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CPS School Quality Rating Policy. Updated September 25, 2013. Agenda. Introduction to the SQRP Purpose & overview Communication plan Policy Scoring Assigning Points Weighting System Assigning a School Quality Rating Assigning an Accountability Status Appendix: Metric Definitions Q&A. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
CPS School Quality Rating
Policy
November 2014Office of Accountability
Agenda• Introduction to the SQRP
• Purpose & overview• Communication plan
• Policy Scoring• Assigning Points• Weighting System• Assigning a School Quality Rating• Assigning an Accountability Status
• Appendix: Metric Definitions
• Q&A
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Introduction to the SQRP
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What is the SQRP?
• The School Quality Rating Policy (SQRP) is the Board of Education’s policy for evaluating school performance.
• It establishes the indicators of school performance and growth and the benchmarks against which a school’s success will be evaluated on an annual basis.
• Through this policy, each school will receive a School Quality Rating and an Accountability Status.
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What is the Purpose of the SQRP?The School Quality Rating and Accountability Status serve the following purposes:
• Communicating to parents and community members about the academic success of individual schools and the district as a whole;
• Recognizing high achieving and high growth schools and identifying best practices;
• Providing a framework for goal-setting for schools;
• Identifying schools in need of targeted or intensive support; and
• Guiding the Board’s decision-making processes around school actions and turnarounds.
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How is the SQRP Different from the Performance Policy?
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• Metrics centered on assessments, attendance, and progress towards graduation
• Three levels of school performance
• Evaluates Option schools using traditional high school metrics
• ISAT is the main elementary assessment
• Uses CPS historical benchmarks
• Does not account for test participation
• Metrics better aligned to district’s strategic action plan, e.g., college enrollment, persistence, priority student group growth, 5Essentials
• Five-level rating to more effectively differentiate schools
• New Option School model more targeted to the students served
• Significant changes to ISAT make it unstable for year to year comparisons; replace with NWEA MAP
• Performance benchmarks are tied to national standards where possible
• Target test participation rate of 95%
“Old” Performance Policy SY14-15 School Quality Rating Policy
What Measures will be Used?
Metric Weight
Student Growth on NWEA MAP
25%
Student Attendance 20%
Growth of Priority Groups on NWEA MAP
10%
Percentage of Students Making National Average Growth on NWEA
10%
5Essentials Survey 10%
Student Attainment on NWEA MAP (Grades 3-8)
10%
Student Attainment on NWEA MAP (Grade 2)
5%
ELL Language Development Growth on ACCESS
5%
Data Quality 5%
Metric Weight
Student Growth on EPAS 20%
Growth of Priority Groups on EPAS
10%
Student Attainment on EPAS
10%
Student Attendance 10%
Freshman On-Track Rate
10%
4-Year Cohort Graduation Rate
10%
Early College / Career Credentials
5%
1-Year Dropout Rate 5%
College Enrollment 5%
College Persistence 5%
5Essentials Survey 5%
Data Quality 5%
Metric Weight
Percentage of Students Meeting / Exceeding National Growth on STAR
30%
Average Student Growth Percentile on STAR
20%
1-Year Graduation Rate 15%
Stabilization Rate 10%
Student Attendance 10%
Growth in Attendance 10%
Credit Attainment 5%
Elementary Schools High Schools Option Schools
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Current policy per state code – 105 ILCS 5/34-8.3
• Not currently used in performance improvement
• Allows the CEO to:
• Draft a new school improvement plan
• Direct implementation of the school improvement plan
• Provide additional training for the LSC
• Mediate disputes or other obstacles to improvement
• If the CEO determines the problems are not able to be remediated by the above methods, the CEO shall place the school on Intensive Support.
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Provisional Support* status Intensive Support** status
• After one year of the school failing to make
adequate progress in correcting deficiencies, the
CEO is allowed additional corrective measures
including:
• Replacing the principal
• Replacement of faculty members
• Ordering new LSC elections
• Reconstitution, contract turnaround
• Closure
* Listed in state code as “Remediation”** Listed in state code as “Probation”
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Charter Schools• All charter schools with sufficient data will receive a School
Quality Rating through this policy.
• By State law, charter schools are exempt from Section 5/34-8.3, meaning CPS does not have the same authority to place charter schools into “Probation” or “Remediation” status.
• However, CPS charter schools are subject to the performance standards set out in the accountability provisions in their charter contract with the Board, and most contracts are tied to – or will be tied to – the performance standards under the SQRP.
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SQRP in the context of other accountability tools
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District scorecard
School Quality Rating Policy
School Progress Report
Illinois School Report Card (ISBE)
Principal evaluation
Teacher evaluation
• Tracks annual progress on KPIs from the Action Plan• Includes all schools (district-operated, charter/contract)• Holds district leaders accountable to priorities and goals
• Identifies schools making academic progress• Differentiates school performance; determines “probation” status• Identifies schools with insufficient academic achievement for school
action decisions (e.g., turnaround, charter watch list, renewal and revocation)
• Communicates holistic picture of school quality, including academic measures (teacher attendance, student behavior/discipline, safety, healthy schools certification)
• Provides parents with information for school choice decisions
• Tracks performance on state assessments and AYP
• Provides a state-mandated measure of principal effectiveness (practice and student growth) for district-operated schools
• Provides feedback to support development
• Provides a state-mandated measure of teacher effectiveness (practice and student growth) for district-operated schools
• Provides feedback to support development
• All metrics that support the implementation of the district Action Plan
• Objective, research-based metrics for assessing student learning and success outcomes
• State and federal accountability metrics
• Objective annual measures that an individual can influence
• Broader set of information for stakeholders, but not appropriate for high-stakes accountability
Tool Purpose Relevant Metrics
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How Will Results be Communicated?
