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The Oregon Report Card: Painting a New Picture of Our Schools

COSA Principals’ ConferenceOctober 21, 2012

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2012-13 Interim Accountability SystemOregon’s existing School Report Card system provided

“official” ratings for all schoolsOregon “growth model” methodology unofficially

released for all schools AND used to identify:

o Priority Schools – lowest 5% (approx.) of Title I schools with very low achievement and growth, or SIG schools.

o Focus Schools – next 10% (approx.) of Title I schools have low achievement and/or growth and need additional support in addressing achievement for historically underserved subgroups.

o Model Schools – the top 5% (approx.) of Title I schools with high achievement and/or growth.

Schools are evaluated in the following categoriesStudent Achievement Student GrowthSubgroup GrowthGraduationSubgroup Graduation

Schools receive scores in each category.Category scores are combined into an overall

score.

Oregon New Rating Methodology

Categories and WeightsCategory

WeightsData Used

Elementary/Middle High

Achievement 25% 20% Percent Met in Reading and Math

Growth 50% 20% Median Growth Percentile

(and median target growth)Subgroup Growth 25% 10%

Graduation -- 35% Four- and Five-year cohort graduation

ratesSubgroup Graduation -- 15%

Each student’s growth is compared to other students with the same prior test scores (academic peers).

Expresses year-to-year gains for a student as a percentile.

Example: A growth percentile of 75 means the student’s growth was as high or higher than 75 percent of students with the same test score history.

Growth can be projected into the future to determine a “Target Growth Percentile,” which is the growth needed to move up to or maintain “met” status.

Biggest Shift: Growth Model

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Growth Percentiles in Oregon

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Growth Percentiles - Reading Grade 6 for 2009-10

pct10 Polynomial (pct10) pct25 Polynomial (pct25) pct50Polynomial (pct50) pct75 Polynomial (pct75) pct90 Polynomial (pct90)

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Growth & Proficiency – Aggregated to Building Level

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Continued Focus on Underserved Student Groups“Subgroup Growth Rating” and “Subgroup

Graduation Rate” for the following:Economically disadvantagedLimited English proficientStudents with disabilitiesCombined underperforming minority group:

American Indian/Alaska Native Black Hispanic Pacific Islander

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Most Frequently Asked QuestionHow can I ensure my school does well under

the new methodology?Under the growth model, how do I know

which students to focus on?If our state is moving to new Common Core

aligned assessments in 2014, how can I expect to show improvement?

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The AnswersEmpower your teachers to use data.Empower your parents as partners.Use standards-based curriculum, aligned formative

assessments, and strong teaching practices.Engage every child.

No amount of prepping for OAKS or analysis of the growth model can substitute for qualityteaching and motivated, engaged students. Oregon’s transformation is not about improved test scores, but about improved outcomes for students.

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Work in Progress … Building the Next Generation of AccountabilityThis new methodology, with a few improvements,

will be developed into our “Next Generation” accountability system for all schools (not just Title I)

Those “few improvements” could be minor adjustments to the high school rating system (adjusting growth model and potential college ready indicators) to ensure the system is more aligned with our 40-40-20 Goals

ODE will propose the final accountability system to the U.S. Dept. of Education by Winter 2012-13 to receive a final NCLB waiver approval.

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New Oregon Report CardGovernor and Dr. Crew have appointed a diverse

steering committee to lead redesign of Oregon Report Card (chaired by Dr. Husk and Tony Hobson)

Steering committee is charged with proposing a report card that is:o Aligned with federally approved model and aligned

with achievement compactso Includes additional evidence-based indicators of

success and/or measures of college and career readiness

o Understandable and useful to a diverse set of audiences (particularly parents )