WATAUGA COUNTY SCHOOLS MIDDLE GRADES PRE-MATH 1 & MATH 1

PLACEMENT

Advanced Math Placement Procedure

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

Goals of Placement Procedure

Multiple Criteria

7th Grade Pre-Math 1

•5th Grade EOG Scale Scores• Reading • Math

•6th Grade EOG Scale Scores• Reading• Math

•EVAAS projection •Actual Grades•Teacher Feedback•Attendance

8th Grade Math 1

•7th Grade EOG Scale Scores• Reading • Math

•IAAT•EVAAS projection •Actual Grades•Teacher Feedback•Attendance

Rubric Format

The placement forms will be in a rubric format

Each criteria will have a point value (5 possible each)

All point values will be addedA minimum value will determine placement

eligibility Will result in less subjectivity

Evidence for Each Criteria

Value points needed to be determined for each criteria EOG data – based off of new scale scores EVAAS data – projections based off of new scale

scores IAAT Actual Grades Teacher feedback – new rubric asking for same

information from multiple teachers Attendance

EOG Data Evidence

•In the past, the lowest Level IV scale scores served as evidence for placement

5th Grade 6th Grade 7th GradeReading 362 362 363Math 363 364 367

•The new lowest Level IV scale scores are… 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th GradeReading 464 465 469Math 460 461 461

•Based off of 2012-2013 EOG data:• 36 students for Pre-Math 1 • 46 students for Math 1

EOG Data Evidence

• It would be ideal to have between 80-100 students meet the initial criteria in order to reach the appropriate students •Therefore, lowest Level IV scale scores are not appropriate evidence for placement in advanced math

What now?

•I took the 84 students currently in Pre-Math 1 and 91 students currently in Math 1 and analyzed their 2012-2013 EOG data

EOG Data Evidence

Pre-Math 1 – Current Students

Mean 462.9405Median 463Mode 463Standard Deviation 5.258043Range 26Minimum 450Maximum 476Count 84

6th Grade EOG Scale Scores

445 450 455 460 465 470 475 480 4850

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10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Pre-Math 1 EOG - Math

Scale Score

Stu

dents

EOG Data Evidence

445 450 455 460 465 470 475 480 4850

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Pre-Math 1 EOG - Reading

Scale Score

Stu

dent

Mean 464.6071Median 464.5Mode 459Standard Deviation 5.872168Range 28Minimum 450Maximum 478Count 84

Pre-Math 1 – Current Students

6th Grade EOG Scale Scores

450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 4760123456789

Pre-Math 1 EOG - Math

Scale Score

Stu

dents

450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 4780123456789

10

Pre-Math 1 EOG - Reading

Scale Score

Stu

dents

Level III Level IV

Level II Level III Level IV

Level II

EOG Data Evidence

Math 1 – Current Students

Mean 460.8462Median 461Mode 467Standard Deviation 4.979788Range 21Minimum 450Maximum 471Count 91

7th Grade EOG Scale Scores

440 445 450 455 460 465 470 475 4800

5

10

15

20

25

30

Math 1 EOG - Math

Scale Score

Stu

dents

EOG Data Evidence

Math 1 – Current Students

7th Grade EOG Scale Scores

450 455 460 465 470 475 480 485 490 495 5000

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Math 1 EOG - Reading

Scale ScoreStu

dents

Mean 467.7363Median 467Mode 460Standard Deviation 6.336552Range 28Minimum 455Maximum 483Count 91

455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 4830123456789

Math 1 EOG - Reading

Scale Score

Stu

dents

450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 4710

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4

6

8

10

12

Math 1 EOG - Math

Scale Score

Stu

dents

Level II

Level II

Level III

Level III

Level IV

Level IV

EOG Data Evidence

• Based off of this data, the following evidence and value points were determined:

