FINAL AIMS Achievement Comparison For MAS - NonMAS Students

Comparat|ve ass|ng kates for
MAS Students & Non-MAS Students on AIMS 1est

2007 to 2010 Academ|c ears
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1he followlng daLa analysls ls deslgned Lo measure Lhe academlc lmpacL of
sLudenLs who have Laken 1ucson unlfled School ulsLrlcL (1uSu) Mexlcan Amerlcan
SLudles (MAS) classes on Lhe Arlzona lnsLrumenL Lo Measure SLandards (AlMS)
compared Lo Lhe lmpacL LhaL LradlLlonal" classes have on AlMS ouLcomes of sLudenLs
who dld noL Lake MAS classes. 1he daLa analyzed are Laken from Lhe daLa seL !!"#$%
!&'()*)+),-%./+012(3/,%4/2%$-56),-3%718(,9%:,)%/2%#/2)%#);(&1,%!+)2(&1,%$-56()3%
.<133)3%=%",(-(1<%>133(,9%?1-)%@)2353%.5+5<1-(*)%>133(,9%?1-)%AB%!"#$%$5AC)&-3%1,6%
./'/2-%D)12E (1he numbers from Lhls daLa spreadsheeL were creaLed by 1uSu -
ueparLmenL of AccounLablllLy & 8esearch LhaL ls labeled ln Lhe Appendlx 1 of Lhls paper
as "#$%&"'()*+*,*-.&/0,123)40-&503&%.67*-.4&829)-:&;-*&03&$03*&<.(-)'&%.67)*4&
/=244*4&#-).)2=&>244)-:&?2.*&@*3464&/6,6=2.)+*&>244)-:&?2.*&AB&"#$%&%6AC*'.&2-7&/0(03.&
D*23 - !anuary 6, 2011").
1he classes LhaL consLlLuLe MAS classes are: Amerlcan CovernmenL/Soclal !usLlce
LducaLlon ro[ecL 1, 2, Amerlcan PlsLory/Mexlcan Amerlcan erspecLlves 1,2, LaLlno
LlLeraLure 7, 8, and LaLlno LlLeraLure 3, 6. 1hese MAS CC8L classes fulflll Lhe Arlzona
graduaLlon requlremenL for Lhe followlng LradlLlonal" classes: Amerlcan CovernmenL,
Amerlcan PlsLory, 12
Lh
grade Lngllsh and 11
Lh
grade Lngllsh.

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1he meLhodology for Lhls daLa analysls clLes AlMS daLa for Lhe graduaLlon
cohorLs of 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010. Speclflcally, lL lndlcaLes daLa on Lhe lnlLlal
asslng 8aLe," CumulaLlve asslng 8aLe," and lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe" on Lhe
AlMS 8eadlng, WrlLlng and MaLh LesL porLlons for All CraduaLes Comblned,"
CraduaLes Who uld noL 1ake Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes," and CraduaLes Who
1ook Cne or More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes." 1he slx lndlcaLors ldenLlfled
above are descrlbed and deflned ln Lhe subsequenL secLlons:

!<<%F21651-)3%./+A(,)6 - all sLudenLs wlLhln a glven graduaLlon cohorL from Lhe
followlng 1uSu Plgh Schools: CaLallna Plgh MagneL School, Cholla Plgh MagneL School,
alo verde Plgh MagneL School, ueblo MagneL Plgh School, 8lncon Plgh School,
Sahuaro Plgh School, Sablno Plgh School, SanLa 8lLa Plgh School, 1ucson Plgh MagneL
School, and unlverslLy Plgh School. lL ls lmporLanL Lo noLe LhaL All CraduaLes
Comblned" lncludes sLudenLs who dld noL Lake Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles (MAS) classes
or ln addlLlon Lo sLudenLs who dld Lake Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles classes. AddlLlonally,
lL ls lmporLanL Lo noLe LhaL for Lhe 2007 Lo 2010 academlc years, MAS classes were noL
offered aL alo verde Plgh MagneL School, Sahuaro Plgh School, Sablno Plgh School,
SanLa 8lLa Plgh School and unlverslLy Plgh School, all 1uSu hlgh schools LhaL were
lncluded ln Lhls comparaLlve analysls.
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F21651-)3%G'/%H(6%I/-%718)%#);(&1,%!+)2(&1,%$-56()3%.<133)3 - all sLudenLs wlLhln a
glven graduaLlon year cohorL who dld noL Lake MAS classes (on 1uSu A&8 !anuary 6,
2011 spreadsheeL Lhls daLa seL ls labeled and read under Lhe subLlLle as CraduaLes
Who uld noL 1ake LLhnlc SLudles Classes" - See Appendlx 1) from Lhe followlng 1uSu
Plgh Schools: CaLallna Plgh MagneL School, Cholla Plgh MagneL School, alo verde Plgh
MagneL School, ueblo MagneL Plgh School, 8lncon Plgh School, Sahuaro Plgh School,
Sablno Plgh School, SanLa 8lLa Plgh School, 1ucson Plgh MagneL School, and unlverslLy
Plgh School. AddlLlonally, lL ls lmporLanL Lo conslder LhaL for Lhe 2007 Lo 2010 academlc
years, MAS classes were noL offered aL alo verde Plgh MagneL School, Sahuaro Plgh
School, Sablno Plgh School, SanLa 8lLa Plgh School and unlverslLy Plgh School, all 1uSu
hlgh schools LhaL were lncluded ln Lhls comparaLlve analysls.
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F21651-)3%G'/%7//8%:,)%/2%#/2)%#);(&1,%!+)2(&1,%$-56()3%.<133)3 - ls deflned as all
sLudenLs wlLhln a glven graduaLlon cohorL year LhaL Look one or more MAS classes. 1he
MAS classes lnclude Lhe followlng: Amerlcan CovernmenL/Soclal !usLlce LducaLlon
ro[ecL 1, 2, Amerlcan PlsLory/Mexlcan Amerlcan erspecLlves 1, 2, LaLlno LlLeraLure 7,
8, and LaLlno LlLeraLure 3, 6. lL ls lmporLanL Lo noLe LhaL MAS classes durlng Lhe 2007-
2010 academlc years were offered only aL CaLallna Plgh School, Cholla Plgh MagneL
School, ueblo MagneL Plgh School, 8lncon Plgh School, and 1ucson Plgh MagneL
School. 1he daLa analysls for All CraduaLes Comblned" and CraduaLes Who uld noL
1ake Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes" lnclude ln lLs analysls, ln addlLlon Lo Lhe hlgh
school slLes where MAS classes were offered for Lhe 2007 -2010 academlc years, Lhe
followlng addlLlonal 1uSu Plgh Schools where no MAS classes were offered: alo verde
Plgh MagneL School, Sahuaro Plgh School, Sablno Plgh School, SanLa 8lLa Plgh School,
and unlverslLy Plgh School.
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7')%",(-(1<%>133(,9%?1-) - Lhe percenLage of sLudenLs ln a glven graduaLlon cohorL year
who passed Lhe AlMS LesL for 8eadlng, WrlLlng, and MaLh when Lhey Look Lhe AlMS LesL
for Lhe flrsL Llme durlng Lhe Sprlng semesLer of Lhelr 10
Lh
grade year. lor example, ln
1able 1 below, lL lllusLraLes ln Lhe lnlLlal asslng 8aLe" area of 8eadlng for All
CraduaLes Comblned" Lhe 2010 graduaLlon cohorL's lnlLlal asslng 8aLe" was 78,
meanlng LhaL when Lhese sLudenLs Look Lhe LesL for Lhe flrsL Llme durlng Lhe Sprlng of
Lhelr 10
Lh
grade year, 78 of Lhe sLudenLs ln Lhls cohorL passed Lhe AlMS 8eadlng LesL.
1able 1 Lhrough 1able 9 should be lnLerpreLed Lhe same way ln whlch Lhe
aforemenLloned example for 1able 1 was read for AlMS lnlLlal asslng 8aLes for 8eadlng,
WrlLlng and MaLh for all Lhree of Lhe graduaLe cohorL groups.

