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Schools
Institute
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September14,2012
ByBradleyWhite
KIPPSTAR
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KIPPSTAR
CHARTERSCHOOL
201112ACCOUNTABILITYPLAN
PROGRESSREPORT
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BradleyWhite,DataandStudentInformationAssociateatKIPPNYC,preparedthis201112
Accountability ProgressReportonbehalfoftheschoolsboardoftrustees:
TrusteesName
Board
Position
DavidB.Massey Chair,AuditCommittee
GirishBhakoo Treasurer,AuditCommittee
AndrewS.Paul Secretary
CarrieGennuso AuditCommittee
JacquelineAdams
ThomasLehrman
OrpheusWilliamsservedasthePrincipalofSTARMiddleSchoolsincethe20102011schoolyear.
HewillbesucceededbyStacyJohnsonbeginningwiththe20122013year.
NatalieWebbhasservedasPrincipaloftheKIPPNYCCollegePrepHighSchool,whichhouses
STARs9th
11th
grades.
AnokhiSaraiyahasservedasthePrincipalofSTARElementarysinceitsfoundingin20112012.
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ThefollowingtableindicatesthenumberofstudentsintheAccountabilityCohortswhoareintheir
fourthyearofhighschoolandwereenrolledonBEDSDayinOctoberandonJune30th
.
FourthYearHighSchoolAccountabilityCohorts*
Fourth
Year
Cohort
YearEntered
9th
Grade
Anywhere
Cohort
Designation
NumberofStudents
EnrolledonBEDSDayin
Octoberof2011
Number
Leaving
Duringthe
SchoolYear
Numberin
Accountability
Cohortasof
June30th
201213 20092010 2009 33 1 32
201314 20102011 2010 34 1 33
201415 20112012 2011 44 1 43
*KIPPSTARdoesnotyetenrollstudentsintheirfourthyearinhighschool.
TotalCohortforGraduation
Studentsare
included
in
the
Total
Cohort
for
Graduation
also
based
on
the
year
they
first
enter
the
9th
grade. Until201112,studentswhohaveenrolledatleastfivemonthsintheschoolafter
enteringthe9th
gradearepartoftheTotalCohortforGraduation;asof201112,studentswhohave
enrolledonlyonedayintheschoolafterenteringthe9th
gradearepartoftheschoolsTotalCohort
forGraduationCohort. Theschoolhasdischargedstudentsforoneofthefollowingacceptable
reasons,itmayremovethemfromthegraduationcohort: iftheytransfertoanotherdiploma
grantingprogram,transfertoanotherdistrictorschool,transferbycourtorder,leavetheU.S.or
die.
FourthYearHighSchoolGraduationCohorts*
Fourth
Year
Cohort
YearEntered
9th
Grade
Anywhere
Cohort
Designation
NumberofStudents
EnrolledonJune30th
(a)
AdditionalStudents
Stillin
Cohort1
(b)
Graduation
Cohort
(a)+(b)
201213 200910 2009 34 0 34
201314 201011 2010 33 0 33
201415 201112 2011 43 1 44
*KIPPSTARdoesnotyetenrollstudentsintheirfourthyearinhighschool.
1Numberofstudentswhohadbeenenrolledforatleastonedaypriortoleavingtheschoolandwhowerenotdischargedfor
anacceptablereason.
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3 657
4 654
5 654
6 654
7 652
8 652
Thetablebelowsummarizesparticipationinformationforthisyearstestadministration.
Thetable
indicatestotalenrollmentandtotalnumberofstudentstested. Italsoprovidesadetailed
breakdownofthosestudentsexcludedfromtheexam. Notethatthistableincludesallstudents
accordingtogradelevel,eveniftheyhavebeenenrolledforlessthanoneyear.
201112StateEnglishLanguageArtsExam
NumberofStudentsTestedandNotTested
GradeTotal
Tested
NotTested3
Total
Enrolled
IEP ELL Absent5 85 85
6 79 79
7 64 64
8 74 74
All 302 302
Results
ThefollowingtablepresentsthestateELAtestresultsforstudentsingrades5through8.
ConsistentwithFERPAregulations,dataon5th
gradestudentsenrolledinatleasttheirsecondyear
areexcluded.
CharterSchoolPerformanceon201112StateEnglishLanguageArtsExam
ByAllStudentsandStudentsEnrolledinAtLeastTheirSecondYear
Grade PopulationPercentScoringatorabove
TimeAdjustedLevel3CutScore
Number
Tested
5AllStudents 75.3% 85
StudentsinAtLeast2nd
Year 4
6AllStudents 63.3% 79
StudentsinAtLeast2nd
Year 63.3% 79
7
AllStudents 81.3% 64
StudentsinAtLeast2nd
Year 81.3% 64
8AllStudents 52.7% 74
StudentsinAtLeast2nd
Year 52.7% 74
All AllStudents 67.9% 302
3StudentsexemptedfromthisexamaccordingtotheirIndividualizedEducationProgram(IEP),becauseofEnglishLanguage
Learners(ELL)status,orabsenceforatleastsomepartoftheexam.
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StudentsinAtLeast2nd
Year 65.0% 221
Evaluation
With65.0%ofstudentsscoringabovethetimeadjustedcutscoresonthestateEnglishLanguage
Arts
exam,
KIPP
STAR
fell
short
of
achieving
its
75%
target.
AdditionalEvidence
EnglishLanguageArtsPerformancebyGradeLevelandSchoolYear
Grade
PercentofStudentsEnrolledinAtLeastTheirSecondYear atLevels3and4in
200809andaScaleScoreatorabovetheTimeAdjustedLevel3cutscorein
200910,201011and201112
200809 200910 201011 201112
PercentNumber
TestedPercent
Number
TestedPercent
Number
TestedPercent
Number
Tested
5 2 2 4
6 77 41 73 75 64 69 63 79
7 81 63 79 47 75 79 81 64
8 90 60 51 51 51 43 53 74
All 83 183 68 175 65 193 65 221
ActionPlan
WearecommittedtoimprovingthefrequencyandqualityofliteracyinstructionatSTAR. Belowis
alistofourprogramsandinitiativesforthe201213schoolyear:
70minutesofreadinginstructionand70minutesofwritinginstructioneachdayacrossgradelevels.
70minutesofnonfictionreadingandwritinginstructioningrades5and6,andanincreasedfocusondirectreadingskillinstructionandassessmentinscienceandhistoryingrades7and8.
Commonwritingexpectationsestablishedbywritingteachersandutilizedacrossallcontentareasinallgradelevels.
25minutesofDEARtimeacrosstheschool,MondayThursday(Fridaysalsoingrades5and6.)40minutesofguidedreadingingrades5and6MondaythroughThursdayinleveledgroupsof
510students.
Smallgroupinstructioninallgradestwiceperweek.Weeklyoneononecoachingofallteacherswithafocusoncreatingrigorousweekly
assessmentsanddataanalysis.
WeeklycommonplanningtotimeforallELAteachersandLearningSpecialists.WeeklyProfessionaldevelopmentfocusedonExcellentTeachingandtheCommonCore.SchoolwideimplementationoftheAcceleratedReadProgramRead180andSystem44programforourlowestlevelreadersfor70minuteseachdayAfterSchoolandSaturdaytutoringpartnershipswithcommunityorganizations
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Increasedloveofreadingthroughcontests,bookfairs,andtheReadAThon.Wearecommittedtoensuringthatourstudentswithspecialneedsaremeetingtheirgoals,
particularlyinliteracy. Belowisalistofourprogramsandinitiatives:
Fivelearningspecialists,eachservingstudentsinonegrade,plusaspecialeducationcoordinator.Pushinsupportinreadingandwritingclassesdailyforallstudentswithspecialneeds.Smallgroupinstructiontimewithlearningspecialistsandcontentteamteachers.Speech,OT,counseling,andadditionalSETSSsupporttomeetstudentIEPneeds.Mathsupportacrossallgradelevelsinmathclassandthroughsmallgroupinstruction.CoplanninganddifferentiationsupportforteachersprovidedbylearningspecialistsweeklyRead180andSystem44readinginterventions70minutesdailyforlowestreaders.
Goal1:AbsoluteMeasure
Eachyear,
the
schools
aggregate
Performance
Index
(PI)
on
the
State
English
language
arts
exam
willmeettheAnnualMeasurableObjective(AMO)setforthinthestatesNCLBaccountability
system.Method
ThefederalNoChildLeftBehindlawholdsschoolsaccountableformakingannualyearlyprogress
towardsallstudentsbeingproficientbytheyear201314. Asaresult,thestatesetsanAnnual
MeasurableObjective(AMO)eachyeartodetermineifschoolsaremakingsatisfactoryprogress
towardthegoalthat100percentofstudentswillultimatelybeproficientinthestateslearning
standards
in
English
language
arts.
To
achieve
this
measure,
all
tested
students
must
have
a
PerformanceIndex(PI)valuethatequalsorexceedsthisyearsEnglishlanguageartsAMO,which
for201112is148. ThePIiscalculatedbyaddingthesumofthepercentofalltestedstudentsat
Levels2through4withthesumofthepercentofalltestedstudentsatLevels3and4. Thus,the
highestpossiblePIis200.
Results
Thefollowingtablepresentsthepercentofallstudentstestedingrades58ateachperformance
levelonthe20112012NewYorkStateEnglishLanguageArtsexam. Thesepercentagesareusedto
calculateaPerformanceIndexforKIPPSTARusingthemethodologydescribedabove.
Calculationof201112EnglishLanguageArtsPerformanceIndex(PI)
GradesPercentofStudentsatEachPerformanceLevel Number
TestedLevel1 Level2 Level3 Level4
58 9% 52% 38% 1% 302
PI = 52 + 38 + 1 = 91
+ 38 + 1 = 39
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PI = 130
Evaluation
WithaPerformanceIndexof130,KIPPSTARfellshortofthe20112012AMOof148ontheNew
YorkStateEnglishLanguageArtsExam.
AdditionalEvidence
AlthoughKIPPSTARsPerformanceIndexontheNYStateELAexamfellshortoftheAMOtarget,the
PerformanceIndexincreased7pointsoverthe201011year. Additionally,betweenthe201011
and201112years,thepercentofstudentsscoringatLevel1andLevel2decreasedby3
percentagepointsand1percentagepoints,respectively.
