Indiana

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Indianas Alternative Education Profile Project
Accountability for Confirming Success
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OBJECTIVES

• PARTICIPANTS WILL
• Learn about Indianas alternative education
  program
• Learn about Indianas profile project
• Learn about Indianas developing accountability
  system for alternative education
• Learn strategies that could be used in Oregon

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IC 20-30-8

• Alternative Education Program must
• Be an educational program for eligible students
  that instructs them in a different manner than in
  the manner of instruction in a traditional school
  setting.
• Implement Individual Service Plans (ISPs)
• Operate the minimum session time of two
  consecutive hours

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Student Eligibility (IC 20-30-8)

• Grades 6-12
• Must fit into one of five categories
• Withdrawn or intending to withdraw
• Failing academically
• Required employment
• Pregnant or parenting
• Disruptive student

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Student Eligibility Demographics

• School Year 2006-2007
• Withdrawn/intending to withdraw 7.8
• Failing academically 48.4
• Required employment 1.8
• Pregnant or parenting 4.6
• Disruptive student 37.4

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Indiana Department of Education Policy

• No greater than 151 teacher/student ratio
• Programs should embrace best practices for
  alternative education
• Programs should generally be the childs primary
  educational placement

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Indianas Goals for Alternative Education

• Increase the percentage of alternative education
  programs meeting program goals.
• Increase the percentage of 12th grade students in
  alternative education programs who graduate.
• Increase the percentage of students served by
  alternative education programs who achieve
  positive outcomes.
• Decrease the number of dropouts in school
  districts with alternative education programs.
• Decrease the number of expulsions in school
  districts with alternative education programs.

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SY 2006-07

• Number of Programs 229
• Number of Students Served 28,078
• Number of Counties Represented 66 (72)
• Number of Participating Districts 191 (58)
• SY07-08 data not yet available

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Types of Programs

• 8 (19) Short-term placement that keeps
  students involved in education.
• 33 (76) To bring academically failing
  students back to grade level.
• 21 (48) To deal with students with
  behavioral/discipline issues.
• 38 (86) To prepare students for life after
  school as productive citizens.

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06-07 Alternative Education Demographics
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06-07 Alternative Education Demographics
Poverty Free Lunch 49 Reduced Lunch
9 Paid Lunch 42 Special
Education Special Ed 19 General Ed 81

• Grade
• Grade 6 4
• Grade 7 11
• Grade 8 14
• Grade 9 19
• Grade 10 17
• Grade 11 16
• Grade 12 19
• Gender
• Male 57
• Female 43

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SY06-07 Student Outcomes

• POSITIVE OUTCOMES (67)
• 10 received a High School Diploma
• (47 of 12th graders received diplomas)
• 24 attained ISP goals
• 32 made progress toward ISP goals
• 1 earned a GED
• NEGATIVE OUTCOMES (9)
• 6 dropped out of school
• 3 were expelled from school
• NEUTRAL OUTCOMES (25)
• 13 transferred to another educational setting
  prior to completion
• 12 did not make progress toward ISP goals (but
  remained in school attached to an educational
  program)

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Origin of the Profile Project

• PROBE
• Governors Office of Management Budget
• All funded programs examined
• Goals, accountability, mission, purpose,
  effectiveness
• Indiana alternative education rating ADEQUATE
  (barely)

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Origin of the Profile Project

• Funding cuts
• Statute allows up to 750 per FTE
• Currently receiving 551 per FTE
• Block grants

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Purpose of the Profile Project

• Appropriate accountability measures
• Tell the programs stories
• Make information more accessible to parents and
  the community

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Desired Outcomes

• Increase accountability
• Increase understanding of effective practices
• Increase community awareness of alternative
  education effectiveness
• Persuade legislators of the positive impact of
  alternative education

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Partnership to Build the Profiles

• Center for Evaluation Education Policy (CEEP)
• Indiana Universityyears of experience with
  alternative education
• Create/pilot surveys, maintain sites, develop
  profiles
• Help develop evaluation system
• Initial cost 50,000 further years 16,500

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Accountability Components

• Administrator Survey
• Teacher Survey
• Student Survey
• Site Visits
• DOE-AL Report

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Administrator Survey

• Program description
• Goals-program specific
• Program components
• Services
• Entrance/exit criteria

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Goals

• Academic Goals
• Behavioral Goals
• Self-managed Goals

• Measurable more standardized
• Set by program
• Report progress annually
• Able to link to type, services and outcomes

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Teacher Survey

• Purposes
• Identify usages of assessment data and service
  plans
• Verify instructional strategies
• Identify perceived levels of student support
• Identify professional development opportunities
• Identify perceived levels of community and parent
  outreach and support

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Teacher Survey Results (06-07)

• ISPs are used frequently, but not always (as
  required by law)
• Programs frequently use heterogeneous student
  grouping, one-to-one tutoring, and interactive
  learning
• Types 2, 3, and 4 programs often share decision
  making with parents community partners Type 1
  programs rarely do so
• The majority of teachers report a strong sense of
  school community (lowest in Type 2)

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Student Survey

• Identify perceived levels of instructional
  support
• Verify instructional strategies and uses
• Identify perceived levels of student success and
  engagement

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Initial Student Survey Issues

• Low student participation
• Survey too long
• Survey complicated for younger students
• Survey law/policies
• Appropriate questions for all program types
• SOLUTIONS
• Earlier opening date
• Cut questions
• Simplify questions
• Rephrase questions or create type-specific
  questions