SQRP results will be communicated in the following ways each fall:
•Direct Principal Notification: Principals will receive a letter and SQRP report notifying them of the school’s rating and status.
•Direct LSC Notification: LSC members will receive a letter and SQRP report, which will be sent to the LSC member’s home.
•The CPS Website: Each school’s rating, status, and complete SQRP report will be included on the school’s profile page at cps.edu, as well as on the School Data page at cps.edu/schooldata.
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Where Can I Find More Information?Materials will be available at the following locations:
•www.cps.edu (search “SQRP”)
•Your school’s main office or network offices
Available Resources include:
•SQRP Handbook
•PowerPoints and FAQs on the SQRP
•Calculators
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Policy Scoring
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Scoring OverviewSchools are assigned between 1 and 5 points for each indicator.Schools are assigned between 1 and 5 points for each indicator.
Points for each indicator are multiplied by that indicator’s weight. Weights for all indicators add up to 100%Points for each indicator are multiplied by that indicator’s weight. Weights for all indicators add up to 100%
Weighted points are added up, resulting in an overall score between 1 and 5.Weighted points are added up, resulting in an overall score between 1 and 5.
Based on the overall weighted score, the school receives a School Quality Rating of Level 1+ (highest) to Level 3 (lowest).
Based on the overall weighted score, the school receives a School Quality Rating of Level 1+ (highest) to Level 3 (lowest).
Based on the school’s rating (“level”) it receives an Accountability Status of Good Standing, Remediation (“Provisional Support”) or Probation (“Intensive Support”).
Based on the school’s rating (“level”) it receives an Accountability Status of Good Standing, Remediation (“Provisional Support”) or Probation (“Intensive Support”).
PointsPoints
WeightingWeighting
Weighted ScoreWeighted Score
School Quality Rating
School Quality Rating
Accountability Status
Accountability Status
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Points• Each school receives between 1 and 5 points for each indicator based on its score
in the most recent year.
• To receive full credit on assessment indicators, a school must have a 95% participation rate. If the school has a lower participation rate, points are adjusted as follows:
Participation Rate for Elementary and High School
Participation Rate for Option Schools
Point Adjustment
Greater than or equal to 95% Greater than or equal to 90% No adjustment
Greater than or equal to 93% but less than 95%
Greater than or equal to 85% but less than 90%
-1 point
Greater than or equal to 92% but less than 93%
Greater than or equal to 80% but less than 85%
-2 points
Greater than or equal to 90% but less than 92%
Greater than or equal to 75% but less than 80%
-3 points
Less than 90% Less than 75% -4 points
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Weighted Score• Each indicator has a specific weight in the policy.
• Points earned for each indicator are multiplied by the indicator’s weight to calculate that indicator’s weighted score.
• The weighted scores for each indicator are added together to calculate the school’s overall weighted score, which will also be between 1 and 5 points.
School Growth
Percentile on NWEA MAP
Reading
90th Percentile 5 points 12.5% 0.625
Indicator School’s Result Points Weight Weighted Points
EXAMPLE
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How Are Ratings Assigned?• Schools earn between 1 – 5 points for each metric.
• Points are weighted according to the tables on slide 6 and added together. The school’s overall score is also between 1 – 5.
• Based on the overall score (or minimum attainment percentile – see below), the school receives a School Quality Rating and Accountability Status.
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Overall Score
OR
Minimum Attainment Percentile
School Quality Rating
Accountability Status
4.0 or more 90th Level 1+ Good Standing
Between 3.5 and 3.9 70th Level 1 Good Standing
Between 3.0 and 3.4 50th Level 2+ Good Standing
Between 2.0 and 2.9 40th Level 2 Provisional Support
Less than 2.0 -- Level 3 Intensive Support
What Does the School’s Rating Mean?
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• Level 1+ is the highest performance; nationally competitive school with opportunity to share best practices with others
• Level 1 is high performance; a good school choice with many positive qualities - minimal support needed
• Level 2+ is average performance; additional support from network team needed to implement interventions
• Level 2 is below average performance; “provisional support” rating means increased support from network
• Level 3 is the lowest performance; school is in need of “intensive intervention” directed by the district, charter schools in this category are on Academic Warning List
Combining ES & HS Ratings for schools with both student levels
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ES Points
# ES Students Served
XHS
Points
# HS Students Served
X+
Total # Students Served
Combined Score
This formula provides a weighted average of the points earned on the elementary school model and the high school model.
The weighting is based on the proportion of elementary (K-8) students served and high school (9-12) students served. The
proportions will be established on the 20th day. This method gives proportional weighting to each grade band, while allowing the school to set goals, because it will know the weighting at the beginning of
the year.
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Weighted Points Earned School Quality Rating4.0 or more Level 1+
Between 3.5 and 3.9 Level 1Between 3.0 and 3.4 Level 2+Between 2.0 and 2.9 Level 2
Less than 2.0 Level 3
• In general…
• With some exceptions…
Accountability Status (1/3)
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* Listed in state code as “Remediation”** Listed in state code as “Probation”
Intensive Support**Intensive Support**
Provisional Support*Provisional Support*
Good StandingGood Standing
Level 3Level 3
Level 2Level 2
Level 1+, 1 or 2+Level 1+, 1 or 2+
=
=
=
Accountability Status (2/3)Schools may be placed (or retained) in Probation/Intensive Support status if:
• The school has been on Probation/Intensive Support for 2+ years and needs 2+ years of Level 2 or higher to be removed;
• The school has undergone an action under 5/34-8.3 (principal removal or turnaround) in the last 5 years;
• The CEO has determined Remediation/Provisional Support status is insufficient for a Level 2 school and may place the school in Probation/Intensive Support.
• There is a failure or refusal to comply with the provisions of the Illinois School Code, other applicable laws, collective bargaining agreements, court orders, or Board rules and policies, in which case the school may be placed on Probation/Intensive Support.
