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State Board Update: Accountability System March 2013. Current System is Confusing. No Child Left Behind Waiver. HB 555 Passed in December 2012. New Report Card Based on Letter Grades. Report Card Measures Grouped into 6 Components
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State BoardUpdate: Accountability System March 2013
New Report Card Based on Letter Grades Report Card Measures Grouped into 6 Components Component grades and overall grade begin in August 2015
Overall Grade & Components Achievement Graduation Rate Overall Grade K-3 Literacy Progress Prepared for Success Gap Closing
Role of the State Board Accountability Committee Created Held Six Meetings Adopt Rules for Report Card
Achievement Component Performance Indicators Performance Index Michael Collins
State Indicators 2012-2013 Report Card
State Indicators 2013-2014 Report Card Change in Law
Weighted Acceleration 3302.01(A) …the department shall assign additional weights to students who have been permitted to pass over a subject in accordance with a student acceleration policy… If such a student attains the advanced score… the department shall assign to the student an additional proportional weight, as approved by the state board. 1.3 Selected for Consistency
Safe Harbor House Bill 555 Not later than March 31, 2013, the State Board of Education shall submit to the General Assembly… recommendations to create a one-year safe harbor for districts and schools for the first year of the PARCC assessments.
Safe Harbor House Bill 555 The recommendation shall include a method to exempt [schools and districts] from sanctions and penalties prescribed by law based on report card ratings.
Safe Harbor Sanctions • Challenged School District • Academic Distress Commission • Educational Choice scholarships • Community school closure • Public school restructuring
Safe Harbor Recommendation • Report actual grade • If safe harbor is met, calculate adjusted grade • Sanctions for schools and districts based on adjusted grades
Example: 2013-2014 No Component or Overall Grade Indicators B Performance Index B 5 Year Grad Rate C AMOs C 4 Year Grad Rate C Value-Added: All Students B
Example: 2014-2015 First Year of PARCC Assessments Overall Grade C Achievement D Progress B Grad Rate C K-3 Literacy B AMOs C Prep for Success B Drop in Performance Index (PI) grade, affecting overall grade Indicators B PI F
Safe Harbor? Safe harbor statistical calculation (Met or Not Met) Maintain performance compared to other schools and districts? If Met, adjusted safe harbor grades used to determine sanctions
Example: 2014-2015 – Safe Harbor Sanctions based on Adjusted Grade “Safe Harbor” Overall Grade B Achievement B Progress B Grad Rate C K-3 Literacy B AMOs C Prep for Success B Indicators B “Safe Harbor” PI B 2013-2014 PI grade used
Graduation Rate 4 Year Rate 5 Year Rate Stephanie Dodd