Cowen InstituteData/Accountability Overview

Measuring Performance

RSD created to address Academic Failure Success/Failure needs to be judged on

whether or not schools are better State releases a ton of data to capture

student, school and district performance

Chronology of Data Release 1st week of May: Release of LEAP/GEE

results State level results District level results School rosters

Schools determine who passes Data Clean UP

No data available to report school level results

Summer

Last week of July/1st week of August Preliminary School Performance Scores (SPS) for

any school < 60 previous year Required by NCLB; choice/SES determined

August (1st 2 weeks) School Level Test data released

What the TP reported Last year Misleading- ranked by performance on ELA test

Fall

SPS release (Sept-Oct) SPS for ALL schools AI for any 1st year schools in the RSD

Pre-Katrina, SPS release was THE story Is the story in the rest of the state Captures performance and growth

SPS/AI is the only release that uses all tests, all grades, in a weighted formula

District Accountability

Released sometime Jan-March Two Components

DPS: District Performance Score District Responsibility Index

District Performance Score DPS is a “roll up” of all student data to the

district level “horse race”- all school districts compared on the

same basis Keeps the weights of School Accountability Also gives Subgroup Performance Score

How poor/minority/special ed by district Way to compare Pre/Post Katrina New

Orleans All schools/All kids

District Responsibility Index % of 8th graders that do not return following

year % of certified teachers and % at low

performing schools Financial Index pending

School Accountability

Began in 1999 Strong Public Acceptance #1 ranked nationally Consistent scoring system with some

imbedded “values” All schools included Growth and Performance

Growth Labels and Performance Labels

Assessment (CRT) Index

Advanced 200 pts. Mastery 150 pts. Basic 100 pts. Approaching Basic 50 pts. Unsatisfactory 0 pts.

Converting LEAP Alternate Assessment

Level 2 Scores to an Index

Basic 100 pts. Approaching Basic

75 pts.Foundational 50 pts.Pre-Foundational 0 pts.

K-8: SPS Calculation Index Weighting

90% CRT (LEAP and iLeap) 10% Attendance (K-6) 5% Attendance/5% Dropout (7-8)

4th and 8th Grade still count more 3rd grade ELA counts more

K-8 Weighting

Grade ELA Math Sci/SS Total

3rd 2 1 1 4

4th 2 2 1/1 6

5th 1 1 1/1 4

6th 1 1 1/1 4

7th 1 1 1/1 4

8th 2 2 1/1 6

Incentive Points

Students repeating 4th and 8th grade LEAP can earn Incentive Points for the school if they improve their achievement level in summer or spring retesting

50 incentive points are awarded for each subject that the student improves by one or more levels (only get points one time per student per subject)

High School Accountability Implementing New Model Adds the Graduation Index

Takes 5 years to collect data Hurricane Impacted Schools (do-over) will not

be fully integrated into the model for at least 5 years

Index Weights- High School

IndexIndex FormerFormer NewNew

9th Grade 30 20

10th Grade 30 25

11th Grade 30 25

Graduation - 30

Dropout 5 -

Attendance 5 -

Graduation Index - Student Result Points

Academic Endorsement 180

TOPS Opportunity Award or Career/Technical Endorsement 160

Industry Based Certification OR

TOPS Tech and Dual Enrollment OR

TOPS Tech and Articulated Credit

140

Regular HS Diploma 120

GED 90

Skills Certificate/Certificate of Achievement 60

Attender 30

Dropout 0

Accounting for Dropouts Included as “0” in Graduation Index

Dropout Adjustment to High School Test Scores (CRT index) Gives schools a “0” for any drop out above 4% annual

rate, by grade Was 7% pre-Katrina

Schools with less than 4% drop out “ rewarded” Without dropout adjustment, school scores would be

higher as a result of testing selectively fewer and fewer students

Two Types of SPS

Growth SPS – a score, from 1 year of data, that determines a school’s growth

Baseline SPS – a score, based on 2 years of data, that determines a school’s status

Performance LabelsPerformance Label SPS Criteria

Academically Unacceptable Less than 60.0

60.0 – 79.9

80.0 – 99.9

100.0 – 119.9

120.0 – 139.9

140.0 and above

Growth LabelsLabel Growth

Exemplary Academic Growth

Meet or exceed Growth Target, all Subgroup Performance Scores (GPS) increase at least 2 pts., and school is not in School Improvement (SI)

Recognized Academic Growth

Meet or exceed Growth Target, but 1 or more subgroups did not grow at least 2 points and/or the school is in SI

Minimal Academic Growth

Growth (at least 0.1), but did not meet Growth Target

No Growth Decline 2.5 pts. or less

School in Decline Decline of more than 2.5 pts

Value Added

Louisiana does not have a value added accountability model US Ed does not allow a true value added model under

NCLB True value added will measure how much growth a student

had in a year and judge schools on “same child” growth LA’s model compares cohorts- how does this year’s

4th grade compare to last year’s 4th grade Only way to have a value added model is if the stte

adopts one; waited to see what changes happen in NCLB Aligned the tests (iLeap and Leap) so one can measure

Other Data Points:

LDE is good with Data Recognized as one of top 10 states

Only good source of school data, where consistent definitions and reporting requirements are established Teachers

Numbers; certification; salaries Student info- MFP report Finances:

Districts, Type 5’s and Type 2’s