1. California's Accountability System
April 2018
Slides: goo.gl/ojEQg6

2. Turn and Talk
What do you know about California’s new accountability system?

3. Learning Goals
Understand the basics of California’s new accountability system
Learn how to access accountability reports and related resources
Understand how to interpret the information on the reports

4. Background: LCFF and LCAP

5. LCFF and LCAP History
The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) was passed by the Legislature and signed by Governor Brown in 2013
LCFF significantly changed how California provides resources to public schools and charters
Holds Local Education Agencies (LEAs) accountable for improving student performance, with a focus on equity and transparency
LEA = Districts, charters, county offices of education

6. LCFF and LCAP History (continued)
Under the LCFF:
All districts, charters and county offices of education are required to prepare a Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP)
The LCAP:
Describes how the LEAs intend to meet annual goals for all pupils, with specific activities to address state and local priorities

7. Local Control Funding Formula Local Control and Accountability Plan
The Through Line
Local Control Funding Formula
(LCFF)
Local Control and Accountability Plan
(LCAP)
CA’s New Accountability System

8. Accountability is the glue that ties
Why Accountability?
Accountability is the glue that ties
COMMITMENT
to RESULTS
The purpose of California's new accountability system is to report on district and school performance based on the state priorities.
The state priorities define a quality education more broadly than a single test score.
The new system reflects a clear expectation that all districts and schools can and should improve.
The new system focuses on closing the performance differences among student groups.

9. Why Accountability? Report on district and school performance
Multiple measures
Clear expectation for improvement
Closing performance differences
The purpose of California's new accountability system is to report on district and school performance based on the state priorities.
The state priorities define a quality education more broadly than a single test score.
The new system reflects a clear expectation that all districts and schools can and should improve.
The new system focuses on closing the performance differences among student groups.

10. New Era of Accountability
Under LCFF the State Board of Education (SBE) is required to develop an accountability tool, the evaluation rubrics, that:
Includes state and local indicators for all LCFF State Priorities
Is displayed on a public Web-based interface (California School Dashboard)
Assists LEAs in identifying strengths, weaknesses, and areas in need of improvement
Specifies a process for using the performance standards to identify LEAs in need of additional assistance or intervention, which are defined in statute

11. Two Big Goals
Support local decision making and facilitate continuous improvement
Keep students on track for college, career and life

12. Definitions
California School Dashboard - Web-based display reflecting performance data from the evaluation rubrics for LEAs and the public
LCFF Evaluation Rubrics - A new accountability tool required by LCFF that includes a set of state and local indicators, each with criteria and cut-points. to assist districts in identifying areas in need of additional support.
Indicator - Provides evidence whether certain results have or have not been achieved.
State Indicators are those where the data is loaded into the dashboard by CDE
Local Indicators are those where the determination is uploaded to the dashboard by the district.

13. California State Priorities (1-4)
Priority 1
Basic
Services
Teacher assignment, instructional materials, facilities
Priority 2
State Standards
Implementation of academic content and performance standards
Priority 3
Parental Involvement
Efforts to seek parent input in decision making
Priority 4
Pupil Achievement
Performance on standardized tests

14. California State Priorities (5-8)
Priority 5
Pupil Engagement
School attendance, chronic absenteeism
Priority 6
School Climate
Suspension rates, expulsion rates
Priority 7
Course Access
Enrollment in a broad course of study
Priority 8
Other Pupil Outcomes
Outcomes in subject areas

15. California State Priorities (9-10*)
*County Offices of Education have two additional State Priority areas:
Priority 9
Expelled Pupils
Coordination of instruction of expelled pupils
Priority 10
Foster Youth
Coordination of services including child welfare agency

16. State Priorities
How does the focus of your work intersect with the priority areas?
Which of the State Priorities do you feel you have the most influence and impact over?

