New Look and Feel of the California School Dashboard and Alternative Schools

1. New Look and Feel of the California School Dashboard and Alternative Schools Presented by the Analysis, Measurement, and Accountability Reporting Division Jenny Singh May 9, 2019

2. Topics • New Features and Changes to the California School Dashboard (Dashboard) • Overview of Dashboard Alternative Schools Status (DASS) and Dashboard State Indicators • Modified Methods for Alternative Schools • Deep Dive into the DASS Graduation Rate • College/Career Indicator: New Career Measures • Discussion: New Modified Measures to Explore for the 2019 Dashboard California Department of Education

3. New Features and Changes to Dashboard California Department of Education

4. The Dashboard has a New Look! • Fully translated into Spanish • Equity is upfront and center • Simplified presentation style making the Dashboard simpler to use and easier to understand • State-level data is reported to compare a school’s or district’s performance to state-level performance • Definitions of data elements are available by flipping a card • Fewer Clicks—80 percent fewer pages California Department of Education

5. Dashboard Colors California Department of Education

6. How Do You Get a Color? Graduation Rate Indicator 5 x 5 • Get a color (Green) by combining: • Current year results (High), and • Difference from prior year results (Increased) • Each indicator has its own five-by-five colored table California Department of Education

7. N-Size Requirements for State Indicators • LEAs, schools, and student groups receive performance levels (or colors) for each state indicator with at least 30 students in the current and prior year • “30 or more” determination differs for each state indicator • Exception: LEAs receive a color for homeless and foster youth if they have at least 15 students in the current and prior year. California Department of Education

8. Dashboard Landing Page https://www.caschooldashboard.org California Department of Education Descriptive Text for Above Image: The image above is the screenshot of the Dashboard Homepage. The search box in the middle of the page is utilized to find and “explore information about your local school and district.” The top of the page has an image of the Dashboard icon (a 5-section gauge with the arrow pointing to the green section) with the following section tabs next to it. The section tabs in the following order from left to right are: Home, About, State Summary, Search, More Information, and EnEspañol.

9. Overview of DASS and Dashboard State Indicators California Department of Education

10. How Are DASS Schools Identified? • Automaticallyassigned a DASS status because: • School type is identified in Education Code (e.g., continuation, county community, juvenile court, etc.) • District-operated special education school has at least 70% of students who participate in the California Alternate Assessment in grades three through eight and grade eleven • Apply for DASS • Criteria: at least 70% of the school population is comprised of high-risk student groups. California Department of Education

11. 2019 DASS Application • Two-part application process: • Part I ended April 15, 2019. • Part II is due August 15, 2019. • Visit the California Department of Education’s (CDE’s) DASS web page for more details at https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/dass.asp California Department of Education

12. Dashboard Indicators • There are two types of indicators: • Six State Indicators: Data reported by the Department and applies to both LEAs and schools • Six Local Indicators: Data reported by LEAs and applies only at the LEA level • All indicators are tied to the LCFF priorities California Department of Education

13. State Indicators California Department of Education

14. Modified Methods for Alternative Schools California Department of Education

15. State Indicators and Modified Methods • All DASS schools are accountable for meeting all of the same state indicators. • However, “modified methods” have been developed for select state indicators. • DASS grade 12 graduation rate has been adopted by the SBE • Career measures will be collected at the end of this academic year for potential inclusion in the CCI California Department of Education

16. Alternative Schools Taskforce • In collaboration with John W. Gardner Center at Stanford University, the California Advisory Task Force for Alternative Schools (Task Force) convened in 2017 and have since met 10 times. • Members include representatives from school districts, county offices, juvenile court schools, special education local plan area, DASS charter schools. • The Task Force reviewed state indicators and decided to start developing modified methods for two: Graduation Rate and College/Career Indicator. California Department of Education

17. DASS Graduation Rate California Department of Education

18. Graduation Rate Indicator • The four-year cohort graduation rate is used for non-DASS schools. • This measurement is not appropriate to use to evaluate DASS schools who serve highly mobile and credit deficient students. • The State Board of Education approved using a grade 12 graduation rate for all DASS schools. California Department of Education

