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  Cox Cub News
  Volume 8, Issue 7 Mrs. Tara Imboden, Principal imbodtr@nv.ccsd.net
  Sept. 24-Oct. 5, 2018 Mrs. Erica Silas, Assistant Principal shawel@nv.ccsd.net

SOT Meeting Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 5:00 pm in the Library!

PTA Meeting Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 6:00 pm in the Library!

Cub Cheers: Congratulations to the students in Mrs. Ernst’s Class they did our Friday Announcements on the 27th and to
Mr. Orth’s Class, they did our Friday Announcements on the 5th and were fabulous! Congratulations to the following students
for receiving Cox Cub of the Week: Chloe Grenz, Deontae Layne, Dominick Wheaton, Melanie Pham, Hunter McKeegan,
Kaitlynn Bamber, Damion Mollinedo, Sienna Allen, Van Davis, Aubree Torres, Chandler Ostler, Audrey Cabanos, Rylan
Harry, Brian Gilgan, Anabelle Blea, Kalista Kozhin, Deisel Jones, DeAnthony Gallardo, Matthew Rojas, Zachary Camuso,
Siana Knox, Tanner Waterman, Alanna Weston, Ammon Hansen, Carmen Dian, Carl LoBue, Kayla Spencer, Kalani
Bookrum, Preston Michaelson, Ashley Hernandez, Yosseline Ortiz, Jace Pingul, Dai’jha Nolen, Tessa Barfield, Makenna
Nash, Chloe Church, Ella Creer, Anjaea Houston, and Connor Truman.

Specialist Class Winners for September: Congratulations to the following classes for having top behavior and participation
for the month of September in all our Specialist’s Classes: Mr. Shafran’s students, Mrs. Pisano’s students, Mr. Frank’s
students, Ms. Lopez’s students, Mrs. Anderson’s students, and Ms. Swinger’s students! Great job on the awesome behavior!

Shade Structure Update: Sadly, I was just informed last week that our shade structure is probably not getting put up until
after winter break! The district ordering from the replacement company is taking longer than expected and once it is in, they
get it up rather quickly. It’s the getting it in from the company that has been the long process.

PTA News: Congratulations to the following classes for having top PTA membership throughout the membership
drive: #1-Mr. Frank’s class, #2-Mrs. Anderson’s class, #3-Ms. Peter’s class, #4-Mrs. Blohm’s class,
#5-Ms. Davis’ class!

Awesome Cox Cub Students (2nd posting): Did you know we had 5 students in grades 3, 4, and 5 who scored PERFECT
scores on either their math or their ELA SBACS??? We even had one student, Henry Lindgren, who scored PERFECT on
both the ELA and math tests! WOW! Congratulations to the following students who will receive a Chromebook for their
outstanding scores: Henry Lindgren, Raymon Pham, Chase Crampton, Lucy Creer, and Jia Li! These students will be
recognized along with other students who passed their SBACS at a testing assembly in October! We are so proud of them!

Musical Performance for Third Grade on Friday: Parents of our third grade students, their musical performance is this
Friday, October 12th with two duplicate performances; one at 9:30 am and the other at 2:15 pm in the MP Room. There is
reserved “Family Seating” and we ask that you do not sit in those benches with reserved seating signs.

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Look Ahead:
*Dates& times are always subject to change.
Oct 09 SOT Mtg. 5 pm/PTA Mtg. 6 pm Library
Oct 10 Read by Grade 3 Family Literacy Night 5 pm
Oct 12 First Quarter Ends
Oct 12 Third Grade Musical Performance
Oct 12 Fun Run Top Seller Luncheon w/Principal
Oct 16 Natl. Bosses’ Day
Oct 17-19 GATE Students at Astrocamp
Oct 17 Picture Re-take Day
Oct 23 College Dress Day
Oct 23 College Night at Cox 5 pm
Oct 25 SBAC Awards Assembly
Oct 26 No School – Nevada Day
Oct 31 Monster March 2:30 pm Field
Nov 04 Daylight Savings Time Ends – clocks fall back
Nov 5-9 CCSD Elementary Parent Conference Week
Nov 6 Election Day-no school
Nov 7 Conference Day – no school for students
Nov 12 Veteran’s Day – no school
Nov 16 Progress Reports go home
Nov 19-23 Thanksgiving Break
Nov 30 Cox Holiday Mash-up Festival 5:30-7:30 pm
Dec 07 Cox Choir Singing at Ethel M’s 6 pm
Dec 17-21 Holiday Spirit Dress Week
Dec 21 End of First Semester-report cards go home
Dec 24-Jan.07 Winter Break-No School
 SBAC Data Analysis David M. Cox ES
2017-2018
All school information can be found on the Nevada Department of Education’s website under data/reports/schools

What impacts a school’s STAR Rating?

