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Estabrook School Council Meeting Minutes 11/21/19 <br />1. Review minutes <br />2. Nomination of co-chair: Chhadomay Mandal <br />3. MCAS data <br />Review procedure/protocol: adapted version of Nancy Love's Protocol <br />Phase 1: prediction <br />Question: racial categories: State chooses with intent of closing achievement gap <br />Predications: <br />-Lexington will outpace state, data should have more E/M than state <br />-Math scores: will be interesting to see if 4th grade had improvement- 3rd grade <br />was struggling last year <br />-Last year: more M than E, (went from 3 categories to 4) <br />-L. R. caution: last spring 1 st year HS took new MCAS & racially charged <br />question - go into test thinking it measures accurately but need to look critically <br />at data, reliability, validity of test: just 2nd year of new test <br />Phase 2: examine data <br />Phase 3: "just the facts" <br />* AA/B: E or M- Estab 6/ Lex 321 State 27 <br />* similar with Asian category <br />* overall Lexington percentage better than state <br />* students with disabilities: Mass 15 E/M, Lex & Esta higher <br />- Phase 4: possible explanations <br />* more resources here, all categories including prosocial support <br />* AA/B & H: sample sizes small: o- E category, how accurate, impact of specific <br />cohort, <br />* 4th grade math tests going home- habit of test taking (parents need to sign in <br />4th) <br />clarification: tests in every grade <br />* L.R.: revised Data Team with a new procedure in math: teaching practices, <br />Student Centered Coaching Cycles <br />* AA/B percentage not local- insignificant in comparison- are most not local. Does <br />commute time: tired, less access to resources <br />* EL/former EL performed well <br />