Utilizing Summative Assessments
To Inform Instruction 

H.C. Crittenden Middle School
Armonk, New York

Dr. H. Evan Powderly, Principal
Jen Lamia, Educator

Slide 2 - School Facts
•	H. C. Crittenden Middle School
•	655 students, grades 6-8
•	Suburban Community north of New York City
•	Staff teams are interdisciplinary and composed of 82 staff members

Slide 3 - Essential Elements for a Middle School
•	Philosophy and mission
•	A comprehensive educational program
•	A supportive organization and structure
•	Appropriate classroom instruction
•	Educational leadership that builds partnerships
•	Network of support for students
•	Professional development

Slide 4 - Data Analysis Process
Grades 6-8

Assessment Results
Trends in Performance – Program Improvements – Curriculum Improvements

Slide 5 - Five Stage Data Process
Stage One:

•	Review assessment data
•	Determine strengths, weaknesses and trends
•	Develop improvement goals

Slide 6 - Stage Two:

•	Celebrate past accomplishments
•	Share goals and strategies for the school year
•	Reflect about improvement

Slide 7 - Stage Three:

•	Generate and implement concrete improvement strategies
•	Establish assessments relative to goals to check for progress

Slide 8 - Stage Four:

•	Faculty shares successful lessons, instructional strategies and best practices

Slide 9 - Stage Five:

•	Administer end of year assessments
•	Compile data on students for review
•	Review success of improvement strategies

Slide 10 - 2005 ELA Grade 8 Results
•	90% of students met or exceeded state standards (proficiency levels of 3 or 4)
•	10% of students did not meet state standards (proficiency level 2)
•	0% of students at proficiency level 1 

Slide 11 - How Did We Get There?

•	Cohort of students scored below proficiency level on 2003 and 2004 test results
•	Cohort of students received academic intervention services based upon 2003 and 2004 ELA test results
•	87% of cohort scored at proficiency level on 2005 ELA exam after intervention services

Slide 12 – NYS ELA Summary

This slide contains a bar chart illustrating the following information:

Level 3 or 4 2004  89.85%
Level 2 2004  9.66%
Level 1 2004  0.48%

Level 3 or 4 2005  90%
Level 2 2005  10%
Level 1 2005  0.00%

Level 3 or 4 2006  91.63%
Level 2 2006  7.44%
Level 1 2006  0.93%

Slide 13 - Language Arts Program and Curriculum Improvements
•	Integrated Language Program
•	Writer’s Workshop
•	Enhanced Curriculum through Enrichment Programs
•	Enhanced Curriculum through ATLAS Curriculum Mapping

Slide 14 - Data Analysis Means . . . 

Utilizing Assessment to inform instruction

   H. C. Crittenden Middle School 
maintains student performance on state tests in top 10% for New York State