1. Accountability Update

2. Overview 2018 School Grades Results School Grades Methodology Overview
ESSA Overview and Timeline

3. 2018 Charter School Grade Results

4. 2018 School Grades Traditional and Charter Schools

5. Charter School Grade Changes
Grade Increased– 113 Schools
Grade remained the Same – 326 Schools
Grade Decreased – 64
Grade 2017 
Total A B C D F
Grade 2018
196 19 5
220 42 49 24 1
116 8 33 73 12
127 3 20 2 34 6
247
105 21
503

6. Charter - Avg. Percent of Points Earned Change 2017 ELA Achievement 60
Component
Charter - Avg. Percent of Points Earned
Change
2017
2018
ELA Achievement 60 61 1
ELA/Reading Gains 58 59
ELA/Reading Low 25% Gains 53
Math Achievement 62 2
Math Gains 57
Math Low 25% Gains 52
Science Achievement 54 3
Social Studies Achievement 76 78
Graduation Rate 92
High School Acceleration 56 5
Middle School Acceleration 65

7. Statewide Charter School Highlights
The percentage of charter schools earning an “A” or “B” increased to 68 percent (364 schools), up from 64 percent (340 schools) in
Charter high schools saw the largest percentage point increase in “A” schools
52 percent (34 schools) of charter high schools earned an “A” in , up from 37 percent (25 schools) in
309 charter schools maintained an “A” grade (196 schools) or increased their grade (113 schools) in
“F” charter schools decreased by more than half (56 percent), dropping from 16 schools in to 7 schools in

8. Did Not Increase Their Grade
75% of Charter Schools Graded “D” or “F” in 2017 Improved Their Grade in 2018
Did Not Increase Their Grade
25%
Increased Their Grade
75%

9. 100% of F Schools That Also Received a Grade in 2018 Improved Their Grade
1 Improved to a “B”
25%
5 Improved to a “C”
25%

10. Florida’s Focus on Low Performing Schools is Paying Off94 91 53 33

11. School Grades

12. School Grades Model (A maximum of 11 components)
English
Language Arts
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Graduation Rate
Acceleration
Success
Achievement
(0% to 100%)
Overall,
4-year Graduation Rate
High School
(AP, IB, AICE, dual enrollment or industry certification)
Learning Gains
Blank
Learning Gains of the
Low 25%
Middle School
(EOCs or industry certifications)

13. Percent Tested Must test 95% of students
Calculated for each assessment and then aggregated.
Schools that do not test 95% of students will receive grades of “I”
Superintendents can appeal the “I” by demonstrating that the data accurately represents the school’s progress or requesting that late reporting assessment results be included.
Commissioner will review data to determine if the performance data is representative of the school’s progress.
If the Commissioner determines the data is representative, she will release grades for these schools at the end of the appeals period.

14. Learning Gains in School Grades
2014 Legislature established a new framework for learning gains requiring that learning growth toward achievement levels 3, 4, and 5 is demonstrated by students who scored below each of those levels in the prior year (s (3)(b), F.S.)
Method for 2002 to 2014
Method Used Since 2016
Improve one or more achievement levels from one year to the next (e.g., move from Level 1 to Level 2; Level 2 to Level 4, etc.)
Same
Maintain a Level 3, Level 4, or Level 5 from one year to the next
Same, except for Level 3 and Level 4, in addition to maintaining the level, the student’s scale score must have improved from one year to the next
For students who remain in Level 1 or Level 2, demonstrate a specified scale score gain
For students who remain in Level 1 or Level 2, demonstrate a learning gain by increasing their score to a higher subcategory within the Level (e.g., move from the bottom third of Level 1 to the middle third of Level 1)

15. Learning Gains of the Lowest 25%
Calculated for both English Language Arts and Mathematics
Applies the same learning gains methodology to the lowest performing 25% of students
Determining the lowest performing 25% of students
Uses the performance of students in the prior year calculated at each grade level to identify the lowest performing 25% of students (EOCs not by grade level)
Low 25% is no longer limited to students in Achievement Levels 1 and 2

