1. CCSSO Work with States on NCLB Accountability
State Collaboratives
Accountability Systems and Reporting
Comprehensive Assessment Systems
Subject-specific groups
“Brain Trust” meetings
50-State Webpage –Accountability Profiles

2. CCSSO Accountability System Profiles web-based tool
Data from state accountability plans and other sources, updated by states
Allows users to look at a specific state in-depth or create a 50-state table on one indicator
Accountability_Systems/State_Profiles

3. Profiles web tool continued
state assessments
performance levels
AYP goals
data disaggregation for reporting
information on validity, reliability, and participation
accountability outcomes
data systems

9. State Reporting of AYP Everyone wants these numbers!
AYP results for were reported from mid-summer 2003 through winter 2004
AYP results were widely varied across states, ranging from less than 10% to more than 85% of schools not making AYP
But states have been very careful to report in context

12. http://www.ccsso.org/federal_programs/ NCLB/index.cfm
Highlight additional resources—all available off the CCSSO NCLB web page
Publications
Resources
Summaries
All (most?) of the State Accountability Workbooks
Updated with new information/resources as they become available

13. www.ccsso.org/projects/ accountability_systems/
In April, CCSSO launched a new website to track elements of the state accountability workbooks.
Information was updated both by CCSSO staff and through password protection, by state departments of education

14. Accountability Profiles
50 State Tables, State Profiles, Search Function
Information is available by
state profiles: comprehensive information on one state
50 state tables: A look across all states on a particular NCLB accountability element
search function: allowing users to select the information needed across states
Information was collected from the accountability workbooks, in a effort to provide a quick resource to states, since not every state put information on statistical test under section 5.5.
Highlights include tables on Other Academic Indicators, Minimum N, Accountability Determinations for Small Schools, safe harbor definitions

15. Council of Chief State School Officers
Rolf Blank
Director of Education Indicators
Andra Williams
Senior Associate
For additional information contact, Rolf Blank or Abby Potts.