Oakland Schools District Service Report 2012

2011-2012 District Service Report • October 2012 10
what we do for STUDENTS
Improving student achievement
It is Oakland Schools’ role to work behind the scenes, helping those who teach
Oakland County’s students. Although we do not have direct responsibility for
guiding student achievement, we believe there is indeed a correlation between the
instructional support we provide and the instructional gains made by students of the
teachers we train, coach and support. We are proud to be counted among the reasons
behind the outstanding achievement of Oakland County students as we compare
them to the state averages of standardized tests.
Oakland County students consistently achieve above the state average in all areas assessed by
the MEAP. The two line graphs on this page summarize Oakland County student achievement
in math and reading for grades 3-8 in relation to the statewide results. In 2011-12 the MDE
raised the cut scores on all MEAP tests (back to 2007-08) to reflect “College-ready” standards.
Therefore, these results appear lower than the MEAP results reported in previous years.
Percent "College Ready" Proficient
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MEAP Math Grades 3-8 2007-08 - 2011-12
Oakland Michigan Oakland - MI
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53 51 51
53 55 56 56 57 57 57 57
55 56
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52 52 55 56
53 52 53
49
46 45 44 44
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36
33 35 36 37 40 42 40 40
38 40 39 40 39 38
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35 36 37 37 39 36 37 32
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30
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15 17 16 16 15 15 15 18 19 19
16 16
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18 16
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13 16 18 16 16
14 14 15 16 15
0
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3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
Math
The two bar graphs at the top of page 11 show math and reading achievement trend data
for each NCLB group for Oakland County students. The MEAP mathematics results combined
for grades 3-8 for each group show relatively little change over the past 4 years. The Fall 2011
MEAP math results were up a single percentage point. Math results for English Language
Learners improved by 5 percentage points. Most of the other groups experienced very little
change. Reading results have shown a trend of steady improvement. Fall 2011 reading results
were up for every one of the 15 groups shown and in most cases were the highest they have
been over this 5 year period.
The two bar graphs at the bottom of page 11 show the trends for each NCLB group for
eleventh grade students on the MME (Michigan Merit Examination. The 2012 mathematics
MME performance improved slightly overall and for most groups of students but dropped
slightly for students with IEPs (Individual Educational Plans (Special Education)), English
Language Learners, and Asian students. 2012 reading MME results rose overall and for all
groups of students except English Language Learners.
The following acronyms appear in the charts on page 11:
ED = Economically Disadvantaged
ELL = English Language Learners
LEP = Limited English Proficient
Percent "College Ready" Proficient
MEAP Reading Grades 3-8 2007-08 - 2011-12
Oakland Michigan Oakland - MI
100
90
77
74 73 73 76 75 76 79 80
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75
68 69 71 71 70 70 71 72
67 68 68 69
70
66 66
63
67 68
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67
60 65 65 65
65 63 62 63 64
63
58 59
60 60 59
56 57 60
57 56
50
56
52
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70
68 66
63 61
61
56 56
53 52
10 10 10 8 9
10 10 9 10 8
10 12 10 11 10 11 10
10
9 8 10 11 11 10 11 9 10 9
11 10 9
0
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Reading