16. Middle School Acceleration
The percentage of eligible students who passed one or more high school level statewide, standardized end-of-course (EOC) assessments or attained industry certifications identified in the industry certification funding list
Calculated for all schools that include grades 6, 7, and 8 or grades 7 and 8
Eligible students include full-year-enrolled students, who are current year grade 8 students who scored at or above Achievement Level 3 on the Mathematics statewide assessments (FSA & EOC) in the prior year, or are full-year-enrolled students in grades 6, 7, or 8 that took high school level EOC assessments or industry certifications (industry certification data is the most recent available and lags by one year)
Students must be enrolled in the course to be included
A student is included in the calculation no more than once

17. Graduation Rate
The most recent 4-year cohort graduation rate measured according to 34 § CFR
Calculated for all schools that include grades 9 to 12, grades 10 to 12, and grades 11 and 12
Also calculated for combination schools that include these grade levels
Beginning in , students who withdraw to a private school that the district has a contract with will remain in the graduation cohort for their last public school

18. College and Career Acceleration
Cohort-based calculation using the graduates from the graduation rate calculation as the denominator
The percentage of graduates who, while in high school
Were eligible to earn college credit through AP, IB, or AICE examinations
Earned a C or better in dual enrollment or
Earned a CAPE industry certification

19. School Grades Scale
Grade
Scale A
62% of total points or higher B
54% to 61% of total points C
41% to 53% of total points D
32% to 40% of total points F
31% of total points or less
The State Board of Education sets the scale and must, per state law, periodically review the scale to determine whether the expectations should be raised to encourage increased student achievement
If the Board adjusts the grading scale upward, it must inform the public and the school districts of the reasons for the adjustment and the anticipated impact on school grades

20. Calculating the School Grade
The school’s grade is determined by
Summing the points earned for each component (each component is worth 100 points) and dividing by the sum of total points available for all components with sufficient data
The percentage resulting is the percentage of points the school earned from all applicable components
This percentage is compared to the scale set by the State Board of Education to determine a school’s grade

21. School Grades Model Other Topics
Per state law, if two or more schools operate at the same facility (collocated schools), and at least one of the collocated schools does not earn a school grade or a rating because of insufficient data, the performance data across all the schools at the same location are combined to calculate a school grade (s (3)(a)3, F.S.)
This provision results in more schools being included in school accountability

22. Florida Standards Alternate Assessment
Results were included in the school grades
Went through rulemaking process in
Set the passing scores to use in the achievement measures for U.S. History and Civics
Determined the learning gains methodology
Workshops were held in Spring 2017
Adopted by the State Board in January 2018

23. Every Student Succeeds Act

24. ESSA State Plan Approval
Drafted with public input, including workgroup of superintendents
No changes to Florida’s state accountability systems
Preserves the focus on increased student achievement
Adds a Federal calculation to satisfy ESSA requirements
Approved September 26, 2018

25. Recent Successes
Only state to significantly improve on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in th and 8th grade math and 8th grade reading
1st among states in Advanced Placement participation
4th in the nation in Advanced Placement performance
4th in the nation for K-12 Student Achievement according to Education Week Quality Counts report
Graduation rate at an all-time high of 82.3%

26. Sections of the State Plan
Title I, Part A: Assessment, Accountability, and School Improvement
Title I, Part C: Migrant Students
Title I, Part D: Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk Students
Title II, Part A: Supporting Effective Instruction
Title III, Part A: English Language Learners
Title IV, Part A: Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants
Title IV, Part B: 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Title V, Part B, Subpart 2: Rural and Low-Income School Program
Title VII, Subpart B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

27. Accountability Calculation of new Federal percent of points index
Includes all school grades components plus English Language Proficiency progress
English Language Proficiency progress – the percent of ELLs who make progress on ACCESS for ELLs 2.0
ELLs who increase their composite proficiency level or
Remain at a composite score of 4, 5, or 6
Calculated for all schools including ESE, Alternative, and DJJ
K-3 schools that don’t receive their own index will receive the Federal percent of points index of the school to which a majority of their students matriculate, as is currently done for the school grade for school recognition purposes
Calculated overall and by subgroup

28. Subgroups Subgroups include: Economically disadvantaged students
Major racial and ethnic groups (White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaska native, and two or more races)
Students with disabilities
English Language Learners (ELLs)

