; $17,898 for each special education cyber schooler
Warwick currently has 89 students enrolled in cyber schools, with a projected total cost of $856,544.079
Cyber/Charter Schools
Issues:• Government
proposing that school districts will no longer govern their own students, PDE will set up their own dept. to oversee.
Proposal:• Cyber/Charter -
freedom to choose students.
• Cyber/Charter - not mandated to offer same programs as public schools.
Lancaster County Charter/Cyber School CostsBased on 2009-2010 Average Enrollment & Expenditures
District
Cocalico
Columbia Borough
Conestoga Valley
Donegal
Eastern Lancaster County
Elizabethtown Area
Ephrata Area
Hempfield
Lampeter-Strasburg
School District of Lancaster
Manheim Central
Manheim Township
Penn Manor
Pequea Valley
Solanco
Warwick
Total1
$502,019.27
$525,987.02
$432,515.95
$706,775.29
$651,658.99
$722,014.54
$862,557.79
$705,934.47
$561,063.00
$2,560,064.91
$674,838.01
$466,122.75
$578,425.44
$458,373.76
$568,806.08
$519,754.73
PDE Reimbursement1
Net Cost to Districts1
$114,298.91 $387,720.36
$119,755.85 $406,231.17
$98,474.51 $334,041.44
$160,917.42 $545,857.87
$148,368.63 $503,290.36
$164,387.07 $557,627.47
$196,385.72 $666,172.07
$160,725.98 $545,208.49
$127,741.89 $433,321.11
$582,871.31 $1,977,193.60
$153,645.99 $521,192.02
$106,126.05 $359,996.70
$131,694.94 $446,730.50
$104,361.78 $354,011.98
$129,504.82 $439,301.26
$118,336.89 $401,417.84
LANCASTER COUNTY TOTAL $11,796,335.98 $2,685,770.12 $9,110,565.86
1Figures derived from PDE-432 (Reconciliation for School Year 2009-10, Payable 2010-11)
Teacher Evaluation Current work on NCLB is prescribing waivers if you
include student achievement as part of teacher evaluation
Governor Corbett is proposing similar state legislation
Warwick School District’s supervision/evaluation plan is more rigorous than state requirements
Warwick is already working on revamp of current evaluation system
Additional Fiscal Realities PSER’s – current school employee pension
program Employer contribution is expected to rise significantly in
the next few years; this is a fixed cost to the District Not a choice – legislatively driven
Act 1 – Legislation that sets limits for taxation Based on economy, that number has been decreasing
while other fixed costs are increasing District has tried to limit additional taxation given the
current economic realities
Warwick Budget 101 What We Control/What We Don’t Control
Revenues/Expenditures
Mandated Costs PDE Standards Federally Mandated
State Testing PSER’s Special Education Governor’s Items Student Services
Other Significant Costs Personnel Debt Service Fixed Costs Transportation Utilities
What We’ve Done
All areas of the 2011-2012 budget were reduced District-wide wage freeze Some class sizes grew Some programs were affected Personnel and hours were cut Efficiencies were implemented in processes and
procedures
What We’re Exploring:
Alternative Funding Participation Fees WarwickWARE Project
What Can We Do? Stay informed Check out District website: www.warwicksd.org Contact us with questions Support District with opportunities above Promote Additional Tax and PSER’s Reform Contact Legislators
Advocacy
Warwick School District
Mission Statement
In collaboration with the Community, the Mission of the Warwick School District is to enable all students
to acquire the knowledge, skills, and values necessary to become responsible, productive, and
resourceful citizens.
Questions
Thank you for coming this evening!
Next Public Forum: Tuesday, March 6, 2012