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BLOOMFIELDSCHOOLDISTRICT

Bloomfield,NewJersey07003

SalvatoreGoncalvesSuperintendentofBloomfieldSchools

DanielAnderson

PresidentofBloomfieldBoardofEducation

ESEAACCOUNTABILITYACTIONPLAN2015ParticipationRateandAssurances

MeetingParticipationTargetsforNewJerseyStateAssessments:ActionPlanStep1:EngageaCommunicationTeam

ACTIONPLANDEVELOPMENT:The recent transition to New Jersey’s new state assessments brought some new challenges to theBloomfield School District as it did to many other districts in the State. The NJDOE has providedPreliminary 2015 ESEA Accountability Profiles for performance data and participation rates in theseassessments for review. The performance data was to be analyzed to develop and/or continueimplementationofappropriateinstructionalstrategiesandprogramstoassiststrugglingstudents.Theparticipation rate informationwas tobe reviewed topromoteparticipation in thestateassessment.Anydistrictandschoolthatthatdidnotmeettheparticipationratetargetof95%foreachsubgroupisbeing required to develop a board-approved corrective action plan, referred to as the ESEAAccountabilityActionPlan-2015ParticipationRateandAssurance.Thegoalofthisplanistoaddressfactors that contributed to any low student participation rates that were calculated. This plan isdevelopedforpresentationtotheBoardofEducation.UponapprovalofthisplanbytheBloomfieldBoard of Education, the district will fax a signed copy of assurances to our local county office ofeducation.ThereceiptoftheseassuranceswillconfirmthatBloomfieldiscontinuingitseffortstoworkwith low-performing students and to monitor and adjust participation rates to meet the ESEArequirement.

DISTRICTPROFILE:TheBloomfieldPublicSchoolsisaK-12districtwithanenrollmentofapproximately6285students.Thedistrictisservedbyanine-memberBoardofEducation,withmemberselectedtorotatingthree-yearterms.Bloomfieldencompasses5.4 squaremilesand is located12mileswestofNewYorkCityandapproximately 80miles from the New Jersey coastline. The district is home to eight neighborhoodelementaryschools,onemiddleschool,andonehighschoolwithanalternativeprogram.Thedistrictemploys approximately 748 instructional staff members and 293 administrative and supportpersonnel.

COMMUNICATIONTEAM:A teamof central office administrators, building administrators and supervisors formed a group toidentify the root causes of any low participation rates thatwere recorded in thePreliminary 2015ESEAAccountabilityProfiles.Inaddition,inputwassoughtfromteachers,parentsandBOEmembersonstrategiestoimprovecommunicationregardingthisassessment.Theteammembers: Mr.SalvatoreGoncalves–SuperintendentofSchools

Mrs.JoanneDecker-DirectorofStudentAchievementMs.MarianneAbbasso–PrincipalofFranklinElementarySchoolMrs.MaryDiTrani–PrincipalofOakViewElementarySchoolMr.JosephFleres–PrincipalofBrookdaleElementarySchoolMr.ChristopherJennings-PrincipalofBloomfieldHighSchoolMrs.CyndieSchirm–AssistantPrincipalofBloomfieldHighSchoolMs.SuzanneJohnson–SupervisorofLanguageArtsk-12Mr.RogerMarchegiano–SupervisorofMathematicsk-12

MeetingParticipationTargetsforNewJerseyStateAssessments:ActionPlanStep2:ReviewandAnalyzeData

DISTRICTDATA:TheBloomfieldDistrictLevelESEAAccountabilityProfile

TheDistrictLevelProfilesshowedthatallstudentsmetparticipationbasedonthealternateparticipationratecalculatedusingthelastthreeyearsofdata.However,inthesubgroupsofWhiteandStudentswithDisabilities,participationwaslessthatthe95%goalinboththeLanguageArtsorMathematicsassessments.Thereforethiscorrectiveactionplanisrequiredaddressingfactorsleadingtotheselowparticipationrates.Therewere4schoolsinthedistrictthatdidnotmeettheParticipationGoalof95%.TheyareBloomfieldHighSchool;BrookdaleElementarySchool;FranklinElementarySchoolandOakViewElementarySchool.Thisactionplanwilladdressreasonsforthelowerparticipationrateanddetailbarriersthatmightbepreventingparticipation.


