Understanding Massachusetts new accountability measures November 2012 What

Understanding Massachusetts’ new accountability measures November 2012

What are the major changes for 2012? 1. NCLB goal of 100 percent proficient replaced by new goal of reducing proficiency gaps by half by 2017 2. NCLB accountability status labels replaced by state’s accountability & assistance levels (Levels 1 -5) 3. AYP replaced by new performance measure (Progress & Performance Index - PPI) that incorporates student growth, science, & other indicators Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 2

State performance targets under NCLB ELA Mathematics 100 90. 2 Composite Performance Index (CPI) 90 85. 4 80. 5 80 75. 6 70. 7 84. 3 95. 1 92. 2 100. 0 90. 2 85. 4 80. 5 95. 1 100. 0 84. 3 75. 6 76. 5 70. 7 76. 5 70 68. 7 60 5053. 0 60. 8 68. 7 60. 8 53. 0 3 40 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

What are the major changes for 2012? (continued) 4. Data reported for new “high needs” subgroup, an unduplicated count of all students belonging to any of these subgroups: low income, students with disabilities, English language learner/former English language learner 5. School percentile reported, indicating school’s overall performance on PPI indicators relative to other schools in same grade span Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 5

What are some key PPI concepts? The PPI is a measure of progress toward a group’s gapnarrowing goals - Annual PPI indicates progress from one year to the next - Cumulative PPI represents a trend over time Core Indicators ELA, math, & science proficiency gap narrowing (CPI) ELA & math growth (SGP) Annual dropout rate Cohort graduation rate Extra Credit Reduce ELA, math & science Warning/Failing % Increase ELA, math, & science Advanced % 6

What are some key Level concepts? Schools and districts are classified into a level based on a four-year trend Districts are classified based on the level of lowestperforming school (exception for Board action) School percentiles (1 -99) represent performance relative to other schools in the grade span, and are used to determine Level 3 schools (lowest-performing 20 percent per state law) 7 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

AYP vs. PPI AYP System 100% Proficiency for all students No measure of student growth Based on one year of data “Single No” System Counted students multiple times for subgroup classification Proficient and Advanced treated the same Attendance as an indicator PPI System Differentiated targets for schools and subgroups Uses Student Growth Percentiles Uses four years of data Partial credit model High needs subgroup for classification to avoid double counting Rewards movement beyond proficiency Attendance not included Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 8

How are schools classified? Description ESE Engagement Commendation Schools High achieving, high growth, gap narrowing schools (subset of Level 1) Level 1 Meeting proficiency gap narrowing goals (for aggregate & high needs students) Level 2 Not meeting proficiency gap narrowing goals (for aggregate &/or high needs students) Low Level 3 Lowest performing 20% of schools (including lowest performing subgroups) High Level 4 Lowest performing schools (subset of Level 3) Level 5 Chronically underperforming schools (subset of Level 3 & 4) Very low Very high Extremely high Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 9

Sample reports

Level 1 school (first layer of report) 11 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Level 1 school (second layer of report) 12 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Third layer of report 13 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Level 2 school (first layer of report) 14 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Level 3 school (first layer of report) 15 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Level 2 district (first layer of report) 16 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Level 2 district (first layer of report) 17 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Questions? ESEA@doe. mass. edu | 781 -338 -3550 http: //www. doe. mass. edu/apa/general/ Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 18