2013 School Performance Grades Update
Changes for School Grades for 2012-2013 FCAT Writing Standard raised to 3.5 Inclusion of new standards for Science on grades 5 & 8 New Achievement levels and inclusion of EOC Assessments Geometry Biology
Changes for School Grades for 2012-2013 Scores of Alternative/ESE students credited back to home school (if ratings chosen) Middle School acceleration flexibility expires
Changes for School Grades for 2012-2013 Triggers Reading 25% Trigger re-instated Removal of ‘no more than one letter grade drop’ limit Adequate Progress – Low 25 re-instated
Chronology of Events May 24, 2013 and June 7, 2013 Release of 2013 FCAT Writing and Grade 3 Reading and Mathematics Release of 2013 FCAT Reading, Mathematics and Science Release of 2013 End-of-Course Results June 18 , 2013 State Board Meeting July 1, 2013 School Performance Grades Task Force Convenes July 12, 2013 Commissioner releases his recommendations to State Board of Education for School Grades July 16, 2013 State Board makes final decision for School Grades
Summary of Recommendations for 2012-13 School Performance Grades Task Force July 1 Commissioner July 12 State Board July 16 Writing: Use the average of 3.0 and 3.5 for point Reinstate the “no more than one letter grade drop” Revisit the learning gains models Revise inclusion of students in ESE Centers (proffered by Superintendent Carvalho)