SCHOOLDATA:TheBloomfieldHighSchoolLevelESEAAccountabilityProfile

DATAANALYSIS:BloomfieldHighSchooldidnotmeetparticipationgoalsSchoolwideineitherLanguageArtsLiteracyandMathematics.Inaddition,thesubgroupsWhite;Black;Hispanic;StudentswithDisabilitiesandEconomicallyDisadvantageshadparticipationratesunder95%inbothtestedareas.


SCHOOLDATA:BrookdaleElementarySchoolLevelESEAAccountabilityProfile

DATAANALYSIS:BrookdaleElementarySchooldidmeetparticipationgoalsSchoolwide.However,inthesubgroupWhitetheparticipationrateswereunder95%forbothLanguageArtsLiteracyandMathematicstestedareas.


SCHOOLDATA:FranklinElementarySchoolLevelESEAAccountabilityProfile

DATAANALYSIS:FranklinElementarySchooldidmeetparticipationgoalsSchoolwide.However,inthesubgroupWhitetheparticipationrateswereunder95%forbothLanguageArtsLiteracyandMathematicstestedareas.


SCHOOLDATA:OakViewElementarySchoolLevelESEAAccountabilityProfile

DATAANALYSIS:OakViewElementarySchooldidmeetparticipationgoalsSchoolwide.However,inthesubgroupWhitetheparticipationrateswereunder95%forbothLanguageArtsLiteracyandMathematicstestedareas.


PATTERNSIN%NOTTESTEDDATA:The three elementary schools had a pattern in that they all missed the participation goal in thesubgroupWhite.Ineachoftheseschoolstherewasbetween16-20%inthissubgroupwiththe‘not-tested’codingforboththeLanguageArtsandtheMathtest.Thehighschoolproblemwithparticipationinallsubgroups,withtheexceptionofAsian,seemedtohaveseveralreasonsbutnotruepattern.TheissuedidnotseemtobespecifictoeitherLanguageArtsorMathematics.There was communication from the district administration regarding the testing schedule andmodificationstothecalendar.TherewasalsocommunicationfromtheBoardofEducationregarding‘high-stakes’testingissues.

ROOTCAUSESFOR%NOTTESTEDDATA:The three elementary schools did not have a large number of voids. Rather, the ‘not tested’registrationswerelargelyduetostudentswhodidnottakethetestbecausetheirparentswouldnotpermitthemtotest.Thedistrictrequirementofapersonalparentlettertorequestachildnottakethetest,alongwithameetingwiththebuildingprincipal,stilldidnotlowerthenumberwho“optedout”.Theparentconcernswerepersonalandmostwerealignedwithalargepopulationofparentsparticipatingingroupsexpressingananti-PARCC,commoncoreorhighstakestestingsentiment.Thecausesforthehighschoolstudentsmarkedasnottestedwerevaried.ThetwoPARCCwindowsweredoneduringaregularschoolday.Thiscreatedasituationwheresomestudentssimplydidnotattend a PARCC test session and their absence was not recorded properly in order to arrangemakeup.There were some data inaccuracies in the registration of high students for PARCC due to thelimitationsofthestudentmanagementsysteminuseatthetime.Thisincludedadataissuewhichidentifiedsomegrade12studentstoberegisteredforPARCCalthoughtheydidnottest.TherewerealargenumberofhighschoolstudentswhoonlytookthefirstPBAassessmentanddidnotattendtheEOYsessionbecausetheyfoundthefirsttestdifficult.Thereweresomestudentswhochosenottotestduetohavingmettheirgraduationrequirementsviaanotherassessment.Ascitedabovewiththeelementaryschools,thehighschoolalsohadacoregroupofparentswhorequestedtheirchildrenbeexcusedfromthePARCCtestduetosomeoftheorganizedmovementsintheareaagainstcommoncoreandhighstakestesting,specificallyPARCC.

