Small Group Counseling Student Data - 2020-2021

MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate is a fundamental middle-school serving children

grades 6th - 8th within the Santa Ana Unified School District, Santa Ana, CA.

White
Tiger Demographics
Asian 1.6%
7.5%

89.3% Hispanic or Latino

7.5% Asian
1.6% White
0.6% Filipino
0.4% Two or More Races
0.3% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0.2% Black or African American
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native

Hispanic or Latino
89.2%
68.3% Socioeconomically disadvantaged
10.1% English Language Learners
1,219 students 9.1% Students with disabilities
3.4% Homeless
0.2% Foster youth

Where Tigers need support:

Academics
English Language Learners, a growing student
population comprising 10.1% of the current
student body, are in need of additional
academic support in ELA and mathematics at
MacArthur Fundamental. Based on local
assessment results for 2020-2021 (CAASPP
assessment suspended in 2020-2021due to the
COVID-19 pandemic), just 9.28% of English
language learners were at or above grade level
in ELA and just 4.3% at or above grade level in
mathematics. This is consistent with CAASPP
assessment results from previous years with
68.25% of English Language Learners not
meeting level one proficiency in ELA and 82.54%
not meeting level one proficiency in
mathematics in 2018-2019.
 Attendance
Chronic absenteeism was on the rise at MacArthur
Fundamental leading into the COVID-19 pandemic
(chronic absenteeism data was not collected for the 2019-
2020 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic). The
2020-2021 School Accountability Report Card (SARC)
demonstrates a decrease in chronic absenteeism at
MacArthur Fundamental from 3.5% in 2018-2019 to 2.0%
school-wide in 2020-2021. However, COVID-19 safety
protocols including quarantine mandates for both SAUSD COVID-19 safety protocols (partial):
infected and/or exposed students placed many students
out of school for up to 10 days at a time (pending the
circumstances), with some put on quarantine more than
twice in a single month. Despite the downward trend in
chronic absenteeism, COVID-19 related absences
continue to present a significant challenge tin keeping
students engaged and on schedule with instruction in
core subjects.

Behavior
The suspension rate across all students at
MacArthur Fundamental has been on a steady
decline from 4.3% in 2016-2017 to 2% in 2019-
2020. However, offenses involving drugs account
for the majority of both suspensions and
expulsions, followed closely by violence without
injury. The data highlights an opportunity for
intervention to address drug use and anger
management and/or conflict mediation among
MacArthur students.

Minute Meetings - In the student's words:

As part of MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate's Things at Home Organization
comprehensive school counseling program, 3.2% 9.7%
school counselors conducted "minute meetings"
with all students at the beginning of the Spring
2022 semester to identify areas of need as
perceived by students. The minute meetings were Homework
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successful in identifying key areas in which 18%
24.4%
students desire additional support. The school
counseling team can develop strategic tier one
and tier two interventions over the course of the
semester to provide students with resources and
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support in these target areas.
4.6%

Stress Management Academic support

Organizational Skills Social Skills Studying for Tests
15.2% Stress
Grief and loss Study Skills 20.7%

References:
California Department of Education, EdSource, & Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team. (2021). Ed Data Educational Partnership Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate. Ed Data Education Data Partnership.
Retrieved February 14, 2022, from http://www.ed-data.org/
California Department of Education. (2021). California Department of Education School Accountability Report Card. School accountability report card. Retrieved February 14, 2022, from
https://sarconline.org/public/summary/30666706102826/2020%E2%80%932021
California Department of Education. (2021). California School Dashboard (CA dept of education). California School Dashboard (CA Dept of Education). Retrieved February 14, 2022, from https://caschooldashboard.org/