AYP Changes for 2007

K-20 VideoconferenceJune 11, 2007

Presented by: JoLynn BergeOSPI Federal Policy Coordinator

What were the rules up to now?

In 2006 grades 3-8 and 10 were assessed, BUT only 4, 7 and 10 were used for AYP calculations.

With only one grade at each level being included in the AYP calculations, many schools had many cells with N < Required, rather than a Yes or No.

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What’s happening for 2007 AYP?

Now that we have 2 years with grades 3-8 and 10 being tested, ALL tested grades will be included in AYP determinations.

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What about N Sizes?

Currently the following N sizes by subgroup are required:All = 10ELL = 40Special Ed = 40All other sub-groups = 30

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What about N Sizes?

The Dept. of ED is requiring that the “N’s” for all tested grades in a school be added together.

MANY more schools will have cells with a large enough N size to have an AYP determination made (more cells are on the radar), LESS cells with N < Required.

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New Information

Grades 3, 5, 6, and 8 must be added to AYP calculations

Variable grade spans (e.g., 3-5, 3-6, 3-8, 6-10 present a challenge)

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New Information

The same uniform bars, originally used for grades 4, 7,and 10 will be utilized in 2007.

Last year’s Grade 4 uniform bar becomes the Elementary uniform bar – for grades 3, 4, 5.

Last year’s Grade 7 uniform bar becomes the Middle School uniform bar – for grades 6, 7, 8.

The Grade 10 Uniform Bar remains the same.

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Middle school uniform bar (6-8)

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High school uniform bar

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New Information

Each grade will be compared to the corresponding uniform bar, regardless of the school’s grade span, using a “Proficiency Index”.

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A Proficiency Index will be calculated to blend data across grade levels and across grade spans where needed.

The index is used because all schools do not match the 3,4,5 and 6,7,8 grade configurations. A K-6 school, for example, would have students to compare to both the elementary and middle school uniform bars.

Proficiency Index

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The Proficiency Index is a single calculated number for a school and for each sub-group that averages each grade level’s proficiency percentage.

The index allows test scores to be combined across grade spans for determining AYP status.

The index is calculated using each grade’s target percentage.

Proficiency Index

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0Students are

meeting uniform bar

goal

Proficiency Index

-2On average, group has 2 percent fewer students meeting standard than is required

An index less than zero means the school or sub-group is falling short of its goals.

+3On average, group has 3 percent more of its students meeting standard than is required

An index of zero or higher means that the school or sub-group is exceeding the goals.

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If there is only one grade in a school the Proficiency Index would simply be the school’s proficiency minus the target proficiency.

For example, a school with only 5th graders in which 67.1 percent of the students met the reading standard in 2007 would have a proficiency index of 2.9, since the target for the elementary school bar is 64.2 percent(67.1 - 64.2 = 2.9).

Proficiency Index(Reading test)

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Calculating the index for schools with multiple grades combines each grade level difference and weights the differences by the number of students in the grade.

The example we’ll use is for a K-6 school, where grades 3, 4, 5 are compared to the Reading elementary uniform bar, and the sixth-grade is compared to the Reading middle-school bar.

Proficiency Index

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Example, K-6 ElementaryReading test, Low Income sub-group

Facts: Grades 3-6 are tested. Grades 3-5 are compared to the elementary

uniform bar. Grade 6 is compared to the middle school bar.

70 students in Grades 3, 4 and 5 (20 in grades 3 and 4, and 30 students in grade 5).25 students in Grade 6 (total of 95 students in school).

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Grade

Number of Continuously Enrolled Students

Grade 3 20

Grade 4 20

Grade 5 30

Grade 6 25

Total 95

Calculating a School’sProficiency Index

Reading - Low Income sub-group

Percent Meeting Standard(adjusted for

Margin of Error)

65.8 %

80 %

61 %

41.5 %

StateUniform

Bar Target

(Percent)

64.2 %

64.2 %

64.2 %

47.3 %

Difference

(adjusted % Meeting

Minus Target)

1.6 %

15.8 %

-3.2 %

-5.8 %

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Calculating a School’sProficiency Index

Reading - Low Income sub-groupStep 1: Input grade level data (green cells only)

GradeNumber of Continuously

Enrolled StudentsAdjusted Percent Meeting Standard

State Uniform Bar Target

Difference (% Mtg - Target)

Grade 3 20 65.80% 64.20% 1.60%Grade 4 20 80.00% 64.20% 15.80%Grade 5 30 61.00% 64.20% -3.20%Grade 6 25 41.50% 47.30% -5.80%

Total 95

Step 2: Multiply each grade level difference by corresponding number of continuously enrolled students, and then sum across all grade levels in the school

(1.6*20) + (15.8*20) + (-3.2*30) + (-5.8*25) = 1.07

Gr 3 + Gr 4 + Gr 5 + Gr 6 Proficiency Index

Step 3: Divide sum of weighted differences by total continuously enrolled students

107/ 95 = 1.13%

PROFICIENCY INDEX = 1.13% therefore school DOES meet AYP

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Calculating a School’sProficiency Index

Reading - All sub-groupStep 1: Input grade level data (green cells only)

GradeNumber of Continuously

Enrolled StudentsAdjusted Percent Meeting Standard

State Uniform Bar Target

Difference (% Mtg - Target)

Grade 3 74 56.00% 64.20% -8.20%Grade 4 62 72.00% 64.20% 7.80%Grade 5 81 61.00% 64.20% -3.20%Grade 6 58 41.50% 47.30% -5.80%

Total 275

Step 2: Multiply each grade level difference by corresponding number of continuously enrolled students, and then sum across all grade levels in the school

(-8.2*74) + (7.8*62) + (-3.2*81) + (-5.8*58) = -7.188

Gr 3 + Gr 4 + Gr 5 + Gr 6 Proficiency Index

Step 3: Divide sum of weighted differences by total continuously enrolled students

-7.188/275 -2.61%

PROFICIENCY INDEX = -2.61% therefore school DOES NOT meet AYP

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Calculating a School’sProficiency Index

Reading – Hispanic sub-groupStep 1: Input grade level data (green cells only)

GradeNumber of Continuously

Enrolled StudentsAdjusted Percent Meeting Standard

State Uniform Bar Target

Difference (% Mtg - Target)

Grade 3 65 65.80% 64.20% 1.60%

Total 65

Step 2: Multiply each grade level difference by corresponding number of continuously enrolled students, and then sum across all grade levels in the school

(1.6*65) = 1.04

Gr 3 Proficiency Index

Step 3: Divide sum of weighted differences by total continuously enrolled students

1.04/65 = 1.60%

PROFICIENCY INDEX = 1.60% therefore school DOES meet AYP

Questions ???

Contacts:JoLynn Berge 360.725.6293 or jolynn.berge@k12.wa.us

Bob Harmon 360.725.6170 orbob.harmon@k12.wa.us

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