1. Academic Performance Index (API) and AYP
Bixby Public Schools
December 8, 2008

2. API
“The API is the numeric index or score reflecting a particular school’s or district’s academic performance, as well as the influence of other factors tied to educational success.”
Its use in the last five years has been to document compliance with NCLB (4 components), to reward schools (Triple A financial rewards) and to increase accountability to all schools.
Source: Oklahoma Academic Performance Index District Report, Oklahoma State Department of Education, July 2008.

3. Overview for API Mandated by Title 70 O.S. 3-150
Developed by the Oklahoma State Board of Education
Seven mandated indicators
Law requires that testing is weighted at least 60%
Law stipulates performance targets each year
Scores are assigned to individual schools as well as to the district.

4. No Child Left Behind Act
NCLB mandates that 100% proficiency be reached by the year
SDE established a growth target of 1500 API by to be equivalent to 100%
NCLB requires AYP (Annual Yearly Progress) for the District and each School Site
Growth must be overall and by subgroup.

5. No Child Left Behind Act
AYP is measured in part by reading and math API scores for each of the following student groups:
All students, regular students, special education, ELL, Economically Disadvantaged, and each Major Racial/Ethnic Group (Black, White…etc)

6. No Child Left Behind Act
AYP requires that 95% of each student group within a school site or district must participate in the student academic assessments.
Reading and Math API’s are calculated and AYP determined only for student groups within a school site or district meeting minimum sample size. All students and Regular students = 30:
All other student groups decreased this year from 52 to 30.
Additional Indicators: Graduation Rates and Attendance

8. STATE API: Seven Indicators---Three Categories
Oklahoma School Testing Program (OSTP)
Reading and Mathematics from all state-mandated tests given in Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and EOI High School
School Completion
Attendance: data
Dropout Rates: data
Graduation Rates: data

9. Seven Indicators---Three Categories
Academic Excellence API*
ACT Data: Scores and Participation
College Remediation Rates in Mathematics and Reading
Advanced Placement Participation
*This indicator utilized only in high school (9-12) and K-12 District accountability.

10. Goal Level of Performance for AYP Federal Requirements NCLB
95% of students participating in testing
1500 API in Math and Reading by 2014 for all students and sub-groups
Attendance 94% (164.5 days of the 175 days taught)
Graduation Rate of 82.4% and must increase yearly once attained.

11. Goal for Level of Performance API
Same as NCLB but also
Drop out rate of 1.0%
ACT participation rate of 86.1%
ACT composite score of 24
College Math and Reading Remediation rates of 5% or less

12. District API Components
Subscores API
Math Reading 914
OSTP (80%)* Reading and Math scores for Grade 3, 5 and 8 CRT, and High School EOI
Math All Students = 1353
Reading All Students = 1325
Total All Students API = 1314
Reg Ed API = 1363
99.2% of All Students were tested district-wide
School Completion (10%)
Attendance Rate
Dropout Rate
Graduation Rate
School Completion API
904
1456
1393
1289
Rate Target % % %
*Data Disaggregated by ethnicity and socioeconomic status

13. District API Components
Subscores
API
Academic Excellence (Overall 10%)
Total ACT (60%)
Total Remediation (10%)
Advanced Placement Credit (30%)
1051
938
1500
ACT Participation 2006 (69.0%)
1040
ACT Composite 2006 (20.7)
1029
Math Remediation Rate (30.6)
990
Reading Remediation Rate (14.2)
886
Academic Excellence API
1174

14. Annual Yearly Progress?
District
Why?
Yes
Subgroup IEP Target Math of 932
Subgroup IEP Target Reading of 914
1082
984
Is our district designated a School Improvement District NO
These scores were designated as “Safe Harbor” which is
A 10% decrease in % of students scoring below Satisfactory or
A 10% increase in the difference between the previous year’s API score and the API upper limit of 1500
No safe harbor for 2008 in any category.