.5+5<1-(*)%>133(,9%?1-) - ls Lhe percenLage of sLudenLs ln a glven graduaLlon cohorL
year who passed Lhe AlMS LesL for 8eadlng, WrlLlng, and MaLh afLer a posslble 3 LoLal
LesLlng opporLunlLles, whlch LranslaLes Lo Lhelr overall cumulaLlve passlng raLes Lo
lnclude Lhe lnlLlal passlng raLe and aL leasL one addlLlonal, and posslbly up Lo four

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addlLlonal LesLlng opporLunlLles. 1he posslble flve AlMS LesLlng opporLunlLles LhaL
comprlse Lhe CumulaLlve asslng 8aLe" for Lhese sLudenLs ln 1able 1 daLa were as
follows: 1) Sprlng semesLer of Lhelr 10
Lh
grade year, 2) lall semesLer of Lhelr 11
Lh
grade
year, 3) Sprlng semesLer of Lhelr 11
Lh
grade year, 4) lall semesLer of Lhelr 12
Lh
grade
year, and 3) Sprlng semesLer of Lhelr 12
Lh
grade year. 1able 1 lllusLraLes LhaL Lhe
CumulaLlve asslng 8aLe" area of 8eadlng for All CraduaLes Comblned" Lhe 2010
graduaLlon cohorL CumulaLlve asslng 8aLe" was 94, meanlng LhaL Lhe sLudenLs ln
Lhls graduaLlon cohorL passed Lhe AlMS 8eadlng LesL aL a cumulaLlve 94 when glven aL
leasL one and posslbly up Lo flve LesLlng opporLunlLles. 1able 2 Lhrough 1able 9 should
be lnLerpreLed Lhe same way LhaL Lhe example for 1able 1 was lnLerpreLed for AlMS
CumulaLlve asslng 8aLe" for 8eadlng, WrlLlng and MaLh.

Improvement |n ass|ng kate - Lhe dlfference beLween CumulaLlve asslng 8aLe" and
Lhe lnlLlal asslng 8aLe" of a glven sLudenL graduaLlon cohorL year. lor example, ln
1able 1 below, lL lllusLraLes LhaL Lhe lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe" area of 8eadlng for
All CraduaLes Comblned" Lhe 2010 graduaLlon cohorL lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe"
was 13, equallng Lhe dlfference of Lhe 2010 sLudenL cohorL's CumulaLlve asslng
8aLe" and lnlLlal asslng 8aLe". 1able 2 Lhrough 1able 9 should be lnLerpreLed Lhe same
way LhaL Lhe example for 1able 1 was lnLerpreLed for AlMS lmprovemenL ln asslng
8aLe" for 8eadlng, WrlLlng and MaLh.

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DA1A 1A8LLS, GkAnS, kLSUL1S, & NAkkA1IVL ANALSIS

AIMS kead|ng Comparat|ve Ana|ys|s

1able 1 below lllusLraLes Lhe lnlLlal asslng 8aLe," CumulaLlve asslng 8aLe,"
and lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe" for !<<%F21651-)3%./+A(,)6" on Lhe AlMS 8eadlng
1esL for Lhe 2007-2010 academlc years ln 1uSu. lurLhermore, Lhe boLLom column
lllusLraLes Lhe four-year average of Lhe 2007-2010 academlc years for Lhe AlMS 8eadlng
1esL ln lnlLlal asslng 8aLe," CumulaLlve asslng 8aLe," and lmprovemenL ln asslng
8aLe" for !<<%F21651-)3%./+A(,)6J"
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1able 1. AIMS kLADING 1est - lnlLlal asslng 8aLe, CumulaLlve asslng 8aLe, and
lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe of !<<%F21651-)3%./+A(,)6
8LAulnC
CraduaLlon
CohorL"

number 1esLed" lnlLlal asslng
8aLe
CumulaLlve
asslng 8aLe
lmprovemenL
ln asslng 8aLe
2010 3147 78 94 13
2009 3163 78 93 16
2008 3281 73 92 17
2007 3467 73 93 18
%K%D)12%!*)219)%% LLM% NOM% PLM%
* uaLa CollecLed !anuary 6, 2011 by 1uSu ueparLmenL of AccounLablllLy and 8esearch (See Appendlx AlMS AchlevemenL
Comparlson for SLudenLs 1aklng Cne or More LLhnlc SLudles Classes - lnlLlal asslng 8aLe versus CumulaLlve asslng 8aLe by AlMS
Sub[ecL and CohorL ?ear)
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and lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe" for F21651-)3%G'/%H(6%I/-%718)%#);(&1,%
!+)2(&1,%$-56()3%.<133)3" on Lhe AlMS 8eadlng 1esL for Lhe 2007-2010 academlc years
ln 1uSu. lurLhermore, Lhe boLLom column lllusLraLes Lhe four-year average of Lhe 2007-
2010 academlc years for Lhe AlMS 8eadlng 1esL ln lnlLlal asslng 8aLe," CumulaLlve
asslng 8aLe," and lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe" for QF21651-)3%G'/%H(6%I/-%718)%
#);(&1,%!+)2(&1,%$-56()3%.<133)3JE%

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lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe of F21651-)3%G'/%H(6%I/-%718)%#);(&1,%!+)2(&1,%
$-56()3%.<133)3
8LAulnC
CraduaLlon
CohorL"

8aLe
CumulaLlve
asslng 8aLe
lmprovemenL
ln asslng 8aLe
2010 2737 80 94 14
2009 2798 79 93 14
2008 2874 77 92 13
2007 3169 77 93 16
%K%D)12%!*)219) LRM% NOM% PSM%
Comparlson for SLudenLs 1aklng Cne or More LLhnlc SLudles Classes - lnlLlal asslng 8aLes versus CumulaLlve asslng 8aLes by AlMS
Sub[ecL and CohorL ?ear)"
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and lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe" for F21651-)3%G'/%7//8%:,)%/2%#/2)%#);(&1,%
!+)2(&1,%$-56()3%.<133)3" on Lhe AlMS 8eadlng 1esL for Lhe 2007-2010 academlc years
2010 academlc years for Lhe AlMS 8eadlng 1esL ln lnlLlal asslng 8aLe," CumulaLlve
asslng 8aLe," and lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe" for F21651-)3%G'/%7//8%:,)%/2%
#/2)%#);(&1,%!+)2(&1,%$-56()3%.<133)3J"
!
lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe of F21651-)3%G'/%7//8%:,)%/2%#/2)%#);(&1,%!+)2(&1,%
$-56()3%.<133)3
8LAulnC
CraduaLlon
CohorL"

8aLe
CumulaLlve
asslng 8aLe
lmprovemenL
ln asslng 8aLe
2010 306 66 92 26
2009 268 63 92 27
2008 362 62 94 31
2007 232 36 90 34
%K%D)12%!*)219) TUM% NUM% OVM%

Craph 1 below lllusLraLes Lhe four-year average, 2007-2010, of Lhe ",(-(1<%
>133(,9%?1-)" on Lhe AlMS 8eadlng 1esL for: All CraduaLes Comblned", CraduaLes
Who uld noL 1ake Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes", and CraduaLes Who 1ook Cne
or More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes."

