Whitman Elementary - Tulsa Public Schools

Tulsa Public Schools
Program Management Office (PMO)
Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) Baseline Data of October 7, 2011
SECTION II
Implementation Of Scholastic Reading Inventory
In December of the 2010-11 school year a district level task force formed by the Curriculum Office recommended that the SRI be
used as a district screening device to measure the reading levels of students grades 4 through 11. The SRI was selected because
it is an computer based reading assessment that provides an individual assessment based upon the abilities of each person taking
the assessment. The score obtained from the assessment is a Lexile score is based upon the Lexile ranges developed by
MetaMetrics . The SRI reports the range of ability rather than a single yes or no, pass or failure type measurement.
In April and May of 2011 the Program Management Office , the Instructional Support Services Department and the Curriculum
Department deployed a district wide SRI screening program for students in grades 4 through 11. Beginning in the 2011-2012 school
year students in grades 4 through 11 will receive a SRI in September and again May of 2012. The two SRI administered during the
2011-2012 year will be used to measure the Lexile gains during the school year. The information in this this report is baseline data
collected from SRI screenings conducted into he spring of 2011. These results will be compared to the data collected during the
2011-2012 year to determine gains and/or gap analysis.
SECTION III
Baseline Lexile Range Performance
Presented below is a chart depicting the distribution of the Lexile performance of students screened as using the
performance Lexile ranges established by MetaMetrics and adopted by Scholastic Inc. contained in the SRI.
Whitman Elementary School 4th Through 6th Grade, Scholastic Reading
Inventory (SRI) Baseline Data of October 7, 2011
0% 2%
10%
BR
BR 10%
At Risk 39%
Basic 31%
Proficient
#REF!
Advanced 2%
31%
39%
At Risk
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
Reading Proficiency Levels : Scholastic READ 180 Placement, Assessment, and Reporting Guide Revised Edition, 2009, page 18.
BR: Beginning reader
At Risk: Significantly Below Grade Level Student does not exhibit minimally competent performance when reading grade level
appropriate text.
Basic: Below Grade Level Student exhibits minimally competent performance when reading grade-level appropriate text.
Proficient: Grade Level Student exhibits competent performance when reading grade-level appropriate text and can identify details,
draw conclusions, and make comparisons and generalizations.
Advanced: Above Grade Level Student exhibits superior performance when reading grade-level appropriate text.
SECTION IV
Analysis of Data
As of October 7, 2011 (Official Baseline for 2011-2012), 90% of the students in grades 4th through 6th had completed an SRI.
Twenty-one percent of these students placed at the proficient Lexile level or above. Eighty percent of the students completing the
SRI placed in the "Basic" or "At Risk" or "BR" Lexile level category. Note: percentages may not equal 100% due to effects of rounding.
When calculating the estimated Lexile range required to be a proficient reader in the Common Core Standards, current data
indicates 19% of the students would possess the necessary reading skills to demonstrate success in Common Core Standards.
Prepared by: Taylor L. Young, Ph.D. 5 11:01 AM2/16/2012