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QPA—As the SCREW Turns

QPA—As the SCREW Turns. Kelly Gillespie Southwest Plains Regional Service Center Sublette, Ks. 620.353.0130. Quality Performance Accreditation. Criteria. 1. Student Performance. Meet the minimum percentage of students performing at or above the MEET STANDARDS level on state assessments.

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QPA—As the SCREW Turns

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  1. QPA—As the SCREW Turns Kelly Gillespie Southwest Plains Regional Service Center Sublette, Ks. 620.353.0130

  2. Quality Performance Accreditation

  3. Criteria

  4. 1. Student Performance • Meet the minimum percentage of students performing at or above the MEET STANDARDS level on state assessments

  5. 3. Attendance Rate • 90% or show improvement • Elementary and Middle, not high school

  6. 4. Graduation Rate • 75% or show improvement • Cohort of students • Dropouts are included • GEDs are not included • Transfers are not included • IEPs are included

  7. Accreditation Status • Accredited • On Watch • Accredited on Improvement • Conditionally Accredited • Not Accredited • Also on “Delay”

  8. ON WATCH • FIRST YEAR a School does not make AYP in reading or math • Applies to ALL student group • Applies to SUB-GROUPS

  9. Accredited on Improvement For TWO consecutive years in the same subject area the school fails to meet the AYP target • Assigned a state technical assistance team by the state (STAT) • Develop and Implement a Deficiency Correction Plan (Integrated Improvement Plan) IIP • State Board may require corrective action • Takes 2 years to return to accredited

  10. Conditionally Accredited For three consecutive years in the same subject area the school fails to meet the AYP target ALL students only • STAT, Deficiency Plan, Corrective Action • Sanctions • Reassign personnel or resources • Hire person to assist school in improving student performance • Reduce state funding, increased local property tax • Legislature abolish or restructure the district • Press release • Other action as deemed appropriate by SBOE. • Takes two years of improvement to change status

  11. Not Accredited • Reassign or reallocate personnel or resources • Hire person to assist in improvement • Reduction in state funding, increase local property tax • Legislature may abolish or restructure district • Letter of notification and press release • Other action deemed necessary • Five years in the same subject area/ALL students

  12. ON DELAY

  13. Appeal Process • May only appeal conditionally accredit or nonaccredited • Within 15 days of receiving status • To Commissioner of Education who appoints appeal team

  14. Basis of Appeal • STAT recommendations • Local assessments aligned with state standards data may be used for appeal • Data regarding Quality Criteria • 0analysis of state assessments • Information from Integrated Review • Systemically look at data, programs, resources to define strengths, needs and student support • Programs and resources are integrated

  15. STAT • Provides technical assistance to school accredited on improvement or conditionally accredited • Does not replace the External Technical Assistance Team • Approves corrective action plan (IIP) • 2 individuals with expertise in content • May also be on ETAT

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