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Craph 1. 2007-2010 AIMS kLADING 1LS1 - 4 LAk AVLkAGL - INI1IAL ASSING kA1L of: All CraduaLes
Comblned", CraduaLes Who uld noL 1ake Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes", and CraduaLes Who 1ook
Cne or More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes"!

kLSUL1S for 2007 - 2010 AIMS kLADING 1LS1: INI1IAL ASSING kA1L of: "A||
Graduates Comb|ned", "Graduates Who D|d Not 1ake Mex|can Amer|can Stud|es
C|asses", and "Graduates Who 1ook Cne or More Mex|can Amer|can Stud|es C|asses"

1he four year average for Lhe 2007 - 2010 academlc years for Lhe AlMS 8eadlng
lnlLlal asslng 8aLe" of Lhe Lhree cohorL groups are as follows: All CraduaLes
Comblned," 77, CraduaLes Who uld noL 1ake Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes,"
78, and CraduaLes Who 1ook Cne or More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes," 62.
lL ls lmporLanL Lo noLe LhaL for Lhe AlMS 8eadlng lnlLlal asslng 8aLe" of
CraduaLes Who 1ook Cne or More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes," Lhls group of
sLudenLs had noL yeL Laken MAS classes durlng Lhelr lnlLlal opporLunlLy Lo Lake Lhe AlMS
1esL because Lhe flrsL opporLunlLy Lo Lake Lhe AlMS 1esL ls durlng Lhe Sprlng semesLer of
sLudenLs' 10
Lh
grade year. Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles classes are noL offered unLll Lhe
11
Lh
grade year.
lurLhermore, CraduaLes Who 1ook Cne or More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles
Classes" on Lhelr AlMS 8eadlng lnlLlal asslng 8aLe" passed aL 13 less Lhan Lhe All
CraduaLes Comblned" group and 16 lower Lhan less Lhan Lhe CraduaLes Who uld noL
1ake Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes" group. Also lmporLanL Lo noLe ls LhaL Lhe daLa
on Lhe lnlLlal asslng 8aLe" demonsLraLes LhaL sLudenLs comlng ln Lo MAS classes
durlng Lhelr 11
Lh
grade year are Lhe lowesL performlng group of sLudenLs ln Lhe dlsLrlcL
wlLhln Lhls comparaLlve analysls.

77
78
62
0
10
20
30
40
30
60
70
80
90
2007 - 2010
All CraduaLes Comblned - lnlual
asslng 8aLe
CraduaLes Who uld noL 1ake
Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles
Classes - lnlual asslng 8aLe
CraduaLes Who 1ook Cne or
More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles
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Craph 2 below lllusLraLes Lhe four-year average, 2007-2010, of Lhe .5+5<1-(*)%
>133(,9%?1-)" of Lhe AlMS 8eadlng 1esL for: All CraduaLes Comblned", CraduaLes

Craph 2. 2007-2010 AIMS kLADING 1LS1 - 4 LAk AVLkAGL - CUMULA1IVL ASSING kA1L of All
CraduaLes Comblned, CraduaLes Who uld noL 1ake Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes, and CraduaLes
Who 1ook Cne or More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes
!

kLSUL1S for 2007 - 2010 AIMS kLADING 1LS1: CUMULA1IVL ASSING kA1L of A||
Graduates Comb|ned, Graduates Who D|d Not 1ake Mex|can Amer|can Stud|es
C|asses, and Graduates Who 1ook Cne or More Mex|can Amer|can Stud|es C|asses
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1he four year average, 2007 - 2010 academlc years, for Lhe AlMS 8eadlng
CumulaLlve asslng 8aLe" of Lhe Lhree cohorL groups are as follows: All CraduaLes
Comblned, 93, CraduaLes Who uld noL 1ake Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes,"

1he AlMS 8eadlng CumulaLlve asslng 8aLe" for CraduaLes 1aklng Cne or More
Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes" demonsLraLes a "c|os|ng of the academ|c
ach|evement gap" whlch ls subsLanLlal glven LhaL MAS sLudenLs had an lnlLlal asslng
8aLe" slgnlflcanLly lower (-13 and -16) Lhan Lhelr comparaLlve cohorL groups.

Moreover, for Lhe 2008 cohorL year for CumulaLlve asslng 8aLe" on AlMS
8eadlng, CraduaLes Who 1ook Cne or More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes" noL
93 93
92
0
10
20
30
40
30
60
70
80
90
100
2007-2010
All CraduaLes Comblned -
Cumulauve asslng 8aLe
Classes - Cumulauve asslng
8aLe
8aLe
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"

only closed Lhe achlevemenL gap, buL also had an ouLcome LhaL resulLed ln a +2
lnverslon of Lhe achlevemenL gap ln comparlson Lo boLh groups.

Craph 3 below lllusLraLes Lhe four-year average, 2007-2010, of Lhe
"+02/*)+),-%(,%>133(,9%?1-)" on Lhe AlMS 8eadlng 1esL for: All CraduaLes
Comblned", CraduaLes Who uld noL 1ake Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes", and
CraduaLes Who 1ook Cne or More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes."

Craph 3. 2007 - 2010 AIMS kLADING 1LS1 - 4 LAk AVLkAGL- IMkCVLMLN1 IN ASSING kA1L of All
Who 1ook Cne or More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes!
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kLSUL1S of 2007 - 2010 AIMS kLADING 1LS1 - IMkCVLMLN1 IN ASSING kA1L of A||
!
1he four year average, 2007 - 2010 academlc years, for actua| lmprovemenL ln
asslng 8aLe" on Lhe AlMS 8eadlng 1esL of Lhe Lhree cohorL groups are as follows: All
CraduaLes Comblned," 17, CraduaLes Who uld noL 1ake Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles
Classes," 13, and CraduaLes Who 1ook Cne or More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles
Classes," 30.

Whlle lL should be noLed LhaL for Lhe 2007-2010 AlMS 8eadlng: All CraduaLes
Comblned" had a 0/33(A<)%(+02/*)+),-%(,%0133(,9%21-)%/4%UO%0)2&),-19)%0/(,-3 (lnlLlal

17
1S
30
0
3
10
13
20
23
30
33
2007 - 2010
lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe
Classes - lmprovemenL ln
asslng 8aLe
asslng 8aLe
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asslng 8aLe of 77), CraduaLes Who uld noL 1ake Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes"
had a 0/33(A<)%(+02/*)+),-%(,%0133(,9%21-)%/4%UU%0)2&),-19)%0/(,-3 (lnlLlal asslng
8aLe of 78), and CraduaLes Who 1ook Cne or More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles
Classes" had a 0/33(A<)%(+02/*)+),-%(,%0133(,9%21-)%/4%OR%0)2&),-19)%0/(,-3 (lnlLlal
asslng 8aLe of 62) - CraduaLes Who 1ook Cne or More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles
Classes" had a 21-)%/4%(+02/*)+),- (AcLual 8aLe of lmprovemenL / osslble
lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe) -'1-%W13%LNM compared Lo All CraduaLes Comblned"
raLe of lmprovemenL of 74 and CraduaLes Who uld noL 1ake Mexlcan Amerlcan
SLudles Classes" raLe of lmprovemenL of 68.

