ERIC Number: ED564363
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Dec
Pages: 38
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District Improvement Outcomes: 2010-11. Impact Evaluation. D&A Report No. 11.21
Paeplow, Colleen
Wake County Public School System
In 2010-11, Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) was in district-wide improvement as a result of failing to meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in mathematics at the district level for the second consecutive year. This report examines student outcomes in 2010-11 as well as overall teacher outcomes and longitudinal results for schools targeted for three consecutive years of SIOP® training and support compared to matched schools not involved. SIOP® schools had a greater increase in students reaching growth targets than in the district overall. Increases in reading and mathematics proficiency at SIOP® elementary schools and reading at SIOP® middle schools were similar or slightly higher than for WCPSS. Overall mathematics results were not positive for SIOP®middle schools; however, matched school analysis by subject and school level found targeted student subgroups (i.e., Hispanic/Latino and Black/African American, Limited English Proficient, and economically disadvantaged) did benefit from attending SIOP® targeted schools. 2010-11 represented the first year of implementation of the Secondary Literacy and Secondary Mathematics Initiatives. The demographic similarity of schools implementing Secondary Mathematics with WCPSS coupled with the weak results indicates, as with Secondary Literacy, the results of this initiative could be strengthened by more selective process of targeting schools to receive training.
Descriptors: School Districts, Educational Improvement, Improvement Programs, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, Secondary School Mathematics, Literacy, Student Characteristics, Demography, Matched Groups, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Teacher Effectiveness, Reading Achievement, Racial Distribution
Wake County Public School System. 5625 Dillard Drive, Cary, NC 27518. Tel: 919-431-7215; Fax: 919-431-7193; e-mail: wcpss-data-accountability@wcpss.net; Web site: www.wcpss.net
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Wake County Public School System (WCPSS), Data and Accountability Department
Identifiers - Location: North Carolina
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