Ohio’s New Accountability System

1. Ohio’s New Accountability System Ohio’s Response to No Child Left Behind (NCLB) January 8, 2002 a.k.a. Elementary & Secondary Education Act a.k.a. ESEA

2. Challenges • Tougher system • New ground-rules • All students accounted for • Group, as well as aggregate, performance counts • Creates new starting point for judging future performance • 2002-03 results are not directly comparable to past years

3. Opportunities • Multiple ways to tell the achievement story • Highlights the achievement of all students • Ohio’s educators have been improving achievement for almost a decade -- we believe that 2003-04 and beyond will result in continuing improvement

4. Key Features • Grades 3-8 reading & math tests • Multiple measures • School building designations • Group accountability • Recognition & consequences • More timely results

5. Previously Grades 4, 6, 9 5 subjects Reading Mathematics Writing Science Citizenship Now Grades 3-8, 10 5 subjects Reading Mathematics Writing Science Social studies Tests Administered

6. Ohio Test Schedule

7. Proficiency Tests Advanced Proficient Basic Below Basic Achievement Tests Advanced Accelerated Proficient Basic Limited Test Performance Levels

8. Diagnostics • ODE-developed diagnostics required for: • Students in buildings missing AYP for 2 years or more • Transfer students • All Kindergarten students within first 6 weeks • If school met AYP or missed for one year, district may select diagnostic • 9th graders in AE & AW districts (10th grade practice test)

9. Student Intervention • Required for: • 3rd graders reading below “proficient” -- intense remediation • Students scoring below “proficient” on achievement tests • Students failing to make satisfactory progress toward attaining grade level academic standards on diagnostic tests • 9th graders scoring below “proficient” on the 10th grade practice test

10. Previously Districts only Now Districts School buildings Community schools Designations Applied

11. Same Five Designations for Ohio • Excellent • Effective • Continuous Improvement • Academic Watch • Academic Emergency

12. Previously Percent of performance (local report card) indicators met Now Percent of performance indicators Performance index score Improvement AYP Designations Determined

13. Multiple Measures to Determine Designations • Current Ohio Indicators (existing) • Performance Index (new) • Growth Calculation (new) • Adequate Yearly Progress (federal requirement)

14. Multiple Measures:Current Ohio Indicators • 22 total • 20 test scores • 5 subjects • 4 grades (4th, 6th, 9th, 10th) • graduation rate • attendance rate • High standard -- 75% plus

15. Multiple Measures to Determine Designations • Current Ohio Indicators (existing) • Performance Index (new) • Growth Calculation (new) • Adequate Yearly Progress (federal requirement)

16. Multiple Measures: OhioPerformance Index • More sensitive to gradations of achievement than indicators • Credits achievement at all performance levels • Weights higher performance more than lower performance • Rewards “advanced” performance

17. Multiple Measures: OhioPerformance Index Advanced 1.2 Proficient 1.0 Basic 0.6 Below Basic 0.3 Untested 0.0

18. Multiple Measures: OhioPerformance Index Perf. Level % Weight Score Advanced 2.0 1.2 2.4 Proficient 21.6 1.0 21.6 Basic 33.3 0.6 20.0 Below Basic 39.2 0.3 11.8 Untested 3.9 0.0 0 Total 100 55.8

19. Multiple Measures: Performance Index

20. Multiple Measures: OhioPerformance Index

21. Multiple Measures to Determine Designations • Current Ohio Indicators (existing) • Performance Index (new) • Growth Calculation(new) • Adequate Yearly Progress (federal requirement)

22. Multiple Measures:Growth Calculation --Value Added • Based on individual student gain • once grades 3-8 tests in place • multiple years of data

23. Multiple Measures:Growth Calculation --Temporary Measure • Based on improvement in performance index score • two years of improvement • at least 10 total points • at least 3 points in most recent year

24. Multiple Measures:Growth Calculation --Temporary Measure • District or school can move from: • Academic Emergency to Academic Watch • Academic Watch to Continuous Improvement

25. Multiple Measures to Determine Designations • Current Ohio Indicators (existing) • Performance Index (new) • Growth Calculation (new) • Adequate Yearly Progress(federal requirement)

26. Previously Title I funded schools & districts only Now All public schools & districts, including community schools Regardless of Title I funding AYP Applies to:

27. Previously Reported only Now Reported Basis of federal Adequate Yearly Progress calculation Group Accountability

28. Multiple Measures: NCLB Adequate Yearly Progress • Whole school (all students) • Groups • Race/ethnicity • Students with disabilities • Limited English proficient • Economically disadvantaged

29. Multiple Measures: Adequate Yearly Progress • Same targets for each district, building, group, & statewide • Separate targets for % proficient: • reading • mathematics • 95% participation requirement • High school graduation rate • K-8 attendance rate

30. Multiple Measures: Adequate Yearly Progress(2002-03 targets)

31. Multiple Measures: Adequate Yearly Progress(trajectory based on 40% starting point)

32. Previously Districts could exclude: Students with disabilities Limited English proficient Now All students No exclusions Full academic year New rules for where students count Who Counts

33. New Report Card Criteria:Multiple Ways of Earning Designations

34. Previously Percent of performance (local report card) indicators met Designation Now Percent of performance indicators Performance index score Improvement AYP Designation 2002-03 Report Card Content

35. Previously February of next school year Now Before start of next school year Timeline for Report Card Release

36. Recognition Excellent Effective Consequences Continuous Improvement Academic Watch Academic Emergency Recognition & Consequences

37. School Buildings School district has primary responsibility for support, intervention, & consequences Districts State has primaryresponsibility for support, intervention, & consequences Consequences

38. Consequences More Intrusive

39. Consequences:Title I Funded Schools Only • Choice (after missing AYP for two years) • Supplemental services (after missing AYP for three years)

40. Less Intrusive New curriculum Decrease management authority Appoint outside expert Extend day or year More Intrusive Replace key staff Reorganize administrative structure Consequences: All Schools after 4 years missing AYP

41. Consequences: All Schools after 6 years missing AYP • Reopen as community school • Replace personnel • Contract w/ nonprofit or for-profit entity to operate school • Turn operation of building over to ODE • Other significant restructuring of building’s governance

42. Less Intrusive Withhold Title I funds New curriculum Alternate governance for particular schools More Intrusive Replace key staff Appoint trustee in place of superintendent & school board Consequences: All Districts after 4 years missing AYP

43. Challenges • Tougher system • New ground-rules • All students accounted for • Group, as well as aggregate, performance counts • Creates new starting point for judging future performance • 2002-03 results are not directly comparable to past years

44. Opportunities • Multiple ways to tell the achievement story • Highlights the achievement of all students • Ohio’s educators have been improving achievement for almost a decade -- we believe that 2003-04 and beyond will result in continuing improvement

45. Accountability Website www.ode.state.oh.us/Accountability/default.asp