State and Federal Accountability Programs Results and Implications

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State and Federal Accountability Programs
-Results and Implications
A Report to the XYZ District Board of
TrusteesOctober XX, 2004
Source CDE as interpreted by Michael Juric,
Ed.D.
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Two Concurrent Accountability Approaches
State Academic Performance Index API (Growth
Model)
Federal Adequate Yearly Progress AYP (Status
Bar)
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Inception State Federal

• Public School Accountability Act PSAA (1999)
• Standardized Testing and Reporting (system) STAR
• CST/ CAPA/CAT6/SABE2
• CAHSEE
• Physical Fitness
• CELDT

• No Child Left Behind NCLB (2001)
• 5 Tenets or Beliefs
• All students will attain proficiency.
• All English Learners will become proficient in
  English.
• All students will be taught by highly qualified
  teachers.
• All students will graduate from high school.
• All students will learn in safe/drug free
  schools.

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The Challenges

• Concurrent does not mean Complimentary -
  Dual Reports may mean Dueling Reports
• Federal AYP is overshadowing state API due to
  Program Improvement (PI) status
• Multiple release dates

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Accountability as determined by theAcademic
Performance Index (API)

• Compensatory, one single score
• Seeks a specific level (800)
• Must grow by 1 point or be above 560
• Measures the difference between a Base score and
  a Growth score

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API Indicator Weights (components)
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API Indicator Weights (components)
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Accountability as determined by Adequate Yearly
Progress (AYP)

• Focused on English/Language Arts and Mathematics
  separately
• Goal 100 proficiency
• Applied to all subgroups
• Consists of four components (participation,
  percent proficient, API, graduation rate)
• Provides sanctions for failure to meet AYP
• Some new flexibility this year (participation
  rate, English learners, students with significant
  cognitive disabilities)

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Elementary Middle SchoolAMO Comparison ELA
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Elementary Middle SchoolAMO Comparison Math
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API Comparison
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Sanctions(if fail to make AYP)

• Program Improvement (PI)
• Revise school plan
• Provide written notification to parents
• Offer choice, with transportation
• Set aside 10 of T1 funds for professional
  development
• Provide supplemental services (Year 3)
• Identify corrective actions (Year 4)
• Prepare plan for alternative school governance
  (Year 5)
• Reopen as a charter (Year 6)
• Replace staff
• State takeover

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Other NCLB Regulations

• Notify parents if teachers do not meet NCLB
  standards
• Para-professionals must also meet NCLB
  standards
• Unsafe schools must provide parental choice and
  provide transportation
• Healthy Kids Survey Required (5,7,9,11)
• Financial - Set asides (PI)

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APIs over time in ourRoss Valley Schools
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API Comparison - RVSD
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Elementary Middle SchoolAMO Comparison ELA
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Elementary Middle SchoolAMO Comparison Math
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Recommendations/Next Steps

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