19. Four-Year vs. DASS Graduation Rate Students who are counted as graduates differ: California Department of Education

20. Which Students Are Included in Denominator? Students in DASS schools who are: • Graduates (including summer graduates) • Grade twelve non-graduates enrolled for at least 90 cumulative calendar days between July 1 to June 30, and: • Did not receive an approved diploma/certificate • Dropped out • Transfer to an adult education school (effective with the 2019 Dashboard) • Lost transfer (transferred to another CA school but did not show) California Department of Education

21. Which Students Are Included in Numerator? Must meet all of the following requirements: • Grade requirement • Diploma/Certificate requirement • Enrollment days requirement California Department of Education

22. Grade Requirement Be in grade eleven or twelve (Note: only grade eleven students are counted as early graduates) Have an adult status in CALPADS OR California Department of Education

23. New Transition Status Field • In May 2019, participation in a transition program will be collected in CALPADS: • File: Student Enrollment (SENR) • Field: Postsecondary/Transition Status Indicator • To populate this field, a student must be 18 years or older, have a grade level of 12, and have a Special Education program record.  • Student participating in a transition program will be removed from both the numerator and denominator. California Department of Education

24. Diploma/Certificate Requirements OR OR OR To meet this requirement, a student must: Receive a high school equivalency certificate (i.e., GED, HiSET, or TASC) Receive a Certificate of Completion if eligible for the California Alternate Assessment Receive an adult education high school diploma Receive a standard diploma (includes the CHSPE) California Department of Education

25. Enrollment Days Requirement Be in grade twelveand have primary enrollment status in CALPADS. These students must: • Be enrolled for at least 90 cumulative calendar days* prior to graduating, with an enrollment gap ≤ 30 days Be a summer graduate in July, August, or September • No minimum enrollment requirement OR Be agraduate who has the following status in CALPADS: • Adult, • Foster Youth, • Homeless, or • Grade 11 These students must: • Be enrolled at least 30 cumulative calendar days* prior to graduating. OR *The count of cumulative calendar days includes both weekends and holidays. California Department of Education

26. 90 Cumulative Calendar Days – Example 1 Jesus, a grade twelve student, was enrolled at a DASS school. He had the following number of enrollment and exit days at this school: Because the total number of days enrolled was 90 days (30 + 20 + 40), and no single break in enrollment was equal to or greater than 30 days, Jesus meets the 90 cumulative calendar day requirement. California Department of Education

27. 90 Cumulative Calendar Days - Example 2 Baljeet, a grade twelve student, was enrolled at a DASS school. He had the following number of enrollment and exit days at this school: Begin counting again… Although Baljeet has a total cumulative enrollment of 90 days (30 + 20 + 40), he had an enrollment gap of 31 days. Because the gap was greater than 30 days, we must begin counting again after the gap: 20 + 40 = 60. Because the total cumulative enrollment is only 60 days, the 90-day enrollment requirement is not met. California Department of Education

28. 30 Cumulative Calendar Days Marianne, a grade twelve Foster Youth graduate, was enrolled at a DASS school. She had the following number of enrollment and exit days at this school: Because the total number of days enrolled was 30 days (10 + 10 + 10), and Marianne meets the 30 cumulative calendar day requirement. California Department of Education

29. Student Transfers: Which School Is Held Accountable? • If a student transfers between schools (i.e., between a traditional and DASS school or from one DASS school to another), only the last school is held accountable for student’s graduation status. • If the last school of record is a DASS school, then it must meet all criteria for the DASS graduation rate. California Department of Education

30. Scenarios 1 and 2: Transfers California Department of Education

31. Scenarios 3 and 4: Transfers

32. Summer Graduates • Students who graduate between July 1 to August 15 are included in the current graduating class as a summer graduate: • A student who graduated on July 15, 2018 would be included in the graduating class of 2018. • Students who graduate after August 15 are included in the next graduating class: • A student who graduated on August 16, 2018 would be included in the graduating class of 2019. California Department of Education

33. Scenario: Summer School Graduate

34. Five-by-Five for DASS Graduation Rate • The State Board of Education approved a separate set of Status and Change cut scores for the DASS graduation rate. California Department of Education

35. Small Student Populations • Applied when N size is less than 150 for all LEAs, schools, and student groups. • Graduation Rate Indicator: N = number of students in the four-year cohort or the DASS graduation rate • Suspension Rate Indicator: N = number of students cumulative enrolled • Chronic Absenteeism Rate Indicator: N = number of students who meet the enrollment eligibility • Condenses five-by-five table to three-by-five table. • Removes “Increased Significantly” and “Declined Significantly” Change levels from performance level determinations.