EnglishLanguageArtsPerformanceIndex(PI)and
AnnualMeasurableObjective(AMO)bySchoolYear
Year GradesNumber
Tested
PercentofStudentsatEachPerformanceLevelPI AMO
Level1 Level2 Level3 Level4
200809 58 198 0% 20% 77% 3% 180 162
200910 58 230 9% 57% 32% 3% 127 169
201011 58 277 12% 53% 34% 1% 123 122
201112 58 302 9% 52% 38% 1% 130 148
Goal1:ComparativeMeasure
Eachyear,thepercentofalltestedstudentswhoareenrolledinatleasttheirsecondyearand
performingatoraboveLevel3onthestateEnglishlanguageartsexamwillbegreaterthanthatof
allstudents
in
the
same
tested
grades
in
the
local
school
district.
Method
Aschoolcomparestestedstudentsenrolledinatleasttheirsecondyeartoalltestedstudentsinthe
surroundingpublicschooldistrict. Comparisonsarebetweentheresultsforeachgradeinwhich
theschoolhadtestedstudentsinatleasttheirsecondyearattheschoolandthetotalresultforall
studentsatthecorrespondinggradesintheschooldistrict.
Results
Thetable
below
compares
the
%
of
students
at
in
5
th
through
8
th
grade
at
KIPP
STAR
who
scored
at
oraboveproficiencyontheNewYorkStateEnglishLanguageArtsexamtothosegradesinthe
homedistrict. KIPPSTARislocatedinNYCCSD5. ConsistentwithFERPAregulations,dataon5th
gradestudentsenrolledinatleasttheirsecondyearareexcluded.
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201112StateEnglishLanguageArtsExam
CharterSchoolandDistrictPerformancebyGradeLevel
Grade
PercentofStudentsatLevels3and4
CharterSchoolStudents
InAtLeast2nd
YearAllDistrictStudents
Percent NumberTested
Percent NumberTested
5 4 31% 904
6 34% 79 32% 979
7 48% 64 27% 1060
8 42% 74 27% 1067
All 41% 221 29% 4010
Evaluation
ThecomparativetargetforEnglishLanguageArtswasmet. KIPPSTARoutperformedstudentsin
grades5through8inCSD5byover10percentagepoints.
AdditionalEvidence
EnglishLanguagePerformanceofCharterSchoolandLocalDistrict
byGradeLevelandSchoolYear
Grade
PercentofCharterSchoolStudentsatLevels3and4andEnrolledinAtLeasttheirSecondYear
ComparedtoLocalDistrictStudents
200809 200910 201011 201112
Charter
School
Local
District
Charter
School
Local
District
Charter
School
Local
District
Charter
School
Local
District
5 27 32.8 31%6 77 71 35 31 44.9 30.1 34% 32%
7 81 67 28 29 32.9 23.9 48% 27%
8 90 47 37 24 34.9 27.3 42% 27%
All 81 61 33 28 37.3 28.3 41% 29%
Goal1:ComparativeMeasure
Eachyear,theschoolwillexceeditspredictedlevelofperformanceonthestateEnglishlanguage
artsexam
by
at
least
a
small
Effect
Size
(performing
higher
than
expected
to
a
small
degree)
accordingtoaregressionanalysiscontrollingforstudentseligibleforfreelunchamongallpublic
schoolsinNewYorkState.Method
TheCharterSchoolsInstituteconductsaComparativePerformanceAnalysis,whichcomparesthe
schoolsperformancetodemographicallysimilarpublicschoolsstatewide. TheInstituteusesa
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regressionanalysistocontrolforthepercentageofstudentseligibleforfreelunchamongallpublic
schoolsinNewYorkState. TheInstitutecomparestheschoolsactualperformancetothe
predictedperformanceofpublicschoolswithasimilarfreelunchpercentage. Thedifference
betweentheschoolsactualandpredictedperformance,relativetootherschoolswithsimilarfree
lunchstatistics,producesanEffectSize. AnEffectSizeof0.3orperforminghigherthanexpectedto
asmall
degree,
is
the
requirement
for
achieving
this
measure.
Giventhetimingofthestatesreleaseoffamilyincomedata,the201112analysisisnotyet
available.Thisreportcontains201011results,themostrecentoneavailable.
Results
KIPPSTARsoverallcomparativeperformancein201011waslowerthanexpectedtoasmall
degree(EffectSize= 0.40).
Grade
Percent of
Free Lunch
Eligible
Students
Number of
Students
Tested
Percent of Students
at Levels 3&4Difference
between Actual
and Predicted
Effect Size
Actual Predicted
3
4
5 85 27.1 46.0 -19.0 -1.13
6 70 44.3 45.2 -0.9 -0.06
7 79 32.9 35.9 -3.0 -0.18
8 44 36.4 35.2 1.2 0.07
All 61 278 34.6 41.2 -6.7 -0.40
Schools Overall Comparative Performance:
Lower than expected to a small degree
Evaluation
KIPPSTARsaggregateeffectsizeonthe201011regressionanalysispredictingthepercentof
studentsscoringatLevels3&4forschoolswithsimilarpopulationsofstudentseligibleforFree
Lunchwas 0.40,andthustheschooldidnotexceedits0.30effectsizetarget.
Asaresultofenactinganabsolutepreferenceforstudentsqualifyingforfreeorreducedpricelunch
inouradmissionspolicies,thepercentageofenrolledstudentsqualifyingforfreeorreducedprice
lunchhasincreasedinthelowergradesinrecentyears. Becauseanaggregatefreelunchstatisticis
usedinthecalculationofthismeasure,thevariationinfreeluncheligibilityacrossgradesisnot
takeninto
consideration
and
lower
grade
effect
sizes
are
depressed.
As
more
students
are
enrolled
inthelowergrades,thenegativeeffectismagnified.
AdditionalEvidence
AlthoughKIPPSTARdidnotachieveitsgoalofa0.3effectsize,theeffectsizein201011decreased
comparedtothatof200910.
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EnglishLanguageArtsComparativePerformancebySchoolYear
School
YearGrades
Percent
Eligiblefor
FreeLunch
Number
TestedActual Predicted
Effect
Size
200708 58 53.1 270 67.0 60.7 0.33
200809
5
8
58.0 251 81.3 71.4
0.64
200910 58 58.5 252 35.0 42.2 0.47
201011 58 61.0 278 34.6 41.2 0.40
Goal1:GrowthMeasure
OnthecurrentyearsstateEnglishlanguageartsexam,eachgradelevelcohortwillreducebyone
halfthegapbetweenthepercentatoraboveLevel3onthepreviousyearsstateEnglishlanguage
artsexamand75percentatoraboveLevel3. Ifagradelevelcohortexceeds75percentator
aboveLevel3inthepreviousyear,thatcohortisexpectedtoshowatleastanincreaseinthe
currentyear.
Method
Thismeasureexaminesthechangeinperformanceofthesamegroupofstudentsfromoneyearto
thenextandtheprogresstheyaremakingtowardstheabsolutemeasureof75percentofstudents
performingatoraboveproficient. Eachgradelevelcohortconsistsofthosestudentswhotookthe
stateexamin201112andalsohaveastateexamscorein201011. Itincludesstudentswho
repeatedthegrade. Studentswhorepeatedthegradeareincludedintheircurrentgradelevel
cohort,notthecohorttowhichtheypreviouslybelonged. Inaddition,theschoolexaminesthe
aggregateofallcohortstodeterminethegrowthofallstudentstakingastateexaminbothyears.
ResultsThetablebelowshowsKIPPSTARscohortgrowthontheNYStateEnglishLanguageArtsexam.
ConsistentwithFERPAregulations,dataonthe5th
gradecohortareexcluded.
CohortGrowthonStateEnglishLanguageArtsExamfrom201011to201112
GradeCohort
Size
PercentPerformingAtorAboveLevel3 Target
Achieved201011 Target 201112
5 4 N/A
6 78 28.2% 51.6% 34.6% NO
7 64 45.3% 60.2% 48.4% NO
8 74 31.1% 53.0% 41.9% NO
All
220
34.3% N/A 41.2% N/A
Evaluation
From201011to201112,noneofKIPPSTARsthreegradelevelcohortsachieveditsgrowthtarget.
PerFERPAregulations,dataonthe5th
gradecohortarenotpresented. Whiletheschoolsgrade
levelcohortsdidnotmeettheirtargets,thepercentperformingatorabovegradelevelincreased
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betweenthetwoyearsinallgrades. Additionally,theoverallperformanceatKIPPSTARincreased
byover7percentagepoints.
AdditionalEvidence
CohortPerformance
on
State
English
Language
Arts
Exam
SchoolYearCohort
Grades
NumberofCohorts
MeetingTargetNumberofCohorts
200809 68 4 4
200910 68 0 4
201011 68 0 3
201112 68 0 3
Goal1:AbsoluteMeasure
Eachyear,75percentofstudentsinthehighschoolAccountabilityCohortwillscoreatleast65on
theNew
York
State
Regents
English
exam
by
the
completion
of
their
fourth
year
in
the
cohort.
Method
TheschooladministeredtheNewYorkStateRegentsComprehensiveEnglishexamthatstudents
mustpasstograduate. TheschoolscoresRegentsonascalefrom0to100;studentsmustscoreat
least65topass. ThismeasureexaminesthepercentoftheAccountability Cohortthatpassedthe
exambythecompletionoftheirfourthyearinthecohort. Studentshaveuntilthesummeroftheir
fourthyeartodoso. TheresultspresentedbelowarepreliminaryasKIPPSTARhasonlyenrolled
studentsinhighschool3years.
Results
WhiletheleadingcohortatKIPPSTARhasnotyetcompletedtheirfourthyearofhighschool,the
tablebelowprovidedpreliminarydataonthismeasure.
