Alabama Accountability Act Impact on Huntsville City Schools

1. Alabama Accountability ActImpact on Huntsville City Schools June 18, 2013

2. Due to the Alabama Accountability Act Definition of a “Persistently Failing” School, Three of Our Most Improved Schools Are Categorized as Failing Schools Persistently Failing School – Bottom 6% of Schools in the State on the Alabama Readingand Math Test (ARMT) or the High School Graduation Exam (HSGE) in 3 of the Past 6 Years 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Percent of Students Who are Proficient orAdvanced on the ARMT Dawson Elementary 81% 77% 57% 55% 53% 52% Lakewood Elementary 77% 64% 62% 60% 54% 49% Year in Which a School was in theBottom 6% for Student Achievement MLK Elementary 87% 78% 60% 57% 54% 53% Under the Alabama Accountability Act These Schools Will Remain Failing Schools Until: Fall of 2014 – Dawson Elementary Fall of 2014 – MLK Elementary Fall of 2015 – Lakewood Elementary

3. Several of Our Schools on the Failing School List Showed Significant Improvement In Reading & Math Proficiency Over the Past Year School 2012-13 Improvement Continued Improvement Share of Students Proficient at Grade Level

4. Huntsville Ranked 6th of 134 School Systems In Terms ofPercent Increase in Graduation Rate for the 2013 Reporting Period Percentage Point Change in School System Graduation Rate Huntsville City Schools Alabama School Systems Systems with Increasing Graduation Rates Systems with Decreasing Graduation Rates

5. Under the Accountability Act, Huntsville, With One of the Highest Rates of Graduation Rate Improvements, Now Faces a Potential Loss of $19 Million In State Funding • Under the Accountability Act, Huntsville Has 9 Priority Schools: Dawson Elementary Chapman Middle Butler High Lakewood Elementary Davis Hills Middle Johnson High MLK Elementary Ed White Middle Westlawn Middle • Huntsville Already Faces a Loss of $1.2 Million During 2013-14 Due to the Accountability Act’s Creation of a Private School Scholarship Fund. • Across Our 3 “Failing” Elementary Schools, None of Which Met the Criteria for a FailingSchool Last Year, We Face a Potential Loss of $5.6 Million in Funding Over the Coming Years • Across Davis Hills and Westlawn,Which Are Showing Rapid Improvement, We Face a Potential Loss of $5.2 Million in Funding Over the Coming Years Note - Due to Its Marked Improvement, Westlawn has been Nominated as a NationalModel Turnaround School • Across Chapman, Ed White, Butler, and Johnson We Face a Potential Loss of $9 Million in Funding Over the Coming Years • Of Note, While Huntsville is in the Top 4.5% of Systems With Regard to Improvement inGraduation Rates, It Will See the Greatest Negative Impact from the Accountability Act

6. Student Grade Level Math Proficiency, Grades 1 thru 12 Is Up 26 Percentage Points in the Past Two Years Based Upon STAR Assessments Share of Students Proficient at Grade Level STAR Assessment Period

7. Student Grade Level Reading Proficiency, Grades 1 thru 12 Is Up 19 Percentage Points Over the Past Two Years Based Upon STAR Assessments Share of Students Proficient at Grade Level STAR Assessment Period