Rhode Island Performance on Renaissance Star

Rhode Island Department of Education · February 2021

Rhode Island Performance on Renaissance Star — Rhode Island Department of Education, February 2021.
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February 10, 2021

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  1. Rhode Island Performance on Renaissance Star Dr. Katie McClarty February 16, 2021
  2. “To accelerate learning for all children Our mission and adults of all ability levels and ethnic and social backgrounds, worldwide.”
  3. Agenda Renaissance Data and Learning Loss National Picture Rhode Island Picture Path to Recovery ©Copyright 2021 Renaissance Learning Inc. All rights reserved.3
  4. Source of Renaissance Data
  5. Definition of Learning Loss Comparison to “Typical” Learning Loss
  6. National Learning Loss Picture www.renaissance.com/performing • Which areas? ― Mathematics ― Late Elementary Grades • How big were the effects? ― 8-11 weeks average for Math ― 0-3 weeks average for Reading • Who was most impacted? ― Underrepresented minorities ― High-poverty schools ― Rural and small-town schools
  7. Rhode Island Star Testing Who is testing? 20-21 Enrollment Fall 2020 Star Fall 2020 Star Math Reading Male 52% 49% 49% Female 48% 48% 48% Asian 3% 4% 4% Black 9% 9% 9% Hispanic 29% 36% 37% White 54% 45% 44% LEP 11% 16% 16% IEP 16% 15% 15%
  8. Rhode Island Star Testing How are students testing? • 40% In School • 30% Remote • 30% Unknown
  9. Rhode Island RICAS Projected Percentage of Students Proficient or Above Learning Loss implies lower percentages of students projected to be proficient on RICAS % Pro cient or above 7.7 % Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Math Reading fi
  10. Rhode Island Learning Loss Picture In which areas is learning loss occurring and how much?
  11. Rhode Island Star Testing Are there differences between students testing in school vs. remotely?
  12. Rhode Island Learning Loss Who is suffering the most learning loss? Grade 4
  13. Rhode Island Learning Loss Who is suffering the most learning loss? • No demographic subgroup avoids learning loss. • In general, learning loss varied slightly by demographic subgroup • Students listed as having an IEP demonstrated the least learning loss.
  14. Path to Recovery Possible Scenarios
  15. Path to Recovery Most recent tracking on Learning Loss through February 1st, 2021 • STAR assessments gather and analyze data daily. We are currently 2 months into the winter test window. Fall 2020 to Winter 2021 growth rates have stabilized and are roughly consistent with previous years. • On average, students are neither falling back further nor catching-up.
  16. Summary • Based upon Fall 2019 to Fall 2020 STAR assessment data, learning loss occurred for Rhode Island students. • The amount of learning loss varied substantially by grade and content area ranging from substantial (> 12 weeks behind) to minor (0 – 3 weeks behind). • Within grade and content area, learning loss varied modestly by demographic subgroup. • Students taking the exam at home appeared to by slightly advantaged over students taking the test at school. As such, the results presented here should be considered a best-case-scenario for what would be observed had all students tested at school. • Most recent growth data from the winter testing window suggests a return to normal rates of student growth (i.e., not catching up nor falling further behind). • Validating learning loss findings for all students in Rhode Island should involve triangulation across multiple sources of data including state summative testing, English language proficiency testing and teacher observations.