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New Mexico Coalition of School Administrators

New Mexico Coalition of School Administrators. July 24, 2012. Better Accountability for Schools. 2012 Statewide School Grades. More than 66% of schools either maintained their grade or improved. Final School Grades available at http://webapp2.ped.state.nm.us/SchoolData/SchoolGrading.aspx.

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New Mexico Coalition of School Administrators

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  1. New Mexico Coalition of School Administrators July 24, 2012

  2. Better Accountability for Schools

  3. 2012 Statewide School Grades • More than 66% of schools either maintained their grade or improved. Final School Grades available at http://webapp2.ped.state.nm.us/SchoolData/SchoolGrading.aspx

  4. Opportunity to Learn Survey • For the first time, every student who took the NMSBA completed the OTL survey. • A survey consisting of 10 questions with variations for elementary, middle and high school students. • OTL Survey accounts for 5 points in elementary and middle schools, 5 points in high school.

  5. Strengthening of Accountability • New Mexico’s A-F System was peer-reviewed by the U.S. Department of Education and approved. • In determining model type, educational stakeholders (including more than 6 meetings with NMCSA representatives) overwhelmingly chose a more complete calculation model over a simple, less informative one.

  6. Strengthening of Accountability • Before School Grades, many schools were not held accountable by AYP for the achievement of subgroups of students. For example: • 260 schools were not held accountable for ELL students. • 100 schools were not held accountable for FRL students. • 436 schools were not held accountable for SWD students. • 20,400 more students are included in A-F grades.

  7. What’s New? • Key Changes in School Grading • Calculation changes mandated by the federal government in New Mexico’s NCLB waiver. • Bonus points. • Inaugural Opportunity to Learn (OTL) survey completed by over 194,000 New Mexico students.

  8. New Mexico Standards Based Assessment • Assessment standards are developed by New Mexico teachers and content experts. Additionally, it is peer-reviewed by nationally-recognized assessment experts. • The NMSBA is designed to be the minimal length while still providing reliable measurements of student performance. -Since 2011, NMSBA testing time has been cut, on average, by 40% in recognition of the requests and need for more classroom instruction. -Districts received NMSBA scores weeks earlier than in the past. • According to Education Week’s Quality Counts (Jan. 2012), the NMSBA received 92% (A-), which ranks it 15th in the nation against other states’ assessments. • The results from the NMSBA are used to meet federal school accountability requirements and to calculate School Grades.

  9. NMSBA

  10. NMSBA

  11. Championing Educator Excellence • Summer 2011 – New Mexico Effective Teaching Task Force makes recommendations for educator evaluation system. • February 2012 – New Mexico granted waiver from No Child Left Behind requiring implementation of educator evaluation system. • February 2012 - House Bill 249 (supported by both political parties, business community and NEA) passes the House 57-9.

  12. Championing Educator Excellence(continued) • Spring 2012 - NMTeach Committee, comprised of teachers, principals and superintendents, advises on draft of proposed rule. • July 18, 2012 – Public Hearing for comment regarding proposed rule. • Summer 2012-Spring 2013 – NMTeach Committee continues to meet to advise on implementation of proposed rule. • School Year 2012-2013 – Pilot program initiates in participating schools. • School Year 2013-2014 – Full implementation in all schools.

  13. Proposed Teacher Evaluation Framework • 50% in Tested Grades/Subjects: 35% based on improvement on SBA and 15% based on measures of student achievement growth 3 years worth of data (whenever possible) will be used to measure growth & progress • 50% in Non-tested Grades/Subjects: EOC exams and other student growth measures for PED approval • 25% Locally adopted (PED approved) other multiple measures • 25% Observations

  14. Proposed School Leader Evaluation Framework • 50% Improvement in School Grade • 25% Multiple Measures • 25% Fidelity of Teacher Evaluations

  15. New Mexico Reads to Lead! • 44 applications submitted to PED: - 7 district schools and 1 charter school were awarded Reads to Lead! grants. - 5 district schools were awarded provisional Reads to Lead! grants. • Applications were reviewed by both internal and external reviewers. • Awards were determined by standards set forth in the RFA.

  16. New Mexico Reads to Lead! Trainings • K-3 Reading Coach Seminars (available for all coaches regardless of funding source) -September 5, 2012 (Albuquerque) -October 3, 2012 (webinar) -January 10, 2013 (Albuquerque) -February 13, 2013 (webinar) -March 5, 2013 (Albuquerque) -April 17, 2013 (webinar) • K-3 Reading Institute for Teachers -June 11-12, 2013 (Albuquerque)

  17. Supporting Struggling Schools • Goals: • Build the capacity of New Mexico school leaders and administrators. • Identify effective, innovative solutions to close the achievement gap. • Create efficiencies across school budgets.

  18. Supporting Struggling Schools(continued) • Web EPSS • PED has restructured the Web EPSS so that it aligns to the school grade components and the program budget questionnaire • Regional trainings: • August 2: Albuquerque • August 3: Santa Fe • Additional online support will be available

  19. Supporting Struggling Schools(continued) • August 6-7, 2012 - Kid’s First Institute • Open to all D, F, Priority and Focus schools. • Institute will focus on the A-F grading system, Common Core, data driven strategies, and supporting struggling students. • Presentations by national school reform experts, Dr. Sam Redding (Executive Director, Center on Innovation & Improvement) and Paul Pastorek (former Superintendent of Education for Louisiana).

  20. Alternate Demonstration of Competency (ADC) Students who exit 12th grade without having completed the requirements shall receive appropriate certification indicating the number of credits they have completed and have 5 years to satisfy the requirements for a Diploma of Excellence • Before the ADC, students will have one post-attempt in 12th grade on the SBA in Math and Reading and Language Arts.

  21. ADC(continued) • Consists of Two Options: 1. Competence on a nationally-normed, post-secondary readiness assessment, such as PSAT, PLAN, ACT, SAT, AP, IB, Dual Credit, etc. 2. EOC exams. • August 6-8, 2012 - PED will work with New Mexico teachers to write EOC exams. • In August 2012, a full guidance manual for the class or 2013, and classes of 2014 + will be released to all districts.

  22. Q&A

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