Introduction to Adequate Yearly Progress for ALL Schools

1. Introduction to Adequate Yearly Progress for ALL Schools SUMMER 2010 Michael Ballard DAAR DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

2. What is AYP? • Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) is designed to measure the continuous improvement each year toward the NCLB goal of 100% proficiency in 2014. Maryland has set Annual Measurable Objectives (AMO's) that all students and the eight subgroups identified in NCLB also need to meet. The intent, therefore, is to ensure that schools direct their instructional improvement efforts toward historically low performing subgroups and, by extension, all low performing students. The goal of 100% proficiency ensures that all students, not just low performing students, are expected to continuously progress. • http://www.mdk12.org/assessments/ayp/index.html DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

3. Areas of Accountability for AYP Performance-Measured by Proficiency on Reading and Math Assessments Participation-Measured by Participation on Reading and Math Assessments Attendance/Graduation Rate: Attendance for Elem/MS Graduation Rate for HS DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

4. AMO Percentages DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

5. What is a Student Group? • Minimum student group size: • 5 students in Maryland for Performance • 60 for Participation (Elem/MS) • 30 for Participation (HS) • OLD STUDENT GROUPS • 19 possible groups: • Math and Reading: • All students • Each of 5 ethnic groups • FARMS • SPED • ELL • Attendance/Graduation rate is the 19th group-no minimum group size • NEW STUDENT GROUPS • 23 possilbe groups: Math and Reading: • All students • Each of 7 ethnic groups • FARMS • SPED • ELL • Attendance/Graduation rate is the 19th group-no minimum group size • Note: Released and monitored SPED/ELL students count for that student group for 2 years from release. There is no minimum of 5 active for these to count. Students exiting June 1, 2009 and after count in that student group. • Demographics are what the student is during the testing window. DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

6. New Student Groups • Instead of 5 ethnic/race groups, there will be 7 options • A student is only counted in one of these groups • Hispanic/Latino of any race; and for individuals who are non-Hispanic/Latino only • American Indian or Alaska Native • Asian • Black or African American • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander • White • Two or more races DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

7. New Student Group Examples • A respondent self-identifies as Hispanic/Latino and as Asian. This respondent is reported only in the Hispanic/Latino category • A respondent self-identifies as Hispanic/Latino and as Asian and Black or African American. This respondent is reported only in the Hispanic/Latino category. • A respondent self-identifies as non-Hispanic/Latino and as Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. This respondent is reported in the Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander category. • A respondent self-identifies as non-Hispanic/Latino and as American Indian or Alaska Native and White. This respondent is reported in the two or more races category. DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

8. School Makes AYP if.. • They make AMO, lower confidence band or safe harbor in all student groups for all assessments. • They must also make the attendance/graduation AMO. • If a school misses in any student group then that school does not make AYP. DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

9. 3 Ways to Make AYP in a Student Group • AMO-Annual Measurable Objective • Lower Confidence Band • Safe Harbor DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

10. AMO-Annual Measurable Objective • Percent of students needing to make standard • Increases every year • Different Rates for Reading and Math DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

11. Lower Confidence Band • Confidence Interval (CI) is a statistical calculation around the AMO that takes into account the variation in small group sizes. • It is based on the AMO, group size and the number of student groups. • As the number of students in a group increases, the size of the confidence interval decreases; thus, increasing the percent needed to achieve Lower Confidence Band. DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

12. Confidence Interval DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

13. Safe Harbor • A school is eligible for safe harbor if: • All Students Group meets: • AMO requirements for Math Indicators. • AMO requirements for Reading Indicators. • the required participation rate of at least 95%. • the AMO for the other academic indicator - attendance or graduation rate. • Each Student Group met the required participation rate of at least 95%. DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

14. Safe Harbor Continued The student group that fails to meet AMO: • The number of students in that student group scoring at a BASIC LEVEL must have decreased by at least 10% over the previous year. • Must meet the 95% participation rate. • Must meet the AMO for attendance or increase attendance within that group above last years. • Note: Safe Harbor for graduation rate now involves the average of the most recent 3 calculations. If that average is above the AMO then the school makes graduation rate by Safe Harbor. DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

15. Elementary/Middle Schools DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

16. Elem/MS AYP: Performance Who Counts For Your School? • Students who entered your school on or before September 30th in grades 3-8 that take the MSA, Mod MSA, or Alt MSA. • The only scores for students that return to your school are for students who are out of home school placements to centers (Ruth Eason, Central Special, and Marley Glen). DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

17. Elem/MS AYP: Performance Who Doesn’t Count For Your School? • Students who withdraw and then re-enroll after Sept 30th. • Students who enroll after Sept 30th. • LEP students who have been in the country less than one year. Even if they begin the math test, it does not have to count toward performance. • Students who do not test are not included in the performance calculations. • The scores for students, where your school would be their home school, who are at a special program at another school, their scores do not return to your school. Note this is a local decision and could change. DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

18. Elem/MS AYP: Participation Who Counts For Your School? • For any student enrolled in your school during the testing window, MSA is administered regardless of entry date. • ELL students not meeting the 12 month requirement will count towards participation in math, so they need to begin the test. • ELL students not meeting the 12 month requirement need to take the LAS Links test. This will count towards participation in reading.*** • Students on Home/Hospital Teaching count for participation. The medical exemption may be appealed if AYP is not made for participation. DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

19. Elem/MS AYP: Attendance • Students in grades 1-8 count for attendance for AYP. • Attendance calculations begin on the first day of school and end on March 15th. • Attendance is based on the number of days students are enrolled in your school regardless of when they enter or leave your school. • Attendance is not disaggregated by student group except for Safe Harbor calculations. DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

20. High Schools DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

21. High Schools- PerformanceWho Counts For Your School? • AYP calculations are for students in grade 12 except for the Alt-MSA students. Alt-MSA students who test during the current year count for AYP (10th grade students). • Students must have as a graduation requirement to “ Pass the HSAs” in order to count for AYP (9th grade entry after Fall ‘05). • The only scores for students that return to your school are for students who are out of home school placements to centers (Ruth Eason, Central Special, and Marley Glen). DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

22. High Schools- PerformanceWho Doesn’t Count For Your School? • Students who are not in grade 12 at end of the school year. • Students who enter the school during second semester of senior year. • Foreign exchange students. • Students who do not need to fulfill the HSA requirement to graduate. • Alt-MSA students who did not take the Alt-MSA assessment this year. • The scores for students, where your school would be their home school, who are at a special program at another school, do not return to your school. Note: this is a local decision and could change. DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

23. High Schools- PerformanceWhat Scores Count For Your School? • Students’ highest English 10 and Algebra scores count for AYP. • HSA scores from students who took the test while at another school • Mod HSA scores, if they are a student’s highest score • Alt-MSA Scores taken during the current year • Scores from substitute AP or IB tests DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

24. High Schools- PerformanceWhat Scores Don’t Count For Your School? • Mod+ scores. • Bridge plan scores. • Scores awarded for out of state credit. • Scores awarded for private school credit. DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

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26. High Schools AYP: Participation Who Counts For Your School? • Students who count for Performance • Students who are in grade 12 and assessment is required for graduation • Students who are in grade 12 and assessment is not required for graduation • Alt-MSA non-participants identified on the posttest file DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

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28. High Schools AYP:Graduation Rate • Lever Method-Old Method • Ends SY 09-10 • Four-Year Adjusted Cohort Rate • Begins SY 10-11 DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

29. Implementation Schedule DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

30. Lever Method-ends SY 09-10 • Numerator is the number of graduations during the past summer, this school year, and this June. • Denominator is the numerator plus the number of dropouts in this year and previous years based on grade. (See next slide). • Students who do not graduate this year, but were in grade 12, do not affect graduation rate. They will count towards HSA performance. DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

31. Graduation Rate-Lever Method DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

32. Graduation Rate: Four-Year Adjusted Cohort Rate The number of students who graduate in four years with a regular high school diploma divided by the number of students who form the adjusted cohort for that graduating class. • Follows a cohort, or a group of students, who begin as first-time ninth graders in a particular school year. • The four-year rate does not permit a modified high school diploma to count as a regular high school diploma. • Those earning a credential from a GED program, certificate of attendance, or other alternative award are not counted as earning a regular high school diploma. DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

33. Students who graduate in four years” means students who earn a regular high school diploma: • At the conclusion of their fourth year, • Before the conclusion of their fourth year, or • During the summer session immediately following their fourth year. DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

34. “Adjusted cohort” means students who enter ninth grade (or the earliest high school grade) and • Any students who transfer into the cohort in grades nine through 12, • Minus any students who transfer, emigrate, or die. DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

35. Four-year Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate • Fed Example: DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

36. Four-year Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate Graduates • Minimum count of students ≥ 30 • No confidence intervals Cohort DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

37. Following the Cohort 1 3 4 2 DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

38. Following the Cohort • Feds Example: DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

39. Worksheet 1: Summary • Please keep in mind that NonGrads are made up of… • Dropouts • Nonpromotes • “Hanging T, E, and R codes” • Certificate of Attendance • GED DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

40. Worksheet 2: School Summary Illustrates the activities by year for each school… DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

41. Documenting Students Removed From a Cohort • To remove a student from a cohort, a school or local educational agency (LEA) must confirm in writing that the student: • Transferred out, • Emigrated to another country, or • Is deceased DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

42. Examples: Official Written Documentation • Evidence of a transfer recorded in a state’s data system. • Request for records from the receiving high school. • Approved application for home schooling. • Letter from an official in the receiving high school acknowledging the student’s enrollment. • Official documentation of a transfer must be in writing rather than a telephone conversation or other verbal communication with a parent, relative, or neighbor. DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

43. Written Confirmation for Students Who Emigrate or Pass Away • A school or LEA must confirm in writing that a student has emigrated to another country or passed away, but need not obtain official documentation. • Written confirmation that a student has emigrated to another country might include a school administrator’s memo to the student’s file based on a phone conversation with a parent, stating that the student is leaving the country. • Written confirmation that a student has passed away might include an obituary or a letter from a parent. DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010

44. Questions??? DAAR: mmb Intro AYP July 2010