MeetingParticipationTargetsforNewJerseyStateAssessments:ActionPlanStep3:PresentPlantoImproveParticipationRate

ACTIONPLANTheBloomfieldSchoolDistrictstudentsallexhibitastrongdesiretolearnandtheirachievementistheprimaryintentoftheworkoftheadultsaroundthem.Studentsbringawealthofdiversityandstrong sense of community to our schools. Our focus is preparing our students to successfullyfunctioninaglobalsociety.Thedistrictculturereflectsinclusiveprinciplesandastrongcommunityspirit. This spirit is demonstrated everyday by our dedicated education professionals, who haveworkedtomeetstudentneedsincurricular,instructionalandassessmentbestpracticeswithineachofthegradelevels.Bloomfield strongly values education and everyone shares in the responsibility to support schoolprograms.Weareproud that ourBOE andour community partners, spearheadedby theworkofinvolvedHomeandSchoolAssociations,representthebestofpublicengagementineducation.Allofthese groupswork togetherwithin the framework of ESEA and arewilling to put into action anyneededmodificationstoprovidethebesteducationalexperiencepreparingstudentsforcollegeandcareerreadiness.Tothatend,afteranalyzingpatternsandpossiblecausesforthefewcasesofthemissedparticipationgoalin4ofour10districtschools,thefollowingactionsareproposedtotheBloomfieldBoardofEducationfortheirapprovalandsubmissionofAssurancestotheEssexCountySuperintendent’sOffice.Schools Action Timeline ResponsiblePersonBloomfieldHighSchool RevisePARCCtestschedule;delayedopeningall

studentstestingatsametimeCompleted PrincipalBHS

BloomfieldHighSchool RegistrationDataverification;useofnewSMStoproperlyregisterintoPearsonportal

Ongoing(uponPearsonPortalopening)

Principal;AP;TestCoordinator;Techdataperson

Brookdale;Franklin;OakView RegistrationDataverification;useofnewSMStoproperlyregisterintoPearsonportal

Ongoing(uponPearsonPortalopening)

Principals;TestCoordinator;Tech/dataperson

BHS,Brookdale;Franklin,OakView

CommunicatePARCCschedulingandallupdatesregardingPARCConwebsite

Ongoing DirectorofStudentAchievement;schoolwebmasters


CommunicatePARCCschedulingandparticipationneedstokeystakeholders

Ongoing Superintendent;DirectorofStudentAchievement;BuildingAdministrators


FamiliarizeparentswithPARCCtestitemsandotherinformativeresourcesonwebsite



ContinuePARCCupdatesatBOEmeetingsfromknowledgeableadministratorsandstaff

Ongoing Superintendent;DirectorofStudentAchievement;BuildingAdministrators


ProvideResourcesandlinksnotedbyNJDOEforParentsondistrictwebsiteandtoallstaff


MeetingParticipationTargetsforNewJerseyStateAssessments:ActionPlanStep3:PresentPlantoImproveParticipationRateActionPlanStep4:PutPlanintoActionandEvaluateProgress

PreparedbyJoanneDecker,DirectorofStudentAchievementPreparedonFebruary12,2016ForPresentationtotheBloomfieldBoardofEducationonFebruary23,2016SalvatoreGoncalves,SuperintendentofSchools

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JoanneDecker,DirectorofStudentAchievement

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MarianneAbbasso,PrincipalofFranklinElementarySchool

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JosephFleres,PrincipalofBrookdaleElementarySchool

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ChristopherJennings,PrincipalofBloomfieldHighSchool

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MaryDiTrani,PrincipalofOakViewElementarySchool

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ESEAAccountabilityActionPlan-2015ParticipationRate

CountyCode:13 LEACode:0410

CountyName:Essex LEAName:BloomfieldSchools ThefederalElementaryandSecondaryEducationAct(ESEA)requiresthatstatesusetheresultsfromtheirstatewideassessmentsystemtomeasuretheacademicprogressofstudents.Additionally,thelegislationrequires“theparticipationinsuchassessmentsofallstudents.”Ninety-fivepercent(95%)ofstudentsenrolledinatestedgrademustparticipateinthestatewideassessmentforadistrictoraschooltomeettheparticipationrequirement.Districts/schoolsnotattainingthe95%participationrateforanysubgrouparerequiredto:

1) completethisactionplan;2) submitPage1,withtherequiredsignaturesbelow,tothecountyofficeofeducation.

