District and school level performance scores were released by the Louisiana State Department of Education on Nov. 7. The Natchitoches Parish School District maintained the letters grade B, with a.s performance score of 88.8, a growth of 0.6 points. In addition, the district demonstrated an improvement in five of the seven components of the District Performance Score (DPS) indicators; Dropout Credit Accumulation Index, Assessment Index ACT, Strength of Diploma, Cohort Graduation Rate Index (Points earned for Cohort Graduation Rate), and Cohort Graduation Rate (Actual graduation rate) and received 10 Progress Points for moving students performing below Basic beyond their targeted goals. The release scores indicate 93% of NPSB schools maintained or improved their letter grade standing. Steady growth continues for the district with the following letter grades:
A- Natchitoches Magnet (122.6); NSU Middle Lab (122.4); NSU Elementary Lab (110.5)
B- Goldonna Elementary and Jr. High (Top Gains; 93.2); Natchitoches Central (92.3); Lakeview (90.8); Marthaville Elementary and Jr. High (89.2); Provencal Elementary and Jr. High (88.9)
C- Fairview Alpha Elementary (65.2); Cloutierville Elementary and Jr. High (63.6)
D- Natchitoches Jr. High; MR Weaver Elementary (58.2); East Natchitoches Elementary (56.2)
F- LP Vaughn (35.1); Frankie Ray Jackson Sr. Technical Center (30.5)
Since 2015, the Natchitoches Parish Early Childhood Care & Education Network, which consists of the NPSB, City Early Childhood Education & Development, Parish Head Starts, and all Type III Childcare providers, has been working as a collaborative team to ensure all children enrolled within their programs receive high quality care and preparation for Kindergarten. They work together to offer children the best age appropriate academic instruction by using Tier I curriculums, offering professional development trainings, and constant monitoring with a Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS). For the first time, all publicly funded Early Childhood programs, including Early Childhood Type III centers, Head Starts, and public Pre-K classrooms received performance ratings of Excellent (6.0-7.0), Proficient (4.50-5.99), Approaching Proficient (3.0-4.49), or Unsatisfactory (1.0-2.99). As a result of the Network’s efforts, the 2016-2017 Performance Profile scores listed below show improvements for all Early Childhood programs site types:
Natchitoches Parish Early Childhood Care & Education Network (District Overall): 4.88 Proficient (0.28 increase)
Natchitoches Parish School Board Pre-K: 5.25 Proficient (0.15 increase)
-Top Gains: LP Vaughn Early Learning Center
Natchitoches Parish Head Starts: 4.86 Proficient (0.51 increase)
-Top Gains: Breda Town Head Start
Natchitoches Parish Type III Child Care Centers: 4.86 Proficient (0.42 increase)
-Top Gains: A to Z 1,2,3 Preschool and Learning Center
Both school performance scores and early childhood performance profiles are reported this year through Louisiana’s new interactive, online tool the Louisiana School Finder at http://www.louisianaschools.com. This online tool will provide families with:
• school performance scores and early childhood performance ratings to show how well schools and centers are preparing students for the next grade-level;
• basic information about schools and centers such as their address, website, hours of operation, and principal or director’s name; and
• listings of course offerings, clubs, enrichment and extracurricular activities.
For more information contact Dale Skinner, Superintendent of Schools, at 318-352-2358 or visit http://www.louisianaschools.com.
2017 District Performance Scores_Letter Grades
2017 School Performance Scores_Letter Grades
2017 Site Performance Profiles
