1. 1 2011 Base API Changes Riverside County Assessment Network Wes Scott Key Data Systems 1

2. 2 Overview New in 2011 Base API New Components Options Methodology Some Results

3. 3 New in 2011 Base API All CMA scores will count – Grade 10 & 11 ELA and Geometry – May impact SCFs, especially high school Some ASAM and Alternative Education scores will revert to the student’s school of residence Continuous enrollment means no enrollment gap exceeding 30 calendar days (CALPADS) Graduation Rate Grade 8 and 9 Dropout Rate

4. 4 Disclaimer Graduation and Dropout proposed changes – Presented by the CDE Technical Design Group – Being reviewed by PSAA Advisory Committee – Some rules will likely change – Final options to State Board of Education in May – Actual Base API out in May/June

5. 5 New Components Graduation Rate – Schools/LEAs with a Grade 12 – Same targets and calculations as AYP – Class of 2010 4-year cohort rate School level only – no subgroups – 5 and 6 year Graduation rate in the near future Relative weights defined in Ed Code

6. 6 New Components (cont.) Grade 8 and 9 Dropouts – Grade 9 if highest grade in school is grade 9 (69) – Academic year dropout Dropouts during academic year – Transition dropout Finished grade, did not show in next grade in a California school (CALPADS matching on SSID) Accountability at LEA and State level only

7. 7 New Components (cont.) Grade 8 and 9 Dropouts (cont.) – Target is 1% Statewide for 2008-2009 – 1.28% 72% of schools less than 1% 2392 Schools in 2008-2009 – 2008-2009 data 2010 Base API on Dataquest

8. 8 Options Technical Design Group – Option 1 Add two content areas to current calculation – Graduation Rate (weight =.33) – Dropout Rate (weight =.21) – Each represents 10% statewide content area weight – Rejected by PSAA Advisory Committee

9. 9 Options (cont.) – Option 2 Assessment API sub-index (current API) Graduation Rate sub-index – Given a value between 200 and 1000 – 90% corresponds to a score of 800 – School or LEA level only (no subgroups) Dropout Rate sub-index – Given a value between 200 and 1000 – 1% corresponds to a score of 800 – School or LEA level only (no subgroups) Composite API index – Weighted average of the above three – School or LEA level only (no subgroups)

10. 10 Graduation Sub-Index Values above/below 90% – Conversion table – Option A “Conversion without Floor” 0% = 200 points Linear assignment between 0% and 90% 90-100%, linear between 800 and 1000 Graduation Rate (%) Graduation Rate Sub-Index 0%200 60%600 70%667 80%733 90%800 100%1000

11. 11 Graduation - Option A Graduation Rate to API Scale - Conversion without Floor

12. 12 Graduation - Option B – Option B “Conversion with Floor” 60% or less=200 points Linear assignment between 60% and 100% TDG recommendation Graduation Rate (%) Graduation Rate Sub-Index 0%200 60%200 70%400 80%600 90%800 100%1000

13. 13 Graduation - Option B (cont.) Graduation Rate to API Scale - Conversion with Floor

14. 14 Dropout Sub-Index Values above/below 1% – Conversion Table – Option A “Conversion without Floor” 100% = 200 points Linear assignment between 1% and 100% 0% - 1%, linear between 800 and 1000 Dropout Rate (%) Dropout Rate Sub-Index 100%200 4%782 3%788 2%794 1%800 0%1000

15. 15 Dropout - Option A Dropout Rate to API Scale - Conversion without Floor

16. 16 Dropout - Option B – Option B “Conversion with Floor” 4% or less=200 points Linear assignment between 4% and 0% TDG recommendation Dropout Rate (%) Dropout Rate Sub-Index 100%200 4%200 3%400 2%600 1%800 0%1000

17. 17 Dropout - Option B (cont.) Dropout Rate to API Scale - Conversion with Floor

18. 18 Proposed Overall API Calculation (Assessment Sub-Index x Assessment Weight x # Students with Valid Scores) + (Graduation Rate Sub-Index x Graduation Weight x # Potential Graduates) + (Dropout Rate Sub-Index x Dropout Weight x # Potential Dropouts) divided by (Assessment Weight x # Students with Valid Scores) + (Graduation Weight x # Potential Graduates) + (Dropout Weight x # Potential Dropouts) equals Overall API

19. 19 Weights PSAA requires Assessments to be at least 60% Actual weights yet to be determined Examples: Sub-IndexesExample 1Example 2Example 3 Assessment Sub-Index0.600.800.90 Graduation Rate Sub-Index0.300.150.05 Dropout Rate Sub-Index0.100.05

20. 20 Impact Depends on the district – Higher API schools often have higher graduation rate and lower dropouts – Lower API schools will likely be more negatively impacted. Depends on the weights

21. 21 Likely Options Graduation – PSAA Advisory Committee focusing on Option A (no floor). – Revised cut points Linear from 70% to 100% instead of 90% to 100% More beneficial to lower scoring schools/LEAs

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23. 23 Likely Options (cont.) Dropout – Focusing on Option B (with floor) – Revised cut points 800 at 0.5% instead of 1% Floor at 20%

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25. 25 Likely Options (cont.) Index weights – Moving towards 70%, 20%, 10% – Not as harsh on low API schools/LEAs

26. 26 60/30/10 w/Floor70/20/10 G-w/o D-w/90/5/5 w/o Floor District Grad Rate DO RateAPI Grad Idx DO IdxAPI Grad Idx DO IdxAPI Grad Idx DO IdxAPI Alvord76.551.75778 540640766713640774713795778 Banning77.851.05726 560800722720800727720800726 Beaumont73.972.34800 480540785693540794693792800 Coachella72.202.10693 440580682680580691680793694 Corona-Norco86.860.79815 740840812780840814780840815 Desert Sands83.451.68795 660680788753680792753796795 Hemet78.034.36755 560200737720200745720782755 Jurupa75.601.01749 520800741707800749707800749 Lake Elsinore90.172.19833 800560825800560827800793832 Menifee 4.74843 200827 200829 776842 Moreno Valley65.632.28734 320540716640540729640792734 Murrieta85.643.28844 720340830773340835773786843 Nuview98.441.54809 960700810960700809960797809 Palm Springs80.660.59748 620880745740880750740880749 Palo Verde71.601.85679 440620670680620678680795680 Perris Elementary 741 Perris Union High79.053.94746 580220722727220737727782746 RCOE76.8117.01549 540200507713200537713703564 Riverside Unified80.081.69788 600660778733660785733796788 Romoland 3.09797 380788 380789 787797 San Jacinto73.643.53738 480300721693300730693785738 Temecula92.160.82859 840 858840 858840 859 Val Verde77.093.85789 540240768713240778713783789 County-Wide76.802.24776

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28. 28 Conclusions 2011 Base API to have Graduation and Dropout Components Impact will vary depending on weights – Higher API sub-index weight – closer to current API Follow May SBE meeting for final rules Impact of new Continuous Enrollment rules ASAM/Alternative scores reassignment

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