-- This includes a school that is in state or federal school improvement status under NCLB and is not in compliance with requirements of that status.
Schools may be retained in Retention/Provisional Support status if:
• The school has been on Remediation/Provisional Support for 2+ years and needs 2+ years of Level 2+ or higher to be removed
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Accountability Status (3/3)
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Accountability Status will be determined in 2014 based on the following:
Level 3Level 3
Level 2Level 2
# Years on Probation
8.3 Action in last 5 years? Intensive SupportIntensive Support
Provisional SupportProvisional Support
Intensive SupportIntensive Support
Intensive SupportIntensive Support
Yes
No2+ years 2013 Rating Level 3
Level 1 or 2
Provisional SupportProvisional Support0 or 1 years
Level 1+, 2 or 2+Level 1+, 2 or 2+
# Years on Probation
8.3 Action in last 5 years? Intensive SupportIntensive Support
Good StandingGood Standing
Intensive SupportIntensive Support
Yes
No2+ years 2013 Rating Level 3
Level 1 or 2
Good Standing Good Standing 0 or 1 years
Elementary School ModelMeasure 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points Weight
National Growth Percentile on NWEA Reading < 10th pctl. 10th pctl. 40th pctl. 70th pctl. 90th pctl. 12.5%
National Growth Percentile on NWEA Math < 10th pctl. 10th pctl. 40th pctl. 70th pctl. 90th pctl. 12.5%
Priority Group National Growth Pctl. on NWEA Reading < 10th pctl. 10th pctl. 30th pctl. 50th pctl. 70th pctl. 5%*
Priority Group National Growth Pctl. on NWEA Math < 10th pctl. 10th pctl. 30th pctl. 50th pctl. 70th pctl. 5%*
% Making Nat. Avg. Growth on NWEA Reading & Math <40% 40% 50% 60% 70% 10%
National Attainment Pctl. on NWEA Reading (Gr. 3-8) <10th pctl. 10th pctl. 40th pctl. 70th pctl. 90th pctl. 5%
National Attainment Pctl. on NWEA Math (Gr. 3-8) <10th pctl. 10th pctl. 40th pctl. 70th pctl. 90th pctl. 5%
National Attainment Pctl. on NWEA Reading (Gr. 2) <10th pctl. 10th pctl. 40th pctl. 70th pctl. 90th pctl. 2.5%
National Attainment Percentile on NWEA Math (Gr. 2) <10th pctl. 10th pctl. 40th pctl. 70th pctl. 90th pctl. 2.5%
Attendance Rate <92% 92% 94% 95% 96% 20%
ELL Progress on ACCESS < 25% 25% 35% 45% 55% 5%
5 Essentials Survey Not Yet OrganizedPartially
OrganizedModerately Organized
Organized Well-Organized 10%
Data Quality Index <80% 85% 90% 95% 99% 5%
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*The priority group percentile is measured separately for African-American, Hispanic, ELL and Diverse Learners. Each priority group calculation is worth 1.25% in reading and 1.25% in math. If there are fewer than 30 students in the priority group, the indicator is not used and the weight is reallocated to all-grades NWEA growth indicators.
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High School ModelMeasure 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points Weight
National Growth Percentile on EXPLORE, PLAN and ACT
< 10th pctl. 10th pctl. 40th pctl. 70th pctl. 90th pctl. 20%
National Priority Group Growth Percentile on EXPLORE, PLAN and ACT
< 10th pctl. 10th pctl. 30th pctl. 50th pctl. 70th pctl. 10%*
National Attainment Percentile on EXPLORE, PLAN and ACT
<10th pctl. 10th pctl. 40th pctl. 70th pctl. 90th pctl. 10%
4-Year Cohort Graduation Rate <55% 55% 65% 75% 85% 10%
Freshman On-Track Rate <60% 60% 70% 80% 90% 10%
One-Year Dropout Rate >8% 8% 6% 4% 2% 5%
Attendance Rate <80% 80% 85% 90% 95% 10%
Early College & Career Credentials < 10% 10% 20% 30% 40% 5%
College Enrollment <45% 45% 55% 65% 75% 5%
College Persistence <55% 55% 65% 75% 85% 5%
5 EssentialsNot Yet
OrganizedPartially
OrganizedModerately Organized
Organized Well-Organized 5%
Data Quality <80% 80% 90% 95% 99% 5%
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*The priority group percentile is measured separately for African-American, Hispanic, ELL and Diverse Learners. Each priority group calculation is worth 2.5%. If there are fewer than 30 students in the priority group, the indicator is not used and the weight is reallocated to all-grades growth indicator.
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Option School RatingsMeasure 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points Weight
Average Growth Percentile on STAR Reading
<30th pctl. 30th pctl. 40th pctl. 50th pctl. 60th pctl. 10%
Average Growth Percentile on STAR Math <30th pctl. 30th pctl. 40th pctl. 50th pctl. 60th pctl. 10%
Percent Making Growth Targets on STAR Reading
<35% 35% 45% 55% 65% 15%
Percent Making Growth Targets on STAR Math
<35% 35% 45% 55% 65% 15%
1-Year Graduation Rate <60% 60% 70% 80% 90% 15%
Credit Attainment Rate <40% 40% 50% 60% 70% 5%
Annual Stabilization Rate <60% 60% 70% 80% 90% 10%
Average Daily Attendance Rate <60% 60% 70% 80% 90% 10%
Growth in Attendance Rate <60% 60% 70% 80% 90% 10%
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SQRP Amendments Since August 2014Extending Minimum Attainment Percentile Provision (August 2014)
•The original SQRP included a clause whereby schools achieving 90th attainment percentile on NWEA Reading and Math (elementary schools) or EPAS (high schools) would receive a rating of Level 1+. This amendment to the SQRP extends that alternative rating assignment farther down the attainment scale, as described in the table on slide 16.