29. Federal Percent of Points Index
ESSA Indicator
Florida Component
Academic Achievement – including Student Growth
English Language Arts (ELA) Achievement
Mathematics Achievement
Learning Gains ELA
Learning Gains Mathematics
Learning Gains Lowest 25% ELA
Learning Gains Lowest 25% Mathematics
Graduation Rate
4-Year Graduation Rate
School Quality or Student Success
Science
Social Studies
Middle School – Acceleration
High School – College and Career Acceleration
Progress in Achieving English Language Proficiency (ELP)
ELP Progress

30. Middle School Federal Percent of Points Index School Quality Indicator
ESSA Indicator
Florida Component
Points
School Quality or Student Success
(320 points)
Science
100 points
Social Studies
Middle School Acceleration
Mathematics Achievement (20 points)
Acceleration Success (100 points)
120 points
The mathematics achievement component is included as part of the middle school acceleration measure (20 points), as well as under the academic achievement indicator (80 points), for a total weight of 100 points in the Federal index.

31. High School Federal Percent of Points Index School Quality Indicator
ESSA Indicator
Florida Component
Points
School Quality or Student Success (320 points)
Science
100 points
Social Studies
College and Career Acceleration
4-Year Graduation Rate (20 points)
Acceleration Success (100 points)
120 points
The 4-year graduation rate is included as part of the college and career acceleration measure
(20 points), as well as under the graduation rate indicator (80 points), for a total weight
of 100 points in the federal index.

32. School Improvement
Federal Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CS&I)
Federal Targeted Support and Improvement (TS&I)
Current grade “D”
Differentiated Accountability (DA) Support
Current grade “F”
DA Support
Not “D” or “F” but graduation rate 67% or lower
Not “D” or “F” but overall Federal percent of points index 40% or lower
Tiered Support
A TS&I school with a subgroup Federal percent of points index 40% or lower for 6 years
Any subgroup performance on Federal percent of points index 31% or lower over 3 years
Tiered Support
Any subgroup performance on Federal percent of points index 40% or lower in the current year (moves to CS&I after 6 years)

33. State, District, and School Report Cards
Developing a new interactive report card that will provide the federally required components for the state, district, and school report cards
It will include the information that is now accessed through SPARS in a more accessible format for parents and the general public
Includes the following:
School grade and school grade components, and Federal index
Components disaggregated by subgroup
State, District, School level
English Language Proficiency Progress
Whether the school was identified for support
Anticipated December 2018

34. Percent Tested
Schools testing less than 95% of their students, overall or by subgroup, will have to review their testing practices and submit a plan for change to achieve 95% tested
Schools testing less than 95% will have the achievement denominators for ELA and Math increased to 95% for the Federal index calculation

35. Other Assessment and Accountability Information
Recently arrived ELLs:
Test all in 1st year (90% of ELLs did this in )
Learning gains counted in 2nd year
Achievement counted in 3rd year
Increase the federal accountability reporting period for former ELLs from two years to four years
Use State Board of Education strategic plan for long-term goals; added subgroup data
Additionally, included long-term goals for ELLs on the ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 English Language Proficiency assessment

36. EDStats Portal

37. What is EDStats?
It is the Florida PK-20 Education Information Portal, which schools and the public have started referring to as EDStats
Currently, it provides access to:
Statewide assessment data
School and district grades reports
High school graduation rates
PK-12 enrollment data
PK-12 fine arts reports
Florida College System data (select course enrollments and graduation rates)
FETPIP data

38. What is EDStats?
Provides interactive state, district, and school/college data in the following formats:
Tables
Graphs
Maps
Report Cards
The drilldown options are slightly different across reports. PK-20 reports provide the following drilldown options and additional options pending on the area (e.g., grade level in K-12 or age group in FCS):
Race/Ethnicity
Gender
Disability Status
English Language Learner Status/LEP Status

39. Where is EDStats? https://edstats.fldoe.org Linked to:
Accountability page (
FSA homepage on DOE website (
School grades homepage (
Students’ data publications and reports homepage (
Florida College System “Access Data” page (

40. Main Page
Important notes regarding bookmarking and compatibility

41. Main Page
Use tabs or sector icons to navigate

42. PK-12 Interactive Reports
Select an interactive report in the Assessments section for this portion of the training if you wish to use PK-12 data
Takes users out of the portal to reports on DOE site

43. Manipulating the Preset Data Table
Drag
Drop
Expand

44. Search Schools Using Maps

45. Example of a School Report Card
Helpful Resources