Talking Points for Innovate Public Schools

1. Meaningful Interpretation of Data for Small Subgroups

Proficiency rates are meaningful when the number of students in the reported
group (N) is greater than 20 and multiple years are reported. Reporting in
percentages for groups below 20 can be misleading due to large fluctuations
resulting from changes in a few students (see the example below). Moreover, the
district emphasizes trends rather than a snapshot from a single point in time.

SBAC ELA Performance of African-American Students at Sherman Elementary School

2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
Total N
% and N Proficient
Total N
% and N Proficient
Total N
% and N Proficient

13

38% (5)

18

61% (11)

14

50% (7)

Of the 25 elementary schools reported by Innovate Public Schools for SBAC

ELA, 8 schools had fewer than 20 African-American students in 2015-16.
2. Successes within the District

We have many highlights and successes within the school district based on
consistent growth over time across both content areas. For example, African-
American students at Muir Elementary grew over three years in SBAC ELA: 5.6%
in 2014-15 to 14.6% in 2015-16, and to 26.5% in 2016-17. The same trend was also
seen for Math: 9.4% in 2014-15 to 12.5% in 2015-16, and to 45.5% in 2016-17.

The district will continue to study the conditions and practices underlying the
success stories at this and other similar schools. With a deeper understanding,
we will be able to scale up and spread the successful practices to other sites.

3. Uneven Performance in Charter Schools

Charter schools do not uniformly and consistently have high performance over
time and across subgroups. Further, the number of students within a subgroup
fluctuates across the years. KIPP Bayview Academy had 171 African-American
students in 2014-15, 148 in 2015-16, and 127 in 2016-17. Those students’
performance on SBAC ELA was 41% in 2014-15, 57% in 2015-16 (as highlighted
in Innovate Public Schools’ report), and fell to 46% in 2016-17.
 SBAC ELA at Select Charter Schools

2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
School Name
Subgroup
Tested
Prof %
Tested
Prof %
Tested
Prof %
Edison Charter Academy
All
400
23
436
45
459
48
Edison Charter Academy
AA
42
16
44
37
40
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Edison Charter Academy
Latino
332
22
359
45
377
48

Gateway High
All
121
75
107
75
117
75
Gateway High
AA
17
40
15
 60
12
50
Gateway High
Latino
43
69
30
53
42
69

Gateway Middle
All
307
52
307
59
310
57
Gateway Middle
AA
35
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32
28
46
30
Gateway Middle
Latino
92
33
100
45
110
24

Kipp Bayview Academy

All
276
46
288
64
261
56
Kipp Bayview Academy
AA
171
41
148
57
127
46
Kipp Bayview Academy
Latino
65
48
91
71
92
61

Kipp San Francisco Bay

All
362
41
357
51
352
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Kipp San Francisco Bay
AA
69
17
67
41
55
42
Kipp San Francisco Bay
Latino
226
42
235
52
241
46