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2018 Official Accountability Report - Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical

Organization Information
DISTRICT NAME
Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical (08600000)
TITLE I STATUS
Title I District
REGION
West/Central
GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

Accountability Information

Overall classificationNot requiring assistance or intervention
Reason for classification
Partially meeting targets
Progress toward improvement targetsAccountability percentile
60% - Partially meeting targets-
This district's determination of need for special education technical assistance or intervention
Meets requirements (MR)

Overall results

Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator All students
(High school grades)
Lowest performing students
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight % Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-34-
Mathematics achievement14-44-
Science achievement14-44-
Achievement total41247.5111267.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-14-
Mathematics growth34-14-
Growth total5822.52822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate34----
Extended engagement rate04----
Annual dropout rate04----
High school completion total31220.0---
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total------
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-44-
Advanced coursework completion24----
Additional indicators total6810.04410.0
Weighted total4.210.7-8.310.3-
Percentage of possible points 39%-81%-
Criterion-referenced target percentage60%
Partially meeting targets

Subgroup results

Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator High needs Subgroup
(High school grades)
Points earned Total possible points Weight %
AchievementEnglish language arts achievement24-
Mathematics achievement14-
Science achievement14-
Achievement total41247.5
GrowthEnglish language arts growth24-
Mathematics growth34-
Growth total5822.5
High school completionFour-year cohort graduation rate34-
Extended engagement rate04-
Annual dropout rate14-
High school completion total41220.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiencyEnglish language proficiency total---
Additional indicatorsChronic absenteeism44-
Advanced coursework completion24-
Additional indicators total6810.0
Weighted total4.410.7-
Percentage of possible points 41%-
Criterion-referenced target percentage41%
Partially meeting targets
Subgroup percentile
This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same subgroup in schools administering similar assessments -

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 95.1 95.5 0.4 96.8 1712Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing 81.6 83.9 2.3 84.3 423Met Target
High needs 92.3 92.6 0.3 94.5 882Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 94.4 93.0 -1.4 96.2 611No Change
EL and Former EL---- 1--
Students w/ disabilities 85.0 87.8 2.8 88.0 433Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 1--
Hispanic/Latino---- 8--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 95.5 96.0 0.5 97.3 1552Improved Below Target

Mathematics achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 83.9 83.6 -0.3 86.1 1681No Change
Lowest Performing 44.9 51.8 6.9 47.4 424Exceeded Target
High needs 78.0 77.0 -1.0 80.4 871No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged 83.6 79.6 -4.0 86.1 600Declined
EL and Former EL---- 1--
Students w/ disabilities 59.0 68.0 9.0 62.8 434Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 1--
Hispanic/Latino---- 8--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 84.8 84.7 -0.1 86.5 1521No Change

Science achievement - legacy MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
Group 2017 Achievement 2018 Achievement Change 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 82.2 81.8 -0.4 84.7 1621No Change
Lowest Performing 58.8 64.3 5.5 61.8 424Exceeded Target
High needs 76.9 76.8 -0.1 79.2 851No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged 79.4 77.2 -2.2 82.3 581No Change
EL and Former EL---- 1--
Students w/ disabilities 65.6 73.8 8.2 68.8 424Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 1--
Hispanic/Latino---- 8--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 5--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 82.5 82.5 0.0 85.0 1461No Change

English language arts growth - High school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 46.6 50.0 1562Below Target
Lowest Performing 34.2 50.0 371Below Target
High needs 45.8 50.0 822Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 43.3 50.0 582Below Target
EL and Former EL-- 1--
Students w/ disabilities 46.8 50.0 392Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----
Asian-- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black-- 1--
Hispanic/Latino-- 8--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----
White 46.8 50.0 1422Below Target

Mathematics growth - High school
Group 2018 Mean SGP 2018 Target N Points Reason
All Students 51.3 50.0 1533Met Target
Lowest Performing 37.1 50.0 371Below Target
High needs 50.6 50.0 823Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 49.6 50.0 582Below Target
EL and Former EL-- 1--
Students w/ disabilities 50.0 50.0 393Met Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-----
Asian-- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black-- 1--
Hispanic/Latino-- 8--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-- 3--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-----
White 51.6 50.0 1393Met Target

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
Group 2016 Rate (%) 2017 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 90.5 93.9 3.4 94.3 1323Met Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 88.9 92.6 3.7 93.0 953Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 87.7 92.7 5.0 92.6 823Met Target
EL and Former EL-------
Students w/ disabilities 89.8 85.3 -4.5 98.7 340Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 2--
Asian---- 1--
Afr. Amer./Black-------
Hispanic/Latino---- 6--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 8--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 90.7 94.8 4.1 94.5 1153Met Target

Extended engagement rate - High school
Group 2015 Rate (%) 2016 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 94.8 93.2 -1.6 97.9 1470Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 92.9 90.0 -2.9 97.6 900Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged 91.4 89.2 -2.2 96.3 650Declined
EL and Former EL-------
Students w/ disabilities 91.1 89.8 -1.3 97.9 490Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian-------
Afr. Amer./Black-------
Hispanic/Latino---- 4--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 2--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 95.2 93.6 -1.6 98.1 1400Declined