Instructionsforcompletingpage2ofthisactionplanandresourcesareinthedocumententitled,ESEAAccountabilityActionPlanDevelopmentGuide,availableontheESEAAccountabilitywebpageathttp://www.nj.gov/education/title1/accountability/progress/15 .

ESEAAccountabilityActionPlanAssurances-ParticipationRateThedistrictmustreviewandsigntheassurancesbelowandfaxasignedcopyofthispagetoitslocalCountyOfficeofEducation.

Thesignatureofthedistrict’sChiefSchoolAdministratorandPresidentoftheBoardofEducationbelowassuresthatforallschool’snotattainingtheparticipationrate,districtandschoolofficialshave:

• Reviewedeachschool’sPreliminary2015ESEAAccountabilityProfileslocatedontheNewJerseyDepartmentofEducation’swebpageathttp://www.nj.gov/education/title1/accountability/progress/15withtheappropriatestakeholders;and

• Documentedthedistrict’sandeachschool’seffortstoimplementstrategiestoincreaseparticipationinthestateassessmentforthosestudentsubgroupsthatdidnotmeetthe95%participationrate.

ChiefSchoolAdministrator’sName

ChiefSchoolAdministrator’sSignature

Date:

BoardPresident’sName

BoardPresident’sSignature

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ActionSteps Person(s)Responsible ResourcesNeeded* CompletionDate

1 RegistrationDataverification;useofnewSMStoproperlyregisterintoPearsonportal DirectororTech;Principals;AP;TestCoordinators;Techdatapersons

AccesstoPowerschool Ongoinguntiltestingcompleted

2 CommunicatePARCCschedulingandallupdatesregardingPARCConwebsite;ProvideResourcesandlinksnotedbyNJDOEforParentsondistrictwebsiteandtoallstaff

DirectorofStudentAchievement;Principals;schoolwebmasters

Accesstowebsite Ongoinguntiltestingcompleted

3 CommunicatePARCCschedulingandparticipationneedstokeystakeholders Superintendent;DirectorofStudentAchievement;BuildingAdministrators

Talkingpointsforkeymeetings

Ongoinguntiltestingcompleted

4 FamiliarizeparentswithPARCCtestitemsandotherinformativeresourcesonwebsiteandviaparentmeetings




5 ContinuePARCCupdatesatBOEmeetingsfromknowledgeableadministratorsandstaff Superintendent;DirectorofStudentAchievement;BuildingAdministrators



Notes:• TitleIfundsusedtosupporttheplanmustbeusedtosupplement,andnotsupplantstateandlocalfunds.• Useadditionalpagesasneeded.

DISTRICTCODE:13 DISTRICTNAME:Bloomfield

Subgroup(s)NotMeetingParticipationRateof95%

oBlackoHispanicýWhiteoAmericanIndianoAsianoTwoorMoreRacesoTotalPopulationýStudentswithDisabilitiesoLimitedEnglishProficientStudentsoEconomicallyDisadvantaged

Strategy(ies)tobeimplemented: Analysisofpatternsandpossiblecausesthedistrictwilltakeactionstoimproveregistration;schedulingandcommunicationregardingthePARCCtesting.



















DISTRICT/SCHOOLCODE:13-0410-020 SCHOOLNAME:BloomfieldHighSchool


ýBlackýHispanicýWhiteoAmericanIndianoAsianoTwoorMoreRacesoTotalPopulationýStudentswithDisabilitiesoLimitedEnglishProficientStudentsoEconomicallyDisadvantaged

Strategy(ies)tobeimplemented: Analysisofpatternsandpossiblecausestheschoolwilltakeactionstoimproveregistration;schedulingandcommunicationregardingthePARCCtesting.



















DISTRICT/SCHOOLCODE:13-0410-060 SCHOOLNAME:BrookdaleElementarySchool


oBlackoHispanicýWhiteoAmericanIndianoAsianoTwoorMoreRacesoTotalPopulationoStudentswithDisabilitiesoLimitedEnglishProficientStudentsoEconomicallyDisadvantaged




















DISTRICT/SCHOOLCODE:13-0410-130 SCHOOLNAME:FranklinElementarySchool






















DISTRICT/SCHOOLCODE:13-0410-140 SCHOOLNAME:OakViewElementarySchool




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