There are many factors which contribute to a school’s STAR Rating beyond just simply passing or not passing the
SBAC in grades 3, 4, and 5. Every student’s score impacts a school up to 7 different scoring categories.
The following are the scoring categories…

1.   Proficient or Non-proficient
2.   Growth vs. not meeting the student’s growth target
3.   Ethnicity
4.   Subgroup (IEP-special education/speech, ELL-second language listed, FRL-free/reduced lunch)
5.   Attendance (all students missing 10 or more days are considered by the state to be chronically absent-which
our schools is penalized for)
6.   Participation (simply taking the test vs. not taking the test regardless of achievement)
7.   5th Grade Only – Science, 3rd Grade Only – Read by Grade 3 Literacy score

Score’s within these categories are tracked over the years which also contribute to or penalize a school’s STAR
Rating.

Here is an example of how the above categories can affect a school’s rating…

Student A: Scores a proficiency score of “exceeding standards” (the highest ranked category). However, does not
make “adequate growth” by means from the state. “Growth points” are valued higher than “Achievement points” so
even though Student A had an excellent score, the school was penalized for Student A not meeting his/her “Growth
Targets.”

Student B: Scored below proficiency (did not pass the tests), thus the school lost “Achievement points” for Student
B. However, Student B showed improved growth from last year to this year, “Growth points” are weighted more
from the state, so the school received points for his/her score. However, Student B might also have had an IEP
(special education) and could have also been ELL (had a second language). Since Student B did not pass his/her
tests the school was also penalized within the ethnicity category and the IEP category. This meant that although the
student’s score earned points in one category the school was penalized points in 3 other categories.

Here’s the state point totals for calculating STAR Rating…

•   Academic Achievement (actual score): worth up to 25 points

•   Student Growth: worth up to 35 points
•   English Language: worth up to 10 points
•   Closing the Opportunity Gaps: worth up to 20 points
•   Student Engagement (absences and parent survey): worth up to 10 points

David M. Cox’s STAR Rating for 2017-2018: 3 Star

We had a 9 point penalty assessed in the Academic Achievement category which took us from
a 23 out of 25 to a 14 out of 25.

*We had 8 students whose parents “opted out” of the test and 11 students who were not enrolled in our school
during testing but counted on our state rosters which cause the 9 point penalty assessment. By not just sitting and
taking the test, regardless of outcome score, we were penalized for non-participation.
School Rating Report: Attached you’ll find our “School Rating Report” which outlines what our school scored
along with what was earned in each category and subgroup. The report can be viewed on the NDE website under
“Data” and “School Rating Report.”

What are our needs of improvement????

Our greatest category groups which are impacting our overall STAR Rating are:
1.   Student Growth
2.   Closing Opportunity Gaps

*Without the 9 point participation penalty we would have scored 23/25 in Academic Achievement.

What are our greatest Academic needs of improvement????

1.   Math
2.   Science
*We are showing “typical growth” and increased academic performance in the area of reading but our
math has decreased from 2017 to 2018 in both academic performance and growth.

State/District Score Comparisons

(These scores may differ from the August report due to state filtering of data. The scores sent out in the Newsletter in August were
every student’s score and unfiltered overall achievement. These reports can also be found on the NDE website under
data/reports.)

Average Daily Parent Conference Parent Survey

Attendance Attendance Turned In
David Cox 95.1% 98% 88%
School District 95.1% NA NA
State of NV 94.9% NA NA

*School score-rate drops when attendance is below 96% and a 2 point bonus was awarded for over 50% of parent’s turning in
surveys. David Cox’s chronic absenteeism went from 8% in 2017 to 12% in 2018.

David Cox Score Comparison 2018

Third Grade Fourth Grade Fifth Grade
Overall Reading
D. Cox 68.1 58.9 70.8
School District 46.6 49.1 51.3
State of NV 46.1 48.5 50.4
Overall Math
D. Cox 72.5 56.3 42.5
School District 48.6 41.3 35.4
State of NV 48.3 41.6 35.9
Overall Science
D. Cox NA NA 34.7
School District NA NA 21.8
State of NV NA NA 23.0