1. Alternative Accountability CCSSO NCSA June 2016
Review and Discussion
Alternative Accountability CCSSO NCSA June 2016

2. What are the opportunities?
Better represent the valued outcomes of alternative schools which:
Serve diverse students
Have varied areas of emphasis
More appropriately differentiate performance via thoughtful selection of:
Measures
Performance standards
Design decisions
Incentivize the actions that matter most
Customize supports
Alternative Accountability CCSSO NCSA June 2016

3. Alternative Accountability CCSSO NCSA June 2016
What are the threats?
Obfuscate performance if the system is poorly specified and standards are not appropriate
Finding “signal in the noise,” particularly given mobility and n-size issues
Lack of comparability
Potential for corruption
Alternative Accountability CCSSO NCSA June 2016

4. Similarity and Flexibility
In thinking about design alternatives, consider these questions:
To what extent should elements of the alternative school model be similar to the general model? Do you expect any of the outcomes to be comparable to the general model?
To what extent should the model be standardized versus allowing alternative school leaders flexibility to determine indicators and/or evidence?
Alternative Accountability CCSSO NCSA June 2016

5. Similarity and Flexibility
Some examples that illustrate the range of approaches depending on the value of standardization and comparability.
Alternative Accountability CCSSO NCSA June 2016

6. Evaluation Strategies
Check assumptions in theory of action
Stability of scores
Weak relationship to variables that should NOT be associated with performance (e.g. n-size, demographics)
Differentiation
Qualitative evaluation
Review longitudinal impact
Alternative Accountability CCSSO NCSA June 2016

7. Alternative Accountability CCSSO NCSA June 2016
Discussion
Thank you to the presenters!
What questions or comments do you have?
Alternative Accountability CCSSO NCSA June 2016