Nomenclature Change (November 2014)
•This amendment included language changing the rating labels from Tier 1 through Tier 5 to Level 1+ through Level 3, as described in the table on slide 16.
Level 1 CEO Determination (November 2014)
•The November 2014 amendment also included language allowing for a CEO determination to be made for schools where a significant change (e.g. principal change) at a district-operated Level 1 school has impacted the school. The CEO can now designate a school in this situation to remain Level 1 for a one year period.
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Appendix
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Elementary School Indicators
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NWEA Growth PercentileDefinitions: Average Spring-to-Spring RIT score growth of students on the NWEA MAP assessment, compared to average national growth
for schools with the same average pretest score. The school is assigned a percentile representing where it would fall on the national distribution.
Calculation: For each school, a national average comparison growth score will be calculated. This will be the mean of the national
average Spring-to-Spring growth scores at each grade level, controlling for the school’s average pretest performance and weighted by the number of students in each grade level at the school. This comparison score will therefore represent a national average school with the same pretest averages and the same proportion of students at each grade level. Average scores will be based on NWEA’s national school-level norms.
The national average comparison score for each school represents a 50th percentile school in terms of growth. The school will receive a percentile score based on how far above or below the 50th percentile it scored.
SQRP Scoring:
Notes:Student must have taken the same subject test in both periods to be included. Students retained in a grade level are not included. Students are assigned to schools based on “annualized” school, which is the school where the student was enrolled for the most time during the year. Does not include students with an IAA indicator in their IEP and students with an ACCESS Literacy score less than 3.5.
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1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Percentile Under 10th 10th to 39th 40th to 69th 70th to 89th 90th or above
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Sample Elementary School3rd Grade Reading
Grade # StudentsAverage
Pretest RIT Score
National Avg.
GrowthPercentile Range Targets
Average Posttest RIT
Score
National Growth
Percentile
3rd 85 181.1 +13 193.8 45th
190.9 193.5 195.4 197.3194.110th 40th 70th 90th 50th
This is the average
pretest RIT score for
this school’s 3rd graders
(i.e., the average of
their 2nd grade RIT scores)
This is the number of
students with a valid pretest and posttest
score. Students are
attributed to the school where
they were enrolled the
greatest amount of time during the year.
This is the
average growth for 3rd
grade for a school with an average pretest
RIT score of 181.1.
The 50th percentile
score is the sum of 181.1 and 13. This is the national
average posttest score in 3rd grade for a school with an average
pretest score of 181.1.
Other cut points are established based
on distance from the
50th percentile.
This is the actual growth percentile of the school
based on the average
posttest RIT score. This
school will fall into the 3-point range, which is from 40th to 70th
percentile.
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Note: The norms in this example are based on fall-to-spring norms from NWEA. NWEA has provided CPS with spring-to-spring norms, which have been used in actual SQRP calculations.
Sample Elementary SchoolAll Grades Reading
Grade # StudentsAverage Fall
RIT Score
National Avg.
GrowthPercentile Range Targets
Average Spring RIT
Score
National Growth
Percentile
3rd 85 181.1 +13 193.8 45th
4th 71 194.0 +9.2 201.5 22nd
5th 78 201.1 +7.6 211.1 87th
6th 115 208.4 +6.7 216.2 85th
7th 108 214.9 +4.0 219.1 85th
8th 87 216.9 +4.1 221.0 55th
All Grades Average
544 203.9 +6.9 211.8 84th
190.9 193.5 195.4 197.3194.1
200.4 202.6 204.3 206.0203.2
206.0 208.2 209.8 211.5208.7
211.5 213.6 215.2 216.7214.1
216.4 218.4 219.9 221.3218.9
218.5 220.3 221.8 223.1220.8
209.3 210.5 211.4 212.3210.8
This is the national average growth for a school with the same
pretest scores and the same proportion of students in each
grade.
This is the average pretest RIT score for the school, weighted by the number of students
in each grade.
This is the overall percentile, which is based on the difference between the school’s actual growth
and the national average growth. This school would earn 4 points in the policy.
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10th 40th 70th 90th 50th
10th 40th 70th 90th 50th
10th 40th 70th 90th 50th
10th 40th 70th 90th 50th
10th 40th 70th 90th 50th
10th 40th 70th 90th 50th
10th 40th 70th 90th 50th
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NWEA Priority Group GrowthDefinitions:There are 8 possible priority group measures for each school – reading and math for each of the following 4 priority groups: •English Language Learners (ELL)•Students with an IEP (does not include 504 plans)•African-American students•Hispanic studentsEach priority group must have at least 30 students for a growth percentile to be calculated.Each priority group with at least 30 students will receive a priority group score which will account for 2.5% of the school’s rating (1.25% for each subject). If a priority group has fewer than 30 students, the 2.5% weighting will be added to the school’s overall NWEA Growth Percentile metrics.
CalculationEach priority group will receive a NWEA Growth Percentile based on the methodology described in the “NWEA Growth Percentile” section. The priority group’s percentile will be based on a comparison of the average growth of the priority group to the average growth of a national school with the same pretest scores. Note: The national average comparison scores do not account for demographics, so the school’s priority groups will be compared to a national average for students with the same pretest scores, including students nationally that are not in that priority group.
SQRP Scoring
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1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Percentile Under 10th 10th to 29th 30th to 49th 50th to 69th 70th or above
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Percent Meeting NWEA TargetsCalculation
Numerator: Number of students meeting national Spring-to-Spring growth targets on the NWEA reading test plus number meeting targets on the math test. Targets are the national average growth of students with the same pretest score based on NWEA research.
