Alternate Accountability Understanding the Alternate Accountability Process in
Alternate Accountability Understanding the Alternate Accountability Process in Wisconsin Office of Educational Accountability Updated June 2018
2 What is Alternate Accountability is a districtsupervised self-evaluation process in which schools reflect on their school goals and selfassess their performance in three priority areas, aligned to the School Report Cards.
What is Alternate Accountability Schools evaluate their performance in these priority areas: raising student achievement in reading, mathematics, and in preparing students to be on-track for success. 3
4 What is Alternate Accountability These priority areas align to those found in the School Report Cards, but also fulfill federal accountability requirements from the US Department of Education (ED).
5 Who Participates Schools that were new in the 2017 -18 school year Schools without tested grades, such as K-2 schools Schools with fewer than 20 full academic year (FAY) students tested in grades 3 -8, and 11 Schools exclusively serving at-risk students
6 What Data are Used Schools may use local data and indicators of their choice to gauge student progress in the priority areas.
7 What Data are Used New schools that do not have data from a prior year should select an indicator that can measure student progress from Fall 2017 to Spring 2018. Schools that have multiple years of data may choose to measure progress from fall to spring, or from the prior school year to the current school year.
How are Goals Measured Reading/ELA Schools may choose measures of attainment, growth, and/or gap closing as evidence of achievement. Mathematics Schools may choose measures of attainment, growth, and/or gap closing as evidence of achievement. On-Track for Success Schools may choose measures of graduation, attendance, course completion, discipline, or other local measures. 8
9 What Does the Process Look Like Describe school goal • Example: Our goal was to reduce the number of students scoring Below Basic (move students to Basic and above) in mathematics. Describe measure used to evaluate goal • Example: We used the MAP test to determine the percent scoring Below Basic, Basic and Proficient in math in fall and spring Summarize progress toward goal • Example: The percentage of students scoring Below Basic in math decreased from 31% to 18% from fall to spring.
How to Complete the Form 1. Download the Alternate Accountability Determination Form. 2. Describe goals, measures used and progress toward goal in each of the priority areas. 3. Assign a performance rating. 4. Select an accountability rating. 5. Obtain certifications and signatures. 6. Scan and send to oeamail@dpi. wi. gov.
Performance Ratings Reading/ELA • Maintaining/Improving or • Declining Mathematics • Maintaining/Improving or • Declining On Track for Success • Maintaining/Improving or • Declining 11
Accountability Rating Reading/ELA • Maintaining/Improving or • Declining Mathematics • Maintaining/Improving or • Declining On Track for Success • Maintaining/Improving or • Declining Alternate Rating-Satisfactory Progress or Alternate Rating-Needs Improvement
1 3 Certification Certify data accuracy Certify required documentation Signature of School Principal Signature of District Administrator
1 4 Form Submission The Alternate Accountability Determination Form is a fillable PDF. ü Type responses into the form. ü Obtain the necessary signatures certifying the data and documentation. ü Scan and email the form to oeamail@dpi. wi. gov. Forms for the 2017 -18 school year may be submitted anytime between June and September. The due date in September is TBD; please check the report card timeline for latest deadlines.
Further Information Alternate Accountability Resources: http: //dpi. wi. gov/accountability/alternate-accountability Alternate Accountability Questions: oeamail@dpi. wi. gov
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