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Implementing EXPLORE and Using theData to Execute a Plan for High School

Success

Presented by:David HolmesPrincipalKingsford Middle School

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Three things to accomplish today

Discuss implementation of the EXPLORE Review of sample student and building data Provide possible uses of the data that

EXPLORE provides to improve High Schooland College/Workforce Success

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How many of your schools arecurrently using Explore?

Test Administration– Who?– When?– Where?– What were the factors in these decisions?

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What steps did we use forimplementation of EXPLORE?

Meeting with our Supt. and Board of Education– Funding @ $7.60/student for 120 students– Transition from NCA to MDE School Improvement– Transition from IDEAS test for EDP’s– Commonality with PLAN and ACT

Good decision based on data provided

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How did we inform stakeholders?

Staff- Fall professional development meeting Students- Classroom visits during Advisory Parents- Parent breakfast open house and

by letter (see handouts)

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Our model of test administration

Date: Mid December Location: Classrooms Time: Directly after

lunch period Interest inventory

completed on day priorto test

Other factors– Testing accommodations– Less shared staff in PM

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We wanted to make it a special day sothat kids and parents valued the

testing process…

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Who was involved?

Staff member planning committee Parent Partnership Organization Food Service 7th Grade students to help set up and take down

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Students werevery appreciativeof the specialattention

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Testing Process

What worked well?– Classroom groups– Teacher support and

commitment– Parent Involvement– Luncheon

What didn’t?– Ending time was too

close to the end of theday

– Results sat idle in myoffice for a few weekswhich limited our time for8th grade intervention

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Our Scores

16.015.920Science

14.9

13.8

15.1

14.2

3 yearNatl. Avg.

15.015Composite

14.215Reading

14.917Mathematics

14.413EnglishKMSCollege ReadyTest Section

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Results analysis process

Classroom visits with individual studentreports– Refer to student/parent report in handouts

Profile Summary Presentation Packet Profile Summary Report Trend data for our students (Item analysis)

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Student Score Report

Score section Estimated PLAN range High School College Readiness (affected student attitude) Career Possibilities

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Don’t be afraid of your scores/data

Use strengths in data to help solidify goodprograms

Use areas of need to:– Identify possible programming changes– Professional Development– School Improvement Data

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8th Grade Interventions

Students self identified a need for:– Study skills-Integrated into our Advisory class for

3rd Trimester– Public speaking-Integrated into teacher lesson

plans for 3rd Trimester– College/Career preparedness- Planning for more

career focused presenters next year

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High School Interventions

HS master schedule adjustments– Reading Class– Small group class– IEP decision points– Counselor/advisor attention

Individual student schedule adjustments Eventually trend data from EXPLORE,PLAN,

ACT

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How did this affect student HSschedules?

Qualifications (Data)– EXPLORE Early Interventions Roster– Individual student grades– Aimsweb reading assessment scores– IEP decision points for students with disabilities

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Planned Counselor meetings

Planning to arrange meetings 2 times perquarter– Grades/attendance check– Discussion about college/workforce goals– Schedule adjustments/planning

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How might this affect implementing theEXPLORE in 9th Grade

Districts can still offer EXPLORE in 8th Grade Yearly growth model with testing in 8th, 9th

10th, and 11th Provides for “practice tests” for ACT not at

student’s expense

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Any questions?

Thank you for yourattention!