Adequate Yearly Progress

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Adequate Yearly Progress

• Kansas State Department of Education
• 2007 Fall Assessment Conference
• Judi Miller, judim_at_ksde.org
• 785-296-5081

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB)

• Purpose
• Ensure all children have an opportunity to obtain
  a high-quality education
• and
• reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging
  state assessments

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Defining Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

• Method for making judgment about progress toward
  reaching goal

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AYP is calculated on the percent of students at
Meets Standard and above on state reading and
mathematics assessments.
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Changes

• KSDE will do AYP calculations rather than CETE
• ClarificationScience is not part of AYP
• Reauthorization may change this

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Changes

• Apply remainder of 1 cap to 2 capnot to exceed
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• Included former students with disabilities for 2
  additional years

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1 Cap

• What does the 1 cap for alternate assessments
  mean?
• Limitation set by USDE
• Does not limit taking alternate assessments
• Limits the included in calculating AYP as meets
  standard and above at district and State levels
• Waiver process

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What happens to those above the 1 cap?

• Reassigned at all levels as below standard for
  AYP
• Report to parents actual results
• Consider students in fewest subgroups
• Schools already not making AYP
• Submit waiver

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KAMM and 2 Cap

• No limit on number of SWDs taking KAMM
• 2 limitation on counting student results as
  proficient
• Reassigned in same manner as 1 cap
• No waiver or appeal on 2

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AYP Targets

• Changed May 2007 by SBOE
• Approved by USDE

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Challenges

• Accountability data reside in multiple systems
• Data are sometimes not provided on a timely basis
• Federal timelines impact process
• Review verification of data

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Data Sources for AYP--CETE

• Assessment results
• General assessments
• General assessments with accommodations
• KAMM
• Alternate assessments
• KELPA--for recently arrived ELLs--participation
• Special circumstances (SC) codespreviously NT
  codes
• Accommodations

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Data Sources--KIDS

• Disaggregated student groups
• Race/ethnicity, lunch status, ELL, SWD
• AYP school
• Full academic year exit information
• ELLs-recently arrived monitored
• Test type

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KIDS TEST Submission

• Upload replaces PSLG and AUPD
• Completed prior to any OTL testing
• Grade 10 11 student data uploaded to generate
  OTL reports
• Deadlines
• 1/18/08 Math and Reading
• 2/18/08 Science and History

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Data Sources--PBR

• Graduation and drop out data

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System Changes

• What did you use?
• What worked well for you?
• What would have helped?
• What is missing?

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KSDE Online Authentication

• AYP/QPA Accountability
• Principals Building Report
• QPA Quality Criteria
• Draft Report Card

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AYP/QPA Accountability Application

• Implemented in 2006-2007
• Included
• Updates
• Information
• Reports
• Tools

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2006-2007 AYP/QPA Accountability - UPDATES
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2006-2007 AYP/QPA Accountability - INFORMATION
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2006-2007 AYP/QPA Accountability - REPORTS
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AYP/QPA Reports

• AYP Report
• Participation Details Proficiency by Test Type
• Participation Proficiency Comparisons
• Performance by Grade
• Student Test Categories

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AYP/QPA Reports contd

• Individual Assessment Report
• Student Subgroups Reclassifications
• Complete Student Test File
• Writing Performance Report
• QPA

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2006-2007 AYP/QPA Accountability - REPORTS
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Reading Student by Subgroups

• Includes reclassification of 1, 2
• Can sort each field
• Can export to Excel

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2006-2007 AYP/QPA Accountability - TOOLS

• Data Checklist/Signoff
• Data Correction Request
• Reclassification
• Decision Appeal

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Data Checklist/Signoff

• Helps ensure quality of data
• Principals verify their schools data
• Superintendents verify district data
• Required prior to reclassifying
• Required prior to waivers appeals

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Reclassification Tool

• Way to change the reclassifications automatically
  done by the sytem

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1 Waiver Tool

• Request to exceed the 1 cap on alternate
  assessments

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AYP/QPA Appeals

• To change a determination
• Doesnt change data but reflects change in status

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Timelines

• What changes do you recommend?
• Order of reports tools?
• Dates?

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The Road to Data Accuracy 2007 AYP and QPA
Mar Apr May
June July
Aug Sept Oct
Mar Apr May
June July
Aug Sept Oct
2007
2007
Return Assessments to CETE
Media Briefings and Release to SBOE
Submit QPA Quality Criteria
Data Collection Review Review KIDS AUPD, EOYA,
EXIT Reports Provide accurate NT
Accommodations to CETE
Use AYP/QPA Verification Check to review and
signoff on data sets used for AYP reporting and
QPA determination
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The Road to Data Accuracy AYP and QPA
Mar Apr May
June July
Aug Sept Oct
Mar Apr May
June July
Aug Sept Oct
2007
2007
Return Assessments to CETE
Media Briefings and Release to SBOE
Submit QPA Quality Criteria
Data Correction KIDS AUPD, EOYA, EXIT CETE NT
Accommodations
Data Collection Review Review KIDS AUPD, EOYA,
EXIT Reports Provide accurate NT
Accommodations to CETE
Use AYP/QPA Verification Check to review and
signoff on data sets used for AYP reporting and
QPA determination
Use AYP/QPA Data Correction Request to request a
window for submitting to KIDS (AUPD, EOYA, EXIT)
to correct your data
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The Road to Data Accuracy AYP and QPA
Mar Apr May
June July
Aug Sept Oct
2007
Return Assessments to CETE
Media Briefings and Release to SBOE
Submit QPA Quality Criteria
Data Correction KIDS AUPD, EOYA, EXIT CETE NT
Accommodations
Data Collection Review Review KIDS AUPD, EOYA,
EXIT Reports Provide accurate NT
Accommodations to CETE
Decision Appeals AYP QPA
Use AYP/QPA Verification Check to review and
signoff on data sets used for AYP reporting and
QPA determination
Use AYP/QPA Decision Appeal tool to file your
appeal for a change in your AYP status or QPA
determination.
Use AYP/QPA Data Correction Request to request a
window for submitting to KIDS (AUPD, EOYA, EXIT)
to correct your data
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2008 Timelines--Draft

• 6/13 End of data collection submissions
• 6/13 QPA Quality Criteria due
• 6/16 -7/11 Data correction window
• 7/11 Data Checklist/Signoff
• 7/14 7/25 Reclassification
• 8/1 Appeals close

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CELEBRATE! Thank you!

• Student achievement is increasing!
• Our schools and districts are doing well!
• The quality of data is improving.
• Your reviews are tremendously important.
• Your patience is appreciated.