<c>DAVID BREARLEY PTO</c>

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Middle Middle School

 

By the year 2016, David Brearley Middle School students will demonstrate increased academic achievement as measured by:

 

·        85% of all 7^th grade students will score at the proficient or advanced proficient levels on each section of the NJASK.

Baseline data: 2008:

 

                     Language Arts Literacy         67.2% (Proficient or Advanced Proficient)

                     Mathematics                         64.9% (Proficient or Advanced Proficient)

 

     

·        The percentage of Kenilworth’s 7^th grade students performing at the advanced proficient level on each of the sections of the NJASK will meet or exceed by 5 percentage points the statewide average.

                                     Baseline data: 2008:     

 

      Language Arts Literacy:    Kenilworth (6.9%)   Statewide Average  (14.7%)

Mathematics:                      Kenilworth (22.2%)  Statewide Average  (19.8%)

 

 

·        93% of all 8^th grade students will score at the proficient or advanced proficient levels on each of the sections of the NJASK 8.

                                   Baseline data: 2008:

 

Language Arts Literacy      90%     (Proficient or Advanced Proficient)

Mathematics                       83.4%  (Proficient or Advanced Proficient)

Science                               86.5%  (Proficent or Advanced Proficient)

 

                 

·        The percentage of Kenilworth’s 8^th grade students performing at the advanced proficient level on each of the sections of the NJASK 8 will meet or exceed by 5 percentage points the statewide average.

                                 Baseline data: 2008:

 

Language Arts Literacy:   Kenilworth (5.6%)      Statewide Average (11.4)

Mathematics:                    Kenilworth (27.8%)    Statewide Average  (24.8%)

Science:                            Kenilworth  (30.3%)   Statewide Average  (32.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·        A 5 percentage point increase in the number of students who qualify for Honors Level Courses in the subsequent year.

                                Baseline data: TBD (2008-2009):

 

                 

 

 

By the year 2016, David Brearley Middle School students will demonstrate increased engagement in the learning process leading to enhanced career, technological, and academic skills as measured by:

 

·        100% of 7^th grade students will complete a 7^th grade post high-school development portfolio with a score of 80 or higher according to a school-developed rubric:

                        Baseline data:  TBD (2009-2010):

 

 

·        100% of 8^th grade students will complete an 8^th grade post high-school development portfolio with a score of 80 or higher according to a school-developed rubric:

                              Baseline data:  TBD (2009-2010):

 

 

·         An increase of 17 points in the average score of 8^th grade students on the Grade 8 Technology Assessment.

                            Baseline data: 2009

                        

                         2009:  Average Score: 58.05

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

                 

 

High School

 

By the year 2016, David Brearley High School students will demonstrate increased academic achievement as measured by

 

·        A 5 percentage point increase in the percent of students scoring in the proficient or advanced proficient levels on state mandated assessments.

                                                   Baseline Data (2008 HSPA)

 

                    Language Arts Literacy           89.1% (Proficient or Advanced Proficient)

              Mathematics                           78.4% (Proficient or Advanced Proficient)

 

·        A 5 percentage point increase in the percent of students achieving honor roll status.      

                                Baseline data: 2007-2008

 

       2008:  16.9% of students achieved  honor roll status

 

·        A 30 percent decrease in the percent of students failing Final Exams in English, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, World Languages, Technology, Art/Music, and Physical Education.

                                 Baseline data: June 2008

 

2008:   18.3% of students failed an English exam.

           27.6% of students failed a Mathematics exam.

            10.4% of students failed a Social Studies exam.

            15.5% of students failed a Science exam.

            30.7% of students failed a World Language exam.

            14.9% of students failed a Technology exam.

            9.1% of students failed an Art/Music exam.

            4.3% of students failed a Physical Education exam.

 

·        Students will meet or exceed published national norms for AP tests

                                 Baseline data:  May 2008

 

  Score                2008 National Norms          2008 Brearley

     5                                14.2%                              4%

     4                                19.4%                             14%

     3                                24.1%                             16%

     2                                21.3%                             24%

     1                                20.9%                             41%

 

3, 4, or 5                         57.7%                             34%

  4 or 5                            33.6%                             18%

 

  Mean                              2.85                               2.13

 

·        A 5 percentage point increase in the percent of the high school student body who qualify and enroll in Advanced Placement courses.

                               Baseline data: TBD (2008-2009)

 

 

·        A 5 percentage point increase in the percent of the high school student body who qualify and enroll in Honors Level Courses.

                              Baseline data:  TBD (2008-2009)

 

 

 

 

 

By the year 2016, David Brearley High School students will demonstrate career and academic planning skills, leading to increased engagement in the learning process, as measured by:

 

·        A 4 percentage point increase in the total percent of students matriculating to a 4-year college/university, a 2-year junior college, a trade program, an apprenticeship, or the Armed Forces.

                        Baseline data:  June 2008:

                        TOTAL: 88%  

                        4 year colleges--- 56%

                        2 Year Colleges – 20 %

                        Career or Preparatory School – 11%

                        Armed Forces: 1%

 

·        An increase of 120 points in average combined SAT scores of the graduating class.

  Baseline data: 2008

 

                              Total Combined Score: 1415

                              Critical Reading --- 465

                              Mathematics --- 485

                              Writing --- 465

 

·        20% of seniors will participate in a Senior Project (unpaid internship)

                                           Baseline data: 2008

 

       2008:  3.6% of seniors participated in an unpaid internship Senior Project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·        An increase of 5 points in the average score of each section of the PSAT of 10^th grade

students taking the PSAT.

                                        Baseline data: 2008

 

                 Critical Reading:  41.2

                 Mathematics:        43.3

                 Writing:                39.8

·        An increase of 5 points in the average score of each section of the PSAT of 11^th grade

students taking the PSAT.

                                       Baseline data: 2008

 

                  Critical Reading:  42.2

                  Mathematics:        46.0

                  Writing:                41.7