PreliminaryEnglishRegentsPassingRatebyCohortandYear
Cohort
Designation
200809 200910 201011 201112
Number
inCohort
Percent
Passing
Number
inCohort
Percent
Passing
Number
inCohort
Percent
Passing
Number
inCohort
Percent
Passing
2009 36 N/A 36 72.2 32 100.0
2010 35 N/A 33 84.8
2011
43
N/A
Evaluation
Afteronlytheir3rd
yearinhighschool,100percentofKIPPSTARsleadinghighschoolcohorthas
alreadypassedtheEnglishRegentsExam. Ofstudentsinthe2010cohort,85percentpassedthe
EnglishRegentsExamafteronly2yearsinhighschool. Bothcohortshavealreadyexceededthe
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schoolstarget. Studentsinthe2011cohorthavenotyetbeenadministeredtheComprehensive
EnglishRegentsExam.
Goal1:AbsoluteMeasure
Each
year,
the
Performance
Index
(PI)
on
the
Regents
English
exam
of
students
completing
their
fourthyearintheAccountability CohortwillmeettheAnnualMeasurableObjective(AMO)setforth
inthestatesNCLBaccountabilitysystem.
Method
ThefederalNoChildLeftBehindlawholdsschoolsaccountableformakingannualyearlyprogress
towardsallstudentsbeingproficientbytheyear201314. Asaresult,thestatesetsanAnnual
MeasurableObjective(AMO)eachyeartodetermineifschoolsaremakingsatisfactoryprogress
towardthegoalthat100percentofstudentswillultimatelybeproficientinthestateslearning
standardsinEnglishlanguagearts. Toachievethismeasure,alltestedstudentsinthe
Accountability CohortmusthaveaPerformanceIndex(PI)valuethatequalsorexceedsthisyears
EnglishlanguageartsAMO,whichfor201112is188.
ThePIiscalculatedbyaddingthesumofthepercentofstudentsintheAccountability Cohortat
Levels2through4withthesumofthepercentofstudentsatLevel3and4. Thus,thehighest
possiblePIis200. TheRegentsexamsarescoredonascalefrom0to100;0to54isLevel1,55to
64isLevel2,65to84isLevel3,and85to100isLevel4.
Results
STARs
leading
cohort
of
students
has
not
yet
completed
their
fourth
year
of
high
school,
thus
this
measureisnotapplicable.
Goal1:ComparativeMeasure
Eachyear,thepercentofstudentsinthehighschoolAccountabilityCohortpassingtheRegents
Englishexamwithascoreof65orabovewillexceedthatofthehighschoolAccountabilityCohort
fromthelocalschooldistrict.Method
The
school
compares
the
performance
of
students
in
their
fourth
year
in
the
charter
school
Accountability Cohorttothatoftherespectivecohortofstudentsinthelocalschooldistrict. Given
thatstudentsmaytakeRegentsexamupthroughthesummeroftheirfourthyear,theschool
presentsmostrecentlyavailabledistrictresults. Whilestudentsincludedinthedistrictcomparison
had4yearstopasstheexam,theleadingcohortofKIPPSTARstudentshavebeenenrolledinhigh
schoolforonly3years.
Results
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ThetablebelowsummarizesKIPPSTARspreliminaryhighschoolaccountabilitycohortperformance
relativetothatofCSD5. ComparisondatapresentedareforthefourthyearAccountability Cohort
ofNYCCSD5in201011(themostrecentcomparisondataavailable)
PreliminaryEnglish
Regents
Passing
Rate
ofAccountabilityCohortsbyCharterSchoolandSchoolDistrict
Cohort
CharterSchool SchoolDistrict
Percent
Passing
Cohort
Size
Percent
Passing
Cohort
Size
2007 73 992
2008
2009 100 32
2010 85 33
Evaluation
KIPP
STARs
leading
cohort
of
students,
after
their
third
of
high
school,
outperformed
NYC
CSD
5s
4th
yearcohortin201011(thelastavailabledistrictcomparison).
SummaryoftheEnglishLanguageArtsGoal
Type Measure Outcome
Absolute
75percentofalltestedstudentsenrolledinatleasttheirsecondyearwill
performatoraboveatorabovetheTimeAdjustedLevel3cutscoreonthe
NewYorkStateexamination.
DidNotAchieve
Absolute
Eachyear,theschoolsaggregatePerformanceIndex(PI)ontheStateexam
willmeettheAnnualMeasurableObjective(AMO)setforthinthestates
NCLBaccountability
system.
DidNotAchieve
Comparative
Eachyear,thepercentofalltestedstudentsenrolledinatleasttheir
secondyearandperformingatoraboveLevel3ontheStateexamwillbe
greaterthanthatofallstudentsinthesametestedgradesinthelocal
schooldistrict.
Achieved
ComparativeEachyear,theschoolwillexceeditspredictedlevelofperformanceonthe
StateexambyatleastasmallEffectSize.DidNotAchieve
Growth
Onthe201112stateexam,eachgradelevelcohortwillreducebyonehalf
thegapbetweenthepercentatorabovelevel3onthe201011stateexam
and75percentatoraboveLevel3.
DidNotAchieve
Absolute
Eachyear,75percentofstudentsinthehighschoolAccountabilityCohort
willscoreatleast65ontheNewYorkStateRegentsEnglishexambythe
completionoftheirfourthyearinthecohort.
N/A
Absolute
Eachyear,thePerformanceIndex(PI)ontheRegentsEnglishexamof
studentscompletingtheirfourthyearintheAccountabilityCohortwill
meettheAnnualMeasurableObjective(AMO)setforthinthestatesNCLB
accountabilitysystem.
N/A
Comparative
Eachyear,thepercentofstudentsinthehighschoolAccountabilityCohort
passingtheRegentsEnglishexamwithascoreof65orabovewillexceed
thatofthehighschoolAccountabilityCohortfromthelocalschooldistrict.
N/A
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ActionPlan
RecognizingthatourELAscoresin201112didnotmeetourexpectations,enteringthisyearweare
continuingwithaleveledwritingprogramandinterimassessmentprogramimplementedin2011
12acrossallKIPPNYCmiddleschools,andcontinuingtodeepenouruseofthenationallynormed
MAPassessment,,
as
well
as
building
out
a
data
platform
to
make
academic
and
organizational
resultseasilyaccessibletoteachersandprincipals. Wealsoareincreasingthelevelofcoachingand
sharingthatwasavailabletoallofourteachers.
Ourplansfor201213include:
1. Aligningourcurriculumandassessmentsacrossourmiddleschools;2. Aligningourstandardsandassessmentsacrossourelementaryschools;3. Upgradingourinterimassessmentsandteachergeneratedassessmentstoreflectthenewly
alignedcurriculumandtoincreaseourconfidencelevelintheirpredictivevalue;
4. Implementingashareddataprotocoltoensurethatweusemorestrategicallyandeffectively
the
data
from
our
teacher
generated
and
interim
assessments;
5. ImplementingtheKIPPFrameworkforExcellentTeachingasacoachinganddevelopmenttool;
6. ImprovingourabilitytosharelessonsandassessmentsbyusingthenewversionofKIPP:SharepoweredbyBetterLesson;and
7. BeginningtoresearchtheimpactthattheshifttoCommonCoreStandardswillhaveonalloftheaboveandstartingtoadjustaccordingly.
8. LaunchingtheRead180readinginterventionprogramforourlowest70readers
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MATHEMATICS
Goal2:Mathematics
Allstudentsattheschoolwilldemonstratecompetencyintheunderstandingandapplicationof
mathematicalcomputationandproblemsolving.
Background
Thefifth,sixth,seventh,andeighthgrademathcurriculumisbasedonNewYorkstatestandards
andtheCommonCore. Allmathclassesareheldfor70minutesdaily. Alearningspecialist
providedadditionalsupportduringoneclassforeachgradelevel.Themathdepartment
participatedinmonthlymeetings. Allmathteachershadweeklyplanningconferencesand
observationsbyafulltimemathcoach. Allmathteacherstrackedassessmentdataandprogress
towardsmathgoals.
Goal2:AbsoluteMeasure
Eachyearthrough200809,75percentofalltestedstudentsenrolledinatleasttheirsecondyear
willperformatoraboveLevel3ontheNewYorkStatemathematicsexamination.
In200910,201011,and201112,75percentofalltestedstudentswhoareenrolledinatleast
theirsecondyearwillperformatorabovethestatesTimeAdjustedLevel3cutscoresontheNew
YorkStatemathematicsexamination.4
Method
The
school
administered
the
New
York
State
Testing
Program
mathematics
assessment
to
students
in5ththrough8thgradesinApril2012. Eachstudentsrawscorehasbeenconvertedtoagrade
specificscaledscoreandaperformancelevel. Through200809,thecriterionforsuccessonthis
measurerequiredstudentswhohavebeenenrolledinatleasttheirsecondyear(definedas
enrolledbyBEDSdayofthepreviousschoolyear)toscoreatLevels3or4. For200910,201011,
and201012,thecriterionforsuccessonthismeasurerequiresstudentstohaveaScaleScoreator
abovethestatesTimeAdjustedLevel3cutscores1,presentedinthetablebelow.
Grade
TimeAdjusted
CutScores
Level3
3 6564 655
5 653
6 653
4InordertoabidebythemeasurestowhichschoolsareheldaccountableintheirschoolsAccountabilityPlans,theInstitute
willcontinuetousetheTimeAdjustedLevel3cutscores,whichprovideyeartoyearconsistencywiththePlansstandardwhile
accountingforthetimingofthetestadministration(i.e.,SEDnowgivesthetestlaterintheschoolyear).
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AdditionalEvidence
MathematicsPerformancebyGradeLevelandSchoolYear
Grade
PercentofStudentsEnrolledinAtLeastTheirSecondYear atLevels3and4in
200809
and
a
Scale
Score
at
or
above
the
Time
Adjusted
Level
3
cut
score
in
200910,201011and201112
200809 200910 201011 201112
PercentNumber
TestedPercent
Number
TestedPercent
Number
TestedPercent
Number
Tested
5 2 2 4
6 94 49 97 74 97.1 67 89.9 79
7 98 63 98 46 96.2 76 96.9 64
8 98 60 92 51 100 43 94.6 74
All 97 123 96 173 96.9 187 93.5 221
Goal2:AbsoluteMeasure
Eachyear,theschoolsaggregatePerformanceIndex(PI)ontheStatemathematicsexamwillmeet
theAnnualMeasurableObjective(AMO)setforthinthestatesNCLBaccountabilitysystem.Method
ThefederalNoChildLeftBehindlawholdsschoolsaccountableformakingannualyearlyprogress
towardsallstudentsbeingproficientbytheyear201314. Asaresult,thestatesetsanAnnual
MeasurableObjective(AMO)eachyeartodetermineifschoolsaremakingsatisfactoryprogress
towardthegoalthat100percentofstudentswillultimatelybeproficientinthestateslearning
standardsin
mathematics.
To
achieve
this
measure,
all
tested
students
must
have
a
Performance
Index(PI)valuethatequalsorexceedsthisyearsmathematicsAMO,whichfor201112is158. The
PIiscalculatedbyaddingthesumofthepercentofalltestedstudentsatLevels2through4with
thesumofthepercentofalltestedstudentsatLevels3and4. Thus,thehighestpossiblePIis200.
Results
Thefollowingtablepresentsthepercentofallstudentstestedingrades58ateachperformance
levelonthe20112012NewYorkStateMathematicsexam. Thesepercentagesareusedto
calculateaPerformanceIndexforKIPPSTARusingthemethodologydescribedabove.
Calculationof
2011
12
Mathematics
Performance
Index
(PI)
GradesPercentofStudentsatEachPerformanceLevel Number
TestedLevel1 Level2 Level3 Level4
58 2% 25% 50% 23% 302
PI = 25 + 50 + 23 = 98
+ 50 + 23 = 73
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6 66% 79 40% 996
7 80% 64 38% 1074
8 81% 74 39% 1089
All 75% 221 39% 4082
Evaluation
ThecomparativetargetforMathematicswasmet. Onaverage5th
through8th
gradersatKIPPSTAR
nearlydoubledtheproficiencyrateoftheirdistrictcounterparts.
AdditionalEvidence
Overthepastthreeyears,KIPPSTARhasoutperformedstudentsinCSD5ingrades5through8by
atleast36percentagepoints.
MathematicsPerformanceofCharterSchoolandLocalDistrict
byGradeLevelandSchoolYear
Grade
PercentofCharterSchoolStudentsatLevels3and4andEnrolledinAtLeasttheirSecondYear
ComparedtoLocalDistrictStudents
200809 200910 201011 201112
Charter
School
Local
District
Charter
School
Local
District
Charter
School
Local
District
Charter
School
Local
District
5 39 42 41%
6 94 56 85 39 73 40 66% 40%
7 98 79 83 38 86 38 80% 38%
8 98 64 61 36 77 43 81% 39%
All 98 72 77 38 78 41 75% 39%
Goal2:ComparativeMeasure
Eachyear,theschoolwillexceeditspredictedlevelofperformanceonthestatemathematicsexam
byatleastasmallEffectSize(performinghigherthanexpectedtoasmalldegree)accordingtoa
regressionanalysiscontrollingforstudentseligibleforfreelunchamongallpublicschoolsinNew
YorkState.Method
TheCharterSchoolsInstituteconductsaComparativePerformanceAnalysis,whichcomparesthe
schoolsperformancetodemographicallysimilarpublicschoolsstatewide. TheInstituteusesa
regression
analysis
to
control
for
the
percentage
of
students
eligible
for
free
lunch
among
all
public
schoolsinNewYorkState. TheInstitutecomparestheschoolsactualperformancetothe
predictedperformanceofpublicschoolswithasimilarfreelunchpercentage. Thedifference
betweentheschoolsactualandpredictedperformance,relativetootherschoolswithsimilarfree
lunchstatistics,producesanEffectSize. AnEffectSizeof0.3orperforminghigherthanexpectedto
asmalldegree,istherequirementforachievingthismeasure.
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Giventhetimingofthestatesreleaseoffamilyincomedata,the201112analysisisnotyet
available.Thisreportcontains201011results,themostrecentoneavailable.
Results
KIPPSTARs
overall
comparative
performance
in
2010
11
was
higher
than
expected
to
a
large
degree(EffectSize=0.79).
Grade
Percentof
FreeLunch
Eligible
Students
Numberof
Students
Tested
PercentofStudents
atLevels3&4Difference
betweenActual
andPredicted
EffectSize
Actual Predicted
3
4
5 85 55.3 59.1 3.8 0.21
6
70
72.9 53.5 19.4 0.927 79 86.1 53.6 32.5 1.51
8 44 77.2 49.4 27.8 1.19
All 61 278 72.0 54.6 17.4 0.79
SchoolsOverallComparativePerformance:
Higherthanexpectedtoalargedegree
Evaluation
KIPPSTARsaggregateeffectsizeonthe201011regressionanalysispredictingthepercentof
studentsscoringatLevels3&4ontheNYStateMathematicsexamforschoolswithsimilar
populationsofstudentseligibleforFreeLunchwas0.79,andthustheschoolexceededits0.30
effectsizetarget.
AdditionalEvidence
MathematicsComparativePerformancebySchoolYear
School
Year
Grades
Percent
Eligiblefor
FreeLunch
Number
Tested
Actual PredictedEffect
Size
200708 58 53.1 271 88.6 71.9 0.85
200809 58 58.0 252 96.4 79.9 1.26
200910 58 58.5 250 72.8 52.1 1.07
201011 58 61 278 72.0 54.6 0.79
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Goal2:GrowthMeasure
Onthecurrentyearsstatemathematicsexam,eachgradelevelcohortwillreducebyonehalfthe
gapbetweenthepercentatoraboveLevel3onthepreviousyearsstatemathematicsexamand75
percentatoraboveLevel3. Ifagradelevelcohortexceeds75percentatoraboveLevel3inthe
previousyear,thatcohortisexpectedtoshowatleastanincreaseinthecurrentyear.
Method
Thismeasureexaminesthechangeinperformanceofthesamegroupofstudentsfromoneyearto
thenextandtheprogresstheyaremakingtowardstheabsolutemeasureof75percentofstudents
performingatoraboveproficient. Eachgradelevelcohortconsistsofthosestudentswhotookthe
stateexamin201112andalsohaveastateexamscorein201011. Itincludesstudentswho
repeatedthegrade. Studentswhorepeatedthegradeareincludedintheircurrentgradelevel
cohort,notthecohorttowhichtheypreviouslybelonged. Inaddition,theschoolexaminesthe
aggregateofallcohortstodeterminethegrowthofallstudentstakingastateexaminbothyears.
Results
ThetablebelowshowsKIPPSTARscohortgrowthontheNYStateMathexam. Consistentwith
FERPAregulations,dataonthe5th
gradecohortareexcluded.
CohortGrowthonStateMathematicsExamfrom201011to201112
GradeCohort
Size
PercentPerformingAtorAboveLevel3 Target
Achieved201011 Target 201112
5 4 N/A
6 78 57.7% 66.3% 66.7% YES
7 64 79.7% Gain 79.7% NO
8 74 85.1% Gain 81.1% NO
All
220
73.6% N/A 75.5% N/A
Evaluation
Althoughonlyoneofthreecohortsmetitsgrowthtargetbetween201011and201112,twoof
threecohortsmaintainedorincreasedtheirpercentperformingatorabovelevel3between2010
2011and20112012. Onecohortperformingabove75%didnotshowgrowthasthepercent
performingabovelevel3decreasedby4percentagepoints. Onaverage,performancein68grades
increasedbyroughly2percentagepoints.
AdditionalEvidence
CohortPerformanceonStateMathematicsExam
SchoolYearCohort
Grades
NumberofCohorts
MeetingTargetNumberofCohorts
200809 58 3 4
200910 58 3 4
201011 58 3 4
201112 68 1 3
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Goal2:AbsoluteMeasure
Eachyear,75percentofstudentsinthehighschoolAccountabilityCohortwillscoreatleast65ona
NewYorkStateRegentsmathematicsexambythecompletionoftheirfourthyearinthecohort.Method
TheschooladministeredtheNewYorkStateRegentsGeometry,IntegratedAlgebraandAlgebra2
exams. TheschoolscoresRegentsonascalefrom0to100;studentsmustscoreatleast65topass.
ThismeasurerequiresstudentsineachAccountabilityCohorttopassanyoneoftheRegents
mathematicsexamsbytheirfourthyearinthecohort. Studentsmayhavetakenaparticular
Regentsmathematicsexammultipletimesorhavetakenmultiplemathematicsexams;oncethey
passamathematicsexam,theirperformanceonsubsequentexamsdoesnotaffecttheirstatusas
passing. Studentshaveuntilthesummeroftheirfourthyeartopassamathematicsexam. The
datapresentedbelowispreliminaryasKIPPSTARsleadingcohorthasnotyetcompletedits4th
year.
Results
PreliminaryRegentsMathematicsPassingRatebyCohortandYear
Cohort
Designation
200809 200910 201011 201112
Number
inCohort
Percent
Passing
Number
inCohort
Percent
Passing
Number
inCohort
Percent
Passing
Number
inCohort
Percent
Passing
2009 36 94.4 36 97.2 32 100.0
2010 35 91.7 33 97.0
2011 43 69.8
Evaluation
Aftertheirthirdyearinhighschool,100percentofKIPPSTARsleadingcohortofstudentspasseda
Regentsmathematicsexam,exceedingtheschoolstarget. Aftertheirsecondyearinhighschool97
percentofthe2010cohortpassedaRegentsmathematicsexam. Ofstudentsinthe2011cohortat
KIPPSTAR,afteroneyearofhighschool,70percentpassedatleastoneRegentsmathematics
exam.
Goal2:AbsoluteMeasure
Eachyear,thePerformanceIndex(PI)ontheRegentsmathematicsexamsofstudentscompleting
theirfourthyearintheAccountabilityCohortwillmeettheAnnualMeasurableObjective(AMO)set
forthinthestatesNCLBaccountability system.Method
ThefederalNoChildLeftBehindlawholdsschoolsaccountableformakingannualyearlyprogress
towardsallstudentsbeingproficientbytheyear201314. Asaresult,thestatesetsanAnnual
MeasurableObjective(AMO)eachyeartodetermineifschoolsaremakingsatisfactoryprogress
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towardthegoalthat100percentofstudentswillultimatelybeproficientinthestateslearning
standardsinmathematics. Toachievethismeasure,alltestedstudentsintheAccountability Cohort
musthaveaPerformanceIndex(PI)valuethatequalsorexceedsthisyearsmathematicsAMO,
whichfor201112is186.