1able 4. 2007-2010 - !"#$%?)16(,9%?1-)%/4%"+02/*)+),- for: All Croups Comblned", CraduaLes Who uld
noL 1ake Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes", and CraduaLes Who 1ook Cne or More Mexlcan Amerlcan
SLudles Classes"

Cohort

In|t|a|
ass|ng
kate
oss|b|e
Improvement
|n ass|ng
kate
Actua|
Improvement
|n ass|ng
kate

kate
of
Improvement

D|fference (+]-)
MAS - Non MAS

All CraduaLes Comblned (ACC)

77

23

17

74

(-) 3
Classes (nonMAS)

78

22

13

68

(-) 11
Classes

62

38

30

79

(+)S more than (ACG)
(+)11 than more (NonMAS)
>/33(A<)%"+02/*)+),-%(,%>133(,9%?1-) ls deLermlned by Lhe followlng equaLlon: (100 - lnlLlal asslng 8aLe)
!&-51<%"+02/*)+),-%(,%>133(,9%?1-) ls calculaLed as follows: (CumulaLlve asslng 8aLe - lnlLlal asslng 8aLe)
?1-)%/4%"+02/*)+),-%ls calculaLed as follows: (AcLual lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe / osslble lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe)

AIMS Wr|t|ng Comparat|ve Ana|ys|s

and lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe" for !<<%F21651-)3%./+A(,)6" on Lhe AlMS WrlLlng
lllusLraLes Lhe four-year average of Lhe 2007-2010 academlc years for Lhe AlMS WrlLlng
8aLe" for !<<%F21651-)3%./+A(,)6J"
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1able 3. AIMS WkI1ING 1est - lnlLlal asslng 8aLe, CumulaLlve asslng 8aLe, and
" " W8l1lnC
CraduaLlon
CohorL
number 1esLed lnlLlal asslng
8aLe
CumulaLlve
asslng 8aLe
lmprovemenL
ln asslng 8aLe
2010 3147 74 93 21
2009 3163 79 93 14
2008 3281 68 93 24
2007 3467 77 94 17
%K%D)12%!*)219) LSM% NKM% PNM%
Sub[ecL and CohorL ?ear")

1able 6 below lllusLraLes Lhe CumulaLlve asslng 8aLe," CumulaLlve asslng
8aLe," and lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe" for F21651-)3%G'/%H(6%I/-%718)%#);(&1,%
!+)2(&1,%$-56()3%.<133)3" on Lhe AlMS WrlLlng 1esL for Lhe 2007-2010 academlc years
2010 academlc years for Lhe AlMS WrlLlng 1esL ln lnlLlal asslng 8aLe," CumulaLlve
asslng 8aLe," and lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe" for F21651-)3%G'/%H(6%I/-%718)%
#);(&1,%!+)2(&1,%$-56()3%.<133)3J"
"
$-56()3%.<133)3

" " W8l1lnC
CraduaLlon
CohorL
8aLe
CumulaLlve
asslng 8aLe
lmprovemenL
ln asslng 8aLe
2010 2737 73 93 20
2009 2798 80 93 13
2008 2874 70 93 23
2007 3169 78 94 16
K%D)12%!*)219) LTM% NKM% PRM%
Sub[ecL and CohorL ?ear")"
"
and lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe" for F21651-)3%G'/%H(6%718)%:,)%/2%#/2)%
#);(&1,%!+)2(&1,%$-56()3%.<133)3" on Lhe AlMS WrlLlng 1esL for Lhe 2007-2010
academlc years ln 1uSu. lurLhermore, Lhe boLLom column lllusLraLes Lhe four-year
average of Lhe 2007-2010 academlc years for Lhe AlMS WrlLlng 1esL ln lnlLlal asslng

!!"
"

8aLe," CumulaLlve asslng 8aLe," and lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe" for F21651-)3%
G'/%H(6%718)%:,)%/2%#/2)%#);(&1,%!+)2(&1,%$-56()3%.<133)3"
"
$-56()3%.<133)3
" " W8l1lnC
CraduaLlon
CohorL
8aLe
CumulaLlve
asslng 8aLe
lmprovemenL
ln asslng 8aLe
2010 306 63 93 28
2009 268 68 91 23
2008 362 37 94 38
2007 232 61 93 32
K%D)12%!*)219) TOM% NOM% OVM%
Sub[ecL and CohorL ?ear")"

>133(,9%?1-)" on Lhe AlMS WrlLlng 1esL for: All CraduaLes Comblned", CraduaLes

!#"
"

Craph 4. 2007-2010 AIMS WkI1ING 1LS1 - 4 LAk AVLkAGL - INI1IAL ASSING kA1L of All CraduaLes
Comblned, CraduaLes Who uld noL 1ake Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes, and CraduaLes Who 1ook
Cne or More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes!

kLSUL1S for 2007 - 2010 AIMS WkI1ING 1LS1: INI1IAL ASSING kA1L of A|| Graduates
Comb|ned, Graduates Who D|d Not 1ake Mex|can Amer|can Stud|es C|asses, and
Graduates Who 1ook Cne or More Mex|can Amer|can Stud|es C|asses

1he four-year average for Lhe 2007-2010 academlc years for Lhe AlMS WrlLlng

lL ls lmporLanL Lo noLe LhaL for Lhe AlMS WrlLlng lnlLlal asslng 8aLe" of
sLudenLs had noL yeL Laken MAS classes durlng Lhelr lnlLlal opporLunlLy Lo Lake Lhe AlMS
1esL because Lhe flrsL opporLunlLy Lo Lake Lhe AlMS 1esL ls durlng Lhe Sprlng semesLer of
sLudenLs' 10
Lh
11
Lh
grade year.

lurLhermore, CraduaLes Who 1ook Cne or More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes" on
Lhelr AlMS WrlLlng lnlLlal asslng 8aLe" passed aL 12 less Lhan All CraduaLes
Comblned" and 13 lower Lhan less Lhan CraduaLes Who uld noL 1ake Mexlcan
Amerlcan SLudles Classes." Also lmporLanL Lo noLe ls LhaL Lhe daLa on Lhe lnlLlal asslng
8aLe" demonsLraLes LhaL sLudenLs comlng ln Lo MAS classes durlng Lhelr 11
Lh
grade year

7S
76
63
0
10
20
30
40
30
60
70
80
2007 - 2010
asslng 8aLe
!$"
"

are Lhe lowesL performlng group of sLudenLs ln Lhe dlsLrlcL wlLhln Lhls comparaLlve
analysls.

