Alabama Accountability Act Impact on Huntsville City Schools June 18, 2013

Due to the Alabama Accountability Act Definition of a “Persistently Failing” School, Three of Our Most Improved Schools Are Categorized as Failing Schools Persistently Failing School – Bottom 6% of Schools in the State on the Alabama Reading and Math Test (ARMT) or the High School Graduation Exam (HSGE) in 3 of the Past 6 Years Dawson Elementary 81%77%57%53%55%52% Lakewood Elementary77%64%62%54%60%49% MLK Elementary87%78%60%54%57%53% Under the Alabama Accountability Act These Schools Will Remain Failing Schools Until: Fall of 2014 – Dawson Elementary Fall of 2014 – MLK Elementary Fall of 2015 – Lakewood Elementary Year in Which a School was in the Bottom 6% for Student Achievement Percent of Students Who are Proficient or Advanced on the ARMT

Several of Our Schools on the Failing School List Showed Significant Improvement In Reading & Math Proficiency Over the Past Year 3 Share of Students Proficient at Grade Level School Continued Improvement Improvement

Huntsville Ranked 6th of 134 School Systems In Terms of Percent Increase in Graduation Rate for the 2013 Reporting Period Percentage Point Change in School System Graduation Rate Alabama School Systems Systems with Increasing Graduation Rates Systems with Decreasing Graduation Rates Huntsville City Schools

Under the Accountability Act, Huntsville, With One of the Highest Rates of Graduation Rate Improvements, Now Faces a Potential Loss of $19 Million In State Funding Dawson Elementary Lakewood Elementary MLK Elementary Chapman Middle Davis Hills Middle Ed White Middle Westlawn Middle Butler High Johnson High Across Our 3 “Failing” Elementary Schools, None of Which Met the Criteria for a Failing School Last Year, We Face a Potential Loss of $5.6 Million in Funding Over the Coming Years Across Davis Hills and Westlawn, Which Are Showing Rapid Improvement, We Face a Potential Loss of $5.2 Million in Funding Over the Coming Years Huntsville Already Faces a Loss of $1.2 Million During Due to the Accountability Act’s Creation of a Private School Scholarship Fund. Across Chapman, Ed White, Butler, and Johnson We Face a Potential Loss of $9 Million in Funding Over the Coming Years Note - Due to Its Marked Improvement, Westlawn has been Nominated as a National Model Turnaround School Of Note, While Huntsville is in the Top 4.5% of Systems With Regard to Improvement in Graduation Rates, It Will See the Greatest Negative Impact from the Accountability Act Under the Accountability Act, Huntsville Has 9 Priority Schools:

Student Grade Level Math Proficiency, Grades 1 thru 12 Is Up 26 Percentage Points in the Past Two Years Based Upon STAR Assessments 6 Share of Students Proficient at Grade Level STAR Assessment Period

Student Grade Level Reading Proficiency, Grades 1 thru 12 Is Up 19 Percentage Points Over the Past Two Years Based Upon STAR Assessments 7 Share of Students Proficient at Grade Level STAR Assessment Period