Calculatethe
PI
by
adding
the
sum
of
the
percent
of
students
in
the
fourth
year
cohort
at
Levels
2
through4withthesumofthepercentofstudentsatLevels3and4. Thus,thehighestpossiblePIis
200. TheRegentsexamsarescoredonascalefrom0to100;0to54isLevel1,55to64isLevel2,
65to84isLevel3,and85to100isLevel4.
Results
STARsleadingcohortofstudentshasnotyetcompletedtheirfourthyearofhighschool,thusthis
measureisnotapplicable.
Goal2:ComparativeMeasure
Eachyear,
the
percent
of
students
in
the
high
school
Accountability
Cohort
passing
a
Regents
mathematicsexamwithascoreof65orabovewillexceedthatofthehighschoolAccountability
Cohortfromthelocalschooldistrict.Method
Theschoolcomparestheperformanceofstudentsintheirfourthyearinthecharterschool
Accountability Cohorttothatoftherespectivecohortofstudentsinthelocalschooldistrict. Given
thatstudentsmaytakeRegentsexamupthroughthesummeroftheirfourthyear,themost
recentlyavailabledistrictresultsarepresented. Whilestudentsincludedinthedistrictcomparison
had4yearstopasstheexam,theleadingcohortofKIPPSTARstudentshavebeenenrolledinhigh
schoolfor
only
3
years.
Data
presented
below
are
preliminary
as
KIPP
STARs
leading
cohort
has
not
yetcompleteditsfourthyear.
Results
ThetablebelowsummarizesKIPPSTARspreliminaryhighschoolaccountabilitycohortperformance
relativetothatofCSD5. ComparisondatapresentedareforthefourthyearAccountability Cohort
ofNYCCSD5in201011(themostrecentcomparisondataavailable)
MathematicsRegentsPassingRate
byCharterSchoolandSchoolDistrict
Cohort
CharterSchool SchoolDistrict
Percent
Passing
Cohort
Size
Percent
Passing
Cohort
Size
2007 71 992
2008
2009 100 32
2010 97 33
2011 70 43
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Evaluation
Atthecompletionof201112,attheendoftheir3rd
yearinhighschool,100percentofstudentsin
KIPPSTARsleadingcohorthadpassedatleastoneRegentsmathematicsexam,farexceedingthe
4th
yearcohortinNYCCSD5,whereonly71percentofstudentspassedatleastoneRegents
mathematicsexam
by
the
end
of
their
4
th
year
in
2010
11.
SummaryoftheoftheMathematicsGoal
Withtheexceptionofthecohortgrowthmeasure,KIPPSTARachievedeachofthetargetsinits
Accountability Plan. Despitethefactthatthe6th
and7th
gradecohortsdidnotachievetheirgrowth
target,bothcohortshadatleast75%ofstudentsscoringatoraboveproficiency.
Type Measure Outcome
Absolute
75percentofalltestedstudentsenrolledinatleasttheirsecondyearwill
performatoraboveatorabovetheTimeAdjustedLevel3cutscoreonthe
NewYork
State
examination.
Achieved
Absolute
Eachyear,theschoolsaggregatePerformanceIndex(PI)ontheStateexam
willmeettheAnnualMeasurableObjective(AMO)setforthinthestates
NCLBaccountabilitysystem.
Achieved
Comparative
Eachyear,thepercentofalltestedstudentsenrolledinatleasttheir
secondyearandperformingatoraboveLevel3ontheStateexamwillbe
greaterthanthatofallstudentsinthesametestedgradesinthelocal
schooldistrict.
Achieved
ComparativeEachyear,theschoolwillexceeditspredictedlevelofperformanceonthe
StateexambyatleastasmallEffectSize.Achieved
Growth
Onthe201112stateexam,eachgradelevelcohortwillreducebyonehalf
thegapbetweenthepercentatorabovelevel3onthe201011stateexam
and75
percent
at
or
above
Level
3.
DidNotAchieve
Absolute
Eachyear,75percentofstudentsinthehighschoolAccountabilityCohort
willscoreatleast65onaNewYorkRegentsmathematicsexambythe
completionoftheirfourthyearinthecohort.
N/A
Absolute
Eachyear,thePerformanceIndex(PI)ontheRegentsmathematicsexamof
studentscompletingtheirfourthyearintheAccountabilityCohortwill
meettheAnnualMeasurableObjective(AMO)setforthinthestatesNCLB
accountabilitysystem.
N/A
Comparative
Eachyear,thepercentofstudentsinthehighschoolAccountabilityCohort
passingaRegentsmathematicsexamwithascoreof65orabovewill
exceedthatofthehighschoolAccountabilityCohortfromthelocalschool
district.
N/A
ActionPlan
WearecommittedtoimprovingthefrequencyandqualityofmathematicsinstructionatSTAR.
Belowisalistofourprogramsandinitiativesforthe201213schoolyear:
70minutesofmathinstructiondailySmallgroupinstructionandreteachingforstudentswhohavenotmasteredthedailyaim.
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Tutoringduringtheschoolday,afterschool,andonSaturdays.WeeklycommonplanningtotimeforallmathteachersandLearningSpecialists.WeeklyProfessionaldevelopmentfocusedonExcellentTeachingandtheCommonCore.Weeklycoachingandobservations
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SCIENCE
Goal3:Science
AllstudentsatKIPPSTARwilldemonstratecompetencyinunderstandingandapplicationof
scientificreasoningandproblemsolving.
Background
KIPPSTARssciencecurriculumin201112isalignedwiththeNYSSciencestandards.Inorderto
prepareourstudentsforsuccessinallhighschoolscienceclassesandtoprovidemore
opportunitiesforlabexperience,wewillbeadministeringthe8th
GradeNewYorkStateScience
Examin201213. Thiswillensurethatourstudentsareexposedtoavarietyofscientific
experiences,includingchemistry,biology,physicalscience,andearthscience.
Goal3:AbsoluteMeasure
Eachyear,75percentofalltestedstudentsenrolledinatleasttheirsecondyearwillperformatoraboveLevel3ontheNewYorkStatescienceexamination.Method
InplaceoftheNYState8th
gradeScienceexamination,KIPPSTARadministeredtheNewYorkState
RegentsEarthScienceAssessmenttostudentsinthe8th
gradeofSpring2011.Theschoolconverted
eachstudentsrawscoretoaperformancelevelandagradespecificscaledscore. Scoreswere
convertedusingthesamecutscoresastheNYSGrade8IntermediateLevelScienceTest:043
equatestoLevel1,4464toLevel2,6584toLevel3,and85100toLevel4. Thecriterionfor
successonthismeasurerequiresstudentsenrolledinatleasttheirsecondyear(definedasenrolled
byBEDS
day
of
the
previous
school
year)
to
score
at
Levels
3
or
4.
KIPP
STAR
does
not
yet
enroll
4th
gradestudents.
Results
In201112,KIPPSTARadministeredtheNYSRegentsEarthScienceexaminationto8th
grade
studentsinplaceoftheNYS8th
gradescienceexamtogivestudentsaheadstartonrigoroushigh
schoolsciencecontentandplaceontracktotakecollegelevelscienceexamsduringtheirhigh
schoolyears. Ofthe73studentsenrolledinatleasttheirsecondyearatKIPPSTARwhotookthe
exam,59percentscoredatlevel3or4.
CharterSchoolPerformanceon201112StateScienceExam
ByAllStudentsandStudentsEnrolledinAtLeastTheirSecondYear
Grade PopulationPercentatEachPerformanceLevel Number
TestedLevel1 Level2 Level3 Level4 Level3/4
8AllStudents 8.2% 32.9% 39.7% 19.2% 58.9% 73
StudentsinAtLeast2nd
Year 8.2% 32.9% 39.7% 19.2% 58.9% 73
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Evaluation
With59%ofstudentsscoringatoraboveproficiencyontheEarthScienceRegents,theschoolfell
shortofits75%target. However,theRegentsexamisconsideredtobefarmoredifficultthanthe
8th
grade
science
exam
and
is
typically
taken
by
students
in
the
10
th
grade.
AdditionalEvidence
SciencePerformancebyGradeLevelandSchoolYear
Grade
PercentofStudentsEnrolledinAtLeastTheirSecondYear atLevels3and4
200809 200910 201011 201112
PercentNumber
TestedPercent
Number
TestedPercent
Number
TestedPercent
Number
Tested
8 67 60 N/A N/A 56 43 59 73
Goal3:ComparativeMeasure
Eachyear,thepercentofalltestedstudentsenrolledinatleasttheirsecondyearandperformingat
oraboveLevel3onthestatescienceexamwillbegreaterthanthatofallstudentsinthesame
testedgradesinthelocalschooldistrict.Method
InplaceoftheNYState8th
gradeScienceexamination,KIPPSTARadministeredtheNewYorkState
RegentsEarthScienceAssessmenttostudentsinthe8th
gradeofSpring2011.Theschoolconverted
eachstudentsrawscoretoaperformancelevelandagradespecificscaledscore. Scoreswere
convertedusingthesamecutscoresastheNYSGrade8IntermediateLevelScienceTest:043
equatestoLevel1,4464toLevel2,6584toLevel3,and85100toLevel4. Theschoolcompares
testedstudentsenrolledinatleasttheirsecondyeartoalltestedstudentsinthesurroundingpublic
schooldistrict. Comparisonsarebetweentheresultsforeachgradeinwhichtheschoolhadtested
studentsinatleasttheirsecondyearandtheresultsforalltestedstudentsinthelocalschool
districtinthe201011year. Theschooldoesnotyetenroll4th
gradestudents.
Results
Thetablebelowcomparesthepercentof8th
gradestudentsatKIPPSTARwhoscoredatLevels3
and
4
on
the
Earth
Science
Regents
in
2011
12
to
the
results
of
all
students
tested
in
NYC
CSD
5
on
theexamin201011(themostrecentavailablecomparisondata).