Denominator: Number of students taking the NWEA MAP reading test in both periods plus number taking the NWEA MAP math test in both periods.
SQRP Scoring
Notes:Student must have taken the same subject test in both periods to be included. Students retained in a grade level are not included. Students are assigned
to schools based on “annualized” school, which is the school where the student was enrolled for the most time during the year. Does not include students with an IAA indicator in their IEP and students with an ACCESS Literacy score less than 3.5.
1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Percent Under 40%40% to 49.9%
50% to 59.9%
60% to 69.9%
70% or above
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NWEA Attainment Percentile (3rd-8th grade)
Definitions: Average Spring RIT score of students on the NWEA MAP assessment, compared to average national score. The school is
assigned a percentile representing where the school would fall on the national distribution.
Calculation: For each school, a national average comparison RIT score will be calculated. This will be the mean of the national average
RIT scores at each grade level, weighted by the number of students in each grade level at the school. This comparison score will therefore represent a national average school with the same proportion of students at each grade level. Average scores will be based on NWEA’s national school-level norms.
The national average comparison score for each school represents a 50th percentile school. The school will receive a percentile score based on how far above or below the 50th percentile it scored.
SQRP Scoring:
Notes:Students are assigned to schools based on “annualized” school, which is the school where the student was enrolled for the most time during the year. Does not include students with an IAA indicator in their IEP and students with an ACCESS Literacy score less than 3.5.
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1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Percentile Under 10th 10th to 39th 40th to 69th 70th to 89th 90th or above
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NWEA Attainment Percentile (2nd grade)
Definitions: Average Spring RIT score of 2nd grade students on the NWEA MAP assessment, compared to average national score. The
school is assigned a percentile representing where the school would fall on the national distribution.
Calculation: The average RIT score for 2nd grade students in the spring will be compared to the national average score for 2nd grade.
The national average score will be based on NWEA’s national school-level norms. The school will receive a percentile score based on how far above or below the 50th percentile it scored.
SQRP Scoring:
Notes:Students are assigned to schools based on “annualized” school, which is the school where the student was enrolled for the most time during the year. Does not include students with an IAA indicator in their IEP and students with an ACCESS Literacy score less than 3.5.
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1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Percentile Under 10th 10th to 39th 40th to 69th 70th to 89th 90th or above
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ELL Language Development Growth (ACCESS)
Definitions: Percentage of ELL students meeting individual growth targets on the ACCESS Composite score.
Calculation: Each student’s ACCESS Composite score is compared to a target score based on the student’s prior year score. Target scores will represent reasonable annual progress and will be adjusted for the student’s score in the prior year.
These targets are currently under development by CPS. Schools are rated in the SQRP on the percentage of students meeting their individual target score as follows:
Numerator: Number of students meeting individual growth target on ACCESS Composite. Denominator: Number of students taking the ACCESS assessment. Denominator is limited to students who have a
valid score in both years.
SQRP Scoring:
Notes:Students are assigned to the school where they were enrolled for the most time between ACCESS administrations.
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1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Percentage Under 25%25% to 34.9%
35% to 44.9%
45% to 54.9%
55% or higher
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Attendance Rate (K-8th grade)Definitions:
Average daily attendance rate of the school, adjusted for students with medically fragile conditions and early graduation for 8th and 12th graders.
Calculation: Numerator: Total number of present days for students during the year. Denominator: Total number of membership days for students during the year. For the SQRP rating only, students are removed from the calculation if they are homebound, “medically fragile” per
their IEP, or in 8th or 12th grade subsequent to the first date on which CPS permits graduation. These adjustments will only be made if they improve the school’s attendance rate.
SQRP Scoring:
Notes:Students are attributed to each school in which they were enrolled, but only for the days in which they were enrolled in that school.
1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Attendance Rate Under 90% 90% to 92.9% 93% to 94.9% 95% to 95.9% 96% or above
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5EssentialsDefinitions:
Overall rating of the school on the 5 Essentials survey (a primary component of the My Voice, My School survey for students and teachers) administered in the Spring.
Calculation: Ratings are calculated by the Consortium on Chicago School Research at the University of Chicago. The overall rating of the school is determined using data from all 5 essentials, or from whatever combination of
essentials for which the school has sufficient data.
SQRP Scoring:
NotesThe school must have a minimum level of participation of 50% for the calculation of a rating.
1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Overall RatingNot Yet
Organized for Improvement
Partially Organized for Improvement
Moderately Organized for Improvement
Organized for Improvement
Well-Organized for
Improvement
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The 5 Essentials
The 5 Essentials Description Primary Responder
Effective Leaders The principal works with teachers to promote professional growth and school success Teachers
Collaborative Teachers
Teachers collaborate to promote professional growth and school success Teachers
Involved Families The entire staff involves families and communities to advance student learning Teachers
Supportive Environment The school is safe, demanding and supportive Students
Ambitious Instruction Classes are challenging and engaging Students
The 5 Essentials are a diagnostic tool measuring schools’ strengths and weaknesses based on 20 years of research by CCSR.
• They help schools organize, prioritize, evaluate, and achieve sustainable improvement.
• Surveys are administered in the Spring to 6-12th grade students and all teachers.
Schools in Chicago that make progress on 3 of 5 of the Essentials are 10 times more likely to make substantial improvement than schools that do not.
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Data Quality IndexDefinitions:
Data Quality Index (DQI) score, which is the percent of data quality indicators that are correct in CPS data systems. The DQI used in the SQRP will include a subset of the data quality sections reported on the Dashboard. DQI will be calculated at the end of the year before year end processing.
