ESEA Flexibility: School Progress Maryland Accountability Program Presentation 2 of 8 1

Lillian M. Lowery, Ed.D. State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Charlene M. Dukes President, Maryland State Board of Education Martin O'Malley Governor Carolyn M. Wood, Ph.D. Assistant Superintendent Division of Accountability, Assessment, and Data Systems Maryland State Department of Education Division of Accountability, Assessment, and Data Systems 200 West Baltimore Street Baltimore, Maryland MarylandPublicSchools.org MarylandPublicSchools.org 2

Maryland Accountability Program  School Progress  Reduce by half the percentage of students in the “all students” group and in each subgroup who are not proficient within six years  School Progress Index  Achievement  Growth  Gap Reduction  College & Career Readiness  Differentiated Recognition  Reward  Priority  Focus 3

AMO Progress  Annual Measurable Objective (AMO) Progress  Reduce the percentage of students in the “all students” group and in each subgroup (with the exception of Attendance Rate) who are not proficient  Three indicators  Proficiency Progress  Reading and Mathematics Proficiency  All Student group and at each subgroup  Graduation Rate Progress  Adjusted Cohort Rates  High School  All Student group and at each subgroup  Attendance Rate Progress  Elementary and Middle schools  All Student group only 4

Proficiency Progress – Reading and Mathematics Proficiency  Establishing AMOs - Calculations  50% Reduction of basic proficiency by 2017 using goal of 100% proficiency  Target increases in equal increments for 6 years  For “all students” group and each subgroup  2010–2011 assessment results used as the baseline year for setting AMOs  For any subgroup or “all students” group at the school level with a 90% or higher baseline, the corresponding LEA level AMO will be substituted  Unless the LEA is higher than the school/subgroup level  Minimum count of 5 students 5

Proficiency Progress – Reading and Mathematics Population  Establishing AMOs - Populations  Former AYP population rules apply  Test Takers must meet Full Academic Year  Exited rules for inclusion in special area subgroup  Special Education Exited  Limited English Proficient Exited  LEP Exempt  1% and 2% Rule for Alt and Mod assessment contributions  With the exception…  Non-participants ARE included WITHIN the aggregated population as Basic 6

Proficiency Progress – Reading and Mathematics AMO Target Calculations Goal for 2017= 100%– 2011 % Proficient 2 Gain Per Year= Goal for Target= 2011 % Proficient + Gain Per Year 7

Examples of Achievement Targets Gain/Year 0.00%8.33%16.67%25.00%33.33%41.67%50.00%8.33% 10.00%17.50%25.00%32.50%40.00%47.50%55.00%7.50% 20.00%26.67%33.33%40.00%46.67%53.33%60.00%6.67% 30.00%35.83%41.67%47.50%53.33%59.17%65.00%5.83% 40.00%45.00%50.00%55.00%60.00%65.00%70.00%5.00% 50.00%54.17%58.33%62.50%66.67%70.83%75.00%4.17% 60.00%63.33%66.67%70.00%73.33%76.67%80.00%3.33% 70.00%72.50%75.00%77.50%80.00%82.50%85.00%2.50% 80.00%81.67%83.33%85.00%86.67%88.33%90.00%1.67% 90.00%90.83%91.67%92.50%93.33%94.17%95.00%0.83% 95.00%95.42%95.83%96.25%96.67%97.08%97.50%0.42% 8

What if there is no data available in 2011 to establish a baseline? 9 Examples include:  A newly opened school in 2013  A new subgroup introduced in 2012 The baseline will be established the year that the data is first available and targets will be set based upon the number of remaining years

Proficiency Progress – Reading and Mathematics Proficiency Matrix  In order to be considered…. 1. Are there 5 or more students within the group? If yes…  In order to determine the group’s progress (met or not met)… 2. Was the AMO met? If no… 3. Was the AMO met with the Confidence Interval? * There is no longer a Safe Harbor condition! 10

Graduation Rate Progress  Establishing AMOs - Calculations  50% reduction of basic proficiency by 2020 using goal of 95% proficiency  Target increases in equal increments for 9 years  For “all students” and each subgroup  2011 Reported Graduation Rates used as the baseline for setting AMOs  Four Year and Five Year AMOs established  First Time 9 th Graders 2007  For any subgroup or “all students” group at the school level with a 90% or higher baseline, the corresponding LEA level AMO will be substituted  Unless the LEA is higher than the school/subgroup level  Minimum count of 30 students 12

Graduation Rate AMO Target Calculations  Same calculation used to set 4 year and 5 year AMOs Goal for 2020= 95%– 2011 Grad Rate 2 Gain Per Year= Goal for Target= 2011 Grad Rate + Gain Per Year 13

Graduation Rate Progress – Matrix  In order to be considered…. 1. Are there 30 or more students within the group? If yes…  In order to determine the group’s progress (met or not met)… 2. Was the 4-year AMO met? If no… 3. Was the 5-year AMO met? * There are no confidence intervals with Grad Rate nor is there a Safe Harbor condition! 15

Attendance Rate Progress  AMOs  Goal consistent with NCLB by school configuration 16

Sample AMO Spreadsheet 18 schoolsubtitlesubgroup Yr2011 baseline LEA AMO Flag Yr2012 amo Yr2013 amo Yr2014 amo Yr2015 amo Yr2016 amo Yr2017 amo Ele-1MathAll Students Y Ele-1MathWhite Y Ele-1MathSpecial Education Y Ele-1MathFARMS N AMathAll Students N AMathHispanic/Latino of any race N AMathAmerican Indian or Alaskan Native N AMathAsian93.75N AMathBlack or African American74.359N AMathWhite N AMathTwo or more races81.25N AMathSpecial Education N AMathLimited English Proficiency N AMathFARMS N

AMO Spreadsheets 19 Keep in mind the following:  Only those populations present within the school are represented on the spreadsheet (>4 for Reading and Math and >29 for Graduation Rate)  If the LEA AMO flag is set to “Y”, the baseline was defaulted to the LEA’s AMO for the subgroup and grade levels corresponding to the subgroup population within the school  If the LEA AMO flag is set to “Y” this does not mean that the substituted AMO will match the LEA AMOs at the bottom of the spreadsheet. The LEA AMOs at the bottom of the spreadsheet are reflective of ALL grade levels.

Maryland Accountability Program  School Progress  Reduce by half the percentage of students in the “all students” group and in each subgroup who are not proficient within six years  School Progress Index  Achievement  Growth  Gap Reduction  College & Career Readiness  Differentiated Recognition  Reward  Priority  Focus 20

Questions?  Please forward questions and comments to: Doug Strader, Ed.D