>133(,9%?1-)" on Lhe AlMS WrlLlng 1esL for: All CraduaLes Comblned", CraduaLes

Craph 3. 2007-2010 AIMS WkI1ING 1LS1 - 4 LAk AVLkAGL - CUMULA1IVL ASSING kA1L of All
!

kLSUL1S for 2007 - 2010 AIMS WkI1ING 1LS1: CUMULA1IVL ASSING kA1L of A||
!
1he four-year average for Lhe 2007-2010 academlc years for Lhe AlMS WrlLlng

1he AlMS WrlLlng CumulaLlve asslng 8aLe" for CraduaLes 1aklng Cne or More
ach|evement gap" whlch ls subsLanLlal glven LhaL MAS sLudenLs had an lnlLlal asslng

94 94
93
30
33
60
63
70
73
80
83
90
93
100
2007 - 2010
8aLe
CraduaLes Who uld 1ake Cne or
8aLe
!%"
"

8aLe" slgnlflcanLly lower (-12 and -13 respecLlvely) Lhan Lhelr comparaLlve cohorL
groups.

Moreover, for Lhe 2008 cohorL year for CumulaLlve asslng 8aLe" on AlMS
WrlLlng, CraduaLes Who 1ook Cne or More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes" noL
only closed Lhe achlevemenL gap, buL also had an ouLcome LhaL resulLed ln a +1
lnverslon of Lhe achlevemenL gap ln comparlson Lo boLh groups.
"
"+02/*)+),-%>133(,9%?1-)" on Lhe AlMS WrlLlng 1esL for: All CraduaLes Comblned",
CraduaLes Who uld noL 1ake Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes", and CraduaLes Who
1ook Cne or More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes."

Craph 6. 2007-2010 AIMS WkI1ING 1LS1 - 4 LAk AVLkAGL - IMkCVLMLN1 IN ASSING kA1L of All
"

kLSUL1S of 2007 - 2010 AIMS WkI1ING 1LS1 - IMkCVLMLN1 IN ASSING kA1L of A||
!
1he four-year average for Lhe 2007-2010 academlc years for actua|
lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe" on Lhe AlMS WrlLlng 1esL of Lhe Lhree cohorL groups are
as follows: All CraduaLes Comblned," 19, CraduaLes Who uld noL 1ake Mexlcan
Amerlcan SLudles Classes," 18, and CraduaLes Who 1ook Cne or More Mexlcan
Amerlcan SLudles Classes," 30.
19
18
30
0
3
10
13
20
23
30
33
2007 -2010
asslng 8aLe
asslng 8aLe
!&"
"

Whlle lL should be noLed LhaL for Lhe 2007-2010 AlMS WrlLlng: All CraduaLes
Comblned" had a 0/33(A<)%(+02/*)+),-%(,%0133(,9%21-)%/4%US%0)2&),-19)%0/(,-3 (lnlLlal
had a 0/33(A<)%(+02/*)+),-%(,%0133(,9%21-)%/4%UK%0)2&),-19)%0/(,-3 (lnlLlal asslng
Classes" had a 0/33(A<)%(+02/*)+),-%(,%0133(,9%21-)%/4%OL%0)2&),-19)%0/(,-3 (lnlLlal
lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe) -'1-%W13%RPM compared Lo All CraduaLes Comblned"

1able 7. 2007-2010 - !"#$%G2(-(,9%?1-)%/4%"+02/*)+),- for: All Croups Comblned", CraduaLes Who uld
SLudles Classes"

Cohort

In|t|a|
ass|ng
kate
oss|b|e
Improvement
|n ass|ng
kate
Actua|
Improvement
|n ass|ng
kate

kate
of
Improvement

D|fference (+]-)
MAS - Non MAS


73

23

19

74

(-) 7
Classes (nonMAS)

76

24

18

73

(-) 6
Classes

63

37

30

81

(+)7 more than (ACG)

!
AIMS Math Comparat|ve Ana|ys|s

and lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe" for !<<%F21651-)3%./+A(,)6" on Lhe AlMS MaLh
lllusLraLes Lhe four-year average of Lhe 2007-2010 academlc years for Lhe AlMS MaLh
8aLe" for !<<%F21651-)3%./+A(,)6J"
"
"
!'"
"
"
1able 8. AIMS MA1n 1est - lnlLlal asslng 8aLe, CumulaLlve asslng 8aLe, and
" " MA1P
CraduaLlon
CohorL
8aLe
CumulaLlve
asslng 8aLe
lmprovemenL
ln asslng 8aLe
2010 3147 73 90 13
2009 3163 71 89 18
2008 3281 70 89 19
2007 3467 69 88 19
K%D)12%!*)219) LPM% RNM% PRM%
Sub[ecL and CohorL ?ear)

and lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe" for F21651-)3%G'/%H(6%I/-%718)%#);(&1,%
!+)2(&1,%$-56()3%.<133)3" on Lhe AlMS MaLh 1esL for Lhe 2007-2010 academlc years ln
1uSu. lurLhermore, Lhe boLLom column lllusLraLes Lhe four-year average of Lhe 2007-
2010 academlc years for Lhe AlMS MaLh 1esL ln lnlLlal asslng 8aLe," CumulaLlve
asslng 8aLe," and lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe" for F21651-)3%G'/%H(6%I/-%718)%
#);(&1,%!+)2(&1,%$-56()3%.<133)3J"

$-56()3%.<133)3
" " MA1P
CraduaLlon
CohorL
8aLe
CumulaLlve
asslng 8aLe
lmprovemenL
ln asslng 8aLe
2010 2737 77 90 13
2009 2798 72 89 16
2008 2874 72 88 17
2007 3169 71 88 17
K%D)12%!*)219) LOM% RNM% PTM%
"
and lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe" for F21651-)3%G'/%7//8%:,)%/2%#/2)%#);(&1,%
!+)2(&1,%$-56()3%.<133)3" on Lhe AlMS MaLh 1esL for Lhe 2007-2010 academlc years ln
1uSu. lurLhermore, Lhe boLLom column lllusLraLes Lhe four-year average of Lhe 2007-
2010 academlc years for Lhe AlMS MaLh 1esL ln lnlLlal asslng 8aLe," CumulaLlve
asslng 8aLe," and lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe" for F21651-)3%G'/%7//8%:,)%/2%
#/2)%#);(&1,%!+)2(&1,%$-56()3%.<133)3J"
!("
"

"
$-56()3%.<133)3
MA1P
CraduaLlon
CohorL"

8aLe
CumulaLlve
asslng 8aLe
lmprovemenL
ln asslng 8aLe
2010 306 61 86 23
2009 268 60 89 29
2008 362 37 90 33
2007 232 31 83 34
K%D)12%!*)219) SLM% RRM% OVM%

>133(,9%?1-)" on Lhe AlMS MaLh 1esL for: All CraduaLes Comblned", CraduaLes Who
uld noL 1ake Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes", and CraduaLes Who 1ook Cne or
More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes."