Calculation: For each of the 4 categories of the DQI, the percent of errors is calculated as follows:
Numerator: Number of outstanding data quality errors that need to be corrected for the category Denominator: Total number of data quality checks performed for the category
The DQI scores used in the SQRP will be 100% minus this percentage. The overall DQI score is calculated as a weighted average of the category percentages using the following weights:
SQRP Scoring:
1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Data Quality Index Under 85% 85% to 89.9% 90%-94.9% 95%-98.9% 99% or above
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DQI Category Weight
Attendance 40%Registration and Enrollment 40%Student Contact Information 15%Student Health 5%
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High School Indicators
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EPAS Growth PercentileDefinitions:
Average Spring-to-Spring Composite score growth of students on the EPAS assessment series (EXPLORE, PLAN and ACT), compared to national average growth for schools with the same average pretest score. The school is assigned a percentile representing where it would fall on the national school-level distribution.
Calculation: For each school, a national average comparison growth score will be calculated. This is the weighted mean of the national
average growth scores at each grade level, controlling for the school’s average pretest performance and weighted by the number of students in each grade level at the school. This comparison score will therefore represent an average national school with the same pretest averages and the same proportion of students at each grade level. National averages will be based on data from ACT, Inc.
The national average comparison score for each school represents a 50th percentile school in terms of growth. The school will receive a percentile score based on how far above or below the 50th percentile it scored.
SQRP Scoring:
Notes:Student must have taken all four subject tests in both periods to be included. Students retained in a grade level are not included. Students are assigned to schools based on “annualized” school, which is the school where the student was enrolled for the most time during the year. Does not include students with an IAA indicator in their IEP and students with an ACCESS Literacy score less than 3.5. The pretest score for 9th grade growth will be measured using the 8th grade EXPLORE in 2013-2014 and 8th grade NWEA assessment in subsequent years. NWEA scores will be equated to the EPAS scale to establish a pretest average.
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1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Percentile Under 10th 10th to 39th 40th to 69th 70th to 89th 90th or above
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Sample High School9th Grade EXPLORE
Grade # StudentsAverage Pretest Score
National Avg.
GrowthPercentile Range Targets
Average Posttest
Score
Growth Percentile
9th 215 14.1 +0.6 14.5 32nd
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14.2 14.6 14.9 15.214.7
This is the average pretest
score for this school’s 9th
graders. Starting in 2014-15, this
score will be converted from
students’ 8th grade NWEA RIT
scores to the EPAS scale.
This is the number of students with a valid pretest and posttest score.
Students are attributed to the
school where they were enrolled the
greatest amount of time during the year.
This is the national average
growth for 9th grade for a school with an average
pretest score of 14.1.
The 50th percentile score is the sum of 14.1 and 0.6. This
is the national average posttest score in 9th grade for a school with
an average pretest score of 14.1.
Other cut points are
established based on distance from the
50th percentile.
This is the actual growth percentile
of the school based on the
average posttest score. This school will fall into the 2-point range, which is from 10th to 40th
percentile.
10th 40th 70th 90th 50th
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Note: The numbers in this example are based on fall-to-spring norms from CPS data. ACT has provided national spring-to-spring norms that were used in actual SQRP calculations.
Sample High SchoolAll Grades EPAS
Grade # StudentsAverage Pretest Score
National Avg.
GrowthPercentile Range Targets
Average Posttest
Score
Growth Percentile
9th 215 14.1 +0.6 14.5 32nd
10th 187 15.4 +0.7 16.4 80th
11th 154 16.8 +1.5 18.4 58th
All Grades Average
556 15.3 +0.9 16.2 56th
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14.2 14.6 14.9 15.214.7
15.6 16.0 16.3 16.616.1
17.7 18.2 18.6 18.918.3
15.8 16.1 16.3 16.616.2
This is the national average growth for a school with the same
pretest scores and the same proportion of
students in each grade.
This is the average pretest score for the
school, weighted by the number of students in
each grade.
This is the overall percentile, which is based on the difference between the
school’s actual growth and the national average growth. This school
would earn 4 points in the policy.
10th 40th 70th 90th 50th
10th 40th 70th 90th 50th
10th 40th 70th 90th 50th
10th 40th 70th 90th 50th
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Note: The numbers in this example are based on fall-to-spring norms from CPS data. ACT has provided national spring-to-spring norms that were used in actual SQRP calculations.
EPAS Priority Group GrowthDefinitions:There are 4 possible priority group measures for each school – one for each of the following 4 priority groups: •English Language Learners (ELL)•Students with an IEP (does not include 504 plans)•African-American students•Hispanic studentsEach priority group must have at least 30 students for a growth percentile to be calculated.Each priority group with at least 30 students will receive a priority group score which will account for 2.5% of the school’s rating. If a priority group has fewer than 30 students, the 2.5% weighting will be added to the school’s overall EPAS Growth Percentile metric.
CalculationEach priority group will receive an EPAS Growth Percentile based on the methodology described in the “EPAS Growth Percentile” section. The priority group’s percentile will be based on a comparison of the average growth of the priority group to the average growth of a national school with the same pretest scores. Note: The national average comparison scores do not account for demographics, so the school’s priority groups will be compared to a national average for students with the same pretest scores, including students that are not in that priority group.
SQRP Scoring
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1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Percentile Under 10th 10th to 29th 30th to 49th 50th to 69th 70th or above
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EPAS Attainment PercentileDefinitions:
Average Spring Composite score of students on the EPAS assessment series , compared to average national score. The school is assigned a percentile representing where the school would fall on the national distribution.
Calculation: For each school, a national average comparison score will be calculated. This will be the mean of the national average
scores at each grade level, weighted by the number of students in each grade level at the school. This comparison score will therefore represent a national average school with the same proportion of students at each grade level.
The national average comparison score for each school represents a 50th percentile school. The school will receive a percentile score based on how far above or below the 50th percentile it scored.
SQRP Scoring:
Notes:Students are assigned to schools based on “annualized” school, which is the school where the student was enrolled for the most time during the year. Does not include students with an IAA indicator in their IEP and students with an ACCESS Literacy score less than 3.5.