36. Colored Tables 5x5 N-Size 150 or Greater 3x5 N-Size <150 (Graduation, Suspension, Chronic) *The 2nd columns (Increased Significantly) and 6th columns (Declined Significantly) are highlighted and grayed out to show that they have been removed from the traditional 5x5 grid to form a new 3x5 grid. California Department of Education

37. DASS Graduation Rate and LEA Dashboard • Districts: DASS graduation rates are combined with non-DASS four-year cohort graduation rates: • Numerator: 4-Year Cohort Graduates + DASS School Graduates • Denominator: 4-Year Cohort + Total # of Students in DASS Grad Denominator • County offices of education: Based on their DASS schools’ graduation rates: • Numerator: Total # of DASS School Graduates • Denominator: Total # of Students in DASS Graduation Denominator • Exception: Because charter schools are treated as LEAs under LCFF, DASS charter schools are not be included in their authorizers’ reports

38. College/Career Indicator California Department of Education

39. College/Career Indicator (CCI) • Based on the graduation cohort: • Students included in the DASS graduation rate • Four-year cohort for non-DASS schools • Includes all students, including those who take the California Alternate Assessments (CAAs) California Department of Education

40. CCI Levels • Three performance levels for the CCI: • Prepared • Approaching Prepared • Not Prepared • See CCI flyer for the criteria for each level (https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/cm/documents/collegecareerready18.pdf) California Department of Education

41. CCI and DASS Schools • A student’s most recent four-years of coursework and exams are used to place students in Prepared, Approaching Prepared, or Not Prepared levels • For 2018 graduates, the 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, and 2017–18 academic years were used • New CCI measures, which may reflect the impact that DASS schools have on their students, are being collected at the end of this academic year (August 2019) California Department of Education

42. CCI Measures Used in 2018 Dashboard California Department of Education

43. Career Measures Being Collected in 2018–19 IEP=Individualized Education Program; DOR=Department of Rehabilitation * Measures collected in CALPADS ** Measures collected in CASEMIS for 2018-19 only. These measures will be collected in CALPADS in 2019-20. California Department of Education

44. Potential Inclusion in 2019 Dashboard • Once data for measure are available, the CDE will meet with the CCI Work Group, Alternative Schools Task Force, CDE Special Education Division, and Advisory Commission on Special Education to potentially include new career measures in future Dashboards. • The CDE will also convene a Special Education Work Group to assist with this work. • Measures collected for students who have an IEP will be evaluated for possible inclusion as modified measures in the CCI for 2019 Dashboard. California Department of Education

45. Career Measures Proposed for Collection in the 2019–20 School Year Student Owned Business (both DASS and Non-DASS schools) Internships (both DASS and Non-DASS schools)

46. Discussion: New Modified Methods to Explore for the 2019 Dashboard California Department of Education

47. Exploring Other Modified Methods • Stakeholder groups have supported exploring modified methods for the following state indicators: • Academic: establishing a different set of cut scores for DASS schools • Chronic Absenteeism: examining medically fragile students • Suspension Rate • What modified methods does the JCCASAC propose? California Department of Education

48. Dashboard Resources DASS https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/dass.asp • Current list of DASS schools • Background • Eligibility Criteria • Application Instructions • Flyer: What is the DASS? • DASS Graduation Rate PowerPoint California School Dashboard and System of Support https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/cm/ • Parent Tab: • Parent Guide and Flyers • Resources Tab: • Webinar PowerPoints • Toolkit Tab: • 2018 Dashboard: Key Points and Updates • Flyers for Educators • Data Files and Guide Tab: • 2018 Data Files for each indicator • 2018 Dashboard Technical Guide • FAQs Tab California Department of Education