Craph 7. 2007-2010 AIMS MA1n 1LS1 - 4 LAk AVLkAGL - INI1IAL ASSING kA1L of All CraduaLes
Cne or More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes
!
!
!
71
73
S7
0
10
20
30
40
30
60
70
80
2007 -2010
asslng 8aLe
More Mexlcan Amerlcan
SLudles Classes - lnlual asslng
8aLe
!)"
"
!
kLSUL1S for 2007 - 2010 AIMS MA1n 1LS1: INI1IAL ASSING kA1L of A|| Graduates
Comb|ned, Graduates Who D|d Not 1ake Mex|can Amer|can Stud|es C|asses, and
Graduates Who 1ook Cne or More Mex|can Amer|can Stud|es C|asses

1he four-year average of Lhe 2007 - 2010 academlc years for Lhe AlMS MaLh
73, and CraduaLes Who 1ook Cne or More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes,"
37.

lL ls lmporLanL Lo noLe LhaL for Lhe AlMS MaLh lnlLlal asslng 8aLe" of
sLudenLs had noL yeL Laken MAS classes durlng Lhelr flrsL opporLunlLy Lo Lake Lhe AlMS
1esL because Lhe lnlLlal opporLunlLy Lo Lake Lhe AlMS 1esL ls durlng Lhe Sprlng semesLer
of sLudenLs' 10
Lh
11
Lh
grade year. Moreover, MAS do noL offer courses ln MaLh.

lurLhermore, CraduaLes Who 1ook Cne or More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles
Classes" on Lhelr AlMS MaLh lnlLlal asslng 8aLe" passed aL 14 less Lhan All
CraduaLes Comblned" and 16 lower Lhan less Lhan CraduaLes Who uld noL 1ake
Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes." Also lmporLanL Lo noLe ls LhaL Lhe daLa on Lhe
lnlLlal asslng 8aLe" demonsLraLes LhaL sLudenLs comlng ln Lo MAS classes durlng Lhelr
11
Lh
grade year are Lhe lowesL performlng group of sLudenLs ln Lhe dlsLrlcL wlLhln Lhls
comparaLlve analysls.

>133(,9%?1-)" on Lhe AlMS MaLh 1esL for: All CraduaLes Comblned", CraduaLes Who
uld noL 1ake Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes", and CraduaLes Who 1ook Cne or
More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes."

!*"
"

Craph 8. 2007-2010 AIMS MA1n 1LS1 - 4 LAk AVLkAGL - CUMULA1IVL ASSING kA1L of All CraduaLes
Cne or More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes
"

kLSUL1S for 2007 - 2010 AIMS MA1n 1LS1: CUMULA1IVL ASSING kA1L of A||
!
1he four-year average for Lhe 2007-2010 academlc years for Lhe AlMS MaLh

1he AlMS MaLh CumulaLlve asslng 8aLe" for CraduaLes 1aklng Cne or More
ach|evement gap" whlch ls subsLanLlal glven LhaL MAS sLudenLs had lnlLlal passlng raLes
slgnlflcanLly lower (-12 and -13 respecLlvely) Lhan Lhelr comparaLlve cohorL groups.

Moreover, for Lhe CumulaLlve asslng 8aLe" for Lhe 2008 cohorL year on AlMS
MaLh, CraduaLes Who 1ook Cne or More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes" noL only
closed Lhe achlevemenL gap, buL also had an ouLcome LhaL resulLed ln a +1 lnverslon
of Lhe achlevemenL gap ln comparlson Lo boLh cohorL groups. AddlLlonally, MAS does
noL offer courses ln MaLh.

"+02/*)+),-%(,%>133(,9%?1-)" on Lhe AlMS MaLh 1esL for: All CraduaLes Comblned",
89 89
88
60
63
70
73
80
83
90
2007 - 2010
8aLe
8aLe
#+"
"

CraduaLes Who uld noL 1ake Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes", and CraduaLes Who
1ook Cne or More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes."

Craph 9. 2007-2010 AIMS MA1n 1LS1 - 4 LAk AVLkAGL - IMkCVLMLN1 IN ASSING kA1L of All
"

kLSUL1S of 2007 - 2010 AIMS MA1n 1LS1 - IMkCVLMLN1 IN ASSING kA1L of A||

1he four-year average for Lhe 2007-2010 academlc years for actua|
lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe" ln Lhe AlMS MaLh 1esL of Lhe Lhree cohorL groups are as
follows: All CraduaLes Comblned," 18, CraduaLes Who uld noL 1ake Mexlcan
Amerlcan SLudles Classes," 16, and CraduaLes Who 1ook Cne or More Mexlcan
Amerlcan SLudles Classes," 30.

Whlle lL should be noLed LhaL for Lhe 2007-2010 AlMS MaLh: All CraduaLes
Comblned" had a 0/33(A<)%(+02/*)+),-%(,%0133(,9%21-)%/4%UN%0)2&),-19)%0/(,-3 (lnlLlal
had a 0/33(A<)%(+02/*)+),-%(,%0133(,9%21-)%/4%UL%0)2&),-19)%0/(,-3 (lnlLlal asslng
Classes" had a 0/33(A<)%(+02/*)+),-%(,%0133(,9%21-)%/4%KO%0)2&),-19)%0/(,-3 (lnlLlal
18
16
30
0
3
10
13
20
23
30
33
2007 - 2010
Courses - lmrovemenL ln asslng
8aLe
asslng 8aLe
#!"
"

lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe) -'1-%W13%LVM compared Lo All CraduaLes Comblned"

1able 11. 2007-2010 - !"#$%#1-'%?1-)%/4%"+02/*)+),- for: All Croups Comblned", CraduaLes Who uld
SLudles Classes"

Cohort

In|t|a|
ass|ng
kate
oss|b|e
Improvement
|n ass|ng
kate
Actua|
Improvement
|n ass|ng
kate

kate
of
Improvement

D|fference (+]-)
MAS - Non MAS


71

29

18

62

(-) 8
Classes (nonMAS)

73

27

16

39

(-) 11
Classes

37

43

30

70

(+)8 more than (ACG)

1he lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe" ln AlMS MaLh for CraduaLes Who 1ook Cne
or More Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles Classes" represenLs a growLh LhaL ls subsLanLlally
greaLer Lhelr Lwo comparlson cohorL groups. AddlLlonally, MAS does noL offer courses ln
MaLh.

IMLICA1ICNS]CCNSIDLkA1ICNS

1he daLa analysls wlLhln Lhe !"#$%!&'()*)+),-%./+012(3/,%4/2%$-56),-3%718(,9%
:,)%/2%#/2)%#);(&1,%!+)2(&1,%$-56()3%.<133)3%=%",(-(1<%>133(,9%?1-)%@)2353%
.5+5<1-(*)%>133(,9%?1-)%AB%!"#$%$5AC)&-3%1,6%./'/2-%D)12 clearly lllusLraLes LhaL MAS
sLudenLs aL mlnlmum Q&</3)%-')%1&16)+(&%1&'()*)+),-%910E and make lmprovemenLs
ln AlMS LhaL exceed Lhelr peers over Lhe four consecuLlve academlc years of 2007 -
2010.