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1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Percentile Under 10th 10th to 39th 40th to 69th 70th to 89th 90th or above
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Four-Year Graduation RateDefinitions:
Percent of students who were first-time freshmen four years prior that have graduated.
Calculation: Numerator: Number of students in the 4-year cohort who have graduated, including students
who have completed the requirements for graduation but remain enrolled under their IEP. Denominator: Number of students who were first-time freshmen in the school four years prior,
excluding students with a non-dropout leave code or a verified out-of-district transfer.
SQRP Scoring
Notes:Unverified out-of-district transfers whose transfer took place in the last 150 calendar days of the most recent school year are
excluded in this rate. Includes summer graduates.
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1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Grad Rate Under 55% 55% to 64.9% 65% to 74.9% 75% to 84.9% 85% or above
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Freshmen On-Track (FOT) Definitions:
Percent of students earning 5 or more credits and failing no more than 1 semester core course during their 9th grade year.
Calculation: Numerator: Number of first-time freshmen meeting the above criteria. Denominator: Number of first-time freshmen enrolled at the school.
SQRP Scoring
Notes:Students are assigned to schools based on “annualized” school, which is the school where the student was enrolled for the most
time during the year. Dropouts and unverified transfers are considered off-track. Measure only includes students who are in the 9th grade for the first time. Students with no credits attempted in the first semester are excluded.
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1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
FOT Rate Under 60% 60% to 69.9% 70% to 79.9% 80% to 89.9% 90% or above
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One-Year Dropout RateDefinitions:
Percent of students in grades 9-12 dropping out during the year.
Calculation: Numerator: Number of students whose end-of-year status is a dropout status or who have
transferred out of district and whose transfer has not been verified. Denominator: Number of students enrolled or who were last enrolled at the school excluding
students with a non-dropout leave code or a verified out-of-district transfer.
SQRP Scoring
Notes:Students are assigned to the school where they were most recently enrolled. Unverified out-of-district transfers whose
transfer took place in the last 150 calendar days of the school year are not counted as dropouts in this rate. The rate used in the SQRP excludes students who have previously dropped out in the previous 2 years.
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1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Dropout Rate Over 8% 6.1% to 8% 4.1% to 6% 2.1% to 4% 2% or under
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Attendance Rate (Grades 9-12)Definitions:
Average daily attendance rate of the school, adjusted for students with medically fragile conditions and early graduation for 8th and 12th graders.
Calculation: Numerator: Total number of present days for students during the year. Denominator: Total number of membership days for students during the year. For the SQRP rating only, students are removed from the calculation if they are homebound, “medically fragile” per their
IEP, or in 8th or 12th grade subsequent to the first date on which CPS permits graduation. These adjustments will only be made if they improve the school’s attendance rate.
SQRP Scoring:
Notes:Students are attributed to each school in which they were enrolled, but only for the days in which they were enrolled in that school.
1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Attendance Rate Under 80% 80% to 84.9% 85% to 89.9% 90% to 94.9% 95% or above
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Early College and Career Credentials
Definitions: Percent of students graduating from the school with at least one credit from an approved early college
course, a 3+ on an AP exam, a 4+ on an IB exam, or an approved career certification.
Calculation: Numerator: Number of students graduating from the school with one of the credentials listed above. Denominator: Number of students graduating from the school.
SQRP Scoring
Notes:The denominator includes all graduates in the most recent years, regardless of graduating class. Early college courses and career
certifications will need to be pre-approved to count in the metric; schools will have the opportunity to view pre-approved courses or apply for approval for additional offerings. Students meeting multiple criteria are only counted once in the measure.
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1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Early College and Career Credentials
Under 10% 10% to 19.9% 20% to 29.9% 30% to 39.9% 40% or more
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College Enrollment and PersistenceDefinitions:
College Enrollment: The percentage of students enrolled in college in the fall after graduation from high school. College Persistence: The percentage of students enrolled in college in the fall after graduation from high school that remain
enrolled in college the following fall.
Calculation: For college enrollment rate:
Numerator: The number of students enrolled in a 2-year or 4-year college in the fall after graduating from high school, as determined by the National Student Clearinghouse.
Denominator: The number of students graduating from the school in the prior year. For college persistence rate:
Numerator: The number of students enrolled in a 2-year or 4-year college in the fall after graduating from high school that remain enrolled in college in the following fall, as determined by the National Student Clearinghouse.
Denominator: Number of students enrolled in a 2-year or 4-year college in the fall after graduating from high school.
SQRP Scoring:
1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
College Enrollment Rate Under 45% 45% to 54.9% 55% to 64.9% 65% to 74.9% 75% or above
College Persistence Rate Under 55% 55% to 64.9% 65% to 74.9% 75% to 84.9% 85% or above
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5EssentialsDefinitions:
Overall rating of the school on the 5 Essentials survey (My Voice, My School) administered in the Spring.
Calculation: Ratings are calculated by the Consortium on Chicago School Research at the University of Chicago. The overall rating of the school is determined using data from all 5 essentials, or from whatever combination of essentials for
which the school has sufficient data.
SQRP Scoring:
NotesThe school must have a minimum level of participation of 50% for the calculation of a rating.
1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Overall RatingNot Yet
Organized for Improvement
Partially Organized for Improvement
Moderately Organized for Improvement
Organized for Improvement
Well-Organized for Improvement
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The 5 Essentials
The 5 Essentials Description Primary Responder
Effective Leaders The principal works with teachers to promote professional growth and school success Teachers
Collaborative Teachers
Teachers collaborate to promote professional growth and school success Teachers
Involved Families The entire staff involves families and communities to advance student learning Teachers
Supportive Environment The school is safe, demanding and supportive Students
Ambitious Instruction Classes are challenging and engaging Students
The 5 Essentials are a diagnostic tool measuring schools’ strengths and weaknesses based on 20 years of research by CCSR.
