1 Superintendents’ Quarterly Meeting A Next Generation Accountability Model March 25, 2010

2 Today’s Agenda Goal: Institute an accountability model that improves student achievement, increases graduation rates and closes achievement gaps. ♦ Overview ♦ Key Focusing Questions ♦ Feedback ~5 minutes ~15 minutes ~40 minutes

3 March 31, 2010 Build Consensus on Model Discuss Potential Legislative Issues Regarding New Accountability Model SBE Accountability Working Issues Session Planned Goal: Institute an accountability model that improves student achievement, increases graduation rates and closes achievement gaps.

4 Student Performance Post-Secondary Readiness Student Growth Graduation Rates Academic Course Rigor Proposed Indicators Goal: Institute an accountability model that improves student achievement, increases graduation rates and closes achievement gaps. 4

5 Student Performance School-level Indicators: Elementary/Middle Goal: Institute an accountability model that improves student achievement, increases graduation rates and closes achievement gaps. End-of-Grade and (where appropriate) End-of-Course Assessments Student Growth Student growth as measured by education value-added system

6 Student Performance School-level Indicators: High School Goal: Institute an accountability model that improves student achievement, increases graduation rates and closes achievement gaps. End-of-Course Assessments Post-Secondary Readiness National Assessment(s) (e.g. ACT, SAT, WorkKeys) Academic Course Rigor Graduation Rate 5-Year Cohort Graduation Rate Participation in the Future-Ready Core as evidenced by taking and scoring proficient in Algebra II Absolute Performance Measures

7 Student Growth School-level Indicators: High School Goal: Institute an accountability model that improves student achievement, increases graduation rates and closes achievement gaps. Student Growth as Measured by Education Value-Added System Δ Post-Secondary Readiness Change in National Assessments (e.g. ACT, SAT, WorkKeys) Δ Academic Course Rigor Δ Graduation Rate Change in 5-Year Cohort Graduation Rate Change in Participation in the Future- Ready Core as Evidenced by Taking and Scoring Proficient in Algebra II Growth Measures

8 Synopsis: What’s Different? Goal: Institute an accountability model that improves student achievement, increases graduation rates and closes achievement gaps. Inclusion of LEA Accountability (Longitudinal Growth) Incorporation of an Index Model Robust Growth Measures Inclusion of Post-Secondary Readiness Measure Increased Academic Course Rigor (Future-Ready Core) Graduation Rate Instead of Dropout Rate Revised Reporting Revised Student Accountability System

9 Key Questions Goal: Institute an accountability model that improves student achievement, increases graduation rates and closes achievement gaps.

10 Question 1: How will we weight the indicators within the model? Goal: Institute an accountability model that improves student achievement, increases graduation rates and closes achievement gaps.

11 School Indicator Ex 1Ex 2Ex 3Ex 4Avg ? Student Achievement: The School Performance Composite Post-Secondary Readiness as Measured by the ACT (or Other National Indicators) Future-Ready Core Participation (A Measure of the Rigor of Courses that Students Take Based on Algebra II Completion and Proficiency) Year Cohort Graduation Rate High School Shown are some possible weighting scenarios we have considered. We’d like both performance index and growth index to have the same weighting. These are preliminary numbers, not final recommendations. Total Performance Percentage Points = 100 Draft; For discussion purposes only. Absolute Performance Index

12 School Indicator Ex 1Ex 2Ex 3Ex 4Avg ? Student Growth Change in Post-Secondary Readiness as Measured by the ACT (or Other National Indicator) Change in Future-Ready Core Participation (A Measure of the Rigor of Courses that Students Take Based on Algebra II Completion and Proficiency) Change in 5-Year Cohort Graduation Rate High School Shown are some possible weighting scenarios we have considered. We’d like both performance index and growth index to have the same weighting. These are preliminary numbers, not final recommendations. Draft; For discussion purposes only. Growth Index Total Growth Percentage Points = 100

13 Question 2: How will we update the school classification system? Goal: Institute an accountability model that improves student achievement, increases graduation rates and closes achievement gaps.

14 Draft; For discussion purposes only – March 17, 2010

16 Question 3: What data should we report but not include in the high-stakes accountability model? Goal: Institute an accountability model that improves student achievement, increases graduation rates and closes achievement gaps.

17 Goal: Institute an accountability model that improves student achievement, increases graduation rates and closes achievement gaps. Advanced Placement (# and % of participants and scores) International Baccalaureate (# and % of participants and scores) Credentialing Programs (# and % credentials) Online Courses Taken (# and %) Higher-Levels Foreign Language Courses Taken (# and %) Concentrations (# and %) College courses taken (# and %) Attendance of teachers and students Local Options Additional? Examples

18 Question 4: How do we address unique school types? Goal: Institute an accountability model that improves student achievement, increases graduation rates and closes achievement gaps.

19 Examples Alternative Schools Hospital Schools VocEd/Career Centers Special Education Schools Schools with grade 3 and below How do these schools fit into the system? Goal: Institute an accountability model that improves student achievement, increases graduation rates and closes achievement gaps.

20 Alternate Strategies to Address Special School Types Goal: Institute an accountability model that improves student achievement, increases graduation rates and closes achievement gaps. Feeder Patterns “Local Options” Data Clustered Students with Disabilities Others?

21 Question 5: How do we best measure Post-Secondary Readiness? Goal: Institute an accountability model that improves student achievement, increases graduation rates and closes achievement gaps.

22 Goal: Institute an accountability model that improves student achievement, increases graduation rates and closes achievement gaps. ACT SAT WorkKeys Accuplacer Compass If multiple, how to set cut scores, or ranges, for points to award to school? If one assessment, which one?

23 Question 6: How do we update the student accountability policies? Goal: Institute an accountability model that improves student achievement, increases graduation rates and closes achievement gaps.

24 Goal: Institute an accountability model that improves student achievement, increases graduation rates and closes achievement gaps. % of Students Retained Grade (pre- SAS)

25 Goal: Institute an accountability model that improves student achievement, increases graduation rates and closes achievement gaps. % of Students Who Scored Below Proficient on the EOC or EOG and Passed the Course/Grade ( )* Algebra I10.4% Biology 11.4% Civics & Economics 11.0% English I 10.5% US History 12.2% Grade 3 Math10.1% Grade 5 Math12.2% Grade 8 Math 11.0% Grade 3 Reading22.6% Grade 5 Reading21.1% Grade 8 Reading21.7% *These Results Reflect the Use of 1 SEM. No Retesting Included for EOC Assessments

26 Goal: Institute an accountability model that improves student achievement, increases graduation rates and closes achievement gaps. Suggested Change 20% of Final Grade from the EOGs (Operational with new assessments) Retain 25% of Final Grade from the EOCs

27 Goal: Institute an accountability model that improves student achievement, increases graduation rates and closes achievement gaps. Q & A