School Performance Framework Preliminary Ratings Colorado Department of Education

1. School Performance Framework Preliminary Ratings Colorado Department of Education

2. School Performance Framework Purposes • Establishes a common framework for accountability • Provides transparent performance information to drive statewide conversation about change • Modernizes reporting of state, district and school performance information • Establishes new system of support and intervention, including for turnaround schools and districts

3. Focused Attention on Four Key Performance Indicators • Academic Achievement • Academic Growth • Academic Growth Gaps • Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Growth and Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness weighted more heavily in school and district frameworks

4. Moving from Performance Indicators to Plan Rating • Schools receive a rating for each of the performance indicators: • Exceeds, Meets, Approaching, Does Not Meet • The ratings roll up to an overall evaluation of the school’s performance, which determines the school’s plan type assignment

5. School Plan Assignments • Performance Plan • Improvement Plan • Priority Improvement Plan* • Turnaround Plan* *Requires increased levels of state oversight

6. Sample SPF

7. Preliminary Ratings: All Schools

8. Requests for Reconsideration • Majority of districts accepted initial CDE school performance plan assignments for their schools • October 15 - Districts submitted accreditation category for schools and any additional evidence as applicable • CDE currently reviewing all requests for reconsideration

9. Approval Process • Commissioner recommends plan type assignments to State Board for approval • Follows opportunity for districts to submit additional evidence for consideration between August and October • Commissioner determines final accreditation categories for districts • Districts may appeal final accreditation categories to the State Board

10. Next Steps with SPF Reports • Use this data to focus improvement planning efforts • Use plan type assignments to target support for schools – with focused attention on schools rated as Turnaround and Priority Improvement

11. Timeline • Expect all school plan assignments and district accreditation categories to be final in advance of State Board Meeting on December 6th • November and December 2010 – CDE finalizes district accreditation and State Board approves all school plan types • January 2011 – Districts submit district and school Priority Improvement and Turnaround Plans, and any other plans required by federal law, for Department review and feedback • March 2011 – Districts submit revised Turnaround Plans to Department for approval • April 15, 2011 – Districts submit district and school Improvement and Performance Plans for publication

12. Resources • SPF Tutorial: http://www.cde.state.co.us/media/training/SPF_Online_Tutorial/player.html • SPF and DPF templates: http://www.schoolview.org/documents/SPFTemplate(EM).pdf http://www.schoolview.org/documents/SPFTemplate(H).pdf http://www.schoolview.org/documents/DPFTemplate.pdf • Accountability Tutorial: http://www.cde.state.co.us/media/training/AccountabilitySystemOverviewplayer.html • Accountability Handbook: http://www.schoolview.org/documents/DistrictAccountabilityHandbook.pdf • General Resource: http://www.schoolview.org/learningcenter.asp

13. Contacts Office of Performance and Policy • Bill Bonk, Longitudinal Growth Consultant, bonk_w@cde.state.co.us • John Condie, Performance Support Manager, condie_j@cde.state.co.us • Kady Dodds, Senior Policy Associate, dodds_k@cde.state.co.us • Marie Huchton, Senior Statistical Consultant, huchton_m@cde.state.co.us • Dianne Lefly, Director of Research and Evaluation, lefly_d@cde.state.co.us • Jhon Penn, Performance Support Director, penn_j@cde.state.co.us • DeLinda Rose, Executive Assistant, rose_d@cde.state.co.us • Somoh Supharukchinda, Performance Support Manager, supharukchinda_s@cde.state.co.us • Richard Wenning, Associate Commissioner, wenning_r@cde.state.co.us