FBOEK-20 Accountability Project

CEPRI Workgroup

June 13, 2002

Orlando, Florida

Legislative Charge to the FBOE

1. What is the public getting in return for funds it invests in education?

2. How is Florida’s K-20 education system performing in terms of educating its students?

3. How are the major delivery sectors performing to promote student achievement?

4. How are individual schools and postsecondary institutions performing in educating their students as measured by how students are performing and how much they are learning?

A performance accountability system will be implemented to assess the effectiveness of Florida’s k-20 system. It will answer the following questions in relation to its mission and goals:

Statutory Goals of Florida’s K-20 Education System

Progress To Be Measured By:

Highest StudentAchievement

Student FCAT performance and annual learning gains Number and percentage of schools that improve at least one school performance grade designation or

maintain a school performance grade designation of "A" pursuant to s. 229.57 Graduation or completion rates at all learning levels

Seamless Articulation and Maximum Access

Percentage of students who demonstrate readiness for the educational level they are entering, from kindergarten through postsecondary education and into the workforce

Number and percentage of students needing remediation Percentage of Floridians who complete associate, baccalaureate, professional, and postgraduate degrees Number and percentage of credits that articulate Extent to which each set of exit-point requirements matches the next set of entrance-point requirements

Skilled Workforce and Economic Development

Number and percentage of graduates employed in their areas of preparation Percentage of Floridians with high school diplomas and postsecondary education

credentials Percentage of business and community members who find Florida's graduates possess

the skills they need

Quality, Efficient Services

Cost per completer or graduate Average cost per non-completer at each educational level Cost disparity across institutions offering the same degrees Percentage of education customers at each educational level who are satisfied with the education provided

Source: Senate Bill 1162, Section 9

Given the breadth and diverse needs of the education system’s customer population, the Governor and Legislature have called for a focus on four goals.

K-20 Accountability Project

Accountability Council Recommendations to

Florida Board of Education

Accountability Council Recommendations to

Florida Board of Education

Highest Student Achievement

Workgroup

Goal Goal 11 Goal 3Goal 3Skilled Workforce

and Economic Development Workgroup

Skilled Workforce and Economic Development Workgroup

Seamless Articulation and

Maximum Access Workgroup

Seamless Articulation and

Maximum Access Workgroup

Goal 2Goal 2

Workgroup Findings to Full Accountability CouncilWorkgroup Findings to

Full Accountability Council

Goal 4Goal 4Quality Efficient

ServicesWorkgroup

Quality EfficientServices

Workgroup

ACCOUNTABILITY COUNCIL

23 Members

STAFF RESOURCETEAM

26 Members+ = 4 WORKGROUPS

Accountability Council: To Recommend Performance Measures to the FBOE

Review Existing Measures (the “Compendium”) Keep As Is Modify Delete

Identify Alternative and New Measures Ensure Transition Across K-20 Sectors Assign Measures to Accountability Levels

General Public FBOE Delivery Sector Local Institutions, Schools

Accountability Measures ModelAccountability Measures Model

Florida Board of Education/Legislature

Level ILevel I

Local Education Agency/Institution

Delivery Sector

General Public

Level IILevel II

Level IVLevel IV

Level IIILevel III

Increasing Numbers of MeasuresIncreasing Numbers of Measures

A small number of measures showing the system’s performance

and where Florida stands.

A small number of measures showing the system’s performance

and where Florida stands.

Level I + more detailed measures designed to facilitate K-20 policy

decisions.

Level I + more detailed measures designed to facilitate K-20 policy

decisions.

Levels I & II + measures to include state or federal law necessary for sector-level accountability. Add

Chancellor selections

Levels I & II + measures to include state or federal law necessary for sector-level accountability. Add

Chancellor selections

Levels I, II, & III + measures for local accountability,

Add CEO and local Board Selections.

Levels I, II, & III + measures for local accountability,

Add CEO and local Board Selections.

Accountability Council Staff Work Since 5/20/02

• Reviewed the results of the four teams’ work in an effort to:– Consolidate similar issues, measures– Consistently apply the Levels concept to proposed measures

• Sorted proposed measures into two general groups within the first two levels:– Contextual Indicators - Statistics useful in understanding

Florida’s position, local education agency positions, ranking, population status, but which are difficult to affect by policy or programmatic decisions; measures where standards or goals are difficult to define; accounting measures….

– Performance Measures - measures that would be actionable by policy or programmatic decisions; measures where performance standards or goals could be defined. The first step here is to define the major performance themes.

Florida Board of Education/LegislatureLevel II

Local Education Agency/InstitutionLevel IV

SectorLevel III

Level I General Public

Increasing Numbers of Measures

Level I and Level II Possible Contextual Indicators

• Educational attainment of the adult population

• % of 18-44 year olds in population w/credentials

• % Target age population enrolled in K-20 sectors

• $ Appropriated to each K-20 sector

• Other K-20 income to each K-20 sector

• Cost per instructional hour

• Level and type of financial aid

• Retention, time to credential

Express information with changes over time, disaggregate for demographic or targeted population characteristics

Florida Board of Education/LegislatureLevel II

Level IV

Level III

Level I General Public

Levels I and II Performance Measurement Themes

Level I Areas:

1. Educational Attainment - degrees, diplomas, certificates, awards

2. Movement through the pipeline

3. Employment and Earnings of graduates

4. Resources Utilization

Added Areas for Level II:

5. Instructional Rigor

6. Research and Development activities

7. Address targeted occupations/industries

Florida Board of Education Strategic Planning Imperatives

Imperative 1: Increasing the supply of highly qualified K-12 instructors

Imperative 2: Applying existing academic standards consistently at all levels

Imperative 3: Increasing rates of learning and completion at all levels, especiallyin high school, and raising the proportion of K-12 graduates,particularly low-income and minority students, who enterpostsecondary education without remediation

Imperative 4: Improving the quality of school leadership at all levels

Imperative 5: Setting and aligning academic standards at every level of the K-20education system

Imperative 6: Appropriately aligning the workforce’s education with the skillrequirements of the new economy

Imperative 7: Aligning financial resources with performance expectations at eachlevel of the K-20 education system

Imperative 8: Achieving nationally recognized institutions of higher learningthrough improving performance, accountability, access, andfunding