1. Bennett County School District
Accountability Overview, Report and Web Links
2017

2. District Accountability
Teach to the state Content Standards
Evaluate teachers and principals using high quality systems
Administer state assessments
Share information with parents about student performance
Share information with the public about school performance

3. School Accountability
Principle 1: High Quality Academic Standards and Assessments
Principle 2: Statewide System of Accountability, Recognition and Support
School Performance Index
State Report Card
Recognition for high-performing schools
Support for Schools
Principle 3:Effective Teachers and Leaders

4. Contact the district administrators if you have any questions.
You can review the Bennett County School District and Building Level Report Cards at the above website.
Contact the district administrators if you have any questions.

5. South Dakota’s Accountability System
100-point School Performance Index (SPI)
Three key indicators with a numeric value are assigned to each school’s performance
Values are added together to create a total SPI score out of 100 for each school

6. Indicators used to create the School Performance Index
ELEMENTARY/JH (Grades 3-8)
Student Achievement
Academic Growth
Attendance
HIGH SCHOOL (Grade 11 Only)
Student Achievement
High School Completion
College and Career Readiness (ACT, Accuplacer, NCRC)

7. Academic Achievement
The Smarter Balanced Assessment performance is given to students in grades 3-8 and 11 in English Language Arts and Math.
Scores are reported as the percentage of students who scored a level 3 or 4 in ELA and Math.
Points are earned for Gap and Non-gap groups.
Points are weighted according to the size of the group.

8. Academic Growth Student Growth Percentiles
This is based on a formula for projected, three-year growth.

9. High School Completion
Completer Rate
Percentage of students in current graduating year who attained a diploma or GED.
Four-year Graduation Cohort Rate
Percentage of students in current graduating year who graduate with a diploma in four years.

10. ATTENDANCE
Based on the goal that 94% of the students will be in school 94% of the time.
SPI shows the percentage of the Elementary/Junior High students who were in school 94% of the days that they were enrolled.

11. Accountability – SPI for Elementary and Junior High
Indicator
Maximum Points Available
Total Points
Student Achievement
Math – 20
ELA - 20 40
Academic Growth
Attendance
100

12. Accountability – SPI for High School
Indicator
Maximum Points Available
Total Points
Student Achievement
Math – 20
ELA - 20 40
High School Completion
Completion – 15
Graduation - 15 30
College and Career Ready
College ELA – 10
College Math – 10
College ELA – 15
College Math - 15
100

13. School Designations Exemplary Status School Progressing School
High Performing – SPI score at/above top 5%
High Progress – Gap Group certain indicators
Status School
SPI score at/above top 10%
High district autonomy – low state engagement
Progressing School
SPI score between bottom 5% and top 10%
State engagement as needed
Focus School (Title I)
Schools contributing to the achievement gap
Measured by certain Gap Group indicators
Achievement interventions – High state engagement
Priority School (Title I)
SPI Score at/below bottom 5%
High interventions – High state engagement

14. What’s Next?
Align curriculum to reduce gaps in instruction and curriculum
Provide extended time for learning (Tuesday and Thursday after school, Fridays, Summer School and/or Credit Recovery)
MTSS
Provide interventions in Reading and Math
Provide online tools for continued practice in reading and math beyond the core classroom
Affective use of assessments to drive instruction
PBIS
District Behavior Matrix
Development of Building Action Plans
Provide students/parents with information on behavior
Hire and retain high quality teachers
Provide quality Professional Development to enhance teacher core knowledge and classroom management strategies
Integrate technology into the curriculum
Increase STEM and Higher Order Thinking projects
Increase parent involvement in reading and math through workshops and parent/family activities