Curriculum Consulting & Evaluation

Start Date: July 2024                      

Client: Patterson Park Public Charter School

Industry: K-12 Public Charter Schools

Website: www.pppcs.org

Introduction

Realized Curriculum Solutions partnered with Patterson Park Public Charter School, based in Baltimore, in 2024 when their founder and CEO, Leroy, became their math instructional coach and interventionist to increase the academic outcomes of all students in grades Pre-kindergarten through 8.

The Story of Patterson Park Public Charter School

Patterson Park Public Charter School is a charter school operating in Baltimore, Maryland for more than 20 years. Patterson Park Public Charter School is one of Baltimore City Public Schools community schools which provides wrap around services, cultural events, and community giveaways to aid their students' and their families' well-being. Patterson Park Public Charter School has built a reputation on implementing project-based and problem-based curriculum solutions to challenge and meet their students' needs. 

The Challenge Patterson Park Public Charter School Faced

During the 2023-2024 academic year, Patterson Park Public Charter School's Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) scores in mathematics, for grades 3 through 8, were below their anticipated achievement levels. In fact, only 11.5% of grades 3 through 8 students received proficient scores on the MCAP Mathematics Assessment in 2024. However, their school's growth in mathematics was 62%, which is one of the highest growth rates in mathematics during the 2023-2024 in Baltimore City Public Schools. When they looked more closely at their MCAP Mathematics Assessment data based upon student demographic groups, they noticed that most of the students who did not receive proficient scores were students from underserved communities.

Why Patterson Park Public Charter School Chose Realized Curriculum Solutions

Patterson Park Public Charter School partnered with Realized Curriculum Solutions' founder and CEO, Leroy, by requesting he serve as their instructional math coach and interventionist to support Pre-kindergarten through 8 grade math teachers. Patterson Park Public Charter selected Realized Curriculum Solutions based upon our experience with increasing the academic outcomes of underserved students through Leroy's experience at Oyster Adams Bilingual School as one of the co-facilitators of math innovation for students of color, neurodivergent learners, multilingual learners, and students from economically disadvantaged communities. Additionally, Patterson Park Public School made commitments to become a more inclusive learning environment for all students, all caregivers, and all staff members which is in alignment with the work Realized Curriculum Solutions does with our partners.

The Results

By February 2025, Realized Curriculum Solutions 78% of math teachers were on track for pacing within the Eureka Math Squared curriculum as opposed to 50% of math teachers in February 2024. Realized Curriculum Solutions worked with math teachers to develop strategic goals for student achievement. One of the goals was: By June 2025, 60% of 3rd through 8th grade students will receive an adjusted score of 60% or higher on end of module assessments as measured by small group instruction and data analysis cycles. Here's an overview of student performance by the end of Quarter 3 of the 2024-2025 academic year:

Kindergarten

• 77% of students were proficient between all achievement descriptors by the end of Module 1
• 74% of students were proficient between all achievement descriptors by the end of Module 2
• 77% of students were proficient between all achievement descriptors by the end of Module 3

Grade 1

• By the end of Module 1, the average scaled score, for 1st grade students, was a 3.0 out of 4.0 points
• By the end of Module 2, the average scaled score, for 1st grade students, was a 2.9 out of 4.0 points
• By the end of Module 3, the average scaled score, for 1st grade students, was a 3.1 out of 4.0 points

Grades 3-8

• By the end of Module 1, 53% of 3rd through 8th grade students received an adjusted score of 60% or higher on their end of module assessment 
• By the end of Module 2, 66% of 3rd through 8th grade students received an adjusted score of 60% or higher on their end of module assessment
• By the end of Module 3, 72% of 3rd through 8th grade students received an adjusted score of 60% or higher on their end of module assessment

Take a moment to review some of the math proficiency results within Patterson Park Public Charter School's second year of implementing the Eureka Math Squared curriculum.