Atlantic
Community School DistrictÕs
Long-Range Goals
with Indicators
Fall 2004-Spring
2009
Goal 1: All K-12 students will
achieve at high levels in reading.
The
following indicators will measure district progress with Goal 1:
1a. Percentage
of students who score at the proficient level or above (41st percentile or
above using national norms) on the ITBS Reading Comprehension Test in grades 2
through 8 and the ITED Reading Comprehension Test in grades 9, 11, including
data disaggregated by subgroup.
1b.
Number of grade
levels who achieve expected growth on
NWEA reading from fall to spring.
Percentage of students (grades 3-6) who achieve expected (typical)
growth on NWEA/MAP reading assessment from fall to spring. Growth targets are
based on NWEA Fall-Spring block norms.
1c. Reduction
of the percent of third grade students in the at-risk category of DIBELS
reading fluency from spring to spring.
1d. Percentage
of students who score in top three quartiles on the Reading portion of the PLAN
TEST (grade 10).
Goal 2: All
K-12 students will achieve at high levels in mathematics.
The
following indicators will measure district progress with Goal 2:
2a. Percentage
of students who score at the proficient level or above (41st percentile or
above using national norms) on the ITBS Mathematics Test in grades 2 through 8
and the ITED Mathematics Test in grades 9, 11, including data disaggregated by
subgroup.
2b. Number
of grade levels who achieve expected growth on NWEA math from fall to spring.
Percentage of students (grades 3-8) who achieve expected (typical) growth target on NWEA math
from fall to spring. Growth targets are based on NWEA Fall-Spring block norms.
2c.
Net gain in
total math on CBMÕs from previous year (1-5).
2d. Percentage
of students who score in top three quartiles on the Math portion of the PLAN
TEST (grade 10).
Goal 3: All K-12 students will
achieve at high levels in science.
The
following indicators will measure district progress with Goal 3:
3a. Percentage
of students who score at the proficient level or above (41st percentile or
above using national norms) on the ITBS Science Test in grades 2 through 8 and
the ITED Science Test in grades 9, 11, including data disaggregated by
subgroup.
3b. The
number of grade level who achieve expected growth
from
fall to fall and spring to spring.
The percentage of students (grades 3-8) who achieve expected
(typical) growth target on NWEA/MAP science assessment from fall to fall on
concepts and processes and spring to spring on science content.
3c. Percentage
of students who score in top three quartiles on the Science portion of the PLAN
TEST (grade 10).
Goal 4: All
K-12 students will integrate technology into their
The
following indicators will measure district progress with Goal 4:
4a. Teacher
logs of technology usage/student products.
4b.
Locally developed
student technology assessment (to be developed
in 2004).
Goal 5: All students will feel safe
at and connected to school.
The
following indicators will measure district progress with Goal 5:
5a. Attendance
rate as measured by the average daily attendance data calculated and reported
on the Certified Annual Report (CAR).
5b. Graduation
rate and dropout rates as calculated by the Iowa Department of Education using
data from the spring BEDS report.
5c. Percentage
of student body in elementary, middle, and high school that receives any
discipline referrals (i.e., office referrals, suspensions, counseling sessions,
and expulsions).
5d. Percentage
of students who feel safe at school according to the CREST survey (6-12).
5e.
Number of
bullying and harassment reports by buildings.
5f. Percent
of positive responses from students on the Iowa Youth Survey (grades 6, 8, 11)
and other related surveys.