8. … and the percent of students scoring 20+ on ACT is essentially flat as well
9. Progress has been in moving students from the bottom quartiles to the middle *Different norms (ITBS88 to ITBS01) **Different test (from ISAT to SAT 10) Percent of schools with 50% or more of students at or above 50 th percentile 1990 1995 2001 2005* 2008** 8% 12% 21% or 24% 31% 72%
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11. High Quality Materials Research and Evaluation Timely Assessment Data In-School Supports Teacher Capacity Instructional Excellence Research and Evaluation Research and Evaluation
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13. Lesson Quality is Associated with Adherence to District-Designated Materials Adherence 39 Iris Weiss
14. At the K-5 level, schools using district instructional materials show significant, medium to high effect size gains. Math Trailblazers Everyday Mathematics +4.0 +9.0 +9.1 +4.9 +6.2 +7.2 +6.7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 years 226 schools 1 year 74 schools 2 years 80 schools 3 years 34 schools 1 year 18 schools 2 years 37 schools 3 years 26 schools ISAT Scaled Score Gain
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16. Is the strategy robust? Red : no strategy, inadequate strategy Yellow : pilot, experimental, hard-to-scale, incomplete, little evaluation data Green : robust, evaluation data support
17. Mathematics K-12 Strategy Alignment Red : no strategy, inadequate strategy Yellow : pilot, experimental, hard-to-scale, incomplete, little evaluation data Green : robust, evaluation data support
18. Science K-12 Strategy Alignment Red : no strategy, inadequate strategy Yellow : pilot, experimental, hard-to-scale, incomplete, little evaluation data Green : robust, evaluation data support
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20. “ Despite forceful calls from business leaders and policymakers to upgrade math and science education, most superintendents (59%) and principals (66%) say this is not a serious problem in their local schools.”
21. Knowledge/Advice Networks Language Arts Network Mathematics Network Jim Spillane teachers specialists principal/assistant principal teacher leaders
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27. New STEM-focused Schools 5 new technology magnet cluster schools, fall 2008 1 engineering school (Miles Davis, K-8), fall 2008 DeVry Advantage Academy, grades 11-12 Lindblom HS UIC College Prep HS Rowe-Clark HS