The Milpitas Unified School District made a strategic decision last year to get ready for Common Core. Teachers began the shift toward Common Core, so likewise, students started to shift away from API mode of thinking, thus nobody should be surprised with the drop in API.
The new Common Core instruction is very different from the old API instruction. The old API instruction consisted of simple bubble test questions. With the new Common Core, students need to think and problem solve. The questions are going to involve more open-ended problem solving. Kids still need to come up with an answer, but now they will show their work, which you don't do with a bubble test. The new online assessments will capture the "scratch" paperwork.
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Friday, December 13, 2013
All Milpitas Unified Schools Dropped API in 2013 except for John Sinnott Elementary and Milpitas High.
In 2013, all the schools in the Milpitas Unified School District dropped in Academic Performance Index (API) except for John Sinnott Elementary and Milpitas High.
John Sinnott Elementary rose from a 2012 Base API of 915 to a 2013 Base API of 928.
Milpitas High rose from a 2012 Base API of 825 to a 2013 Base API of 830.
Aside from these two bright spots, the rest of the schools in the Milpitas Unified School District dropped in API. The biggest drops in API were from Calaveras Hills Continuation High School (dropped a whopping 121 points from API=626 in 2012 to API=505 in 2013), Robert Randall Elementary (dropped 42 points from API=795 in 2012 to API=753 in 2013), and William Burnett Elementary (dropped 39 points from API=894 in 2012 to API=855 in 2013). The next biggest drops were the two middle schools. Rancho Milpitas Middle dropped 24 points from API=881 to API=857. Thomas Russell Middle dropped 18pts from API=889 to API=871. It's hard to say why 10 of the 12 schools dropped in API.
The drop in API scores might be due to the district diverting more resources toward implementation of the Common Core State Standards for the 2014-15 school year.
John Sinnott Elementary rose from a 2012 Base API of 915 to a 2013 Base API of 928.
Milpitas High rose from a 2012 Base API of 825 to a 2013 Base API of 830.
Aside from these two bright spots, the rest of the schools in the Milpitas Unified School District dropped in API. The biggest drops in API were from Calaveras Hills Continuation High School (dropped a whopping 121 points from API=626 in 2012 to API=505 in 2013), Robert Randall Elementary (dropped 42 points from API=795 in 2012 to API=753 in 2013), and William Burnett Elementary (dropped 39 points from API=894 in 2012 to API=855 in 2013). The next biggest drops were the two middle schools. Rancho Milpitas Middle dropped 24 points from API=881 to API=857. Thomas Russell Middle dropped 18pts from API=889 to API=871. It's hard to say why 10 of the 12 schools dropped in API.
The drop in API scores might be due to the district diverting more resources toward implementation of the Common Core State Standards for the 2014-15 school year.
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