• They help schools organize, prioritize, evaluate, and achieve sustainable improvement.
• Surveys are administered in the Spring to 6-12th grade students and all teachers.
Schools in Chicago that make progress on 3 of 5 of the Essentials are 10 times more likely to make substantial improvement than schools that do not.
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Data Quality IndexDefinitions:
Data Quality Index (DQI) score, which is the percent of data quality indicators that are correct in CPS data systems. The DQI used in the SQRP will include a subset of the data quality sections reported on the Dashboard. DQI will be calculated at the end of the year before year end processing.
Calculation: For each of the 4 categories of the DQI, the percent of errors is calculated as follows:
Numerator: Number of outstanding data quality errors that need to be corrected for the category Denominator: Total number of data quality checks performed for the category
The DQI scores used in the SQRP will be 100% minus this percentage. The overall DQI score is calculated as a weighted average of the category percentages using the following weights:
SQRP Scoring:
1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Data Quality Index Under 85% 85% to 89.9% 90%-94.9% 95%-98.9% 99% or above
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DQI Category Weight
Attendance 40%Registration and Enrollment 40%Student Contact Information 15%Student Health 5%
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Option School Indicators
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Average Student Growth PercentileDefinitionsAverage Fall-to-Spring, Fall-to-Winter, or Winter-to-Spring growth percentile of students on the STAR reading and math assessments.
CalculationFor each school, an average student growth percentile will be calculated from available individual growth percentiles from Fall-to-Spring, Fall-to-Winter, or Winter-to-Spring windows. An average student growth percentile is calculated separately for reading and math.
Performance Policy Scoring
NotesStudent are counted once per subject. For example, if a student has Fall-to-Spring growth, the student’s Fall-to-Winter and Winter-to-Spring percentiles are not used.
1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Percentile Under 30th 30th to 39th 40th to 49th 50th to 59th Above 60th
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Percent Meeting Student Growth Targets
Definition
Percentage of students with a growth percentile of 40 or higher on the STAR reading and math assessments.
Calculation
Numerator: Number of students with a growth percentile of 40 or higher on the STAR assessment
Denominator: Number of students with valid pretest and posttest scores on the STAR assessment
This metric is calculated separately for reading and math.
Performance Policy Scoring
NotesStudent are counted once per subject. For example, if a student has Fall-to-Spring growth, the student’s Fall-to-Winter
and Winter-to-Spring percentiles are not used.
1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Percent Under 35% 35% to 44.9% 45% to 54.9% 55% to 64.9% 65% or above
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One-Year Graduation RateDefinitions:Percent of graduation-eligible students who graduate by the end of the school year.
Calculation: Numerator: Number of graduation eligible students who graduate at any point during the school yearDenominator: Number of students who, at the beginning of the school year or at the time of enrollment,
have sufficient credits such that they could graduate by the end of the school year if they took a full course load.
Performance Policy Scoring
NotesVerified transfers are excluded from the calculation. The definition of “full course load” will be individualized
per the program model.
1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
1-Yr Grad Rate Under 60% 60% to 69.9% 70% to 79.9% 80% to 89.9% 90% or higher
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Credit AttainmentDefinitions:Percent of students who earn the total credits possible during their time of enrollment
Calculation: Numerator: Number of students earning the total credits possible during their time of enrollment Denominator: Number of students receiving grades during their time of enrollment
Performance Policy Scoring
NotesStudents who have not been enrolled long enough to earn credits are excluded. The total credits possible
are individualized per the program model.
1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Credit Attainment Under 40% 40% to 49.9% 50% to 59.9% 60% to 69.9% 70% or above
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Annual Stabilization RateDefinitions:
Percent of stable* students who are enrolled at the end of the school year, completed the program, or successfully transitioned to another CPS school.
Calculation: Numerator: Number of stable students who enrolled at any time during the year and are enrolled at the end
of the year, complete the program, or successfully transition to another CPS school. Denominator: Number of stable students enrolled at any time during the year, excluding students
with a non-dropout leave code or a verified transfer.
Performance Policy Scoring
Notes:* Stable refers to students who have accumulated at least 42.5 membership days. Unverified out-of-district
transfers are counted as dropouts in this rate.
1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Stabilization Rate Under 60% 60% to 69.9% 70% to 79.9% 80% to 89.9% Over 90%
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Attendance RateDefinitionsAverage daily attendance rate of the school.
CalculationNumerator: Total number of present days for students during the year.Denominator: Total number of membership days for students during the year.
Performance Policy Scoring
NotesFor the Performance Policy rating only, students are removed from the calculation if they are homebound, “medically fragile” per their IEP, or in 8th or 12th grade subsequent to the first date on which CPS permits graduation. These adjustments will only be made if they improve the school’s attendance rate.
1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Attendance Rate Under 60% 60% to 69.9% 70% to 79.9% 80% to 89.9% 90% or above
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Growth in Attendance RateDefinitions
Percent of stable* students who show an improvement of at least 3 percentage points in their individual daily attendance rates at an Option School compared to their daily attendance rate in the previous school year.
Calculation Numerator: Number of stable students whose current year attendance rate at their school of
enrollment is at least 3 percentage points greater than their average year-end attendance rate during the previous school year or who have maintained a 90% attendance rate in the current year
Denominator: Number of stable students with documented current year attendance
Performance Policy Scoring
Notes* Stable refers to students who have accumulated at least 42.5 membership days. Students without documented attendance from the previous school year who have at least 42.5 days of membership will be counted positively.
1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Growth in Attendance Under 60% 60% to 69.9% 70% to 79.9% 80% to 89.9% 90% or above
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