A conslderaLlon LhaL Lhese AlMS ouLcomes occur wlLhln a conLexL whereln LaLlno
sLudenLs are Lhe second lowesL academlcally achlevlng sLudenL demographlc ln 1uSu
and Lhe facL LhaL LaLlno sLudenLs comprlse Lhe ma[orlLy of sLudenLs ln MAS classes make
Lhe AlMS ouLcomes and lmprovemenL raLe compelllng as Lo Lhe educaLlonal efflcacy of
MAS classes.
##"
"

Moreover, ln llghL of Lhe demographlc Lra[ecLory ln whlch LaLlno sLudenLs are
qulckly approachlng 70 of 1uSu schools and ln comblnaLlon wlLh Lhe perslsLenL
achlevemenL gap beLween LaLlno and WhlLe/Anglo sLudenLs ln 1uSu, lL ls lmperaLlve
LhaL 1uSu be responslve Lo address Lhls achlevemenL gap. ln a hlghly effecLlve and
conslsLenL manner, Mexlcan Amerlcan SLudles has clearly been able Lo Q&</3)%-')%
1&'()*)+),-%910E as evldenced ln Lhe 1uSu AccounLablllLy & 8esearch's - !anuary 6,
2001 (1able 1 - 1able 9, Craph 1 - Craph 9, Appendlx 1) daLa seL and Lhe accompanylng
analysls wlLhln Lhls paper.

Conslderlng LhaL Lhese slgnlflcanL and favorable AlMS ouLcomes for MAS
sLudenLs Lransplre wlLhln Lhe conLexL of schools where MAS classes are offered LhaL
have a slgnlflcanLly hlgher percenLage of sLudenLs who quallfy for lree & 8educed
Lunch," Lhese AlMS ouLcomes and lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe demonsLraLe furLher
evldence as Lo Lhe efflcacy of MAS classes (See 1able 12 below). lurLhermore, LaLlno
sLudenLs comprlse Lhe ma[orlLy of sLudenLs who quallfy for lree & 8educed Lunch"
LhroughouL 1uSu schools and comprlse Lhe ma[orlLy of sLudenLs ln MAS classes.

As a means Lo provlde furLher lnslghL lnLo MAS class lmpacL on AlMS ouLcomes,
a school by school analysls (example: comparlng MAS sLudenL AlMS ouLcomes Lo non-
MAS sLudenL AlMS ouLcomes aL Lhe school slLes where MAS classes are offered) would
conLrol for Lhe sLark conLrasLs ln soclo-economlc level dlsparlLles beLween 1uSu hlgh
schools where MAS classes are offered (low soclo-economlc levels) wlLh LhaL of 1uSu
hlgh schools where MAS classes are noL offered (subsLanLlally hlgher soclo-economlc
levels). Speclflcally, an assessmenL of AlMS ouLcomes aL hlgh school slLes where MAS
courses were offered durlng Lhe 2007-2010 academlc years - CaLallna, Cholla, ueblo,
8lncon, and 1ucson Plgh Schools where sLudenLs quallfled aL 64 for lree & 8educed
Lunch - compared Lo AlMS ouLcomes aL hlgh school slLes where MAS classes were noL
offered - alo verde, Sahuaro, Sablno, SanLa 8lLa and unlverslLy Plgh Schools where
sLudenLs quallfled aL 30 for lree & 8educed Lunch would provlde addlLlonal valuable
lnslghL lnLo Lhe efflcacy of MAS classes. (See 1able 12 below)

1able 12. ercenLage of SLudenLs aL 1uSu Plgh Schools Cuallfled for lree & 8educed Lunch for Lhe 2010-2011
Academlc ?ear

Academlc
?ear
CaLallna
MagneL
Plgh
School
Cholla
Plgh
MagneL
School
ueblo
MagneL
Plgh
School
8lncon
Plgh
School
1ucson
Plgh
MagneL
School
alo
verde
Plgh
MagneL
School

Sahuaro
Plgh
School

Sablno
Plgh
School

SanLa 8lLa
Plgh
School

unlverslLy
Plgh
School
2010-2011 71.4 67.2 72.0 SS.0 S2.0 60.0 26.3 9.3 39.9 1S.6

lurLhermore, lL ls lmporLanL Lo ldenLlfy oLher educaLlonal programs ln 1uSu,
boLh LradlLlonal and speclallzed, Lo analyze Lhe lmpacL Lhey have on AlMS ouLcomes for
LaLlno sLudenLs and compare LhaL Lo Lhe lmpacL LhaL MAS classes have on AlMS
#$"
"

ouLcomes of LaLlno sLudenLs. 1he crlLlcal quesLlon ls QG'1-%/-')2%02/921+3%(,%7X$H%
'1*)%1%0/3(-(*)%(+01&-%/,%-')%1&16)+(&%1&'()*)+),-%/4%Y1-(,/%3-56),-3%13%6/%#!$%
&<133)3ZE ln vlew of Lhe facL LhaL LaLlno sLudenLs are Lhe second lowesL performlng
group ln 1uSu comblned wlLh Lhe demonsLraLed closlng of Lhe achlevemenL gap by MAS
sLudenLs, such an analysls would lllusLraLe Lhe effecLlveness LhaL all educaLlonal
programs have on 1uSu's largesL and second lowesL achlevlng sLudenL populaLlon.

LasLly, a dlsaggregaLed look by eLhnlclLy aL Lhe !"#$%!&'()*)+),-%./+012(3/,%
4/2%$-56),-3%718(,9%:,)%/2%#/2)%#);(&1,%!+)2(&1,%$-56()3%.<133)3%=%",(-(1<%>133(,9%
?1-)%@)2353%.5+5<1-(*)%>133(,9%?1-)%AB%!"#$%$5AC)&-3%1,6%./'/2-%D)12%daLa seL would
lllusLraLe Lhe poslLlve academlc lmpacL MAS classes have on LaLlno sLudenLs who Look
MAS classes compared Lo LaLlno sLudenLs who dld noL Lake MAS classes, Lhe sLudenL
group LhaL consLlLuLes Lhe second lowesL achlevlng sLudenL group ln 1uSu.

CCNCLUSICN

ln a Llme where urban publlc school dlsLrlcLs are searchlng for effecLlve
educaLlonal models, effecLlve currlcula, and effecLlve pedagoglcal approaches Lo meeL
Lhe needs of Lhelr mosL underserved and lowesL achlevlng sLudenLs, Lhe 1uSu Mexlcan
Amerlcan SLudles ueparLmenL has been hlghly effecLlve and conslsLenL ln meeLlng Lhe
academlc needs of LaLlnos, one of Lhe dlsLrlcL's mosL underserved and lowesL achlevlng
sLudenL groups.

