1. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 1 ABCs, NCLB and Assistance to Schools and LEAs Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee October 13, 2004 Mr. Lou Fabrizio Director of Accountability Services Dr. Elsie Leak Associate State Superintendent Curriculum and School Reform Services NC Department of Public Instruction

2. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 2 Issues/Questions Status of ABCs and No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Assistance to LEAs and Schools Curriculum/Instructional Issues

3. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 3 Implementation of the ABCs Report Annual report to JLEOC Includes information on ABCs, AYP under NCLB, assistance teams, and issues for the future

4. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 4 ABCs Growth vs. AYP Growth model Compensatory Follows same students over time Looks at changes in average scale scores for groups of students Looks at school as a whole Incentive awards based on meeting growth Status model “All or nothing” Compares single year results to standard (% proficient) Looks at performance by subgroup as well as school as a whole General Assembly did not fund financial incentive based on AYP

5. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 5 Changes to ABCs Due to NCLB Reinstated High School Comprehensive Reading and Mathematics Tests in grade 10 Changed 91-day rule for growth in grades 3 through 8 to 140-day rule (minimum days in membership) to coincide with AYP full academic year (FAY) Changed 98% tested rule to 95% AYP rule Added Honor Schools of Excellence (Schools of Excellence that also made AYP)

6. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 6 2003-04 ABCs Report 2,232 Schools 35.2% Met High Growth 39.9% Met Expected Growth 75.1% Total

7. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 7 2003-04 ABCs Report – Charter Schools Only 92 Schools in Report 28.3% Met High Growth 29.3% Met Expected Growth 57.6% Total

8. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 8 Five Years: Schools Making Expected or High Growth Regular Schools Charter 99-00 – 70% 37% 00-01 – 60%28% 01-02 – 75%37% 02-03 – 94%75% 03-04 – 75%58%

9. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 9 2003-04 ABCs Recognition Categories # % Honor Schs of Excellence (563) 25.2 Schools of Excellence (33) 1.5 Schools of Distinction (640) 28.7 Schools of Progress (282) 12.6

10. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 10 2003-04 ABCs Recognition Categories # % No Recognition (549) 24.6 Priority Schools (52) 2.3 Low-Performing (2) 0.1

11. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 11 2003-04 ABCs Recognition Categories - 91 Charters Received an ABCs Status # % Honor Schs of Excellence (18) 20 Schools of Excellence (0) 0 Schools of Distinction (13) 14 Schools of Progress (10) 11

12. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 12 # % No Recognition (36) 40 Priority Schools (6) 7 Low-Performing (1) 1 2003-04 ABCs Recognition Categories - Charters

13. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 13 2003-04 Proficiency Results Figure 1. 1992-93 to 2003-04 End-of-Grade Multiple-Choice Test Results Percent of Students At or Above Level III in Both Reading and Mathematics Grades 3-8 Percent of Students At or Above Level III in Both Reading and Mathematics

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17. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 17 02-0303-04 Schools that Met (1,062) 47.2%(1,608)70.8%* Schools that Did Not Meet (1,190)52.8%(662)29.2% AYP Status *Results include schools that participate in the ABCs on the basis of the schools they serve.

18. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 18 02-0303-04 Schools that Met (48) 54%(72)78% Schools that Did Not Meet (41)46% (20)22% AYP Status – Charter Schools Only

19. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 19 2003-04 AYP Targets # % Met (02-03) Statewide37,08796.2 90.5 School10,83697.6 94.6 Am In 21096.2 92.6 Asian 240100 98.0 Black 5,38795.7 88.5 Hispanic 1,21096.6 82.6 White 7,27899.9 99.3 FRL 7,66396.7 89.5 LEP 58194.3 72.5 SWD 3,65983.5 69.9

20. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 20 2003-04 AYP Disaggregations % AYP Targets Met # Schools % Schools 0-5050 2.3 50-608 0.4 60-7021 1.0 70-8062 2.8 80-90130 5.9 90-1001,916 87.6

21. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 21 2003-04 AYP Disaggregations Analysis of number of AYP targets and percent of schools meeting AYP reveals no major trend; however, the likelihood of missing a target increases as the number of targets increases

22. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 22 661 Schools Did Not Make AYP Due to One Subgroup

23. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 23 89 Schools Missed Due To Two Subgroups

24. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 24 Subgroups Dropped Due to Less Than 40 Students Meeting Full Academic Year

25. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 25 18 LEAs Where All Schools Made AYP Alleghany County Schools Camden County Schools Newton-Conover City Schools Dare County Schools Gates County Schools Hyde County Schools Jones County Schools Macon County Schools Madison County Schools Orange County Schools Polk County Schools Surry County Schools Elkin City Schools Mount Airy County Schools Transylvania County Schools Tyrrell County Schools Watauga County Schools Yancey County Schools

26. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 26 AYP Proficiency Goals YearGrades 3-8 (%)Grade 10 (%) ReadingMathReadingMath 2003-0468.974.652.054.9 2004-0576.781.064.066.2

27. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 27 If 2004-05 proficiency targets were in place in 2003-04, only 56% of schools would have met AYP AYP Proficiency Goals

28. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 28 Title I Performance Number of Title I Schools 1,153 Made AYP 911 (79%) Did not make AYP 239 Special Evaluation 3

29. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 29 AYP Results in Selected States - 2004 State# Schools% Alabama31923 Arizona1,43582 California5,94065 Connecticut13877 Florida71723 Georgia1,58678 Idaho49278 Missouri1,16757 North Carolina1,60871 Pennsylvania2,44481

30. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 30 AYP; National View Too many differences among the states Tests Standards (for proficiency) Minimum “N” size (NC use 40) Use of Confidence Intervals (95%, 99%) Not all currently test grades 3 through 8 Etc. (See Education Week chart, 9/8/04)

31. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 31 Other Indicators of Performance NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) Samples of students in North Carolina in grades 4 & 8; Reading, Mathematics, Science and Writing; See reports of student performance in notebooks (Tab 11) SAT 2004

32. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Mean Total SAT Scores 1993-2004

33. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 33 Challenges Awaiting official approval from US Department of Education (USED) to use End of Course (EOC) tests in Algebra I, Biology, English I and Grade 10 Writing for high school AYP Awaiting approval from USED for transition plan for moving to new mathematics tests which will include embedded field test items

34. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 34 Challenges Middle Schools Issue and ABCs Growth Provision in HB 1414 to evaluate validity of ABCs – impact on results if standards change? Revisions to curricula and subsequent revisions to tests will necessitate delays in reporting results APA process

35. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 35 Assistance Program Conditions – Pre and Early ABCs Limited or no use of Standard Course of Study Very low proficiency rates in reading and math Limited knowledge of best practices

36. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 36 Assistance Program Conditions – Pre and Early ABCs (cont.) Poor decision making regarding expenditure of funds Professional development not aligned with instructional priorities Very little use of data for instructional decision making

37. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 37 Assistance Program Conditions – Pre and Early ABCs (cont.) Unfocused school improvement plans Poor instructional leadership Low expectations for administrators, teachers, and students

38. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 38 Assistance Program History and Development of Assistance 1996 – School-Based Management and Accountability Act Passed - called for labeling of schools - Required assignment of Assistance Teams

39. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 39 Assistance Program History and Development of Assistance (cont.) 1995-96School assistance piloted in 10 districts 1996-97ABCs implemented in K-8 schools 1997-98ABCs implemented in 9-12 schools

40. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 40 School-Level Assistance Low-performing schools 1997-98Assistance Teams began serving K-8 schools 1998-99Assistance Teams began serving 9-12 schools 2001-02Continually Low-Performing Schools designated (provided additional funding for class size reduction, additional professional development days for teachers and instructional days for students.)

41. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 41 School-Level Assistance Voluntary Assistance Provided by Division of School Improvement Served schools just above those that are low performing or those requesting assistance Type of schools served - Second tier regular schools - Charters - High Priority schools

42. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 42 District-Level Assistance District-Level Assistance (ABCs and AYP) 2002-03 - LEA Assistance Program (LEAAP) Developed a framework that includes assessment and assistance DPI Associate Superintendents complete needs assessment work in Hoke County LEAAP Team Leaders and members hired to provide assistance

43. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 43 District-Level Assistance District-Level Assistance (ABCs and AYP) 2003-04 - LEA Assistance Program (LEAAP) DPI Associate Superintendents completed needs assessment for Weldon City Schools LEAAP Team assigned to Weldon City Four (4) other systems participated the pilot year – Bertie, Edgecombe, Hertford, Northampton) Service continued in Hoke County

44. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 44 District-Level Assistance Models for Subgroups – document completed Supplemental Funding for Disadvantaged Students

45. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 45 Current Needs for Assistance 2004-05 Title I Schools in School Improvement: did not make AYP in the same content area two years in a row 138Traditional Schools 22Charter Schools

46. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 46 Current Needs for Assistance 2004-05 Traditional Schools (non-Title I schools) 346Traditional Schools 2DHHS Schools 1DJJ School 2Charter Schools

47. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 47 LEAs in LEA Improvement In order for an LEA to enter LEA Improvement, the LEA must not make AYP in the same subject in both the 3 through 8 and high school grade spans for two consecutive years

48. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 48 Current Needs for Assistance 2004-05 District Level 44LEAs in LEA Improvement Status (AYP) 16LEAs receiving supplemental funding for disadvantaged students (five also included in the first category)

49. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 49 Title I Schools 2004-05 Federal Sanctions Fail to make AYP in Sanction the same content area 2 yearsYear 3 – school improvement school choice 3 yearsYear 4 – offer supplementary services 4 yearsYear 5 – corrective action 5 yearsYear 6 – restructuring

50. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 50 School-Level Assistance Track Record School-Level

51. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 51 School-Level Assistance Track Record School-Level

52. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 52 District-Level Assistance Track Record District-Level

53. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 53 Current Needs for Assistance Challenges or Issues Revising the definition of low performing (in statute) to reflect the current needs Hiring a cadre (15) of permanent LEAAP Team members Redirecting some of the school assistance team resources to support the LEA Assistance Program