Scale Score Rating

450-453 1 Point

454-456 2 Points

457-459 3 Points

460-462 4 Points

463+ 5 Points

5th Math

5th Reading

6th Math

6th Reading

7th Math

7th ReadingScale Score Rating

450-453 1 Point

454-458 2 Points

459-463 3 Points

464-468 4 Points

469+ 5 Points

Scale Score Rating

450-453 1 Point

454-458 2 Points

459-462 3 Points

463-467 4 Points

468+ 5 Points

Scale Score Rating

450-454 1 Point

455-459 2 Points

460-464 3 Points

465-469 4 Points

470+ 5 Points

Scale Score Rating

450-453 1 Point

454-457 2 Points

458-461 3 Points

462-465 4 Points

466+ 5 Points

Scale Score Rating

455-457 1 Point

458-462 2 Points

463-468 3 Points

469-473 4 Points

474+ 5 Points

EOG Data Evidence

5th MathScale Score Rating

450-453 1 Point454-456 2 Points457-459 3 Points460-462 4 Points

463+ 5 Points

Minimum Scale Score of current students

Average Scale Score of current students

Level II-IIILevel IIILevel IIILevel IVLevel IV

Except 6th&7th Math 3 points – Level III-IV due to higher standard in math

EVAAS Data Evidence

• Previously, students who had an 85% or greater probability of scoring a Level III or higher on the Math 1 (Algebra 1) EOC were eligible for placement in advanced math

•With new test data, looking at the 85% probability left a small pool of students

•To determine at what probability should be considered as evidence, we looked at the EVAAS data for students currently in advanced math

EVAAS Data Evidence

Math 1 – Current Students

Mean 85.27407Minimum 34.7Maximum 99.9Count 81

•EVAAS has a natural cut off point at 70% probability of proficiency•70% probability produces 89 current 7th graders and 91 current 6th graders

EVAAS Data Evidence

• Based off of this data, it was determined that students should have at least a 70% probability of scoring a Level III or higher on the Math 1 EOC

•The following value points show evidence for EVAAS Criteria: Projection Rating

70%-73% 1 Point

74%-77% 2 Points

78%-81% 3 Points

82%-85% 4 Points

86% + 5 Points

IAAT Data Evidence

The following value points show evidence for IAAT Criteria:

Scale Score Rating

164-169 1 Point

170-174 2 Points

175-182 3 Points

183-190 4 Points

191+ 5 Points

Actual Grades Evidence

•A student’s actual grades for the five core academic areas will be considered. •The average (rounded) grade for two semesters will be calculated for each area and points will be given based off of that average.•The average points will be used as the final point value.

•The following are value points for Actual Grades: Actual Grades Rating

83-84 C+ 1 Point

85-90 B-,B 2 Points

91-94 B+,A- 3 Points

95-98 A 4 Points

99-100 A+ 5 Points

Note: Grades based off of new grading policy

Should this range be changed?

Actual Grades Evidence

Student A has the following grades:

Semester 1 Semester 2 Average

Math 95 90 93Language Arts 90 86

88Reading 94 96

95 Science 89 84 87 Social Studies 100 97 99

Rating 3 2 4 2 5

Average Rating: 3

Example

Teacher Feedback Evidence

• To limit subjectivity and to encourage feedback from all teachers involved, a teacher feedback rubric will be used to rate a student’s work habits, conduct, etc.

•Teachers will rate students based off of:• Motivation• Active participation• Study habits• Personal conduct• Organizational skills

•The average of the teacher ratings will be used as the final rating

Are there any additional criteria you would like to add?

Attendance Evidence

Days Missed Rating

9-10 days 1 Point

7-8 days 2 Points

5-6 days 3 Points

3-4 days 4 Points

0-2 days 5 Points

•Due to the fast paced nature of advanced math, attendance habits can effect a student’s ability to be successful in the class. •Considering past attendance can help determine if a student should be placed in an advanced math course.

Placement Forms

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

Placement Forms

•A student can score a possible 35 (Math 1)/40 (Pre-Math 1) total points

•18/20 or more points will be considered evidence for placement in advanced math• The average student (i.e. receive 3 value points for

each criteria) will score 20/24 points

Should 18 and 20 points be the minimum number required for placement?

Placement Forms

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

Jane Smith 7

4

4 days 4

93 90

89 92

97 95

100 97

90 91

96

90.598.5

91.590.5

45

3

3

3 4

76.1

466

46033

2

173 2

22

Jane Brown 7

3

6 days 3

93 90

89 92

97 95

85

90 91

96

90.5

91.590.5

42

3

3

3 3

72.1

460

46023

1

173 2

17

90 87.5

Feedback

1.Rating are based off current students. Do you feel that this is a good population to determine ratings?

2.Should there be a point for automatic placement?

3.Any questions/concerns?