1. 2016 State, District, School Report Cards Explanation
A look back and a glimpse into the future

2. Public vs. Private
Public:

3. Public vs. Private
Private:

4. Student Achievement First year of multi-year results
2015 assessment results PLUS 2016 assessment results
Next year will move to: results
Current year results still available
Participation still based only on current year
Will remain under ESSA report cards
Point structures will change

5. Annual Measurable Objectives
What are they?
Proficiency goals required under the waiver (replaced AYP).
Reduce the % nonproficent by half over six years.
Why have I never seen them before?
They’ve been there; this is the first year we have performance against the goals.
Why should I care?
Give schools and districts a benchmark
Implications for Blue Ribbon and Focus and Priority Schools
Will be retained under ESSA

8. Participation What’s required? What if I don’t meet that?
95% (or no more than two students)
What if I don’t meet that?
School Level: All Students – take away SPI Points
School Level: Subgroups – messaging
District Level: messaging
All levels: improvement plan
All levels: possible loss of Title I funds
Are Opt-Outs Allowed?
No.

9. Student Growth Percentiles - Explained
Academic Growth
Student Growth Percentiles - Explained
What are SGPs?
Indicators of student growth: test scores compared with scores of students with similar score histories (academic peers).
What can SGPs tell us about student growth?
How much a student grew, relative to her academic peers. A student with an SGP of 65 performed better than 65% of her academic peers.

10. Source: Castellano & Ho (2012)

13. 2015-16 Results – Top Growth Schools

14. Questions