School Performance Index School Performance Index (SPI): A Comprehensive Measurement System for All Schools Student Achievement (e.g. PSSA) Student Progress Parent and Student Satisfaction (e.g. Survey Results) SPI Post-Secondary Readiness (e.g. SAT Results)

Public Comment Draft What is the SPI? The School Performance Index (SPI) is a comprehensive method for comparing the success of all schools – public and public charter schools – on on a variety of key components. Imagine 2014 called on the district to develop a method of ranking schools to identify those in need of intervention and those that should be rewarded with more autonomy. The SPI combines and weights the following into a single calculated score: student proficiency student growth student attendance survey data college preparatory data (high schools only)

Public Comment Draft Why use an index? Evaluating schools’ performance requires examining many outcomes of academic progress and achievement as well as parent and student satisfaction. The School Performance Index creates a score that is a composite of key indicators showing how each school is performing: 1. Relative to the District (or charters) Overall 2. Relative to Similar District Schools

Public Comment Draft Why not just use Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) to measure school performance? 1. SPI is more comprehensive: it incorporates many more measures than AYP. 2. SPI is more balanced: Making AYP is disproportionately difficult for schools with more ethnic, linguistic, and special needs diversity, because of the way “subgroups” are handled. 3. SPI puts focus on student growth: AYP is much less influenced by individual student growth than the proposed SPI.

Public Comment Draft What’s in the School Performance Index? Student Achievement (30%) (PSSA Proficiency, PSSA Below Basic, Ethnic/Special Ed/ELL Achievement Gaps) Student Achievement (30%) (PSSA Proficiency, PSSA Below Basic, Ethnic/Special Ed/ELL Achievement Gaps) Student Progress (40%) (Individual Student Annual Growth on PSSA) Student Progress (40%) (Individual Student Annual Growth on PSSA) Satisfaction and Engagement (10%) (Attendance, Parent/Student Survey Results) Satisfaction and Engagement (10%) (Attendance, Parent/Student Survey Results) Post-Secondary Readiness (20%) (High School Only*: Grad Rate, 9 th Grade on Track, SAT Participation, College Enrollment) Post-Secondary Readiness (20%) (High School Only*: Grad Rate, 9 th Grade on Track, SAT Participation, College Enrollment) Components of the 2010 SPI 4 *Weights are therefore somewhat different for Elementary and Middle Schools.

Public Comment Draft Components of the SPI  Individual Student Growth – Accounts for the differences in school populations—not all students start in the same place – Credits schools where students make gains, no matter where they started Student Progress (40%) (Individual Student Annual Growth on PSSA) Student Progress (40%) (Individual Student Annual Growth on PSSA) SPI Components High School Middle and Elementary Student Progress (Growth on PSSA) 40%50%

Public Comment Draft Components of the SPI  PSSA Proficiency – Students performing at Pennsylvania Standard  PSSA “Below Basic” – Credits schools for helping students move out of the lowest level  Achievement Gap – Credits schools for reducing the District’s ethnic achievement gap Student Achievement (30%) (PSSA Proficiency, PSSA Below Basic, Ethnic/Special Ed/ELL Achievement Gaps) Student Achievement (30%) (PSSA Proficiency, PSSA Below Basic, Ethnic/Special Ed/ELL Achievement Gaps) SPI Component High School Middle and Elementary Student Achievement30%40% Percent Proficient/Advanced18%20% Percent Below Basic6%10% Achievement Gap6%10%

Public Comment Draft Components of the SPI  Graduation Rate  Ninth Graders On-Track  SAT Participation  College Enrollment (not yet available) Note: This category applies only to High Schools. Weighting for Elementary/Middle schools is therefore different. Post-Secondary Readiness (20%) (High School Only*: Grad Rate, 9 th Grade on Track, SAT Participation, College Enrollment) Post-Secondary Readiness (20%) (High School Only*: Grad Rate, 9 th Grade on Track, SAT Participation, College Enrollment) SPI Components High School Middle and Elementary Post-Secondary Readiness20%N/A Graduation Rate10% Ninth-Grade On Track4% SAT Participation4% College Enrollment2%

Public Comment Draft  Student Attendance – Used as a measure of academic engagement  Survey Results (Parent & Student) Satisfaction and Engagement (10%) (Attendance, Parent/Student Survey Results)1 Satisfaction and Engagement (10%) (Attendance, Parent/Student Survey Results)1 SPI Components High School Middle and Elementary Satisfaction & Engagement10% Student Attendance4% Student Satisfaction2% Parent Satisfaction2% Teacher Satisfaction1% Parent Survey Response Rate1% Components of the SPI

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Similar Schools Rank Each School’s Similar Schools Rank is based on its SPI relative to the schools it is most demographically similar to. Although an Overall Performance Level is useful for comparing schools district-wide, SDP schools face distinct challenges related to their diverse demographics. When evaluating school performance, it is often more useful to compare schools with similar student populations. Every school has its own unique cohort.

Public Comment Draft Similar Schools Rank Demographic Factors: % Poverty % African-American or Latino % Special Education % English Language Learners School Selectivity [HS Only] measured by average 8 th grade PSSA % TANF % Special Ed % ELL Although it is difficult to display visually, mathematically we can add as many demographic dimensions as necessary Each factor of the demographic comparison is calculated as compared to the reference school. The yellow circle displays an example reference school. The blue circle displays an example similar school.

Public Comment Draft Example: Mastbaum Similar Schools In comparison with the district, Mastbaum is ranked as a 5 Mastbaum’s similar school rank is 4

Public Comment Draft What is the SPI used for? The SPI has been used to identify the district's highest and lowest performing schools. Schools that received a score of SPI “1” were granted Vanguard status and invited to participate in the Weighted Student Funding pilot as well as other opportunities for more autonomy. Schools that received a score of SPI 10 were selected for intervention, including: Non-Empowerment SPI 10 Schools became Empowerment Schools Empowerment SPI 10 Schools were selected to be part of the Renaissance Schools initiative.