MS SCHOOL CIA MONDAY Oct 20
3 ds pages of handout, 1 ds 9th/10th, 3 ds of kid talk 1 per table, 1 pink sign in
Announcements:
Welcome to science teaching!
Science is the key to the future
Hand in: Teacher Info Forms, Syllabus/outline (or send later)
New Teachers:
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Books/Materials: Funded from school, please report NEEDED missing materials ASAP. The key is to form a cooperative relationship with administration.
Rich agrees to coordinate “extras” with needs.
Late Sep: need people to help with materials donated by Bayer, other items
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Supervisor: 08-09: increased role working with Cambridge, supervising priority schools. District improvement plan now includes science, both in scheduling and in achievement goals. Focus of science supervision will be on new teachers.
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Some PD:
Oct 21 Yale Science Teacher reception, Oct 25 CT Science Teacher Conference, , BioBus, Other?
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Science Fair: Cathy vanDyke (CoopChem last year), now mentor supervisor, important dates coming up
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Nov. 4 Full day PD for 7-12 teachers. Will send out a note calling for presenters, many went to summer/outside training that they can share with others. Plan is for 3-4 hours of “sign up” 1 hr sessions. Location Sound School
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sciencedebate2008.com, if you want to involve science and the election.
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CAPT/CMT results:
Posted on Schoolnet, use your own class lists from this year or last year to drill down to specific results.
CMT Results grade 8:
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Physical/17 |
Earth/17 |
Life/17 |
Content/30 |
Inquiry/21 |
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New Haven |
50% |
48% |
48% |
50% |
47% |
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SCIENCE 8 |
SCIENCE 8 |
SCIENCE 8 |
8th |
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% Goal Range |
% Proficient |
ACHIEVEMENT GAPS in % PROFICIENCY (WHITE-AVG MINORITY) |
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New London |
16.8 |
29.9 |
24.2 |
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Hartford |
17 |
32.3 |
38.3 |
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Bridgeport |
18 |
37.1 |
23.8 |
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New Britain |
21.6 |
42.3 |
29.1 |
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Waterbury |
22 |
42.7 |
31.3 |
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Windham |
22.4 |
39.2 |
34 |
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Bloomfield |
23.1 |
50.3 |
- |
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New Haven |
25.2 |
45.4 |
34.8 |
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District plan 8th CMT % Prof to 65% by 2011, 10th CAPT % Prof to 72%, with gaps of < 10%
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TEST STRANDS |
% |
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5th |
5th |
5th |
5th |
5th |
5th |
5th |
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8th |
8th |
8th |
8th |
8th |
8th |
8th |
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Group |
Physical |
Earth |
Life |
Content |
Inquiry |
GOAL% |
PROF% |
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GOAL% |
PROF% |
Physical |
Earth |
Life |
Content |
Inquiry |
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State |
65% |
62% |
69% |
63% |
70% |
55.2 |
81.1 |
State |
58.9 |
75.2 |
65% |
62% |
63% |
65% |
61% |
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New Haven |
50% |
49% |
54% |
48% |
54% |
21.3 |
53.8 |
New Haven |
25.2 |
45.4 |
50% |
48% |
48% |
50% |
47% |
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Barnard Env |
46% |
46% |
52% |
46% |
51% |
14.9 |
46.8 |
Barnard Env Magnet |
- |
- |
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Beecher Sch |
47% |
44% |
46% |
44% |
48% |
16.7 |
40.9 |
Beecher Sch |
- |
- |
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Jepson |
58% |
53% |
60% |
54% |
61% |
26.5 |
70.6 |
Benjamin Jepson |
15.6 |
44.4 |
46% |
45% |
46% |
45% |
46% |
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Betsy Ross Arts |
57% |
56% |
60% |
55% |
62% |
34.8 |
73.0 |
Betsy Ross Arts |
40.2 |
70.1 |
59% |
55% |
58% |
56% |
59% |
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Bishop Woods |
53% |
50% |
57% |
50% |
58% |
27.3 |
60.6 |
Bishop Woods Sch |
- |
- |
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Celentano Sch |
43% |
45% |
47% |
43% |
49% |
11.4 |
34.3 |
Celentano Sch |
25.0 |
47.7 |
47% |
51% |
50% |
50% |
49% |
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Clemente |
41% |
42% |
49% |
42% |
47% |
5.7 |
34.3 |
Clemente Leadership |
10.0 |
28.9 |
45% |
41% |
39% |
45% |
37% |
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Clinton Avenue |
46% |
41% |
45% |
41% |
47% |
4.8 |
35.5 |
Clinton Avenue Sch |
- |
- |
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Columbus |
49% |
47% |
48% |
45% |
52% |
6.1 |
48.5 |
Columbus Family Acad |
- |
- |
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Conte West Hills |
53% |
54% |
59% |
52% |
60% |
25.4 |
64.2 |
Conte West Hills |
40.5 |
62.2 |
56% |
53% |
56% |
55% |
55% |
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Davis |
56% |
54% |
56% |
51% |
61% |
20.0 |
72.0 |
Davis 21st Century |
- |
- |
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East Rock |
44% |
49% |
56% |
45% |
56% |
14.0 |
52.6 |
East Rock Global |
16.7 |
33.3 |
43% |
46% |
48% |
46% |
44% |
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Edgewood Sch |
66% |
59% |
69% |
62% |
68% |
49.0 |
83.7 |
Edgewood Sch |
45.7 |
78.3 |
66% |
58% |
58% |
58% |
65% |
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Fair Haven |
43% |
45% |
48% |
43% |
48% |
4.3 |
38.3 |
Fair Haven |
17.9 |
40.2 |
49% |
46% |
42% |
47% |
43% |
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Hill Central |
34% |
38% |
48% |
39% |
41% |
13.0 |
32.6 |
Hill Central Music |
2.5 |
15.0 |
36% |
39% |
42% |
40% |
39% |
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John C Daniels |
55% |
57% |
60% |
53% |
63% |
23.1 |
80.8 |
John C Daniels |
- |
- |
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John S Martinez |
47% |
46% |
59% |
49% |
53% |
16.2 |
47.3 |
John S Martinez Sch |
16.7 |
33.3 |
48% |
41% |
43% |
46% |
41% |
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Kath Brennan |
39% |
36% |
41% |
35% |
43% |
2.9 |
28.6 |
Katherine Brennan |
0.0 |
14.7 |
36% |
34% |
34% |
39% |
29% |
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King Robinson |
49% |
46% |
51% |
47% |
51% |
13.5 |