District Accountability Update July 2004-March 2005

District Accountability Results  Districts will be provided three sets of accountability results  District Performance Score (DPS) – calculated in same manner as a school performance score  District Responsibility Index (DRI) – made up of 4 district-level indicators  District Subgroup Component – used to determine if the district’s subgroups made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Bulletin 111, Chapter 43

DRI Calculations  In the past, DRI calculations for Indicators 1 and 3 were performed based on the number of unsatisfactory scores on high stakes tests  Future calculations for DRI Indicators 1 and 3 will be performed based on High Stakes Testing Policy passing criteria 2004-Basic and Approaching Basic Combination required for fourth grade Bulletin 111, Sections 4303, 4307

District Performance Score Labels Performance LabelDPS Academically Unacceptable Below 60.0 One Star Two Stars Three Stars Four Stars Five Stars140 and above Bulletin 111, Section 4311

DRI Labels Changed DRI LabelDRI Value Highly Responsive120 and above Adequately Responsive Responsive Minimally Responsive Unresponsive Bulletin 111, Section 4311

District Subgroup Component AYP  Districts will be evaluated for Subgroup Component AYP in 3 Grade-Clusters (K-5, 6-8, and 9-12)  Each Grade-Cluster will be evaluated for Subgroup Component AYP in the same manner as schools (Steps 1- 10) Bulletin 111, Section 4310

District Subgroup Component AYP  Districts fail the Subgroup Component AYP for one year if ANY subgroup within ANY cluster fails Bulletin 111, Section 4310

District Consequences  Districts that receive a DRI label of Unresponsive and/or fail to achieve Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in the Subgroup Component for all three Grade-Clusters in the same subject for one year  Must conduct a self-assessment and submit to LDE  LDE may recommend BESE District Dialogue Bulletin 111, Section 4313

District Consequences Districts that receive a DRI label of Unresponsive for the second consecutive year and/or fail to achieve Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in the Subgroup Component for all three Grade-Clusters in the same subject for two consecutive years  District Improvement Plan based on prior year self-assessment  LDE may recommend BESE District Dialogue Bulletin 111, Section 4313

District Consequences Bulletin 111, Section 4313 Districts that receive a DRI label of Unresponsive for the third consecutive year and/or fail to achieve Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in the Subgroup Component for all three Grade-Clusters in the same subject for three consecutive years  Audit by LDE  LDE may recommend BESE District Dialogue

District Consequences Bulletin 111, Section 4313 Districts that receive a DRI label of Unresponsive for the fourth consecutive year and/or fail to achieve Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in the Subgroup Component for all three Grade-Clusters in the same subject for four consecutive years  BESE action on Audit findings

Reconfiguration/Reconstitutio ns  Districts should consult with the LDE to determine the effects of major reconstitutions/reconfigurations Bulletin 111, Section 3303

District Accountability Data Corrections  Districts should appeal incorrect data or results during the School appeal window with the exception of summer school data  Districts will be given an extra opportunity to appeal summer school results for 30 days after those scores are available Bulletin 111, Section 4317

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