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201112StateScienceExam
CharterSchoolandDistrictPerformancebyGradeLevel
Grade
PercentofStudentsatLevels3and4
CharterSchoolStudents
InAtLeast2nd
YearAllDistrictStudents
PercentNumber
TestedPercent
Number
Tested
8 59 73 59 648
Evaluation
With59percentof8th
gradestudentsatKIPPSTARscoringproficientorbetterontheEarthScience
regents,KIPPSTARmettheperformanceofallstudentstestedinNYCCSD5. AtKIPPSTAR,the
examistakenbyallstudentsinthe8th
gradewhereasinCSD5,theexamistypicallytakeninthe
10th
gradeandonlybystudentswhohavealreadydemonstratedsuccessonanotherRegentsexam,
commonlythe
Living
Environment
exam.
AdditionalEvidence
SciencePerformanceofCharterSchoolandLocalDistrict
byGradeLevelandSchoolYear
Grade
PercentofCharterSchoolStudentsatLevels3and4andEnrolledinAtLeasttheirSecondYear
ComparedtoLocalDistrictStudents
200809 200910 201011 201112
Charter
School
Local
District
Charter
School
Local
District
Charter
School
Local
District
Charter
School
Local
District
8 67 34 N/A N/A 56 65 59 59
Goal3:AbsoluteMeasure
Eachyear,75percentofstudentsinthehighschoolAccountabilityCohortwillscoreatleast65ona
NewYorkStateRegentsscienceexambythecompletionoftheirfourthyearinthecohort.
Method
NewYorkStateadministersmultiplehighschoolscienceassessments;currentRegentexamsareLivingEnvironment,EarthScience,ChemistryandPhysics. TheschooladministeredLiving
Environment,EarthScience,ChemistryandPhysics. ItscoresRegentsonascalefrom0to100;
studentsmustscoreatleast65topass. ThismeasurerequiresstudentsineachAccountability
CohorttopassanyoneoftheRegentsscienceexamsbytheirfourthyearinthecohort. Students
mayhavetakenaparticularRegentsscienceexammultipletimesorhavetakenmultiplescience
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exams;oncetheypassedascienceexam,theirperformanceonsubsequentexamsdidnotaffect
theirstatusaspassing. Studentshaduntilthesummeroftheirfourthyeartopassascienceexam.
Results
ThismeasureisnotapplicableasKIPPSTARsleadingcohorthasnotyetcompletedtheirfourthyear
inhigh
school.
The
data
presented
below
is
preliminary
for
this
measure.
PreliminaryScienceRegentsPassingRatebyCohortandYear
Cohort
Designation
200809 200910 201011 201112
Number
inCohort
Percent
Passing
Number
inCohort
Percent
Passing
Number
inCohort
Percent
Passing
Number
inCohort
Percent
Passing
2009 36 80.6 36 97.2 32 96.9
2010 35 91.4 33 100.0
2011 43 88.4
Evaluation
Eventhoughtheyhavenotyetcompletedtheirfourthyearinhighschool,allcohortsatKIPPNYC
exceededthetargetof75percentofstudentspassingatleastonescienceRegentsexam.
()Goal3:ComparativeMeasure
Eachyear,thepercentofstudentsinthehighschoolAccountabilityCohortpassingaRegents
Scienceexamwithascoreof65orabovewillexceedthatofthehighschoolAccountabilityCohort
fromthelocalschooldistrict.Method
TheperformanceofstudentsintheirfourthyearinthecharterschoolAccountabilityCohortis
comparedtothatoftherespectivecohortofstudentsinthelocalschooldistrict. Giventhat
studentsmaytakeRegentsexamupthroughthesummeroftheirfourthyear,themostrecently
availabledistrictresultsarepresented.Whilestudentsincludedinthedistrictcomparisonhad4
yearstopasstheexam,theleadingcohortofKIPPSTARstudentshavebeenenrolledinhighschool
foronly3years.DatapresentedbelowarepreliminaryasKIPPSTARsleadingcohorthasnotyet
completeditsfourthyear.
Results
Asthe
leading
cohort
at
KIPP
STAR
has
not
yet
completed
its
fourth
year
in
high
school,
this
measuredoesnotapply. Thetablebelowprovidespreliminarydataonthismeasure.
PreliminarySciencePassingRate
ofAccountabilityCohortsbyCharterSchoolandSchoolDistrict
Cohort
CharterSchool SchoolDistrict
Percent
Passing
Cohort
Size
Percent
Passing
Cohort
Size
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2007 69 992
2008
2009 97 32
2010 100 33
2011 88 43
Evaluation
AllcohortsatKIPPSTARin201112faroutperformedstudentsinNYCCSD5,whereafterfouryears
inhighschoolin201011only69percentofstudentspassedascienceRegentsexam.
SummaryoftheScienceGoal
Atthemiddleschoollevel,thepercentageofstudentspassingtheEarthScienceRegentsexam
exceededthepercentageofallstudentsinthelocalcommunityschooldistricttakingthesametest
in201011. Atthehighschoollevel,whileKIPPSTARsleadingcohorthasnotyetcompletedits
fourthyear
in
high
school,
all
cohorts
have
already
exceeded
the
schools
Four
year
Accountability
CohortProficiencyratetargetandoutperformedthelocalcommunityschooldistrictinsuccessful
Regentsexamcompletion.
Type Measure Outcome
Absolute
Eachyear,75percentofalltestedstudentsenrolledinat
leasttheirsecondyearwillperformatoraboveLevel3on
theNewYorkStateexamination.
N/A
Comparative
Eachyear,thepercentofalltestedstudentsenrolledinat
leasttheirsecondyearandperformingatoraboveLevel3on
theStateexamwillbegreaterthanthatofallstudentsinthe
sametestedgradesinthelocalschooldistrict.
N/A
Absolute
Eachyear,
75
percent
of
students
in
the
high
school
AccountabilityCohortwillscoreatleast65onaNewYork
StateRegentsmathematicsexambythecompletionoftheir
fourthyearinthecohort.
N/A
Comparative
Eachyear,thepercentofstudentsinthehighschool
AccountabilityCohortpassingaRegentsScienceexamwitha
scoreof65orabovewillexceedthatofthehighschool
AccountabilityCohortfromthelocalschooldistrict.
N/A
ActionPlan
Inthe
2012
13
school
year
KIPP
STAR
will
no
longer
administer
the
Earth
Science
Regents
exam
in
placeoftheNYState8th
GradeScienceexam. Inordertoprepareourstudentsforsuccessinall
highschoolscienceclassesandtoprovidemoreopportunitiesforlabexperience,KIPPSTARwillbe
administeringthe8th
GradeNewYorkStateScienceExamin201213. Thiswillensurethatour
studentsareexposedtoavarietyofscientificexperiences,includingchemistry,biology,physical
science,andearthscience.
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SOCIALSTUDIES
Goal4:SocialStudies
AllstudentsatKIPPSTARwilldemonstratecompetencyintheunderstandingandapplicationof
social,geographical,civic,andworldstudies.
Background
Atthemiddleschoollevel,theSocialStudiescurriculumfocusedonnonfictionstudiesandnon
fictionreadingstrategies.Inhighschool,studentstakeGlobalHistoryin9th
and10th
grades,US
Historyin11th
grade,andEconomicsandParticipationinGovernmentin12th
grade. Additional
studentshavetheabilitytotakeAPWorldHistoryin10th
grade,APUSHistoryin11th
grade,andAP
Economicsin12th
grade.
Goal4:AbsoluteMeasure
Eachyear,75percentofstudentsinthehighschoolAccountabilityCohortwillscoreatleast65on
theNewYorkStateRegentsU.S.Historyexambythecompletionoftheirfourthyearinthecohort.
Method
NewYorkStateadministerstwohighschoolsocialstudiesassessments:U.S.HistoryandGlobal
History. Inordertograduate,studentsmustpassbothoftheseRegentsexamswithascoreof65or
higher. ThismeasurerequiresstudentsineachAccountabilityCohorttopassthetwoexamsbythe
completionoftheirfourthyearinthecohort. Studentsmayhavetakentheexamsmultipletimes
andhaveuntilthesummeroftheirfourthyeartopassit. Oncestudentspassit,performanceon
subsequentadministrationsofthesameexamdonotaffecttheirstatusaspassing.
Results
AsKIPPSTARsleadingcohorthasnotyetcompletedtheirfourthyearinhighschool,thismeasure
doesnotapply. TheresultspresentedbelowarepreliminaryforthefirstcohortatKIPPSTAR,who
havecompleted3yearsofhighschool.
PreliminaryRegentsU.S.HistoryPassingRatebyAccountabilityCohortandYear
Cohort
Designation
200809 200910 201011 201112
Number
in
Cohort
Percent
Passing
Number
in
Cohort
Percent
Passing
Number
in
Cohort
Percent
Passing
Number
in
Cohort
Percent
Passing
2009 36 N/A 36 N/A 32 96.9
2010 35 N/A 33 N/A
2011 43 N/A
Evaluation
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Afteronlytheirthirdyearinhighschool,97percentofstudentsinKIPPSTARsleadingcohort
passedtheRegentsU.S.Historyexam,exceedingitstarget.
()Goal4:ComparativeMeasure
Eachyear,
the
percent
to
students
in
the
high
school
Accountability
Cohort
passing
the
Regents
U.S.
Historyexamwithascoreof65orabovewillexceedthatofthehighschoolAccountabilityCohort
fromthelocalschooldistrict.Method
Theschoolcomparestheperformanceofstudentsintheirfourthyearinthecharterschool
Accountability Cohorttothatoftherespectivecohortofstudentsinthelocalschooldistrict. Given
thatstudentsmaytakeRegentsexamupthroughthesummeroftheirfourthyear,schoolpresents
themostrecentlyavailabledistrictresults. Whilestudentsincludedinthedistrictcomparisonhad4
yearstopasstheexam,theleadingcohortofKIPPSTARstudentshavebeenenrolledinhighschool
foronly
3
years.
Data
presented
below
are
preliminary
as
KIPP
STARs
leading
cohort
has
not
yet
completeditsfourthyear.
Results
ThismeasureisnotapplicableasKIPPSTARsleadingcohorthasnotyetcompleteditsfourthyearin
highschool. ThetablebelowprovidespreliminaryinformationonthismeasureofKIPPSTARsfirst
andsecondcohortcomparedtotheresultsof4th
yearcohortgraduatingin2011.
