Determining the Point Distributions to Determine School Grades

How Stanines Relate to School Grades Based on a normal curve—divided into 9 equal units Midpoint of 5 represent the average school performance Largest number of schools perform near the middle of the distribution, with progressively smaller numbers toward the ends

Accounting for Improvement Current assessment was first administered in 2014-2015, which also served as a diagnostic year for A-F Accountability How should schools be rewarded for improvements in student performance in 2015-2016? Adjust the 2015-2016 grade span cuts by an amount corresponding to aggregate math and ELA improvement Programmatic Level Accountable Proficiency 2015 Accountable Proficiency 2016 Average Improvement Elementary 43.58% 46.46% 2.88% Middle School 35.30% 38.35% 3.05% High School 30.93% 32.61% 1.68%

Proposed Cuts Type Grade Minimum Points Maximum Points ELEM A B C D F   Proposed Cuts Type Grade Minimum Points Maximum Points ELEM A B C D F 813.53 710.29 551.1 443.43 1200 813.52 710.28 551.09 443.42 MIDD 690.22 613.45 690.21 493.92 613.44 406.58 493.91 406.57 SECO 819.83 1500 740.69 819.82 621.51 740.68 543.13 621.5 543.12

Heading Toward Public Release School performance grade cut points are based on current data Embargoed release of preliminary accountability results to all districts scheduled for Friday, October 14 Two week appeal window ending Friday, October 28 Districts review the results, seek clarification on how results were determined, and to ensure the accuracy of the results May result in minor adjustments in school grades depending on corrections to data made by districts

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