AYP Status Determination in Smart

Accountability

Six Steps to Status

Six Steps in AYP Calculations

Status—Did % proficient/advanced meet annual target?

Status plus Confidence Interval Safe Harbor—Did # students below

proficient decrease by 10%? Safe Harbor plus Confidence Interval Growth model Smart Accountability RatioNote: Schools’ final status is subject to 30

day appeals process. Appeals are reviewed by the ADE pursuant to the Arkansas Adequate Yearly Progress Workbook. 

Smart Accountability: Differentiation of Schools in Improvement

Differentiates between schools that barely missed AYP and schools that missed AYP for critical mass of students.

Based on proportion—number of groups that met AYP targets divided by number of groups eligible (met minimum n)

Multiply by 100 to get percentage. 75% is dividing line

– Targeted: met for 75% or more groups– Whole school: met for less than 75% of groups

Which groups are counted?

Combined population African American Hispanic Caucasian Economically Disadvantaged Limited English Proficient Special Education

Seven groups possible for math Seven groups possible for literacy Total of 14 possible groups Groups count if they meet minimum

n

What will it look like this year?

Schools that meet standards will be labeled

Achieving Schools

Schools that do not meet standards will have labels based on prior year status and

Smart Accountability ratio

Alert Targeted Improvement

Year 1 Targeted Improvement

Year 2 Targeted Improvement

Year 3 Targeted Intensive

Improvement Year 4 Targeted Intensive

Improvement Year 5: Restructuring

State Directed Year 6 or more

Alert Whole School

Improvement Year 1 Whole School

Improvement Year 2 Whole School

Improvement Year 3 Whole School

Intensive Improvement Year 4

Whole School Intensive Improvement Year 5: Restructuring

State Directed Year 6 or more

CaveatIf one of the groups that missed

AYP was the combined population, then the school is automatically

Whole School Improvement

Transition & Movement in Smart Accountability

What about schools in Targeted Improvement that meet

standards? For Targeted Improvement schools that

meet standards, the targeted label and associated interventions still apply: for example, TI-2 becomes TI-A-2

A stands for Achieving—meeting standards one year

If school meets second consecutive year, then school becomes Achieving School

If not, then school moves to next year and is labeled targeted or whole school based on next year’s % of groups meeting AYP

What about schools in Whole School Improvement that meet

standards? For Whole School Improvement schools

that meet standards, the Whole School label and associated interventions still apply: for example, WSI-2 becomes WSI-A-2

A stands for Achieving—meeting standards one year

If school meets second consecutive year, then school becomes Achieving School

If not, then school moves to next year and is labeled targeted or whole school based on next year’s % of groups meeting AYP

Feeder Schools Clarification

AYP school level feeder schools– In place with original AYP workbook– Primary schools without tested grades

feed into intermediates with tested grades (K, K-1, K-2, 1,1-2, 2)

– Receive same status as intermediate schools they feed

Smart Accountability– District level feeder concept

Elementaries to middle or to junior high or high school

– Improvement status not applied at school level, but must be addressed at district level

Special Situations: Hold harmless schools will be held to their

prior year improvement status– Smart Accountability Ratio will be calculated

using groups’ performance in 2009– This will be used for the first year of Smart

Accountability to determine Targeted or Whole School label

Schools in Improvement meeting standards for one year (SI MS) will maintain their prior year status and targeted or whole school designation with additional ‘achieving’ added to label– For example, TI-A-2 or WSI-A-3

Smart Accountability Approved for Schools

It will not be applied at district level for 2009

Reporting Smart Accountability

The Smart Accountability ratio will be included on page 1 of the AYP report along with number of groups meeting

standards and number of groups eligible

Phone and Professional Development Support

NORMES provides regional and web-based support for understanding your AYP report and status.

NORMES provides a toll free help-line to assist you with AYP reports and all of NORMES reports and web-based data tools.

1-866-287-0508 available from 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 pm

email support: normests@uark.edu