State Accountability Updates & HB 18-1355 Rulemaking Fall 2018

CO State Accountability | Areas of Interest Current State Board of Education Conversation Setting Achievement, Growth & PWR Targets on Performance Frameworks Achievement, Growth and Postsecondary & Workforce Readiness (PWR) Weighting on Performance Frameworks Addition of a new Growth-to-Standard (criterion-based growth) metric to Performance Frameworks Rulemaking Process for House Bill 18-1355 Bill passed in Spring 2018 concerning adjustments to the accountability system for the elementary and secondary public education system Explain the “why” we are talking about this: Board has been digging into this work since last year as they went through 13 accountability hearings, they are starting to see some areas that they feel might not be as tightly aligned. We also have HB 18-1355 passing this past spring and the addition/re-introduction of the growth to standard metric now that we have 3 years of stable assessment data. It is for all of these reasons the Board has been asking us questions about these things

* Current State Board of Education Conversation | Timeline 2019 Target Setting 2020 Target Setting Conversation 2018 -2019 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Performance Framework Target Setting * Performance Indicator Weighting (Growth, Achievement, PWR) Addition of Growth to Standard Metric Stakeholder Feedback Sessions Proposed timeline for HB 18-1355 Rulemaking. There is flexibility here based on board preference & stakeholder feedback. Target Year of Implementation: 2020 School & District Performance Frameworks

* Current State Board of Education Conversation | Timeline 2019 Target Setting 2020 Target Setting Conversation 2018 -2019 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Performance Framework Target Setting * Performance Indicator Weighting (Growth, Achievement, PWR) Addition of Growth to Standard Metric Stakeholder Feedback Sessions Additional time as needed to fully engage in rulemaking conversation.

Students making progress to meet grade level expectations CO State Accountability | Growth to Standard Update Achievement Growth Student performance on underlying assessments Students making progress as compared to students of a similar performance history Growth To Standard Students making progress to meet grade level expectations Growth to standard in this context describes student growth towards meeting grade level expectations as defined by the underlying assessment (i.e. on CMAS, how much growth would a 3rd grader need to show to be ‘on track’ to reaching the next performance level within a certain amount of time) CDE staff is currently working with the Technical Advisory Panel (composed of district administrators from across the state) to determine how this metric will be built. The TAP is analyzing historical student growth data to ensure that student-level goals are ambitious, yet attainable. We are using feedback from the previous version of adequate growth to inform how we build the new metric. The methodology currently being explored: Utilizes the ‘stepping stone’ methodology (how long does it take a student to move from Level 1 to Level 2; from Level 2 to Level 3?) as opposed to the ‘reaching proficiency within 3 years or by 10th grade’ methodology that was utilized with the previous version of adequate growth. Allows students to show progress on a yearly basis. All of the TAP’s conversations are recorded and posted online: https://www.cde.state.co.us/accountability/tap Please follow along if you are interested! Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 https://www.cde.state.co.us/accountability/tap

CDE Staff visits established stakeholder group meetings Stakeholder Feedback CDE Staff visits established stakeholder group meetings Materials and process for submitting comments are available online Feedback can be sent via email to both CDE staff and state board members Public feedback sessions will occur during the rulemaking process Get in contact! SBE Conversation: Accountability@cde.state.co.us HB 18-1355 Rulemaking: lanoha_k@cde.state.co.us

HB 18-1355

HB 18-1355 | Purpose Focus Area Intent Performance Indicators The bill retains the statutory requirement to calculate accountability frameworks using the current performance indicators, but it removes specific calculation details from statute and delegates them to the State Board of Education. Request to Reconsider Process The bill codifies current practice under state board rule regarding a district’s ability to request a reconsideration of the district’s or school’s initially assigned rating. The criteria included in draft rules match those currently in CDE policy. Performance Watch “Performance watch” replaces what was previously referred to as the “accountability clock.” A school or district in Priority Improvement or Turnaround (PI/T) is on performance watch. After receiving two consecutive PI/T ratings, a school or district must receive an Improvement rating or higher for two consecutive years to exit performance watch. School and District Support HB 18-1355 increases access to supports for those on performance watch: School Transformation Grant: The previously named School Turnaround Leadership Development Grant is renamed with an expanded scope. Local Board Training: The bill allows CDE to make training available to local school boards, parents and teachers on governance and turnaround best practices.

HB 18-1355 | Additional Topics Covered Statewide performance framework indicators and annual targets District accountability processes District accreditation contracts District accreditation ratings Unified Improvement Plans State board directed action and removal of accreditation School accountability processes School plan type assignments Data reporting, data calculations and end-of-year reporting

HB 18-1355 Rulemaking: Policy Overview

State Board Rulemaking Process State Statute [HB 18-1355] Passed by the elected legislature; Create rights or duties that are legally binding Colorado State Board of Education Rules Authorized by statute; Adopted by the elected board of education; Colorado Department of Education’s Policy Written by department; No legally binding effect; Interprets existing legal obligations

Statute, Rules, and Policy Example: District Performance Frameworks C.R.S. 22-11-210 - In promulgating rules, the state board shall place greatest emphasis on attainment of the performance indicators. State Board Rules - Section 5.04 CDE shall place the greatest emphasis on longitudinal academic growth and postsecondary and workforce readiness. Policy - 30% achievement, 40% growth, 30% PWR. Colorado Legislation State Board Rules Department Policy

HB18-1355 Feedback Focus Areas Both feedback focus areas represent areas where the board has more discretion (i.e. not solely driven by state statute), and can consider feedback when determining rules.

Performance Indicators HB 18-1355 | Performance Framework Calculations Focus Area Intent Performance Indicators The bill retains the statutory requirement to calculate accountability frameworks using the current performance indicators, but it removes specific calculation details from statute and delegates them to the State Board of Education. Question 2: How should the Growth to Standard Metric be incorporated into frameworks? Question 1: Should Growth and Postsecondary & Workforce Readiness remain more heavily weighted than achievement? Performance Indicator Weighting Included here as a focus area because despite changes being driven by streamlining/alignment to state statute, the board does have a lot of discretion in this area AND has been interested in exploring the weighting conversation this year.

Request to Reconsider Process HB 18-1355 | Request to Reconsider Focus Area Intent Request to Reconsider Process The bill codifies current practice under state board rule regarding a district’s ability to request a reconsideration of the district’s or school’s initially assigned rating. The criteria included in draft rules match those currently in CDE policy. Question 2: Is this the right level of detail to include in board rule? Question 1: Are these criteria for which districts will have data and which can be evaluated in a fair and unbiased manner? Request to Reconsider Criteria (types of requests schools and districts can submit) Included here as a focus are because request to reconsider has moved from CDE policy to state statute and board rule. We’d like to get feedback on: Request to reconsider criteria and the level of detail included in board rule (criteria hasn’t changed, it will just be more difficult to adjust moving forward since it will live in board rule)

Stakeholder Feedback CDE Staff visits established stakeholder group meetings Materials and process for submitting comments are available online Feedback can be sent via email to both CDE staff and state board members Public feedback sessions will occur during the rulemaking process Available Materials: https://www.cde.state.co.us/accountability/rulemaking Draft Rules: Can be modified prior to notice of rulemaking based on feedback. Each version of the draft rules will be posted Rulemaking Feedback Survey Accountability Update & Rulemaking Slide Deck HB18-1355 Fact Sheets Fall 2018 State Board Conversations Handout Get in contact! SBE Conversation: Accountability@cde.state.co.us HB 18-1355 Rulemaking: lanoha_k@cde.state.co.us