1. Welcome to the BT Super Conference
October 2, 2017

2. Objectives Understand the 2017 A-F framework
Identify ways to move forward at your site

3. Essential Questions • What are your successes with AzMERIT?
• How are school labels structured for ?
• What are your successes with AzMERIT?
• How will you lead improvements for ?

4. A-F Accountability

6. K-8 System Proficiency Growth ELL Acceleration/Readiness Category
Component
Weight
Points/Percent
Proficiency
ELA, Math, and Science Proficiency (0, .6, 1.0, 1.3)
3 Years of FAY
30%
Growth
SGP/SGT on ELA, Math
25% SGP
25% SGT
50%
ELL
ELL Proficiency on AZELLA 5%
10%
ELL Growth on AZELLA
Acceleration/Readiness
*Grades 5, 6, 7, 8 HS EOC combined,
*Grade 3 ELA MP,
*Chronic Absenteeism
*Inclusion of students with high incident and low incident disabilities in general education
*Improved growth of subgroups
K-8 System
We did try disaggregating by grade HS EOC. It didn’t make a large difference in numbers, but that is an option.
No cap on growth needed. Cap on proficiency. 45 schools earned greater than 40 points. – 3%
None of the models at this time include the Special Education enrolment at 80% of state bonus points schools (80%) would earn the points.

9. High School System Category Component Weight Points/Percent
Proficiency
ELA, Math, and Science Proficiency
(0, .6, 1.0, 1.3)
30%
Growth
SGP/SGT on ELA, Math
10% SGP
10% SGT
20%
ELL
ELL Proficiency on AZELLA 5%
10%
ELL Growth on AZELLA
College and Career Ready
Student level scoring
On a variety of self reported Data
Graduation Rate
4-year 5
Improvement 10%
5-year 4
6-year
2.5
7-year
.05
High School System
Cap on proficiency. 8 schools – 3%.
No cap on growth needed.

12. A-F Proficiency

13. G3 ELA + G3 Math + G4 ELA + G4 Math +G5 ELA + G5 Math + G4 Science or
What Counts in Proficiency (for schools that tested >= 95% of their FAY students)
AzMERIT ELA and Math and MSAA ELA and Math
AIMS Science and AIMS A Science
G3 ELA + G3 Math + G4 ELA + G4 Math +G5 ELA + G5 Math + G4 Science or
G6 ELA + G6 Math + G7 ELA + G7 Math +G8 ELA + G8 Math + G8 Science + EOC or
G9 ELA EOC + G9 Algebra EOC + G10 ELA EOC + G Geometry EOC +G11 ELA EOC + Algebra ll EOC + Biology AIMS

14. 3 Years Full Academic Year (FAY) Proficiency K-8 Only
Of the available 30%
15 % for 3 years
10 % for 2 years
5 % for 1 year
Or all one year FAY.
The one that is better.

16. How Many Points? 0 credit for minimally proficient (MP)
0.6 for partially proficient (PP)
1.0 for proficient (P)
1.3 for highly proficient (HP)

17. (PP X 0.6 + P X 1.0 + HP X 1.3) X 0.30 = Elementary School
points

18. Where We Lose Points Elementary School

19. A-F Growth
SGP

22. Two Parts of Growth (No ELL)
K-8
High School

23. SGP is a measure of how much a student improves his or her state test performance from one year to the next compared to students across the state with a similar score history.

25. SGP Growth
Student Growth Percentage
Prior Year HP
0.50
1.00
Prior Year P
0.70
1.20
Prior Year PP
0.90
1.80
Prior Year MP
1.0
2.0
0-33
34-66
67-99
Current Year Low Growth
Current Year Average Growth
Current Year High Growth

26. SGP ELA Growth
Student Growth Percentage
Prior Year HP
4 X 0
6 X 0.50
6 X 1.00
Prior Year P
9 X 0
15 X 0.70
22 X 1.20
Prior Year PP
3 X 0
5 X 0.90
12 X 1.80
Prior Year MP
6 X 1.0
9 X 2.0
0-33
34-66
67-99
Current Year Low Growth
Current Year Average Growth
Current Year High Growth

27. Minimally Proficient Students
2.00
No Points
1.00 Points

28. Partially Proficient Students
1.80
No Points
0.90 Points

29. Proficient Students
1.70
No Points
0.70 Points

30. Highly Proficient Students
1.00
No Points
0.50 Points

31. A-F Growth
SGT

32. SGT Growth 0.50 1.00 0.70 1.20 0.90 1.80 1.0 2.0 Prior Year HP
Student Growth to Target
Prior Year HP
0.50
1.00
Prior Year P
0.70
1.20
Prior Year PP
0.90
1.80
Prior Year MP
1.0
2.0
<10 percentile points of target
+ /-10 percentile points of target
>10 percentile points of target
Current Year Below Target
Current Year at or Near Target
Current Year Above Target

34. Pink Post-It Notes - Minimally Proficient
Yellow Post-It Notes - Partially Proficient
Orange Post-It Notes - Proficient
Purple Post-It Notes - Highly Proficient
Cut scores on board & AZMerit scale score on post-it

38. A-F
ELL

39. ELL Proficiency and Growth (5% each part - if n count is greater than or equal to 20 FAY ELL students)
Proficiency on AZELLA
Based on school’s percentage of students proficient compared to the state’s average ELL proficiency
0-5 points awarded
Based on Standard Deviation

40. State Average

41. State Average
5 Points

42. State Average
3 Points

43. State Average
2 Points

44. State Average
1 Point

45. A-F
Acceleration
CCRI

46. Points Per Indicator

47. Subgroup Improvement (Up to 6 points; each subgroup is worth 2 points)
The following subgroups are evaluated by test subject (ELA, Math):
White
Hispanic
Indian
Asian
African American
Pacific Islander
Two or More Races
English Learner
Special Education
Economically Disadvantaged

50. A-F
High School
Graduation Rate

51. Graduation Rate -- 2 Parts
The graduation rate indicator is worth 20% of a 9-12 school’s letter grade. Schools must have a minimum of 20 students in the 4-year cohort to be eligible for points.
Graduation rate points include two measures each worth10%:
a 4-, 5-, 6-, and 7-year calculation and
an improvement calculation

52. 4-, 5-, 6-, and 7-year Rate Points= ((Cohort year graduation rate x .05) + (Cohort year graduation rate x .04) + (Cohort year graduation rate x .025)+ (Cohort year graduation rate x.005))

53. Improvement Calculation
A school’s current year 4-year graduation rate is greater than or equal to 90%= 10 points
The difference between a school’s current year 4-year graduation rate and prior year 4-year graduation rate is greater than 2 points = 10 points
The difference between a school’s current year 4-year graduation rate and prior year 4-year graduation rate is greater than or equal to -2 points and less than or equal to 2 points = 5 points
The difference between a school’s current year 4-year graduation rate and prior year 4-year graduation rate is less than -2 points = 0 points

54. A-F
Bonus Points

55. Bonus Points K-12
Schools with greater than or equal to 80% of the current year state average of FAY students enrolled in special education will earn 2 bonus points.

56. Cut Scores

57. Closure From today’s discussion
of the newly adopted A – F Accountability framework,
what is one question you have for moving forward?
Be prepared to share.