School Accountability Update July 2005-March 2006

School Accountability Update

July 2005-March 2006

SPS Component Changes

Inclusion of Students in the SPS

Only students who have been in a district for a Full Academic Year (Oct. enrollment and time of testing) will count in the school’s SPS.

Bulletin 111, Section 515

2005 Transition Baseline SPS

Used to compare to 2006 Growth SPS for Growth, Growth Labels and Rewards

Uses data from LEAP/GEE and LAA from 2004 and 2005, Attendance and Dropouts from 2003 and 2004


2005 Transition Baseline SPS

Weighted 90% CRT Index, either 10% Attendance Index (K-6 schools) or 5% Attendance Index and 5% Dropout Index (Grades 7-12)


The following is an example of a Transition Baseline

calculation for a school that had not been reconfigured for 2005-2006 and did not pair with another school.

Transition Baseline Example

2003-04 & 2004-05 Baseline SPS Calculation

SPS Indicators: Index x Weight = Weighted Index

LEAP/GEE

Iowa Tests

88.7 60.0%

90.2 30.0%

53.2

27.1

Attendance 105.6 5.0% 5.3

Dropout 111.4 5.0% 5.6

Your Baseline SPS 91.2


2003-04 & 2004-05 Baseline SPS CalculationSPS Indicators: Index x Weight = Weighted Index

LEAP/GEE

Iowa Tests

88.7

90.2 30.0% 27.1


Dropout 111.4 5.0% 5.6

60.0% 53.2

91.2


Your Baseline SPS

2003-04 & 2004-05 Baseline SPS CalculationSPS Indicators: Index x Weight = Weighted Index

LEAP/GEE

Iowa Tests

88.7 90.0%90.2 30.0%

79.827.1


Dropout 111.4 5.0% 5.6

Your Transition Baseline SPS 90.7


2006 Growth SPS Will use the 2006 LEAP/GEE, the

LAA test data and the 2005 attendance and dropout data

Will contain the same indicators (CRT Index, Attendance Index, Dropout Index) and weights as the 2005 Transition Baseline SPS


2006 Growth SPS – Hurricanes Due to the hurricanes and the large

numbers of displaced students in the state, there will be two Growth School Performance Scores calculated for each school•Growth SPS – Including all eligible students in

the CRT Index•Alternate Growth SPS – Excluding displaced

students from the CRT Index The higher of the two scores will be used

to compare with the 2005 Transition Baseline SPS


2006 Baseline SPS Will use assessment data from

2006 and attendance and dropout data from 2004 and 2005

Calculated using• LEAP/GEE, iLEAP, LAA 1, and LAA 2

test data

•Attendance data

•Dropout data


2006 Baseline SPS – K-8 Two or three Indexes

•Assessment Index 90% weight

• Attendance Index 10% weight for schools with grades K-6 5% weight for schools with grades 7 and 8

•Dropout Index 5% weight for schools with grades 7 and 8


Assessment Index will use achievement levels from each test converted to index points•Advanced – 200 pts.

•Mastery – 150 pts.

•Basic – 100 pts.

•Approaching Basic – 50 pts.

•Unsatisfactory – 0 pts.

2006 Baseline SPS – K-8


2006 Baseline SPS – K-8 Assessment Index Grade – Subject weighting

Grade

ELA Math

Science

Soc. Stud.

3rd 2 1 ½ ½4th 2 2 1 15th 1 1 1 16th 1 1 1 17th 1 1 1 18th 2 2 1 1


Spring Incentive Points – K-8 As in 2005, if during 2006 spring

testing a repeating 4th grader or an Option I 8th grader scores at a higher achievement level on a LEAP test, the school shall receive 50 incentive points per subject improved


Summer Incentive Points – K-8 For the 2006 accountability results,

if during the 2005 summer school, a 4th or 8th grade student earns a score at a higher achievement level than the previous spring, the school that the student attended in the spring will receive 50 incentive points per subject improved


2006 Baseline SPS – K-8 Assessment Index Calculation

• Sum index points and incentive points for each test unit

• Multiply each sum times its appropriate grade-subject weight

• Sum the weighted index points

• Sum the grade-subject weights of each testing unit

• Divide sum of weighted points by sum of the grade-subject weights


2006 Baseline SPS – K-8 Assessment Index Calculation Activity

2006 Baseline SPS – High Schools

Three Indexes •Assessment Index

90% weight

• Attendance Index 5% weight

•Dropout Index 5% weight


2006 Baseline SPS – High Schools Assessment Index Weights

Grade

ELA Math Sci. Soc. Stud

9th 1 110th 1.25 1.2511th 1.25 1.25



As in past years, the Assessment Index will continue to be adjusted by a dropout adjustment factor.