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Student Survey Results (07-08)

• 62.1 of participating students plan to go to
  post-secondary education
• Since Ive come to the alternative school
• I feel respected and supported 3.7 (agree)
• I care about my alternative school 3.6 (agree)
• I think it is important to get good grades 4.4
  (agree/strongly agree)

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Student Survey Results (continued)

• Type 4 programs tended to score highest across
  the board
• Type 1 programs tended to score lowest
• A couple of surprises
• Preparing for college Type 2
• Understanding yourself Type 1
• Continuing your education Type 2

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Site Visits

• See the program in action!
• All new programs others on a 5-year cycle
• Rubric (evidence required)
• Results posted to Website
• Will become part of profile

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Sample Rubric
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DOE-AL Report

• Student data connected to Student Test Number
  (STN)
• Report eligibility criteria outcome for each
  student
• Can be tied to graduation, ISTEP GQE,
  suspension/expulsion, race/ethnicity, special
  education, gender, free/reduced lunch, etc.

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Putting It All Together (The
Program Profile)

• Connect surveys, site visit reports, and outcome
  data (DOE-AL) to present a local profile.
• Create report card for alternative ed programs
• Connect outcome data to program type to determine
  effective formats and components.

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• Dr. Ken Springer ACCESS School

Address 829 E. Monroe St.       School Corporations Serviced School Corporations Serviced School Corporations Serviced School Corporations Serviced
Decatur, IN 46733       North Adams Community Schools North Adams Community Schools North Adams Community Schools North Adams Community Schools
Phone Number [phone] ext. 2157 Phone Number [phone] ext. 2157 Phone Number [phone] ext. 2157   Adams Central Community Schools Adams Central Community Schools Adams Central Community Schools Adams Central Community Schools
Fax Number [phone]       South Adams Schools South Adams Schools South Adams Schools  
Contact John Maxson E-mail maxsonj_at_nadams.k12.in.us Contact John Maxson E-mail maxsonj_at_nadams.k12.in.us Contact John Maxson E-mail maxsonj_at_nadams.k12.in.us Contact John Maxson E-mail maxsonj_at_nadams.k12.in.us Contact John Maxson E-mail maxsonj_at_nadams.k12.in.us      
Dr. Ken Springer ACCESS School website Dr. Ken Springer ACCESS School website Dr. Ken Springer ACCESS School website          
Location Separate school corporation facility Location Separate school corporation facility Location Separate school corporation facility          
Mission Statement
The mission of ACCES is to provide a unique educational setting for students who require an alternative to the regular high school due to life situations at school and/or in the students lives.
Purpose of the Program
The purpose of the ACCESS alternative education program is to prepare students for life after school by helping them finish their academic studies and teaching them to be productive members of the community. The alternative school serves students who have withdrawn or intend to withdraw from school are parents or expectant parents are employed during the school day or those who have not complied academically because of one of the three previous causes.
What makes this program unique?
ACCES enables students to accept the responsibility for their learning potential and growth. Through the acceptance of this responsibility a more positive self-image unfolds. The individualized, personalized, special program provides a chance for the student, who has been unsuccessful in school, to succeed and not drop out. Each student is pretested to determine their ability levels in the area of reading, math and language by administering the TABE. Remediation programs are individually designed based on the outcomes. Academic coursework is done independently based on the credit needs of each student and is mastery based.
Student/Teacher Ratio
Goals of the Program
10.51. For every 10.5 students in the ACCESS alternative education program, there is an equivalent to 1 teacher.
1) The number of credits that each student earns per semester will increase. 1) The number of credits that each student earns per semester will increase.
2) The average daily attendance rate at the program will improve.  
3) The number of students who attain all goals on their ISP will increase. 3) The number of students who attain all goals on their ISP will increase.
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• Evaluation Report

Each alternative education school/program in the
state of Indiana is evaluated by staff of the
Indiana Department of Educations Office of
Student Learning Choices. Each alternative
education school/program receives a letter grades
based on the following Customer Satisfaction
Service Delivery and Program Effectiveness.
Category Program's Score State Average Program Type Average
Service Delivery 72.25 74.25 76.00
       
Program Effectiveness 70.00 69.50 69.25
       
Customer Satisfaction 75.00 72.00 73.50
Outcomes
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• Curriculum, Instructional Materials, Assessments

Each alternative education program is unique. They differ in the curriculum, instructional materials, and assessments that they use. The following is a list of possible curriculum, instructional materials, and assessments that different alternative education programs may use. Each bolded and starred item is a curriculum, instructional material, or assessment that ACCESS uses.
Core 40 Option
Academic Honors Option
General Diploma Option
Traditional School curriculum
Curriculum developed specifically for alternative education
Video/audio tapes
GED prep
Course packets
Portfolio assessments
ISTEP/GQE
Other standardized test
Classroom assessments
Books other than traditional textbooks
Magazines/newspapers
Computer based (mastery)
Lessons
Prepackaged programs
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Next Steps

• Work with CEEP to create/post profiles
• Develop accountability indicators
• Create searchable database related to
  programming, program type, and outcomes
• Implement research-based interventions
• Create exemplary program award

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CONTACT INFORMATION

• Molly Chamberlin
• 317-232-0579 or mchamber_at_doe.in.gov
• Kim Clement
• kclement_at_doe.in.gov

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