ELIMAR SALDAÑA

Fundamentals of Leadership and Change ProcessEduc. 6240Professor Rebecca Thessin

I HAVE WORKED IN DCPS LESS THAN A YEAR AS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER. THIS DATA OVERVIEW IS BASED ON

THE PUBLISHED INFORMATION FROM DCPS WEBSITE: WWW.DCPS.GOV

THE NUMBERS TELL ONLY PART OF THE STORY. THESE FACTS AND STATISTICS WILL GIVE A SNAPSHOT OF DCPS PROGRESS, AS WELL AS A GLIMPSE AT WHERE WE’RE HEADING NEXT.

*OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDES FILLMORE ARTS CENTER, STAY SCHOOLS, CHOICE, DC DETENTION FACILITY, AND YOUTH SERVICES CENTER.

NON-PUBLIC STUDENTS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THESE COUNTS. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 2,220 NON-PUBLIC STUDENTS FOR SY10-11.

DCPS SCHOOLS CLASSIFICATIONS 2010-2011

School Type Schools Official Enrollment Education Campus 19 7,083

Elementary School 65 20,220

Middle School 14 4,597

High School 16 11,618

Special Education School 3 269

Other Programs* 9 2,730

THE BLACK POPULATION WAS THE HIGHEST IN OUR SCHOOLS, FOLLOWED BY HISPANICS. A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE WHITE POPULATION OCCURRED

DURING SY 10-11

DCPS STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS

Category SY 09-10 SY 10-11 % Student Population Black 76% 69% % Student Population Hispanic 13% 13% % Student Population Other Ethnicity

2% 2%

% Student Population White 9% 16% % Students in Special Education 17% 18% % Students ELL 10% 9% % Students with Free/Red. Lunch 59% 61%

DC COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM

This assessment measures students’ knowledge and skills in reading and math. It is taken by students in grades 3-8 and grade 10 and it is administered in April every year.

DC COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM ADDITIONAL TESTING AREAS

• Students in grades 4, 7 and 10 also take a composition test.

• Students in grades 5 and 8 also take the science test.

• Students in grades 9-12 who take biology take the biology test.

DC COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM MANAGEMENT

AND ADMINISTRATION

• The DC CAS is managed by the Office of the State Superintendent of

Education (OSSE)

• DCPS is responsible for administering the assessment.

PERCENTAGE OF DCPS STUDENTS WHO SCORED PROFICIENT OR ADVANCED ON DC CAS

Grade Level/Subject SY 08-09 SY 09-10 SY 10-11

Elementary Math 49% 43% 42%

Elementary Reading 49% 44% 43%

Secondary Math 40% 44% 46%

Secondary Reading 41% 43% 44%

NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS

• This table shows how students are doing according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a different test that is taken nationally and allows us to compare students in DC with students in each state. One thing to remember in comparing DC to other states, is that we are not a state but rather an urban district, so comparisons to states may be misleading.

DCPS STUDENTS WHO SCORED PROFICIENT OR ABOVE ON NAEP

Grade Level SY 09-10 SY 10-11

4th Grade Reading 18% 20%

8th Grade Reading 14% 15%

4th Grade Math 19% 23%

8th Grade Math 12% 15%

IN NEED OF IMPROVEMENT: ACHIEVEMENT GAP AND READING

ATTENDANCE, TRUANCY AND GRADUATION RATE

Category SY 08-09 SY 09-10 SY 10-11

Average Daily Attendance 93% 93% 94%

Truancy 20% 15% 12%

Graduation Rate * 72% 73% TBD