Accountability Rating System

1. Accountability Rating System March 5, 2014

2. Performance Index Framework Overview

3. Key Points for Index Calculations • Accountability Subset Definition • Phase-in Standards for Level II Satisfactory Performance on STAAR • Student Group Size Requirements • Accountability System

4. CHANGES FOR 2013-2014 and BEYOND • Commissioner to set index cut scores and ratings labels by end of March 2014. • The number of EOC assessments required for graduation reduced from 15 to 5. • New Academic Achievement Designations (AAD): • Top 25% Closing Achievement Gaps based on performance on Index 3. • AAD in Science. • AAD in Social Studies. • Additional indicators for Academic Achievement in Reading/ELA and Mathematics based on PSAT and ACT Plan test results. • Postsecondary Readiness Designations: • TEA currently working to determine methodology. • Accountability System

5. CHANGES FOR 2013-2014 and BEYOND • Community/Student Engagement and Compliance Self Assessment • Campus and district self-assessment on 8 locally-developed criteria of community/student engagement and one indicator on compliance will be reported along with the accountability ratings for 2014. (Specific training forthcoming.) • Fine arts • Wellness & physical education • Community & parental involvement • 21st Century workforce development program • Second language acquisition • Digital learning environment • Dropout prevention strategies • Educational program for G/T students • Accountability System

6. CHANGES FOR 2013-2014 and BEYOND Utilization of the ELL Progress Measure The Texas English Language Learner (ELL) Progress Measure provides year-to-year performance expectations on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) content-area assessments for Texas ELL students. The year-to-year STAAR expectations take into account the level of English language proficiency ELL students possess, thus providing a more meaningful gauge of annual improvement or progress for these students than the general STAAR Progress Measure. • Accountability System

7. To be eligible for the ELL Progress Measure, a student must: be classified as limited English proficient (LEP), take the English language versions of STAAR, and not have a parent denial requested for ELL services. (The ELL Progress Measure documentation is still recommended by TEA and has not been approved by the Commissioner.) CHANGES FOR 2013-2014 and BEYOND • Accountability System

8. How does the Texas ELL Progress Measure work? Eligible ELLs are placed into a plan that specifies the expected number of years it should take for the student to reach proficiency, or meet his or her Level II: Satisfactory Academic Performance standards on STAAR content-area assessments. Students’ plans are determined by the number of years they have been enrolled in U.S. schools and the TELPAS composite proficiency level they obtain the first time they take TELPAS, beginning in 2014 and with second grade. CHANGES FOR 2013-2014 and BEYOND • Accountability System

9. Student Achievement • Index I

10. CHANGES FOR 2013-2014 and BEYOND Deleted - TAKS not included (TAKS, grade 11 results at Met Standard performance standard in 2013 only). New ELL Exclusions: Students in U.S. schools Year 1 excluded Students in U.S. schools Year 2 through Year 4 included based on test version: English test version using STAAR ELL Progress Measure; Spanish test version using phase-in Level II performance standard Students in U.S. schools Year 5 and beyond included at phase-in Level II performance standard Exceptions: asylees/refugees in U.S. schools Year 1 through Year 5 excluded; immigrants entering at Grade 9 or above excluded • Student Achievement • Index I

11. Student Progress • Index 2

12. Student Progress • Index 2

13. CHANGES FOR 2013-2014 and BEYOND Exclusions: ELL students in U.S. schools Year 1 excluded Exception: asylees/refugees in U.S. schools Year 1 through Year 5 excluded Students from Grade 8 Reading to English I EOC, or from Grade 7 Writing to English I EOC New Inclusions: ELL students in U.S. schools Year 2 and beyond included using ELL Progress measure for students tested in English Students tested on the STAAR Modified and Alternate Students who skip grades, e.g., from 5th to 7th grade mathematics. Students who transition from Spanish to English STAAR in mathematics.   • Student Progress • Index 2

14. CHANGES FOR 2013-2014 and BEYOND • Closing Performance Gaps • Index 3

15. SCORINGTABLE • Closing Performance Gaps • Index 3

16. CHANGES FOR 2013-2014 and BEYOND Added - Credit based on weighted performance: Two points credit given for each percentage of students at the Level III Advanced performance standard. New ELL Exclusions: Students in U.S. schools Year 1 excluded Students in U.S. schools Year 2 through Year 4 included based on test version: English test version using STAAR ELL Progress Measure; Spanish test version using phase-in Level II/Level III performance standard Students in U.S. schools Year 5 and beyond included at phase-in Level II/Level III performance standard Exceptions: asylees/refugees in U.S. schools Year 1 through Year 5 excluded; immigrants entering at Grade 9 or above excluded • Closing Performance Gaps • Index 3

17. High Schools with Graduation Rates • Postsecondary Readiness • Index 4

18. High Schools without Graduation Rates • Postsecondary Readiness • Index 4 Annual Dropout Rate Conversion Formula: 100 – (Gr. 9-12 Annual Dropout Rate x 10), with a floor of zero

19. Elementary and Middles Schools • Postsecondary Readiness • Index 4

20. New ELL Exclusions: English test version results Students in U.S. schools Year 1 through Year 4 excluded Students in U.S. schools Year 5 and beyond included at final Level II performance standard Exceptions: Asylees/refugees excluded; immigrants entering at Grade 9 or above excluded Spanish test version results: Students in U.S. schools Year 1 excluded Students in U.S. schools Year 2 and beyond included at final Level II performance standard Exception: Asylees/refugees in U.S. schools Year 1 through Year 5 excluded • CHANGES FOR 2013-2014 and BEYOND • Postsecondary Readiness • Index 4

21. Added - STAAR postsecondary readiness standard (final Level II recommended standard) Credit given for meeting postsecondary readiness standard (final Level II) on one or more tests. New indicators and differential weights (TBD) Texas Success Initiative (TSI) benchmark rate? Dual credit course completions? • CHANGES FOR 2013-2014 and BEYOND • Postsecondary Readiness • Index 4

22. State Accountability Ratings & Distinctions • Accountability System *Rating labels have not been approved by the Commissioner for 2014

23. Intervention Designations • Accountability System

24. Safeguard Measures and Targets • Accountability System Source: TEA waiver application

25. The state plans to release the Commissioner’s Final Rules for the 2014 Accountability System in late March. There remains discussion regarding: Size requirements 2014 targets for the indexes Specific changes to calculations for each of the indexes (changing weights, expanding indicators, etc.) Specific calculations for the new designations 2014 appeals process MORE TO COME……………….. TEA Commissioner’s Rules for 2014 • Accountability System

26. Questions: Carla Stevens, Ed La Sage Research and Accountability 713-556-6700 Resources: http://www.houstonisd.org/Page/90761 • Accountability System