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September 17, 2012 ~ Meeting Summary

Members Present: Present: Kate D, Kim W, Mary C, Elizabeth W, Laurie J, Beth S

Topic: MHSA/ SAT Writing Data

Protocol Used: ATLAS

Key Points of Discussions:

Decisions Made:

General Minutes:

Looking at Data Scores (Maine High School Assessment, MEA and SAT from 11th graders who took the test)

Kate started us by reviewing the intent of the meeting. Referred to packet of information about PLG’s, norms, and process used.

Step 1. Getting Started:

The group agreed on common norms: respect others opinion, clear focus, sense of humor and assume good intentions.

Step 2. Describing the Data. Kate explained we review the information and state what we see.

Page one. Some of the comments were as follows:

Below state avg. in reading, Math, writing and science.

Further behind in reading than any other subject

Writing proficiency 41% SAHS, State 40%

25% partial or don’t meet in wriritng

36% proficient in Science

Is there a typo in the partial category with school and SAU/

Second page: Writing Results.

Question about cumulative avg.

If students don’t take test does that effect test results?

Profecient range consistently going up in numbers of students and % proficient.

Porfecient with distinction has sustained.

30% are substantially below proficient 31, 26, 30.

Page 3. SAT MHSA 7- Year writing scores

Huge dip in 2007-2008

Over all change went from 39 to 44

SAHS is only 3% from State avg in 2011-2012

Page 4. 2010 MHSA/SAT Writing Scores

All school listed very similar especially with in our region. IE very similar to Waterville.

Impressed with Bangor scores

Step 3 Interpreting Data What does Data suggest?

Geographic, sharing kids, socio economics similar

High rate of free and reduced lunch

Pockets of affluent

Work ethic

Motivated by “want to get out of here”

Waterville and Presque Isle very similar

What role does motivation play- look at Cape Elizabeth

May be thinking that college is realistic

Competitive for colleges

ME School Sci & Math and Cape very close

Kate promptly stopped us at 3:30 pm

We only interpreted data on the last page. We may want to go back and do the same for the other pages.