AAE Updates: Learning Gains February 4, 2016 Polk County School District Assessment, Accountability & Evaluation

State Board Rules – passed January 6, A A

Learning Gains: Below Level 3 Achievement Level 1 divided into 3 sub-categories: Low level 1, Mid level 1, High level 1 Achievement Level 2 divided into 2 sub-categories: Low level 2, High level 2 Students must move from one sub-category into a higher sub- category

Example: Learning Gains Below Level 3

Learning Gains: Level 3-4 Students must increase scale score – AND – Students must remain within the same achievement level

Example: Learning Gains Levels

Learning Gains: Level 5 Maintain a score within Achievement Level 5

Student Examples Stephen Grade 3 FSA ELA scale score of 254 What scale score does he have to earn on Grade 4 FSA ELA to achieve learning gains? Marisol Grade 7 FSA ELA scale score of 321 Grade 8 FSA ELA scale score of 329 Did she make learning gains?

More Student Examples Kaitlyn Grade 6 FSA math scale score of 327 What scale score does she have to earn on Grade 7 FSA math to achieve learning gains? Marcus Grade 9 FSA ELA scale score of 406 Grade 10 FSA ELA scale score of 378 Did he make learning gains?

IDEAS: Locating students’ scale scores After signing in, select the grade level:

Display scores

Select FSA Reading (ELA) & FSA Math

Export to Excel

Sort by scale score (ELA or math)

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