Annual dropout rate - High school
Group 2016 Rate (%) 2017 Rate (%) Change Target (%) N Points Reason
All Students 1.5 1.6 -0.1 1.4 6170Declined
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 2.4 2.5 -0.1 2.2 3201No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged 2.3 1.3 1.0 2.1 2264Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL-------
Students w/ disabilities 2.4 3.8 -1.4 2.2 1580Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 5--
Asian---- 5--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 4--
Hispanic/Latino---- 35--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 24--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 1.6 1.3 0.3 1.4 5443Met Target

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students-------
Lowest Performing-------
High needs-------
Econ. Disadvantaged-------
EL and Former EL-------
Students w/ disabilities-------
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.-------
Asian-------
Afr. Amer./Black-------
Hispanic/Latino-------
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.-------
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White-------

Chronic absenteeism - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 14.9 5.4 9.5 12.5 6314Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing 11.8 0.0 11.8 2.2 424Exceeded Target
High needs 18.9 6.6 12.3 15.7 3494Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 21.1 7.1 14.0 17.8 2244Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL---- 4--
Students w/ disabilities 17.0 8.5 8.5 13.5 1644Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 4--
Afr. Amer./Black---- 3--
Hispanic/Latino---- 38--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 22--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 13.8 5.2 8.6 10.6 5634Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
Group 2017 Rate (%) 2018 Rate (%) Change Target N Points Reason
All Students 46.4 49.8 3.4 52.5 2772Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing-------
High needs 33.1 35.0 1.9 39.4 1432Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged 37.1 41.7 4.6 43.6 1032Improved Below Target
EL and Former EL---- 2--
Students w/ disabilities 16.1 11.9 -4.2 22.1 670Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---- 1--
Asian---- 2--
Afr. Amer./Black-------
Hispanic/Latino---- 18--
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.---- 10--
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.-------
White 46.5 51.2 4.7 53.2 2462Improved Below Target

Assessment participation
Group English language arts Mathematics Science
Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate Enrolled Assessed % Met Target? Years in Rate
All Students 171 171100Yes 1 171 16898Yes 1 171 171100Yes 1
Lowest Performing---------------
High needs 88 88100Yes 1 88 8799Yes 1 88 88100Yes 1
Econ. Disadvantaged 61 61100Yes 1 61 6098Yes 1 61 61100Yes 1
EL and Former EL 1---- 1---- 1----
Students w/ disabilities 43 43100Yes 1 43 43100Yes 1 43 43100Yes 1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.---------------
Asian 2---- 2---- 2----
Afr. Amer./Black 1---- 1---- 1----
Hispanic/Latino 8---- 8---- 8----
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat. 5---- 5---- 5----
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.---------------
White 155 155100Yes 1 155 15298Yes 1 155 155100Yes 1

School Accountability Information
School Accountability classification
Pathfinder Vocational TechnicalNot requiring assistance or intervention

About this Report

Overall classification: All Massachusetts districts and schools with sufficient data are classified into one of two accountability categories: districts and schools requiring assistance or intervention, and districts and schools without required assistance or intervention. The reason(s) for the district or school's classification are noted on this report.

Progress toward improvement targets: The criterion-referenced target percentage combines information about achievement, growth, high school completion, English learner progress, advanced coursework completion, and chronic absenteeism into a single number between 0 and 100. For a group to be considered to be meeting targets it must have a criterion-referenced target percentage of 75% or higher.

The criterion-referenced target percentage is calculated by dividing the weighted total points earned by the weighted total possible points. The calculation for each is displayed below.

Weighted total of points earned = (Total achievement points earned x Achievement weight) + (Total growth points earned x Growth weight) + (Total high school completion points earned x high school completion weight) + (EL progress points earned x EL progress weight) + (Total additional indicator points earned x Additional indicator weight)

Weighted total of possible points = (Total achievement possible points x Achievement weight) + (Total growth possible points x Growth weight) + (Total high school completion possible points x high school completion weight) + (EL progress possible points x EL progress weight) + (Total additional indicator possible points x Additional indicator weight)

Accountability percentile: An accountability percentile between 1 and 99 is reported for most schools. This number is an indication of the school's overall performance relative to other schools that serve similar grades, and is calculated using data for all accountability indicators. School percentiles are not calculated for districts.

Determination of need for special education technical assistance or intervention: The U.S. Department of Education requires Massachusetts to determine which districts (including single school districts) have specific needs for technical assistance or intervention in the area of special education. A district's determination is based on four categories: Meets Requirements (MR); Needs Assistance (NA); Needs Intervention (NI); and Needs Substantial Intervention (NSI). In most cases these categories correspond to the district's results, except when the district has specific compliance needs. This designation helps signal whether outcomes for all students in the district indicate progress, including that of students with disabilities, or whether technical assistance and/or intervention is needed to improve outcomes for all children, especially students with disabilities.


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