PreliminaryU.S.HistoryPassingRate
of
Accountability
Cohorts
by
Charter
School
and
School
District
Cohort
CharterSchool SchoolDistrict
Percent
Passing
Cohort
Size
Percent
Passing
Cohort
Size
2007 67 992
2008
2009 97 32
2010 N/A 33
2011 N/A 43
Evaluation
Afteronly
their
3
rd
year
in
high
school,
97
percent
of
students
in
KIPP
STARs
leading
high
school
cohortpassedtheRegentsU.S.Historyexam. KIPPSTARfaroutperformedNYCCSD5whereonly
67percentofstudentspassedthesameexamafter4yearsofhighschoolin201011.
Goal4:AbsoluteMeasure
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Eachyear,75percentofstudentsinthehighschoolAccountabilityCohortwillscoreatleast65on
theNewYorkStateRegentsGlobalHistoryexambythecompletionoftheirfourthyearinthe
cohort.Method
ThismeasurerequiresstudentsineachAccountabilityCohorttopasstheGlobalHistoryexamby
thecompletionoftheirfourthyearinthecohort. Studentsmayhavetakentheexammultiple
times,andhaduntilthesummeroftheirfourthyeartopassit. Oncestudentspassit,performance
onsubsequentadministrationsofthesameexamdonotaffecttheirstatusaspassing.
Results
AsKIPPSTARsleadingcohorthasnotyetcompletedtheirfourthyear,thismeasureisnot
applicable. Thetablebelowprovidespreliminarydataforthismeasure.
PreliminaryRegentsGlobalHistoryPassingRatebyAccountabilityCohortandYear
Cohort
Designation
200809 200910 201011 201112
Number
inCohort
Percent
Passing
Number
inCohort
Percent
Passing
Number
inCohort
Percent
Passing
Number
inCohort
Percent
Passing
2009 36 N/A 36 97.2 32 96.9
2010 35 N/A 33 97.0
2011 43 N/A
Evaluation
Atthecompletionofthe201112schoolyearstudentsinboththe2009and2010cohortsatKIPP
STARhadtakentheRegentsGlobalHistoryexameachwithpassratesof97percent. Bothofthese
cohortsexceeded
the
target
of
75
percent
passing.
()Goal4:ComparativeMeasure
Eachyear,thepercentofstudentsinthehighschoolAccountabilityCohortpassingtheRegents
GlobalHistoryexamwithascoreof65orabovewillexceedthatofthehighschoolAccountability
Cohortfromthelocalschooldistrict.Method
Theschoolcomparestheperformanceofstudentsintheirfourthyearinthecharterschool
Accountability Cohorttothatoftherespectivecohortofstudentsinthelocalschooldistrict. Given
thatstudents
may
take
Regents
exam
up
through
the
summer
of
their
fourth
year,
the
school
presentsmostrecentlyavailabledistrictresults.Whilestudentsincludedinthedistrictcomparison
had4yearstopasstheexam,theleadingcohortofKIPPSTARstudentshavebeenenrolledinhigh
schoolforonly3years.DatapresentedbelowarepreliminaryasKIPPSTARsleadingcohorthasnot
yetcompleteditsfourthyear.
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Results
ThismeasureisnotapplicableasKIPPSTARsleadingcohorthasnotyetcompleteditsfourthyearin
highschool. ThetablebelowprovidespreliminaryinformationonthismeasureofKIPPSTARsfirst
andsecondcohortcomparedtotheresultsof4th
yearcohortgraduatingin2011.
PreliminaryGlobalHistoryPassingRateofAccountabilityCohortsbyCharterSchoolandSchoolDistrict
Cohort
CharterSchool SchoolDistrict
Percent
Passing
Number
inCohort
Percent
Passing
Number
inCohort
2007 67 992
2008
2009 97 32
2010 97 33
2011 N/A 43
Evaluation
Aftertheir3rd
yearinhighschool,97percentofstudentsintheKIPPSTARsleadingcohortpassed
theRegentsGlobalHistoryexam. KIPPSTARfaroutperformedstudentsinNYCCSD5whereonly67
percentofstudentspassedthesameexamafter4yearsinhighschoolin201011.
Summary
Type Measure Outcome
Absolute
Eachyear,75percentofstudentsinthehighschool
AccountabilityCohortwillscoreatleast65ontheNewYork
StateRegentsU.S.Historyexambythecompletionoftheir
fourth
year
in
the
cohort.
N/A
Comparative
Eachyear,thepercenttostudentsinthehighschool
AccountabilityCohortpassingtheRegentsU.S.Historyexam
withascoreof65orabovewillexceedthatofthehighschool
AccountabilityCohortfromthelocalschooldistrict.
N/A
Absolute
Eachyear,75percentofstudentsinthehighschool
AccountabilityCohortwillscoreatleast65ontheNewYork
StateRegentsGlobalHistoryexambythecompletionoftheir
fourthyearinthecohort.
N/A
Comparative
Eachyear,thepercentofstudentsinthehighschool
AccountabilityCohortpassingtheRegentsGlobalHistory
examwithascoreof65orabovewillexceedthatofthehigh
schoolAccountabilityCohortfromthelocalschooldistrict.
N/A
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NCLB
Goal5:NCLB
TheschoolwillmakeAdequateYearlyProgress.
Goal5:AbsoluteMeasureUnderthestatesNCLBaccountabilitysystem,theschoolsAccountabilityStatuswillbeGood
Standingeachyear.Method
Sinceallstudentsareexpectedtomeetthestate'slearningstandards,thefederalNoChildLeft
Behindlegislationstipulatesthatvarioussubpopulationsanddemographiccategoriesofstudents
amongalltestedstudentsmustmeetthestatestandardinandofthemselvesasidefromtheoverall
schoolresults. NewYork,likeallstates,establishedasystemformakingthesedeterminationsfor
itspublicschools. EachyearthestateissuesSchoolReportCardswhichindicateeachschools
statusunder
the
states
No
Child
Left
Behind
(NCLB)
accountability
system.
For
a
schools
status
to
beGoodStandingitmustnothavefailedtomakeAdequateYearlyProgress(AYP)fortwo
consecutiveyears.
Results
KIPPSTARisinGoodStanding*.
*Projection. TheStatedEducationDepartmentofNewYorkStatewillreleaseitsofficialdesignation
inthefallof2012.
Evaluation
KIPPSTARisinGoodStandingandmetitsNCLBgoal.
AdditionalEvidence
KIPPSTARhasbeeningoodstandingduringeachyearofoperation.
NCLBStatusbyYear
Year Status
200708 GoodStanding
200809 GoodStanding
200910 GoodStanding
2010
11
Good
Standing201112 GoodStanding
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HIGHSCHOOLGRADUATION
GOAL6:HIGHSCHOOLGRADUATION
()Goal6:AbsoluteMeasure
Eachyear,
75
percent
of
students
in
the
high
school
Graduation
Cohort
will
pass
their
core
academicsubjectsbytheendofAugustandtheschoolwillpromotethemtothenextgrade.
Method
Thismeasureservesasaleadingindicatoroftheperformanceofhighschoolcohortsandexamines
theirprogresstowardgraduationbasedonannualcreditaccumulation. Themeasurerequiresthat,
basedontheschoolspromotionrequirements,theschoolwillpromote75percentofitsstudents
tothenextgradebytheendofAugust.
PromotionRequirements:
Studentsearn1creditforpassingayearlongclass,andhalfacredit(.5)forpassingasemesterlongclass.
Tobepromotedfrom9th
to10th
grade:
Studentsmusthaveearned4.0credits.Tobepromotedfrom10
thto11
thgrade:
Studentsmusthaveearnedaminimumof10.0credits. Studentsmusthaveatleast2.0creditsinGlobalHistory. Studentsmusthaveatleast2.0creditsinEnglish.
o Englishcreditsareearnedinthefollowingcourses:English,SpeechandComposition,Journalism,Reading/Writing,CriticalReading,orotherEnglishelectivecourses.
Tobepromotedfrom11th
to12th
grade:
Studentsmusthaveearnedaminimumof15.0credits.GraduationRequirements:
KIPPNYCCollegePrepoffersfivedifferentdiplomas:
KIPPNYCCollegePrepAdvancedRegentsDiplomao 25creditsplus9NYSRegentsexams
KIPPNYCCollegePrepRegentsDiplomao 25creditsplus5NYSRegentsexams
AdvancedRegentsDiplomao 22creditsplus9NYSRegentsexams
RegentsDiplomao 22creditsplus5NYSRegentsexams
LocalDiplomao 22creditsplus5NYSRegentsexamso OnlyselectedstudentswithIndividualizedEducationPlansapprovedbyKIPPsspecialeducation
departmentandtheNYCCommitteeonSpecialEducationareeligiblefortheLocalDiploma.
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Results
ThetablebelowcontainsthepercentofstudentsineachGraduationCohortasofJune30,2012
whowerepromotedtothenextgradeforthe201213academicyear.
Percentof
Students
Promoted
by
Cohort
in
2011
12
Cohort
Designation
Numberin
Cohort
Percent
promoted
2008 N/A N/A
2009 34 94.1
2010 33 87.9
2011 44 79.5
Evaluation
With94percentofthe2009cohort,88percentofthe2010cohort,and80percentofthe2011
cohortbeingpromotedtothenextgrade,KIPPSTARexceededits75percenttargetforthis
measure.
()Goal6:AbsoluteMeasure
Eachyear,75percentofstudentsinthehighschoolGraduationCohortwillscoreatleast65onat
leastthreedifferentNewYorkStateRegentsexamsrequiredforgraduationbythecompletionof
theirsecondyearinthecohort.
Method
Thismeasureservesasaleadingindicatoroftheperformanceofhighschoolcohortsandexamines
theirprogresstowardsgraduationbasedonRegentsexampassage. Themeasurerequiresthat75
percentof
students
in
each
cohort
have
passed
at
least
three
Regents
exams
by
their
second
year
in
thecohort. InAugustof2012,the2010cohortwillhavecompleteditssecondyear. KIPPSTARs
leadingAccountabilityCohortcompleteditsthirdyearofhighschoolinAugust2012.
Results
Bytheendoftheir2nd
yearinhighschool,97percentofKIPPSTARs2010GraduationCohorthas
passedatleastthreeRegentsexams.