1hrough malnLalnlng Lhe followlng MAS hlgh school classes - Amerlcan
CovernmenL/Soclal !usLlce LducaLlon ro[ecL 1, 2, Amerlcan PlsLory/Mexlcan Amerlcan
erspecLlves 1, 2, LaLlno LlLeraLure 7, 8, and LaLlno LlLeraLure 3, 6 - ln lLs currenL
sLrucLure as CC8L classes LhaL fulflll Lhe sLudenLs' graduaLlon requlremenLs for
Amerlcan CovernmenL, Amerlcan PlsLory, and 11
Lh
and 12
Lh
grade Lngllsh, Lhls sLrucLure
wlll conLlnue Lo creaLe equlLable educaLlonal opporLunlLles for 1uSu sLudenLs.
AddlLlonally Lhls currenL sLrucLure of class offerlngs wlll conLlnue Lo afford sLudenLs
unlque and lnnovaLlve educaLlonal opporLunlLles Lo repllcaLe and even lmprove upon
Lhe lrrefuLable lncrease ln AlMS CumulaLlve asslng 8aLe" whereln "the ach|evement
gap |s c|osed" as well as AlMS lmprovemenL ln asslng 8aLe" as clearly demonsLraLed
ln Lhe above comprehenslve analysls. "4%#!$%&<133)3%W)2)%)(-')2%(,)44)&-(*)%/2%C53-%13%
)44)&-(*)%13%/-')2%Q-216(-(/,1<E%7X$H%&<133)3[%/,)%W/5<6%);0)&-%-')3)%9103%-/%0)23(3-%
-'2/59'%&5+5<1-(*)%0133(,9%21-)3J%",3-)16[%-')%61-1%&<)12<B%(<<53-21-)3%-')%&</3(,9%/4%
-')%1&'()*)+),-%910[%1%35A3-1,-(1<%(,6(&1-/2%/4%-')%)44(&1&B%/4%#!$%&<133)3J ",%/26)2%
4/2%#!$%3-56),-3%-/%0)24/2+%/,%012%W(-'%,/,\#!$%3-56),-3%]QF21651-)3%G'/%H(6%I/-%
718)%#);(&1,%!+)2(&1,%$-56()3%.<133)3E^[%#!$%3-56),-3%1&-51<<B%'1*)%Q/*)2%
0)24/2+)6E%-/%1&'()*)%)_5(-B%2)<1-(*)%-/%1&16)+(&%1&'()*)+),-J%

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!,B%&'1,9)%(,%-')%&522),-%3-25&-52)%/4%#!$%&/523)%/44)2(,93%13%.:?`%&<133)3%
W(<<%&)2-1(,<B%)<(+(,1-)%61-1%62(*),%1,6%61-1%02/*),%)_5(-1A<)%)65&1-(/,1<%
/00/2-5,(-()3%-'1-%'1*)%A)),%02/*(6)6%-/%3-56),-3%(,%#!$%&<133)3%-'1-%'1*)%2)35<-)6%
A/-'%(,%-')%(,&2)13)%(,%1&16)+(&%1&'()*)+),-%13%W)<<%13%-')%&</3(,9%/4%-')%
1&'()*)+),-%910J A change ln sLrucLure of MAS course offerlngs wlll cerLalnly have
deleLerlous effecLs Lo lnclude: %

1) Lhe ellmlnaLlon of sLudenL lncenLlve Lo Lake MAS classes because sLudenLs,
parLlcularly LaLlno sLudenLs who have LradlLlonally sLruggled Lo graduaLe and who are
second Lo naLlve Amerlcan sLudenLs wlLh hlghesL dropouL raLe ln 1uSu
(hLLp://LusdsLaLs.Lusd.k12.az.us/paweb/aggu/graduaLlon/uropCuL.aspx), would noL
Lake Lhe addlLlonal courses and double up" for addlLlonal PlsLory and Lngllsh classes.

2) sendlng Lhe message Lo LaLlno sLudenLs, parenLs and communlLy LhaL MAS courses,
whlch hlghllghL Lhe hlsLorlcal and culLural conLrlbuLlons LhaL LaLlnos (whlle
slmulLaneously coverlng Lhe LradlLlonal sLaLe sLandards) have made Lo Lhe unlLed SLaLes
are noL worLhy of sLudy as Soclal SLudles and Lngllsh classes sufflclenL Lo counL as CC8L
credlL.

3) a severe regresslon and seLback on Lhe Lremendous galns LhaL Lhe Mexlcan
Amerlcan/LaLlno communlLy and MAS has made Lo counLer Lhe pervaslve LaLlno sLudenL
populaLlon as belng LradlLlonally underserved and underperformlng. Any such sLrucLural
change ln course offerlngs wlll cerLalnly reseL Lhe Mexlcan Amerlcan/LaLlno hlsLorlcal,
culLural and llved experlences back Lo Lhe marglns and noL aL Lhe cenLer of currlculum
and lnsLrucLlon, a pracLlce LhaL has LradlLlonally falled LaLlno sLudenLs ln 1uSu.

4) Lhe removal of a hlghly speclallzed educaLlonal program, LhaL are found ln MAS
courses as CC8L classes, LhaL has conslsLenLly meL Lhe academlc needs of Lhe second
lowesL performlng and largesL sLudenL populaLlon ln 1uSu.

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Tucson Unified School District

Department of Accountability and Research January 6, 2011

AIMS Achievement Comparison for Students Taking One or More Ethnic Studies Classes
Initial Passing Rate Versus Cumulative Passing Rate by AIMS Subject and Cohort Year

All Graduates Combined
Math Reading Writing
Graduation
Cohort
Number
Tested
Initial
Passing
Rate
Cumulative
Passing
Rate
Improvement
in Passing
Rate
Initial
Passing
Rate
Cumulative
Passing
Rate
Improvement
in Passing
Rate
Initial
Passing
Rate
Cumulative
Passing
Rate
Improvement in
Passing Rate
2007 3467 69% 88% 19% 75% 93% 18% 77% 94% 17%
2008 3281 70% 89% 19% 75% 92% 17% 68% 93% 24%
2009 3163 71% 89% 18% 78% 93% 16% 79% 93% 14%
2010 3147 75% 90% 15% 78% 94% 15% 74% 95% 21%

Graduates Who Did Not Take Ethnic Studies Classes
Graduation
Cohort
Number
Tested
Initial
Passing
Rate
Cumulative
Passing
Rate
Improvement
in Passing
Rate
Initial
Passing
Rate
Cumulative
Passing
Rate
Improvement
in Passing
Rate
Initial
Passing
Rate
Cumulative
Passing
Rate
Improvement in
Passing Rate
2007 3169 71% 88% 17% 77% 93% 16% 78% 94% 16%
2008 2874 72% 88% 17% 77% 92% 15% 70% 93% 23%
2009 2798 72% 89% 16% 79% 93% 14% 80% 93% 13%
2010 2757 77% 90% 13% 80% 94% 14% 75% 95% 20%

Graduates Who Took One or More Ethnic Studies Classes - All Classes Combined
Graduation
Cohort
Number
Tested
Initial
Passing
Rate
Cumulative
Passing
Rate
Improvement
in Passing
Rate
Initial
Passing
Rate
Cumulative
Passing
Rate
Improvement
in Passing
Rate
Initial
Passing
Rate
Cumulative
Passing
Rate
Improvement in
Passing Rate
2007 298 51% 85% 34% 58% 91% 32% 61% 94% 32%
2008 407 57% 91% 34% 63% 94% 31% 58% 95% 37%
2009 365 59% 90% 31% 65% 93% 28% 70% 92% 22%
2010 390 63% 87% 24% 67% 93% 26% 67% 95% 28%

Graduates Who Took One or More Ethnic Studies Classes - Mexican American Studies Focus Only
Graduation
Cohort
Number
Tested
Initial
Passing
Rate
Cumulative
Passing
Rate
Improvement
in Passing
Rate
Initial
Passing
Rate
Cumulative
Passing
Rate
Improvement
in Passing
Rate
Initial
Passing
Rate
Cumulative
Passing
Rate
Improvement in
Passing Rate
2007 252 51% 85% 34% 56% 90% 34% 61% 93% 32%
2008 362 57% 90% 33% 62% 94% 31% 57% 94% 38%
2009 268 60% 89% 29% 65% 92% 27% 68% 91% 23%
2010 306 61% 86% 25% 66% 92% 26% 65% 93% 28%

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