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Impact Data

Mississippi Accountability Task ForceNovember 16, 2012

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Agenda

• Mississippi impact data using components of Florida school grades

• Comparison to current Mississippi model• Decisions and impact policymakers consider

when selecting to implement school grading– Ways of measuring student growth– Criteria for determining student growth– Points needed for earning each letter grade

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Agenda

Establish five performance bands - A, B, C, D, and F – for the accountability system based on:

– Student Achievement: the percent of students proficient and above on the state assessments

– Individual Student Growth: the percent of students making one’s years progress in one year’s time on the state assessments

• With a focus on the growth of the lowest 25 of students– Four Year Graduation Rate: the percent of students

graduating with a standard high school diploma in 4 years

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School Grades: A - F

• School Grade is based primarily on students’ outcomes.

• Proficiency / Achievement– Percent of all students performing on grade level

• Progress / Learning Gains– Percent of students learning a year’s worth of knowledge,

regardless of whether they are on grade level– Percent of lowest performing 25 percent students who are

making a year’s worth of progress

• Graduation Rates for High Schools– Percent of students graduating with a standard high school

diploma in four years – Used the gradation rate provided by MDE

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Grading High Schools Next Generation of Education Reform

Options for high school grades calculation to include: • Graduation rates for all students• Graduation rates for at-risk students

• Graduation rates for 8th grade students entering high school below grade level in reading and math

• Acceleration rates (both performance and participation)• Number of students taking and passing Advanced Placement,

International Baccalaureate, dual credit or industry certification courses

• College readiness rates • Based upon SAT or ACT and the common placement test for college

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Adjustments• Growth was calculated only for moving up one level or maintaining Proficient

or Advanced– Impact, growth within Minimal and Basic was not calculated because

statewide data was not available to make reasonable determinations• Elementary and middle schools have seven school grading components,

therefore a 700 point scale, since there is no longer a writing test– Impact, growth is weighted more heavily and the points need to earn an

A-F are adjusted• High schools include graduation rates as the eighth component , therefore

have an 800 point grading scale• Science scores were not available for a school so the district average

proficiency was estimated and used – Impact, Science calculation is based on district level results to maintain a consistent point

scale for all schools

• Assumed 95 percent tested in all schools

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Measuring Student Proficiency

• Mississippi Curriculum Test Edition 2 (MCT2)– Language Arts and Mathematics– Grades 3-8

• Mississippi Science Test (MST2) – Grades 5 and 8

• Subject Area Testing Program, 2nd Edition (SATP2) – Algebra I, Biology I, U.S. History, and English II

• Mississippi Alternate Assessment of Extended Curriculum Frameworks (MAAECF)

Achievement Levels1 2 3 4

Minimal Basic Proficient Advanced

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Defining Progress

Progress is when a student:

– Increases an Achievement Level • Moving from Achievement Level 3 to 4

– Stays at the same Proficient Achievement Level – Achievement Levels 3 or 4 – from one year to the next

• Stays in Achievement Level 3 from 4th and 5th grades

– Moves up sufficiently within the lowest two Achievement Levels

Achievement Levels

1 2 3 4Minimal Basic Proficient Advanced

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Elementary and Middle School GradesEach category has 100 possible points (percent of students)

Reading Math Science

Proficiency Proficiency Proficiency

GrowthAll Students

GrowthAll Students

 

GrowthLowest 25%

GrowthLowest 25%

 

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Elementary and Middle School Grades  A B C D F

Points 460 or more 433 – 459 381 – 459 346 – 381

Less than 346

Percent ofEligible

StudentsTested

At least 95%

At least 90%

At least 90%

At least 90%

Less than 90%

AdequateProgress with

Lowestperformingstudents

In Reading and Math

Within one year

Within two years

Within two years

   

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Sunshine Middle School

Reading Math Writing Science

Proficiency63%

Proficiency59%

Proficiency90%

Proficiency51%

GrowthAll Students

66%

GrowthAll Students

68%

508 points = B 

Growth Lowest 25%

57%

Growth

Lowest 25%54%

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High School GradesEach category has 100 possible points (percent of students)

Reading Math Science Graduation

Proficiency Proficiency Proficiency Rate

GrowthAll Students

GrowthAll Students

   

GrowthLowest 25%

GrowthLowest 25%

   

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High School Grades  A B C D F

Points 525 or more 495 – 524 435 – 494 395 – 434

Less than 395

Percent ofEligible

StudentsTested

At least 95%

At least 90%

At least 90%

At least 90%

Less than 90%

AdequateProgress with

Lowestperformingstudents

In Reading and Math

Within one year

Within two years

Within two years

   

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Elementary School 12011-12 Data

Achievement and Growth ModelsAccountability Status B - HIGH PERFORMING

Quality of Distribution Index(QDI) 194Growth Status MET

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Elementary School 1MS Grade B

Reading Math Science

Proficiency267 / 378

71%

Proficiency285 / 376

76%

ProficiencyDistrict Percent

Substitution58%

GrowthAll Students

138 / 20069%

GrowthAll Students

140 / 20070%

434 points = B

School Grade = C 

Growth Lowest 25%

26 / 5646%

Growth

Lowest 25%24 / 54

44%

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Elementary School 2 2011-12 Data

Achievement and Growth ModelsAccountability Status F - LOW PERFORMING

Quality of Distribution Index(QDI) 126Growth Status NOT MET

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Elementary School 2 MS Grade F/Low Performing

Reading Math Science

Proficiency49 / 165

30%

Proficiency87 / 165

53%

Proficiency13 / 56

23%

GrowthAll Students

42 / 10939%

GrowthAll Students

52 / 10948% 255 points =

 FGrowth

Lowest 25%10 / 30

33%

Growth

Lowest 25%9 / 3129%

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Middle School 3 2011-12 Data

Achievement and Growth ModelsAccountability Status A – STAR SCHOOL

Quality of Distribution Index(QDI) 202Growth Status MET

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Middle School 3 MS Grade A

Reading Math Science

Proficiency482 / 623

77%

Proficiency511 / 622

82%

Proficiency227 / 301

75%

GrowthAll Students

439 / 59973%

GrowthAll Students

478 / 59880%

487 points =  A

School Grade = B

Growth Lowest 25%

74 / 16046%

Growth

Lowest 25%82 / 152

54%

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Middle School 42011-12 Data

Achievement and Growth ModelsAccountability Status D – ACADEMIC WATCH

Quality of Distribution Index(QDI) 159Growth Status NOT MET

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Middle School 4MS Grade D

Reading Math Science

Proficiency310 / 595

52%

Proficiency358 / 595

60%

Proficiency138 / 204

68%

GrowthAll Students

299 / 57352%

GrowthAll Students

341 / 57360% 346 points =

 DGrowth

Lowest 25%35 / 155

23%

Growth

Lowest 25%50 / 160

31%

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Grade 7-12 School 5 2011-12 Data

Achievement and Growth ModelsAccountability Status F – FAILING

Quality of Distribution Index(QDI) 94Growth Status NOT MET

5-Year Graduation Rate 60.9HSCI 2012 102

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Grade 7-12 School 5 MS Grade F/Failing

Reading Math Science Graduation*

Proficiency35 / 117

30%

Proficiency37 / 136

27%

Proficiency17 / 68

25%

Rate73%

GrowthAll Students

40 / 11036%

GrowthAll Students

42 / 10540%

314 points = F  

Growth Lowest 25%

13 / 3339%

Growth

Lowest 25%16 / 36

44%

*Four Year Graduation Rate with a Diploma

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High School 6 2011-12 Data

Achievement and Growth ModelsAccountability Status F – LOW PERFORMING

Quality of Distribution Index(QDI) 127Growth Status NOT MET

5-Year Graduation Rate 58.3HSCI 2012 108

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High School 6MS Grade F/Low Performing

Reading Math Science Graduation*

Proficiency61 / 191

32%

Proficiency102 / 156

65%

Proficiency73 / 183

40%

Rate62%

GrowthAll Students

50 / 15233%

GrowthAll Students

94 / 13172%

383 points = F  

Growth Lowest 25%

8 / 3921%

Growth

Lowest 25%22 / 38

58%

*Four Year Graduation Rate with a Diploma

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Grade 7-12 School 7 2011-12 Data

Achievement and Growth ModelsAccountability Status C – SUCCESSFUL

Quality of Distribution Index(QDI) 157Growth Status MET

5-Year Graduation Rate 68.8HSCI 2012 161

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Grade 7-12 School 7MS Grade C

Reading Math Science Graduation*

Proficiency146 / 266

55%

Proficiency168 / 261

64%

Proficiency100 / 168

60%

Rate80%

GrowthAll Students

147 / 25857%

GrowthAll Students

178 / 24274%

474 points = C

School Grade = D 

Growth Lowest 25%

16 / 4436%

Growth

Lowest 25%24 / 50

48%

*Four Year Graduation Rate with a Diploma

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Other considerations

• Criteria for awarding points for growth• Points needed to earn letter grades

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Results of Florida A+ Plan

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20110

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1000

1500

2000

2500

515

845

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1447

1809 1802 1844

2077

1952

2127

2317

2044

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200 217 181 179

Florida School Grades 1999 – 2011Number of A & B versus D & F schools

A and B schools D and F schools

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Arrows indicate years when school grading standards were increased.

NAEP

1992 1994 1998 2002 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011185

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215

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225

230

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204 203205 204

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Average NAEP 4th Grade Reading Scores, Mississippi and Florida 1992-2011

Mississippi Florida

NAEPAverage NAEP 4th Grade Reading Scores

All Mississippi Students vs. Florida Free and Reduced Lunch Students1998-2011

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Foundation for Excellence in EducationP.O. Box 10691

Tallahassee, FL 32302850-391-4090

www.ExcelinEd.org

Christy Hovanetz, Ph.D.Christy@ExcelinEd.org – 850-212-0243

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• Calculated separately for reading and math, the count of on-time graduates scoring “ready” or higher on ACT, SAT, or Common Placement Test (CPT) examinations divided by the total count of on-time graduates.

• Cut scores for readiness are provided in rule 6A-10.0315, FAC.

Numerator DenominatorNumber of on-time graduates scoring “ready” on SAT, ACT, and/or CPT any time during their high school careers

All on-time graduates

School Grading Postsecondary Readiness Components

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School Grading Postsecondary Readiness Cut Scores

CPT Math 72Reading 83SAT Verbal 440Math 440ACT Reading 18Math 19P.E.R.T.Reading 104Math 113

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High School Grading

Graduation Acceleration Readiness Growth/Decline

Overall Rate = 200100 for 4-Yr Federal100 for 5-Yr Modified

Participation150

Reading100

For each component schools may earn up to 10 additional

points for GROWTH(20 points for a factor worth

200 points)

At-Risk Rate = 10050 for 4-Yr Federal50 for 5-Yr Modified

Performance150

Mathematics100

For each component schools may lose

5 additional points for DECLINE

(10 points for a factor worth 200 points)

Total Graduation Points = 300

Total Acceleration Points =300

Total Readiness

Points = 200

Total Non-Assessment Points Possible = 800