A-F School Grading Presentation October 2, 2013

History of A to F School Grading System Preliminary grades based on data from SY08-09 through SY10-11 were released in January, 2012 MLKE earned a C Methodology changed before the first official scores were released in July, 2012 for data years SY09-10 through SY11-12 MLKE earned a C At the elementary and middle school levels, the methodology stayed the same for the grades released in July of 2013 MLKE earned a C

Components of A to F Grade Current Standing 40 points School Growth 10 points Student Growth of Highest Performing Students (top 75% of students) 20 points Student Growth of Lowest Performing Students (bottom 25% of students) 20 points Opportunity to Learn 10 points Bonus Points up to 5 points Growth-related components equal approximately 65% of the school grade

Current Standing (40 points total) 25 points – Based on percentage of students proficient % proficient in reading x 12.5 possible points = ? points % proficient in math x 12.5 possible points = ? points 15 points – Based on “conditional status” Value Added Model Conditional status – Was the percentage of students proficient higher or lower than predicted by the PED based on prior achievement?

Percentage of students proficient in Reading and Math

Points earned in Current Standing ReadingMath % of students proficient69.1% proficient x possible points = 8.63 points 61.4% proficient x 12.5 possible points = 7.67 points Conditional Status Value Added Model points 6.83 out of 7.5 possible points 6.07 out of 7.5 possible points Total points per content = points = points Total combined points for MLKE 29.2 points (Letter grade = B) Average combined points for schools across the state 21.3 points (Letter grade = C)

Change in average scale score points 2011 to 2013 Proficient = 40 Student scores can range from 0 to 80 on the SBA

School Growth Reading: Earned 4.4 out of 5 possible points Math: Earned 1.9 out of 5 possible points MLKE total points: 6.3 out of 10 State average: 5.8 School growth compares the growth of this year’s students to PED predictions based on the performance of students in previous years.

Student Growth Did individual students grow more than the PED predicted through a Value Added Model from one grade level to the next? Students are divided into two categories based on their score two years ago: Top 75% of students within that grade level at that school Bottom 25% of students within that grade level at that school Students in the lowest 25% category are expected to “meaningfully close the achievement gap”. Therefore, they must demonstrate more growth per year to earn the same number of points.

Growth of individual students as compared to PED predictions of student growth Grew at rate PED expected

Growth of lowest performing students Although the lowest performing students grew more than predicted by the PED in both Reading and Math, the school only earned 5.1 out of 20 possible points. MLKE grade for this category = F

Most elementary schools in the state have an F in this category GradeNumber of Schools Percentage of Schools A20.46% B81.9% C143.3% D347.9% F % 429 Percentage of Schools Above average (A or B schools)2.36% Average (C schools)3.3% Below average (D or F schools)94.4%

Opportunity to Learn Attendance 5 possible points Target is 95% Actual rate was 96.2% MLKE, therefore, earned 5.06 points Opportunity to Learn Survey Ten question survey given to students in grades 3-5 when they take the SBA 5 possible points MLKE earned 4.0 points MLKE Rating = A

Student survey results

Bonus Points Schools can submit “atypical” activities in the following areas: Student engagement Parental engagement Extracurricular activities Truancy improvement A team of staff members at the PED rates the activities MLKE earned 1.7 points State average is 1.6 points

MLKE Overall Grade = C GradeNumber of Schools Percentage of Schools A30.6% B8219.1% C % D % F6214.5% 429 Percentage of Schools Above average (A or B schools) 19.7% Average (C schools) 30.8% Below average (D or F schools) 49.5% Since approximately half the elementary schools in the state have a rating of D or F, then MLKE can be considered above average even with a rating of a C.