Option II 8th Grade Incentive Points

Due to the change in High Stakes testing policy, the 2006 accountability results will be the last time a school will receive 50 incentive points for Option II 8th grade students who pass the 8th grade ELA or Math LEAP test that they had previously failed



Assessment Index Calculation• Multiply each test unit index points times its

appropriate grade-subject weight and the appropriate dropout adjustment

• Add Option II 8th grade incentive points to the adjusted index points

• Sum weighted points, with incentive points included

• Sum grade-subject weights of each testing unit• Divide sum of weighted points by sum of the

grade-subject weights


2006 Baseline SPS – High School Assessment Index Calculation Activity

2006 Baseline SPS – Combo Schools

Calculated using a weighted average of the K-8 and 9-12 School Performance Scores

K-8 portion weighted by the number of eligible spring testers in grades 3 through 8

9-12 portion weighted by the number of eligible spring testers in grades 9-11 plus the average number of students per grade in grades 9-11


2006 Baseline SPS – Hurricanes

Bulletin 111, Section 4505 and 4509

Due to the hurricanes and the large numbers of displaced students in the state, there will be two 2006 Baseline School Performance Scores calculated for each school• Baseline SPS - Including displaced

students in the Assessment Index

• Alternate Baseline SPS – Excluding displaced students from the Assessment Index

2006 Baseline SPS – Hurricanes


The lower of the two scores will be used to determine the 2006 Performance Label and compare with the 2007 Growth SPS, except when using the lower score would otherwise result in the school being placed in SI


Calculated using two indexes•Assessment Index (70% weight)

•Graduation Index (30% weight)



Graduation Index point values


Student Result Points

Regular HS Diploma with both Endorsements

240

Regular HS Diploma with one Endorsement (either Academic or Skills)

180

Regular HS Diploma 120

GED 90

Skills Certificate/Certificate of Achievement

60

Attendee 30

Dropout 0


Graduation Index cohort definition• All students entering as first-time freshmen• Tracked for four years• Students who transfer into the school from

outside the LEA on or before October 1 of their 11th grade year will be added to the cohort

• Students who transfer into the school from within the district on or before October 1 of their 12th grade year will be added to the cohort

• Early graduates will be included with what would have been their four year cohort

• Legitimate leavers are taken out of the cohort

Bulletin 111, Sections 601-603

Inclusion of Schools for 2006 (and beyond)

To receive a 2006 Baseline SPS, a school must have at least 80 testing units in any combination of LEAP/GEE, iLEAP, LAA 1 or LAA 2


Pairing and Sharing Data Pairing data will no longer be

necessary for most schools For the 2005 Transition Baseline

SPS, the 2006 Growth SPS and the 2006 Baseline SPS, schools that have no testing grade will share one grade of testing data from a school into which its students feed


Subgroup Component Changes

Subgroup Component – Inclusion of Students

Beginning in 2006, the Subgroup Component % Proficiencies will be calculated using test results from ELA and math for grades 3-8 and grade 10• LEAP, GEE, iLEAP, LAA 1 and LAA 2

tests


LAA 2 Proficiency Limit At the district level, the number of

LAA 2 students achieving proficient status cannot exceed 2% of all students in the assessed grades (3-11)

Districts can request a waiver from LDE if they exceed the 2% cap


LAA 2 Proficiency Limit LAA 2 testers will receive a zero and

be changed to non-proficient if •The district exceeds the cap and does

not request a waiver, or•The district requests the waiver and it

is determined by the LDE that ineligible students were tested

LAA 2 testers will be included in the Students with Disabilities subgroup


Subgroup Component - 2007 Additional Academic Indicator For schools with a 12th grade, the 2007

Subgroup Component analysis will include a “Panel” Graduation Rate to replace the non-Dropout Rate as the school Additional Academic Indicator•A “Panel” is defined as a group of students

that enter the 9th grade in the same year•After the panel is established with the 9th

graders, students may only leave the group as dropouts or legitimate leavers (no additional students will be added to the panel)


Label and RemedyChanges

2006 Growth Labels Schools with a Performance Label

of 3 Stars and a Baseline SPS > 105 will not receive a negative Growth Label•In 2005, the “bar” was 100

•If these schools decline more than 2.5 points, they will be placed in Academic Assistance


Scholastic Audit Remedy Scholastic Audit (Year 1) that was

previously a remedy for schools in AA 2/SI 2, has been changed to be a remedy for schools in AA 3/SI 3

