Measuring Progress Towards the Goal

Goal & Mission Measuring Progress Future-Ready Core
  • Student academic growth will be measured for sub-groups, by combining growth in EOG reading and math tests, and EOC tests required for graduation.
  • DPI calculates high growth at the school level. The same calculation would be done for WCPSS students and subgroups at the district level.
  • “Growth” may be compared with “proficiency”, which is determined by the percent of students in a group meeting the grade level performance standard.
  • The goal for graduation is 100% of students on-time and will be achieved by 2014. It is proposed that the percent not meeting this goal will be reduced by 50% by 2010 (90% graduating), with the additional percent not meeting reduced by 50% again by 2012 (95% graduating).
  • Prepared for the future: By 2014, all students will meet the requirements for graduation as outlined by the NC Board of Education in the Future Ready Core courses. In addition , the Wake County Board can increase the rigor expected of graduating students by requiring more credits than the 21 specified by the State Board of Education. Students are expected to include the 2 credits of second language study (UNC system requirement) or another 2 unit concentration and a 6 unit concentration of rigorous and relevant coursework.
  • Progress will be reported to the Wake County Board of Education in the format shown in the next tab.

 

Population Group

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Academic Level

Level  I/II

N

 

 

 

 

 

Y

Level III

N

 

 

 

 

 

Y

Level IV

Y

 

 

 

 

 

Y

Lev IV Not AG

N

 

 

 

 

 

Y

AG

Y

 

 

 

 

 

Y

Racial Group

African American

N

 

 

 

 

 

Y

Asian American

Y

 

 

 

 

 

Y

Hispanic

N

 

 

 

 

 

Y

Multi Racial

N

 

 

 

 

 

Y

Native American

N

 

 

 

 

 

Y

White

Y

 

 

 

 

 

Y

Risk

FRL

N

 

 

 

 

 

Y

LEP

N

 

 

 

 

 

Y

SWD

N

 

 

 

 

 

Y

 

Graduation  Rate

78.30%

 

 

 

 

 

100%

To ensure that adequate progress is being made toward the goal, the Superintendent will report annually to the Board of Education the status of a number of leading indicators for each grade span. Specifically, these measures will include:

Elementary Schools

  • Increase in percent proficient in mathematics EOG
  • Increase in percent proficient in reading EOG
  • Increase in percent proficient in writing
  • Increase in percent proficient in science
  • Increase in number enrolling in second language courses
  • Decrease in number of students at all grades missing more than 10 days
  • Decrease in number of overage elementary grades students

Middle Schools

  • Increase in percent proficient in mathematics EOG
  • Increase in percent proficient in reading EOG
  • Increase in percent proficient in writing
  • Increase in percent proficient in science
  • Increase in percent passing Computer Skills test
  • Increase in number enrolling in second language
  • Increase in enrollment and proficiency in Algebra I
  • Decrease in number of students at all grades missing more than 10 days.
  • Decrease in number of overage middle grades students

High Schools

  • Increase in percent proficient in writing
  • Increase in percent passing VoCATS
  • Increase in average SAT score
  • Increase in number enrolling in AP
  • Increase in number enrolling in advanced mathematics
  • Increase in number enrolling in advanced science
  • Increase in percent proficient for U.S. History
  • Increase in percent proficient for Civics & Economics
  • Increase in number enrolling in second language
  • Increase in number enrolling in advanced CTE courses
  • Increase in outcomes measured by UNC system
  • Decrease in number of students at all grades missing more than 10 days.