School Accountability Report Cards Laura Pinsonneault Department of

School Accountability Report Cards Laura Pinsonneault Department of Public Instruction November 15, 2017 WCRIS Conference

Today • • Status update: 2016 -17 report cards Overview of report cards Questions about current report cards Looking ahead

2016 -17 Report Cards • Preliminary release: October 17 • 300 inquiries • Updated secure report cards in SAFE by November 17 • Public release: November 21

Preliminary Secure Report Cards • They are both preliminary and secure. – The data are NOT redacted or suppressed in secure report cards. – Individual student information could be derived from these report cards. – The data or information on these report cards should never be shared with the media or public – even after the embargo is lifted. • Public report cards are okay to share.

Accountability Report Cards • Recurring theme: the importance of high quality data ❑ Choice indicator ❑ Economic status • DPI can only correct data we have; we cannot create student records for report card calculations.

Accountability Report Cards • Four priority areas: achievement, growth, closing gaps, on-track -Score-based measures • Three student engagement indicators, goal-based measures: -absenteeism (<13%) -dropout rate (<6%) • School information • Overall score and rating

Data Elements • Student achievement -assessment results (point-based proficiency) -assessments: WKCE, Badger, Forward, ACT, WAA-Sw. D, DLM • Growth (value-added) -change in assessment results over time -account for student demographics, prior test performance

Data Elements • Closing gaps -trends of subgroup performance compared to the state -Subgroup Performance in closing ELA, mathematics, and graduation gaps • On-track -attendance or graduation, -3 rd grade English language arts -8 th grade mathematics

Priority area scores → Overall score • • FRL < 5% 5% - 65% + Variable weighting for Achievement and Growth Weights evenly distribute for other priority areas Weighting assures fairness Having - or not having - data in all areas is neither advantage nor disadvantage Achievement Growth 90% 10% Varies 10% 90%

Resources http: dpi. wi. gov/oea/accountability/resource s • Interpretive guide • Technical guide • Parent letters • . . . and more

2015 -16 Accountability Report Cards Report card calculations require at least two years of data. Many 2016 -17 choice school report cards do not have sufficient data to calculate an overall score. * Performance cannot be scored due to one of three data issues: insufficient choice enrollment data; fewer than 20 tested students; or submission of data for only one of the two years that are required to produce a score.

Looking Ahead • Public release of 2016 -17 report cards on Tuesday, November 21 • WISEdata snapshot* on December 5 th *Next year’s report cards will use these data!!!

Thank you!