PercentofStudentsintheirSecondYearPassingThreeRegentsExamsbyCohort
Cohort
Designation
Numberin
Cohort
Percent
PassingThree
Regents
2009 34 100.0
2010 33 97.0
2011 44 43.2
Evaluation
With97percentofstudentsinthe2010cohortpassingatleast3Regentsexamsbytheendoftheir
secondyearinthecohort,KIPPSTARexceededitsaccountabilityplantarget.
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Goal6:AbsoluteMeasure
Eachyear,75percentofstudentsinthehighschoolGraduationCohortwillgraduateafterthe
completionoftheirfourthyearinthecohort.
Method
ThismeasureexaminesstudentsinthehighschoolGraduationCohortwhoenterthe9th
gradein
thesameyearandgraduatefouryearslater. In201112the2008Cohortcompleteditsfourthyear
ofhighschool. Ataminimum,thesestudentshavepassedfiveRegentsexamsinEnglishlanguage
arts,mathematics,science,U.S.HistoryandGlobalHistory. Studentshaveuntilthesummeroftheir
fourthyeartocompletetheirgraduationrequirements.
Theschoolsgraduationrequirementsappearaboveunderthegraduationgoalsfirstmeasure
pertainingtoannualgradebygradepromotion.
Results
ThismeasureisnotapplicableasKIPPSTARsfirstclasshasnotyetreachedtheirfourthyear.
()Goal6:AbsoluteMeasure
Eachyear,95percentofstudentsinthehighschoolGraduationCohortwillgraduateafterthe
completionoftheirfifthyearinthecohort.
Method
ThismeasureexaminesstudentsinthehighschoolGraduationCohortwhoenterthe9th
gradein
thesameyearandgraduatefouryearslater. In201112,the2007Cohortcompleteditsfifthyear
ofhighschool. Ataminimum,thesestudentshavepassedfiveRegentsexamsinEnglishlanguage
arts,mathematics,science,U.S.HistoryandGlobalHistory.
Theschoolsgraduationrequirementsappearaboveunderthegraduationgoalsfirstmeasure
pertainingtoannualgradebygradepromotion.
Results
Thismeasure
is
not
applicable
as
KIPP
STARs
first
class
has
not
yet
reached
their
fifth
year.
Goal6:ComparativeMeasure
Eachyear,thepercentofstudentsinthehighschoolGraduationCohortgraduatingafterthe
completionoftheirfourthyearwillexceedthatoftheGraduationCohortfromthelocalschool
district.
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Method
Theschoolcomparesthegraduationrateofstudentscompletingtheirfourthyearinthecharter
schoolsTotalGraduationCohorttothatoftherespectivecohortofstudentsinthelocalschool
district. GiventhatstudentsmaytakeRegentsexamsthroughthesummeroftheirfourthyear,
districtresultsforthecurrentyeararegenerallynotavailableatthistime.
Results
ThismeasureisnotapplicableasKIPPSTARsfirstclasshasnotyetreachedtheirfourthyear.
SummaryoftheHighSchoolGraduationGoal
Type Measure Outcome
Absolute
Eachyear,75percentofstudentsinthehighschool
GraduationCohortwillpasstheircoreacademic
subjectsbytheendofAugustandbepromotedto
thenextgrade.
Achieved
Absolute
Eachyear,75percentofstudentsinthehighschool
GraduationCohortwillscoreatleast65onatleast
threedifferentNewYorkStateRegentsexams
requiredforgraduationbythecompletionoftheir
secondyearinthecohort.
Achieved
Absolute
Eachyear,75percentofstudentsinthehighschool
GraduationCohortwillgraduateafterthe
completionoftheirfourthyearinthecohort.
NotApplicable
Absolute
Eachyear,95percentofstudentsinthehighschool
GraduationCohortwillgraduateafterthe
completionoftheirfifthyearinthecohort.
NotApplicable
Comparative
Eachyear,thepercentofstudentsinthehighschool
GraduationCohort
graduating
after
the
completion
oftheirfourthyearwillexceedthatofthe
GraduationCohortfromthelocalschooldistrict.
NotApplicable
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COLLEGEPREPARATION
()GOAL7:COLLEGEPREPARATION
()Goal
7:
Comparative
Measure
Eachyear,theaverageperformanceofstudentsinthe10th
gradewillexceedthestateaverageon
thePSATtestinCriticalReadingandMathematics.
Method
Thismeasuretracksstudentperformanceoneofthemostcommonlyusedearlyhighschoolcollege
prepassessment.Studentsreceiveascalescoreincriticalreading,writingandmathematics. Scale
scoresrangefrom20to80oneachsubsectionwith160asthehighestpossiblescore. Asstudents
maychoosetotakethetestmultipletimes,theschoolreportsonlyonastudentshighestscoreon
eachsubsection. CompareschoolaveragestotheNewYorkStateaverageforall10th
grade
(sophomore)testtakersinthegivenyear.
Results
Thefollowingtablepresents10th
gradeperformanceonthePSATsforthepast2years. Theleading
cohortofstudentsatKIPPSTARcompleted10th
gradeandtookthePSATsforthefirsttimein2010
11.
10th
GradePSATPerformancebySchoolYear
School
Year
Numberof
Studentsin
the10th
Grade
Numberof
Students
Tested
CriticalReading Mathematics
School NewYork
State
School NewYork
State
201011 33 32 40.1 40.5 40.1 42.4
201112 38 38 40.0 41.2 42.1 42.0
Evaluation
In201112,theschoolsperformanceontheMathematicsportionofthePSATexamsurpassedthat
ofNewYorkState,thusachievingthetarget. PerformanceontheCriticalReadingportionwasjust
underthestateaverage(41.2)withascoreof40.0.
AdditionalEvidence
Between201011and201112,theaveragescoreontheMathematicsportionofthePSATsfor10th
gradersatKIPPSTARincreasedbytwopoints. TheaveragescoreonCriticalReading,ontheother
hand,decreasedby0.1point,averysmallamount. Althoughnotpresentedinthetableabove,the
averagescoreofstudentsin10th
gradeatKIPPSTARin201112surpassedthestateaverageof39.0
ontheWritingportionofthePSATsby0.5points.
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()Goal7:ComparativeMeasure
Eachyear,theaverageperformanceofstudentsinthe12th
gradewillexceedthestateaverageon
theSATorACTtestsinreadingandmathematics.Method
Thismeasuretracksstudentperformanceononeofthemostcommonlyusedhighschoolcollege
prepassessments.
TheSATisanationalcollegeadmissionsexamination. Studentsreceiveascalescoreinreading,
writingandmathematics. Scalescoresrangefrom200to800oneachsubsectionwith2400asthe
highestpossiblescore. Asstudentsmaychoosetotakethetestmultipletimesduringtheyear,the
schoolonlyreportsastudentshighestscore. TheschoolcomparesitsaveragestheNewYorkState
averageforall12th
grade(senior)testtakersinthegivenyear.
Results
TheleadingcohortatKIPPSTARhasnotyetreacheditsfourth(or12th
Grade)year,thusthis
measureisnotyetapplicable.Thetablebelowpresentspreliminarydatafortheleadingcohortof
KIPPSTARstudents,whowerein11th
gradein201112.
11th
GradeSATPerformancebySchoolYear
School
Year
Numberof
Studentsin
the11th
Grade
Numberof
Students
Tested
Reading Mathematics
School NewYork
State
School New York
State
201112 26 25 426.4 485 455.6 499
Evaluation
In201112KIPPSTARsleadingcohorttooktheSATsas11th
gradestudents. Theirscoresfellshort
ofNewYorkStateaverages. TheaveragespresentedareforallNewYorkStatestudentswho
graduatedfromhighschoolin201112andparticipatedintheSATprogram,thustheyhadayear
morehighschoolthanKIPPSTARstudents.
SummaryoftheCollegePreparationGoal
In201112,whileKIPPSTARs10th
gradestudentsscoredabovetheNewYorkStateAverageonthe
MathematicsPSAT,theiraverageperformancefellbelowtheNewYorkStateaverageontheCritical
ReadingPSAT. This,however,showsprogressover201011when10th
gradersdidnotexceedNew
YorkStateaveragesineitherMathematicsorCriticalReading. Astheleadingcohortofstudentsat
KIPPSTARwasnotin12th
gradeinthe201112year,theSATComparativemeasureisnot
applicable.
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Type Measure Outcome
Comparative
Eachyear,theaverageperformanceofstudentsin
the10th
gradewillexceedthestateaverageonthe
PSATtestinCriticalReadingandMathematics. DidNotAchieve
Comparative
Eachyear,theaverageperformanceofstudentsin
the12th
gradewillexceedthestateaverageonthe
SATor
ACT
tests
in
reading
and
mathematics.
NotApplicable
Absolute/Comparative/Growth
EachYear,theschoolwilldemonstratethe
preparationofitsstudentsforcollegethroughat
leastonemeasureofitsowndesign.
NotApplicable
Absolute/Comparative/Growth
EachYear,theschoolwill demonstratecollege
attendanceorachievementthroughatleastone
measureofitsowndesign.
NotApplicable
ActionPlan
KIPPSTARs2009cohortwillengageintwiceaweekSATprepsessionsandtakethreepractice
examsbefore
sitting
for
the
SAT
exam
for
a
second
time
in
their
fourth
year
of
high
school.
Many
studentsalsoenrolledinsummerSATprepprogramsandchoosetoattendadditionaloptionalSAT
prepsessionsthatareheldatourschoolonFridaysandSaturdays. Forourjuniors,wehaverevised
ourcollegereadinesscurriculatoincludemoreSATprepincludingatwiceweeklycoursethatruns
fromOctoberthroughMarch. StudentswilltakesixpracticeexamsandsitfortheSATinboth
MarchandMay. Additionally,ourschoolisworkingtoreviseourELAcurriculathisyeartoinclude
morerigorousreadingaswellasSATrelatedinstruction. KIPPSTARhasalsoincreasedourSpeech
andCompositioncourseinfreshmenyearfromasemestertoayearlongclassinordertobuildin
additionaltimeforwritingandnonfictionreadingwork,whichwebelievewillhaveapositive
impactonour2012cohortwhowillbethefirstgrouptogothroughtheentire912revised
programofcoursesaswellasdirectSATprepinstruction.