17. State Indicators
The California School Dashboard reports performance for the following state indicators:
English Learner Progress (Priority 4)
Academics: ELA and Mathematics (Priority 4)
Chronic Absence (Priority 5)
Graduation Rate (Priority 5)
Suspension Rate (Priority 6)
College and Career (Priority 7 & 8)
English Learner Progress (Priority 4 Student Achievement)
Academics: ELA and mathematics (Priority 4 Student Achievement)
Chronic Absence (Priority 5 Student Engagement)
Graduation Rate (Priority 5 Student Engagement)
Suspension Rate (Priority 6 School Climate)
College and Career (Priority 7 Access to a broad course of student & 8 Outcomes in a broad course of study)

18. Local Indicators
The California School Dashboard will report performance for the following local indicators:
Appropriately Assigned Teachers, Access to curriculum- aligned Materials, and Safe, Clean and Functional School Facilities (Priority 1)
Implementation of State Academic Standards (Priority 2)
Parent Engagement (Priority 3)
School Climate (Priority 6)
Appropriately Assigned Teachers, Access to curriculum-aligned Materials, and Safe, Clean and Functional School Facilities (Priority 1 Basic Services and Conditions at schools)
Implementation of State Academic Standards (Priority 2 implementation of state standards)
Parent Engagement (Priority 3)
School Climate (Priority 6)

19. Fall 2017 Which Indicators Are Included This Year?
Status and Change (Performance Level Color)
Suspension Rate
English Learner Progress
Graduation Rate
English Language Arts
Mathematics
Status Only (No Performance Level Color)
College/Career
Chronic Absenteeism (Linked to DataQuest)

20. College Career Indicator (CCI)
The College/Career Indicator (CCI) model contains both college and career measures, including:
Career Technical Education (CTE) Pathway completion
Grade 11 Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments in English language arts (ELA) and Mathematics
Advanced Placement (AP) Exams
International Baccalaureate (IB) Exams
Dual Enrollment
a-g Completion
The CCI measures the percentage of students in the four-year graduation cohort who are "Prepared", "Approaching Prepared", and "Not Prepared" for postsecondary education
Link to CCI info:

21. Dashboard Performance Levels
For the State Indicators, performance is represented by the following symbols:
The performance levels are based on a districts current “status” and the “change” ‘from the prior year

22. Performance Level Determination

23. Navigating the CA School Dashboard

24. Dashboard: Equity Report1 2

25. Dashboard: List of Schools Link

26. Dashboard: List of Schools Report
District 1 2

27. Dashboard: Status & Change Report

28. Dashboard: Student Group Report1 2

29. 5 x 5 Placement Reports

30. Which Year's Data is Used for Status?
Suspension Rate
2016–17 Suspension Rate
English Learner Progress
2016–17 CELDT –16 RFEP –17 LTEL
Graduation Rate
2015–16 four-year cohort Graduation Rate (Class of 2016)
English Language Arts
Spring 2017 SBAC Summative Assessments (Grades 3-8)
Mathematics
College/Career
Graduates in the 2015–16 Four-year graduation cohort (Class of 2016)
Chronic Absenteeism
CALPADS End of Year 3 (EOY 3) Data
Note: Because these data are now more current, the Status used for Spring 2017 was not the status used for all indicators to calculate the growth for the Fall 2017 dashboard. Also, the inclusion of LTEL in the ELPI affected the status used to compute growth for Fall 2017.
Resource: CDE CA School Dashboard Technical Guide Pages 11-12

31. CA School Dashboard: DASS
Dashboard Alternative School Status (DASS)
Schools in the DASS are not included in the Fall dashboard
Schools in the DASS are also not included in their LEA’s Dashboard results

32. Student Group “N-Size”
Student groups with an n-size of:
30 or more students at the LEA and school level will receive a performance level (color)
11 to 29 students will show status and change, but no performance level (color)
Foster Youth and Homeless student groups with an n-size of:
15 students or more at the LEA will receive a performance level (color)
30 students or more at the school or charter level will receive a performance level (color)

33. CA School Dashboard: Small Student Populations
New methodology, called “Safety Net” will be applied to schools and LEAs with small student populations for two state indicators:
Graduation Rate: When the number of students in the cohort is less than 150
Suspension Rate: When the number of students cumulatively enrolled is less than 150
Safety Net methodology removes the “Increased Significantly” and “Declined Significantly” Change levels from the performance levels determinations.

34. CA School Dashboard: Technical Assistance
LEAs have been identified for technical assistance for the first time in Fall 2017, based on student group performance in each of the three following priority areas:
Priority 4: Pupil Achievement
ELA, Math, English Learner Progress
Priority 5: Pupil Engagement
Graduation Rate, Chronic Absence
Priority 6: School Climate
Suspension Rate
Local Performance Indicator

35. Resources CDE Dashboard Webpage: www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/cm/index.asp
CDE CA School Dashboard Video (4 minute overview) youtu.be/DSgr84y4oHo
Getting to Know the CA School Dashboard (PDF)
Dashboard Technical Guide: