2. School Accountability Update Fall 2006 – Summer 2007

3. Overview of Bulletin 111 Changes  Preliminary Release  SPS Component Changes Growth SPS Baseline SPS  Subgroup Component Changes  Label Changes  SI/AA Changes  Disaster Accountability

4. Schools Included in Preliminary Accountability Release (Aug. 1) For 2007, schools identified as:  Failing the Subgroup Component based on spring 2006 test results, or  Failing the SPS Component based on the 2007 Baseline SPS; or  Failing the SPS Component based on the 2006 Baseline SPS; or  Being in AUS or SCF (any level) in academic year 2006-07 Bulletin 111, Section 301

5. SPS Component Changes

6. Inclusion of Students in the SPS  As in the past two years of Accountability releases, only students who have been in a district for a Full Academic Year (Oct. enrollment and time of testing) will count in the school’s SPS Assessment Index. Bulletin 111, Section 515

7. 2007 Growth SPS  Will use assessment data from 2007 and attendance and dropout data from 2006  Calculated using LEAP/GEE, iLEAP, LAA 1, and LAA 2 test data Attendance data Dropout data Bulletin 111, Section 301

8.  Assessment Index will use achievement levels from each test converted to index points  LEAP/GEE/iLEAP Advanced = 200 points Mastery = 150 points Basic = 100 points Approaching Basic = 50 points Unsatisfactory = 0 points 2007 Growth SPS Bulletin 111, Section 405

9. 2007 Growth SPS  LAA 1 Accountability Conversion Average of 4 State-specified skill levels (0-5) converted to an index and included in the SPS and Subgroup % Proficient Calculations Bulletin 111, Section 3905 LAA 1 Raw ScoreLevelAssessment Points 0.00-0.49Unsatisfactory0 0.50-2.49Approaching Basic50 2.50-3.49Basic100 3.50-4.49Mastery150 4.50-5.00Advanced200

10. 2007 Growth SPS  LAA 2 Accountability Achievement Levels Grades 4-11 included in the Growth SPS Bulletin 111, Section 3905 LevelAssessment Points Basic100 Approaching Basic75 Foundational50 Pre-Foundational0

11. 2007 Growth SPS – K-8  Two or three Indexes Assessment Index 90% weight Attendance Index 10% weight for schools with grades K-6 5% weight for schools with grades 7 and 8 Dropout Index 5% weight for schools with grades 7 and 8 Bulletin 111, Section 301

12. 2007 Growth SPS – K-8  Assessment Index Grade – Subject weighting Grad e ELAMat h Scienc e Soc. Stud. 3 rd 21½½ 4 th 2211 5 th 1111 6 th 1111 7 th 1111 8 th 2211 Bulletin 111, Section 405

13. Spring Incentive Points – K-8  As in 2005 and 2006, if during 2007 spring testing, a repeating 4 th grader or an Option I 8 th grader scores at a higher achievement level on a LEAP test, the school shall receive 50 incentive points per subject improved Bulletin 111, Section 307

14. Summer Incentive Points – K- 8  For the 2007 accountability results, if during the 2006 summer school, a 4 th or 8 th grade student earns a score at a higher achievement level than the previous spring, the school that the student attended in the spring will receive 50 incentive points per subject improved Bulletin 111, Section 307

15. 2007 Growth SPS – K-8  Assessment Index Calculation Sum index points and incentive points for each test unit Multiply each sum times its appropriate grade- subject weight Sum the weighted index points Sum the grade-subject weights of each testing unit Divide sum of weighted points by sum of the grade-subject weights Bulletin 111, Section 405

16. 2007 Growth SPS – High Schools  Three Indexes Assessment Index 90% weight Attendance Index 5% weight Dropout Index 5% weight Bulletin 111, Section 303

17. 2007 Growth SPS – High Schools  Assessment Index Weights Grad e ELAMathSci.Soc. Stud 9 th 11 10 th 1.25 11 th 1.25 Bulletin 111, Section 409

18. 2007 Growth SPS – High Schools  As in past years, the Assessment Index will continue to be adjusted by a dropout adjustment factor based upon a goal of no more than 4% dropouts For the 2006 Growth SPS the expectation was no more than 7% dropouts Bulletin 111, Section 409

19. Option II 8 th Grade Incentive Points  Due to the change in High Stakes testing policy, Option II 8 th graders and the incentive points associated with these students no longer exist Bulletin 111, Section 307

20. 2007 Growth SPS – High Schools  Assessment Index Calculation Multiply each test unit index points times its appropriate grade-subject weight and the appropriate dropout adjustment Sum weighted points Sum grade-subject weights of each testing unit Divide sum of weighted points by sum of the grade-subject weights Bulletin 111, Section 409

21. 2007 Growth SPS - Combo Schools  Assessment Index calculated using a weighted average of the K-8 and 9-12 Assessment Indexes K-8 portion weighted by the number of test units from spring tests in grades 3-8 9-12 portion weighted by the number of test units from spring tests in grades 9-11 Bulletin 111, Section 301

22. Dropout Documentation Required  Documentation is required for any exit code used on a student who does not count as a dropout Example: Exit to private school, Exit out of state, etc. Bulletin 111, Section 611

23. 2007 Growth SPS - Combo Schools  Attendance Index calculated using a weighted average of K-8 and 9-12 Attendance Indexes K-8 portion weighted by the number of students in grades K-8 9-12 portion weighted by the number of students in grades 9-12  Dropout Index calculated using a weighted average of K-8 and 9-12 Dropout Indexes K-8 portion weighted by the number of students in grades 7and 8 9-12 portion weighted by the number of students in grades 9-12 Bulletin 111, Sections 301, 511 and 513

24. 2007 Growth SPS The LAA 1 scores will be used in the 2006-07 Growth SPS but not for the 2006-07 Baseline SPS due to changes being made to the LAA 1. Bulletin 111, Section 3905

25. 2007 Baseline SPS  LAA 2 Accountability Achievement Levels Grades 4-11 for 2007 included Grade 4, 8, 10 ELA and math and grade 11 science and Social Studies for 2006 included Bulletin 111, Section 3905 LevelAssessment Points Basic100 Approaching Basic75 Foundational50 Pre-Foundational0

26. 2007 Baseline SPS – K-8 Schools  Calculated in the same manner as the 2006 Baseline SPS for K-8 schools but will include two years (2005-06 and 2006-07) of assessment data Bulletin 111, Section 301

27. 2007 Baseline SPS – High Schools  Calculated using two indexes Assessment Index (70% weight) Graduation Index (30% weight) Bulletin 111, Section 301

28. 2007 Baseline SPS – High Schools  Assessment Index will use the same tests and subject-grade weighting as the 2007 Growth SPS, but will incorporate two years of testing data (Spring ’06 and Spring ’07) Bulletin 111, Section 301

29. 2007 Baseline SPS – High Schools  Graduation Index cohort definition All students entering as first-time freshmen Tracked for four years Students who transfer into the school from outside the LEA on or before October 1 of their 11 th grade year will be added to the cohort Students who transfer into the school from within the district on or before October 1 of their 12 th grade year will be added to the cohort Bulletin 111, Sections 601-603

30. 2007 Baseline SPS – High Schools  Graduation Index cohort definition (continued) Early graduates will be included with what would have been their four-year cohort Students with Disabilities whose IEPs state that they will take longer than 4 years to graduate will be added to the cohort with which they graduate, provided they are less than 22 years old at the beginning of the academic year Legitimate leavers are taken out of the cohort Bulletin 111, Sections 601-603

31. 2007 Baseline SPS – High Schools  Graduation Index point values Bulletin 111, Section 613 Student ResultPoints Academic Endorsement180 Tops Opportunity Award OR Career Tech Endorsement 160 BESE approved Industry Based Certification OR Tops Tech and Dual Enrollment OR Tops Tech and Articulated Credit 140 Regular HS Diploma120 GED90 Skills Certificate/Certificate of Achievement60 Attendee30 Dropout0

32. 2007 Baseline SPS – Combo Schools  Calculated using a weighted average of the K- 8 and 9-12 School Performance Scores K-8 portion weighted by the number of eligible spring testers in grades 3-8 9-12 portion weighted by the number of eligible spring testers in grades 9-11 plus the number of members of the cohort used as the denominator in the Graduation Index calculation Bulletin 111, Section 303

33. Inclusion of Schools for 2007 (and Beyond)  To receive a 2007 Growth SPS, a school must have at least 40 testing units in any combination of LEAP/GEE, iLEAP, LAA 1 or LAA 2  To receive a 2007 Baseline SPS, a school must have at least 80 units in any combination of LEAP/GEE, iLEAP, LAA 1, LAA 2 or Graduation Index cohort membership Each Grad Index cohort member will count as 4 units for this determination Bulletin 111, Section 519

34. Pairing and Sharing Data  Pairing data will no longer be necessary  For the 2007 Growth SPS and the 2007 Baseline SPS, schools that have no testing grade will share one grade of testing data from a school into which its students feed Bulletin 111, Section 521

35. Pairing and Sharing Data  Any school enrolling only 12 th grade students will share data with a school or schools containing grades 9-11 from which the majority of its students are sent Used to define the school’s cohort for the Graduation Index SPS will be based solely on the school’s Graduation Index Bulletin 111, Section 521

36. Pairing and Sharing Data  Any school with a K-2 and 9-12 configuration will receive an SPS based solely upon the 9-12 data Bulletin 111, Section 521

37. Subgroup Component Changes

38. Subgroup Component – Inclusion of Students  In 2007, the Subgroup Component % Proficiencies will use test (LEAP, GEE, iLEAP, LAA 1 and LAA 2 tests) results from ELA and math for grades 3-8 and grade 10 for both the % Proficiency AMO analysis and Safe Harbor decrease in % Non-Proficiency analysis Bulletin 111, Sections 701 and 707

39. Subgroup Component - 2007 Additional Academic Indicator  For schools with a 12 th grade, the 2007 Subgroup Component analysis will include a cohort Graduation Rate to replace the Non- Dropout Rate as the school Additional Academic Indicator The cohort for this Graduation Rate is defined in the same way as the cohort for the Graduation Index  For 2007 only, the Safe Harbor AAI growth will continue to use non-dropout rates Bulletin 111, Section 701

40. Label and Remedy Changes

41. 2007 Growth Labels  Schools with a Performance Label of Three Stars and a Baseline SPS > 105 will not receive a negative Growth Label In 2005, the “bar” was 100 Bulletin 111, Section 1101

42. 2007 Growth Labels  Exemplary and Recognized Academic Growth Criteria change No longer calculating a full Subgroup Performance Score (GPS) for all subgroups Calculating a weighted Subgroup Assessment Index (SAI) for the Economically Disadvantaged and Students with Disabilities subgroups Assessment Index with grade-subject weighting for the students in each of these subgroups Bulletin 111, Sections 903 and 1301

43. 2007 Growth Labels  Exemplary and Recognized Academic Growth Criteria change For Exemplary Academic Growth (EAG), a school must Make its Growth Target, and Economically Disadvantaged and Students with Disabilities SAI must grow by at least 2 points, and The school must not be in AUS or SCF Bulletin 111, Sections 903 and 1301

44. 2007 Growth Labels  Exemplary and Recognized Academic Growth Criteria change For Recognized Academic Growth (RAG), a school must Make its Growth Target, but Economically Disadvantaged and Students with Disabilities SAI does not grow by at least 2 points, and/or The school is in AUS and/or SCF Bulletin 111, Sections 903 and 1301

45. Academically Unacceptable Schools/Subgroup Component Failure/Academic Assistance Changes

46. Academically Unacceptable School (AUS) Status  A school with a Baseline SPS of less than 60.0 enters AUS 1 if the school was not labeled AUS the previous year  Schools progress to more serious levels of AUS based on the number of consecutive years a school has been labeled AUS. Bulletin 111, Section 1601

47. Academically Unacceptable School (AUS) Status  In 2007-08, all schools labeled AUS shall implement remedies/sanctions based on the number of years they have been labeled AUS.  Schools exit Academically Unacceptable School status when their Baseline SPS are 60.0 or greater. Bulletin 111, Section 1601

48. Waiver of AUS Requirements  For 2007 only, schools with a 12 th grade that are Academically Unacceptable, have a 2007 Baseline SPS 60 and a 2007 Growth SPS > 60, AUS requirements will be waived for the 2007-08 school year. Bulletin 111, Section 1503

49. Waiver of AUS Requirements  Schools identified as AUS with a 2006 and a 2007 Baseline SPS of 55.0 or greater and the Recognized Academic Growth label in 2007, for the 2007-08 school year will Continue previous year’s remedies/sanctions Implement no additional remedies/sanctions Bulletin 111, Section 1601

50. AUS 1 Revised School Improvement Plan to open academic year; School Choice; Scholastic Audit; Write new SIP for remainder of the current year and the next 2 years based on the Audit AUS 2 Implement SIP based on Scholastic Audit; Quarterly Implementation Reports; Title I schools offer Supplemental Educational Services; Non-Title I schools add a remedy from Corrective Action List; Eligible for Turn- Around Specialist Academically Unacceptable Schools

51. Eligible for Recovery School District (RSD) AUS 6+ Implement Reconstitution Plan AUS 6 Implement Reconstitution Plan AUS 5 Submit Reconstitution Plan (Type 5 Charter School Proposals submitted at the same time) AUS 4 Academically Unacceptable Schools cont. AUS 3Add from Corrective Action List; Develop Reconstitution Plan; Eligible for DE

52. School Improvement Plan (SIP) Requirements As a result of AUS identification, new SIPs are intended to get the school out of trouble before AUS 4. Accordingly, in their revised SIPs, schools must plan to move to AUS 2 and AUS 3 over the following two years. Bulletin 111, Section 1601

53. Subgroup Component Failure (SCF)  Schools are now assigned Subgroup Component Failure (SCF) labels independent of AUS labels  The labels are the same as those for federal NCLB Act: School Improvement (SI) 1(failing the same subject area for 2 consecutive years), SI 2 (3 years), Corrective Action (CA) 1 (4 years) and CA 2 (5 years), and Restructuring (6 years). Bulletin 111, Sections 1605 and 1607

54. Subgroup Component Failure (SCF)  Any school that fails to meet Subgroup AYP in the same subject or in the Whole School AAI for two consecutive years enters Subgroup Component Failure 1 (SCF 1).  Schools in any level of Subgroup Component Failure remain at the same level if they pass Subgroup AYP for 1 year in the subject that caused them to originally enter. Bulletin 111, Sections 1605 and 1607

55. Exit from Subgroup Component Failure (SCF)  A school exits SCF when it passes the Subgroup AYP for two consecutive years in the subject that caused them to originally enter Subgroup Component Failure. Bulletin 111, Section 1605

56. SI 1 New 2-year SIP (must incorporate remedies for SI 2); School Choice (for Title I schools only) SI 2Supplemental Ed. Services (Title I schools) CA 1Add a remedy from Corrective Action List; Eligible for Turnaround Specialist CA 2Scholastic Audit; Develop Alternate Governance Plan (Title I schools) or Focused Reconstitution Plan (non-Title I schools) based on the Scholastic Audit RestructuringAlternate Governance (Title I); Implement Focused Recon. Plan (non-Title I) Subgroup Component Failure

57. Entry into Academic Assistance Beginning in 2007, schools with new Growth Targets greater than 7.0 points enter Academic Assistance level 1 (AA1). ♦In 2010, this value decreases to 6.0 points, and in 2013, to 5.0 points. Bulletin 111, Section 1403

58. Movement in and Exit from Academic Assistance  Schools move one level higher in Academic Assistance when their newly calculated Growth Target exceeds 8.0 SPS points (a school in AA 1 moves to AA 2).  Schools exit Academic Assistance when their new Growth Targets are 5.0 or fewer points.  Schools remain at the same level of Academic Assistance when they do not advance or exit Academic Assistance. Bulletin 111, Section 1405

59. Waivers from AA Status Districts may submit requests to the State Superintendent of Education for waivers from AA status if: 1.The total number of Academically Unacceptable Schools (AUS), schools in Subgroup Component Failure, and schools in Academic Assistance exceeds 30% of the non- alternative schools in the district. Bulletin 111, Section 1403

60. Waivers from AA Status  Waiver requests based on this 30% limit must be for individual schools and can only serve as a means to establish a reasonable number of schools on which to focus resources. Bulletin 111, Section 1403

61. Waivers from AA Status Districts may also submit requests to the State Superintendent of Education for waivers from AA status if: 2. The school or schools for which a district is requesting waivers implemented reforms or innovations that should show substantially improved student achievement the following year. Bulletin 111, Section 1403

62. Waivers from AA Status  Any waiver request based on #2 must be accompanied by documentation that shows implementation of the reforms/innovations in the previous year.  The documentation must include classroom observations. A school cannot receive a waiver for 2 consecutive years based on #2.

63. SPS Component Disaster Policy Bulletin 111, Chapter 45

64. New School Elementary Disaster year – no scores released Year 1 (2007) – Assessment Index only – no labels assigned Year 2 (2008) – Baseline SPS – Performance Labels Year 3 (2009) – Fully Accountable Bulletin 111, Chapter 45 Disaster Accountability

65. New School High School The cohort to calculate the Graduation Index must be re-established. Bulletin 111, Chapter 45 Disaster Accountability

66. New School High School Disaster Year – no scores released Year 1 (2007) – Assessment Index only – no labels assigned Year 2 (2008) – Baseline Assessment Index – Performance Labels Year 3 (2009) – Fully Accountable as a 9-11 school (Assessment Index only) Bulletin 111, Chapter 45 Disaster Accountability

67. New School High School Year 5 (2011) – Graduation Index calculated, Fully Accountable Bulletin 111, Chapter 45 Disaster Accountability

68. Subgroup Component - Disaster  The displaced students will not be considered a separate subgroup for the 2006-07 academic year Bulletin 111, Section 4527

69. Additional Information Displaced students will not be counted as dropouts in their receiving schools if they drop out prior to the first day of school the following academic year. Bulletin 111, Chapter 45 Disaster Accountability

70. Where to get: Current Bulletin 111 Policy (and all bulletins) http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/bese/1041.html Proposals passed by BESE for Notice of Intent (this is for all agencies in the state) http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/register.htm

71. Questions?  Kevin.Stansbury@la.gov Kevin.Stansbury@la.gov  Thomas.Spencer@la.gov Thomas.Spencer@la.gov  Josh.Posey@la.gov Josh.Posey@la.gov