The Oregon Report Card: Painting a New Picture of Our Schools

1. The Oregon Report Card: Painting a New Picture of Our Schools COSA Principals’ Conference October 21, 2012

2. 2012-13 Interim Accountability System • Oregon’s existing School Report Card system provided “official” ratings for all schools • Oregon “growth model” methodology unofficially released for all schools AND used to identify: • Priority Schools – lowest 5% (approx.) of Title I schools with very low achievement and growth, or SIG schools. • Focus Schools – next 10% (approx.) of Title I schools have low achievement and/or growth and need additional support in addressing achievement for historically underserved subgroups. • Model Schools – the top 5% (approx.) of Title I schools with high achievement and/or growth.

3. Oregon New Rating Methodology • Schools are evaluated in the following categories • Student Achievement • Student Growth • Subgroup Growth • Graduation • Subgroup Graduation • Schools receive scores in each category. • Category scores are combined into an overall score.

4. Categories and Weights

5. Biggest Shift: Growth Model • Each student’s growth is compared to other students with the same prior test scores (academic peers). • Expresses year-to-year gains for a student as a percentile. • Example: A growth percentile of 75 means the student’s growth was as high or higher than 75 percent of students with the same test score history. • Growth can be projected into the future to determine a “Target Growth Percentile,” which is the growth needed to move up to or maintain “met” status.

6. Growth Percentiles in Oregon

7. Growth & Proficiency – Aggregated to Building Level

8. Continued Focus on Underserved Student Groups • “Subgroup Growth Rating” and “Subgroup Graduation Rate” for the following: • Economically disadvantaged • Limited English proficient • Students with disabilities • Combined underperforming minority group: • American Indian/Alaska Native • Black • Hispanic • Pacific Islander

9. Most Frequently Asked Question • How can I ensure my school does well under the new methodology? • Under the growth model, how do I know which students to focus on? • If our state is moving to new Common Core aligned assessments in 2014, how can I expect to show improvement?

10. The Answers • Empower your teachers to use data. • Empower your parents as partners. • Use standards-based curriculum, aligned formative assessments, and strong teaching practices. • Engage every child. No amount of prepping for OAKS or analysis of the growth model can substitute for qualityteaching and motivated, engaged students. Oregon’s transformation is not about improved test scores, but about improved outcomes for students.

11. Work in Progress … Building the Next Generation of Accountability • This new methodology, with a few improvements, will be developed into our “Next Generation” accountability system for all schools (not just Title I) • Those “few improvements” could be minor adjustments to the high school rating system (adjusting growth model and potential college ready indicators) to ensure the system is more aligned with our 40-40-20 Goals • ODE will propose the final accountability system to the U.S. Dept. of Education by Winter 2012-13 to receive a final NCLB waiver approval.

12. New Oregon Report Card • Governor and Dr. Crew have appointed a diverse steering committee to lead redesign of Oregon Report Card (chaired by Dr. Husk and Tony Hobson) • Steering committee is charged with proposing a report card that is: • Aligned with federally approved model and aligned with achievement compacts • Includes additional evidence-based indicators of success and/or measures of college and career readiness • Understandable and useful to a diverse set of audiences (particularly parents )