AYP Status Determination in Smart Accountability Six Steps to Status

Six Steps in AYP Calculations Status— Did % proficient/advanced meet annual target? Status— Did % proficient/advanced meet annual target? Status plus Confidence Interval Status plus Confidence Interval Safe Harbor— Did # students below proficient decrease by 10%? Safe Harbor— Did # students below proficient decrease by 10%? Safe Harbor plus Confidence Interval Safe Harbor plus Confidence Interval Growth model Growth model Smart Accountability Ratio Smart Accountability Ratio Note: Schools’ final status is subject to 30 day appeals process. Appeals are reviewed by the ADE pursuant to the Arkansas Adequate Yearly Progress Workbook. Note: Schools’ final status is subject to 30 day appeals process. Appeals are reviewed by the ADE pursuant to the Arkansas Adequate Yearly Progress Workbook.

Smart Accountability: Differentiation of Schools in Improvement Differentiates between schools that barely missed AYP and schools that missed AYP for critical mass of students. Differentiates between schools that barely missed AYP and schools that missed AYP for critical mass of students. Based on proportion—number of groups that met AYP targets divided by number of groups eligible (met minimum n) Based on proportion—number of groups that met AYP targets divided by number of groups eligible (met minimum n) Multiply by 100 to get percentage. Multiply by 100 to get percentage. 75% is dividing line 75% is dividing line –Targeted: met for 75% or more groups –Whole school: met for less than 75% of groups

Which groups are counted? Combined population Combined population African American African American Hispanic Hispanic Caucasian Caucasian Economically Disadvantaged Economically Disadvantaged Limited English Proficient Limited English Proficient Special Education Special Education Seven groups possible for math Seven groups possible for math Seven groups possible for literacy Seven groups possible for literacy Total of 14 possible groups Total of 14 possible groups Groups count if they meet minimum n Groups count if they meet minimum n

What will it look like this year? Schools that meet standards will be labeled Achieving Schools

Schools that do not meet standards will have labels based on prior year status and Smart Accountability ratio Alert Alert Targeted Improvement Year 1 Targeted Improvement Year 1 Targeted Improvement Year 2 Targeted Improvement Year 2 Targeted Improvement Year 3 Targeted Improvement Year 3 Targeted Intensive Improvement Year 4 Targeted Intensive Improvement Year 4 Targeted Intensive Improvement Year 5: Restructuring Targeted Intensive Improvement Year 5: Restructuring State Directed Year 6 or more State Directed Year 6 or more Alert Alert Whole School Improvement Year 1 Whole School Improvement Year 1 Whole School Improvement Year 2 Whole School Improvement Year 2 Whole School Improvement Year 3 Whole School Improvement Year 3 Whole School Intensive Improvement Year 4 Whole School Intensive Improvement Year 4 Whole School Intensive Improvement Year 5: Restructuring Whole School Intensive Improvement Year 5: Restructuring State Directed Year 6 or more State Directed Year 6 or more

Caveat If one of the groups that missed AYP was the combined population, then the school is automatically Whole School Improvement

Transition & Movement in Smart Accountability

What about schools in Targeted Improvement that meet standards? For Targeted Improvement schools that meet standards, the targeted label and associated interventions still apply: for example, TI-2 becomes TI-A-2 For Targeted Improvement schools that meet standards, the targeted label and associated interventions still apply: for example, TI-2 becomes TI-A-2 A stands for Achieving—meeting standards one year A stands for Achieving—meeting standards one year If school meets second consecutive year, then school becomes Achieving School If school meets second consecutive year, then school becomes Achieving School If not, then school moves to next year and is labeled targeted or whole school based on next year’s % of groups meeting AYP If not, then school moves to next year and is labeled targeted or whole school based on next year’s % of groups meeting AYP

What about schools in Whole School Improvement that meet standards? For Whole School Improvement schools that meet standards, the Whole School label and associated interventions still apply: for example, WSI-2 becomes WSI-A-2 For Whole School Improvement schools that meet standards, the Whole School label and associated interventions still apply: for example, WSI-2 becomes WSI-A-2 A stands for Achieving—meeting standards one year A stands for Achieving—meeting standards one year If school meets second consecutive year, then school becomes Achieving School If school meets second consecutive year, then school becomes Achieving School If not, then school moves to next year and is labeled targeted or whole school based on next year’s % of groups meeting AYP If not, then school moves to next year and is labeled targeted or whole school based on next year’s % of groups meeting AYP

Feeder Schools Clarification AYP school level feeder schools AYP school level feeder schools –In place with original AYP workbook –Primary schools without tested grades feed into intermediates with tested grades (K, K-1, K-2, 1,1-2, 2) –Receive same status as intermediate schools they feed Smart Accountability Smart Accountability –District level feeder concept  Elementaries to middle or to junior high or high school –Improvement status not applied at school level, but must be addressed at district level

Special Situations: Hold harmless schools will be held to their prior year improvement status Hold harmless schools will be held to their prior year improvement status –Smart Accountability Ratio will be calculated using groups’ performance in 2009 –This will be used for the first year of Smart Accountability to determine Targeted or Whole School label Schools in Improvement meeting standards for one year (SI MS) will maintain their prior year status and targeted or whole school designation with additional ‘achieving’ added to label Schools in Improvement meeting standards for one year (SI MS) will maintain their prior year status and targeted or whole school designation with additional ‘achieving’ added to label –For example, TI-A-2 or WSI-A-3

Smart Accountability Approved for Schools It will not be applied at district level for 2009

Reporting Smart Accountability The Smart Accountability ratio will be included on page 1 of the AYP report along with number of groups meeting standards and number of groups eligible

Phone and Professional Development Support NORMES provides regional and web-based support for understanding your AYP report and status. NORMES provides regional and web-based support for understanding your AYP report and status. NORMES provides a toll free help-line to assist you with AYP reports and all of NORMES reports and web-based data tools. NORMES provides a toll free help-line to assist you with AYP reports and all of NORMES reports and web-based data tools available from 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 pm support: