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Operationalizing the General Assembly’s School Performance Grades

Operationalizing the General Assembly’s School Performance Grades (Senate Bill 795, Excellent Public Schools Act). October 19, 2012 Curriculum & Instructional Leaders’ Forum. Context. General Assembly. ACRE/READY. Accountability Revision

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Operationalizing the General Assembly’s School Performance Grades

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  1. Operationalizing the General Assembly’s School Performance Grades (Senate Bill 795, Excellent Public Schools Act) October 19, 2012Curriculum & Instructional Leaders’ Forum

  2. Context General Assembly ACRE/READY • Accountability Revision • SBE approved college and career ready indicators for 2012-13 SY and reporting of the READY Accountability Model • Approval of ESEA waiver to use proposed READY model ►Summer 2012GA’s budget requires the assignment of A-F grades for all schools 2012 2011 2010 2009

  3. Responding to School Performance Grades (SPG) • The SBE must respond to the General Assembly “…annually by January 15 on recommended adjustments to the school performance grade elements and scales for award of scores and grades.” • Additionally, SECTION 7A.3.(f) indicates:“It is the intent of the General Assembly to add a student growth component to school performance grades.” • Operational in 2012-13

  4. What are the basics of the SPGs? Elementary/Middle Schools Total Points 0-100 • Performance Composite 100 points High Schools Total Points 0-500 • Performance Composite • Algebra II/Integrated III • Graduation Rate • WorkKeys • ACT + Growth 100 points 100 points 100 points 100 points 100 points

  5. Alignment Between Indicators in High School High School Performance Grades End of Course Math Course Rigor Graduation Rates WorkKeys Key Point: The set of indicators are shared and set a college and career-ready expectation. The Graduation Project is not part of the school grade. ACT Graduation Project • Performance Composite • Algebra II/Integrated III • Graduation Rate • WorkKeys • ACT 5

  6. How each indicator is defined

  7. A closer look at the ACT The proposed Math that goes into the ACT calculation ACT College Ready Benchmarks 92 sum of college-ready benchmarks 22 + 21 + 18 + 24 + 7 =

  8. A closer look at the ACT The proposed Math that goes into the ACT calculation Suppose you have a school with 5 students…. then“The average sum of the 5 sub-tests across the school compared to the sum of the college-ready benchmarks” can be found by…1) Averaging the Summed Scores 83 + 94 + 75 +79 + 80 = 82.2 5 students 2) Dividing by summed college-ready benchmarks 82.2/92 = 89% and 89 points

  9. A closer look at the ACT • Rationale for this suggested methodology: • Hold schools accountable for the degree to which their students are progressing towards achieving benchmark (rather than a simple yes/no) • Will better differentiate grades • Possibility for pushback?

  10. Proposal for Addition of Growth • Using EVAAS Growth outcomes, adjust overall score based on EVAAS category • Exceeded Expected Growth: Add 10 points • Met Expected Growth: Add 5 points • Did Not Meet Growth: No points

  11. Proposal for Addition of Growth • Rationale for this suggested methodology: • Incentivizes pursuit of growth • Can make a one-letter grade difference between school with similar status • Grades still mean something largely consistent and comparable for parents

  12. Overall Grade • Elementary/Middle Schools • Single component • 100 point scale • High Schools • Five components 0-500 points • Divide by 5 to achieve a 100 point scale • In both cases, make the Growth Adjustment (0, 5 or 10 points)

  13. Overall Grade Scale A: 90-100 points B: 80-89 points C: 70-79 points D: 60-69 points F: Less than 60 points

  14. Overall Grade Sample High School X • Performance Composite • Algebra II/Integrated III • Graduation Rate • WorkKeys • ACT 69 points 78 points 82 points 84 points 82 points + 395 Total Points Divide by 5 to get points out of 100 395/5 = 79 Check Growth School Met Expected Growth Add Growth Points 79 + 5 = 84 points Determine Final Grade This School would receive a “B”

  15. Simulated Grades • Note: • This data is for discussion purposes only and is a draft based on this proposed operational model. It is only data to inform feedback. • Based on 2011-12 data. • We have the ability and will run different scenarios of the grading schema; however, we cannot change the indicators.

  16. Simulated Grades No Growth in Grade With Growth in Grade

  17. Next Steps • Gather feedback across state – including now • Return to the General Assembly with an operational proposal in January 2013 per the requirement of the bill

  18. Discussion and Feedback

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