15. Individual School API: High School
Subscores
API Target
OSTP (80%) EOI Exams (All Students) in English II
and Algebra I
School Completion (10%) Dropout Rate,
Graduation Rate,
and Attendance Rate
API Rate Target % % %
Academic Excellence (10%) ACT (Total)
College Remediation, and AP Credit
API
1051
938
1500
Annual Yearly Progress?
Yes

16. Individual School API: Middle School
Subscores
API Target
OSTP (90%)
7th and 8th Grade (All Students) Reading
and Math
School Completion (10%)
Dropout Rate, Graduation Rate, and
Attendance Rate
Target of 91.2% = of the 175 days taught
API Rate Target %
Academic Excellence ACT Scores and Participation, College Remediation, and AP Credit
Not Applicable
Annual Yearly Progress? Percentage Tested
YES
99.8%

17. Individual School API: North 5 & 6
Subscores
API Target
OSTP (90%)
5th Grade (All Students) Reading
and Math
School Completion (10%) Dropout Rate, Graduation Rate, and
Attendance Rate
API Rate Target
Academic Excellence ACT Scores and Participation, College Remediation, and AP Credit
Not Applicable
Annual Yearly Progress?
YES
Percentage of Students Tested
100.0%

18. Individual School API: Brassfield
Subscores
API Target
OSTP (90%)
5th and 6th Grade (All Students) Reading
and Math
School Completion (10%) Dropout Rate, Graduation Rate, and
Attendance Rate
API Rate Target
Academic Excellence ACT Scores and Participation, College Remediation, and AP Credit
Not Applicable
Annual Yearly Progress?
YES
Percentage of Students Tested
99.3%

19. Individual School API: Central Elementary
Subscores
API Target
OSTP (90%)
3rd and 4th Grade (All Students) Reading
and Math
School Completion (10%) Dropout Rate, Graduation Rate, and
Attendance Rate
API Rate Target
Academic Excellence ACT Scores and Participation, College Remediation, and AP Credit
Not Applicable
Annual Yearly Progress?
Yes
Percentage of Students Tested
98.6%

20. Individual School API: North Elementary
Subscores
API Target
OSTP (90%)
3rd and 4th Grade (All Students) Reading
and Math
School Completion (10%) Dropout Rate, Graduation Rate, and
Attendance Rate
API Rate Target
Academic Excellence ACT Scores and Participation, College Remediation, and AP Credit
Not Applicable
Annual Yearly Progress?
YES
Percentage of Students Tested
100%

21. Implications
Target Professional Development to improve student achievement
Reading (1060) and Math (1074) 2010 Targets
Specific Subgroups such as Special Education, ELL, American Indian, Economically Disadvantaged
Increased importance of accurate data collection and reporting
Increased monitoring of number of students taking the test (95%)
Continued emphasis on increasing number of students taking ACT
(69.0% to goal of 85%)
Increased emphasis on attendance
(93.2% to a goal of 98%)
Continue to take preventative action to reduce drop-outs
(1.0% or less—current is 1.4%)

22. Historical Test Data = API & AYP Gr. 3-8
2005
2006
2007
2008
% Sat/Above Target API Math 790 Reading 768
% Sat/Above Target API Math 932 Reading 914
Mathematics
Grade 3 75 79 88 87
Grade 4 84 92 91 96
Grade 5 82 85 94
Grade 6 NA 83 90
Grade 7
Grade 8
Reading 98 93 99 89

23. Historical Test Data = EOI Tests for AYP and API

24. Historical Test Data = API & AYP Indicators High School and District
Year
Graduation Rate*
Grad. API
Drop-Out Rate*
Drop-Out API
2003
95.3
1340
1.2
1480
2004 88
1084
3.2
1240
2005
94.5
1312
1.4
1456
2006
91.9
2.7
1300
2007
91.2
1326
0.7
1540
2008
94.7
1393

25. Historical Test Data = API Indicators High School
Year
Attendance Rate
Attendance API
ACT % Taking
ACT API
2003
94.7
1084
63.6
938
2004
93.6
952
64.9
970
2005
94.6
1072
70.8
1118
2006
93.9
988
67.7
1040
2007
2008
90.1
532
69.0
1073

26. Historical Test Data = API & AYP Indicators Attendance by Site & District
Year
District HS MS
Brsf
North 5/6
Central
North
2003
94.7
94.9
95.0
93.9
2004
94.3
93.6
94.0
2005
94.6
93.4
94.1
95.6
95.5
2006
92.1
92.8
95.7
2007
94.8
95.1
94.5
95.3
2008
93.2
90.1
93.5
95.2

27. Questions?