Bulletin 111, Section 1401 & 1501

Waiver of SI Requirements Schools with a Baseline SPS below

60 in 2006 and whose Baseline SPS was > 60 in 2005, shall have SI requirements waived for the 2006-2007 school year


Recovery School Definition Schools are eligible to enter the

Recovery School District if:•Labeled Academically Unacceptable for 4

consecutive years• In SI 4 and the LEA fails to submit a

reconstitution plan to BESE • In SI 5/6 and fails to comply with the

reconstitution plan that was submitted to BESE

•The LEA submits a reconstitution plan to BESE, but the plan is deemed unacceptable

Bulletin 111, Chapter 24

Recovery School Exit Schools are eligible to exit the

Recovery School District when:•The school is no longer Academically

Unacceptable, and

•BESE has approved the conditions of return of the school to the LEA’s jurisdiction.


Dropout Documentation Required

Documentation is now required for any exit code used on a student who does not count as a dropout•Example: Exit to private school, Exit

out of state, etc.


The Disaster Chapter

Submitted for approval to BESE at February meeting.

Approved as Notice of Intent.


Subgroup Component Disaster Policy


Subgroup Component - Disaster Schools will be excluded from the

Subgroup Component analysis for one year if they are in districts declared natural disaster areas by the President AND were closed 18 or more consecutive school days.


Subgroup Component - Disaster Schools not excluded by the

previous criteria, but •at least 5% of its eligible Subgroup

Component testing population consists of displaced students and

•fail the Subgroup Component Shall receive a one year exclusion

from accountability decisions.


Subgroup Component - Disaster

Schools not excluded by the previous two criteria that fail the Subgroup Component, shall have displaced students pulled into a separate subgroup and removed from all other subgroups


Subgroup Component - Disaster

If only the Displaced Students subgroup fails the Subgroup Component analysis the school will provide the LDE with a plan to address the needs of the displaced students

The school will not enter or advance in SI If, at the beginning of the next year, less than

50% of the displaced students return, the school does not have to implement the plan

The displaced students will not be considered a separate subgroup the following academic year


SPS Component Disaster Policy


School Categories

Severe Impact

Limited Impact

Special Consideration

Disaster Accountability Proposal


School Categories

Schools closed 18 or more consecutive school days due to the hurricanes

ORSchools gaining or losing 25% or more of their

testing population because of displaced students

Severe Impact



School Categories

Limited Impact

Schools that do not fall into the Severe Impact category.



School Categories


Schools that fall into the Limited Impact category, but have evidence that they should be treated as Severe Impact schools, due to unique

circumstances.



Category

SEVEREImpact

LIMITEDImpact

New School

Dual Calculations(w/ waiver)

Dual Calculations

Solution

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Solutions

Dual Calculations

New School

Dual Calculations with 1 year

Waiver

or Appeal



New School

Elementary

Disaster year – no scores released

Year 1 – Assessment Index only – no labels assigned

Year 2– Baseline SPS – Performance Labels

Year 3– Fully Accountable



Solutions

New School

High School

The cohort to calculate the Graduation Index must be re-established.



Solutions

New School High School

Disaster Year – no scores released

Year 1 – Assessment Index only – no labels assigned

Year 2 – Baseline Assessment Index – Performance Labels

Year 3 – Fully Accountable as a 9th -11th school (Assessment Index only)



Solutions

New School

High School

Year 5 – Graduation Index calculated

Fully accountable

On track with Limited Impact schools



Solutions

Dual Calculations

Follow the approved transition to iLEAP and the Graduation Index with 1 exception:

Calculate SPS with all students included

Calculate SPS with displaced students excluded



Solutions

Dual Calculations

Use the higher of the 2 calculations for the Growth SPS

Use the lower of the 2 calculations for the Baseline SPS

(except if the lower score places the school in SI)Bulletin 111, Chapter 45


Solutions

Same as Dual Calculations, but do not place or advance schools in School Improvement or Academic Assistance as a result of 2006 scores

Do allow schools to exit as policy describes.

Dual Calculations with 1 year Waiver



Solutions

Appeal

Request a recalculation of scores based on some unexpected situation.

Currently provided for in policy



Solutions

Individually decided in discussion with LDE

Reported to BESE




Solutions

Additional Information

Displaced students will not be counted as dropouts in their receiving schools if they drop out prior to the first day of school the following academic year.



Where to get;

Current Bulletin 111 Policy (and all bulletins)http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/bese/1041.html

Proposals passed by BESE for Notice of Intent (this is for all agencies in the state)http://www.state.la.us/osr/reg/register.htm

http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/bese/1041.html

http://www.state.la.us/osr/reg/register.htm

Questions? [email protected]

Documents

School Accountability Update July 2005-March 2006