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Overview of Today’s Presentation

Overview of Today’s Presentation. Introduction to the OEP Website, and tutorial on how to access OEP Publications and OEP Data . Example Publication: the OEP 2012 Northwest Arkansas Report Card.

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  1. Overview of Today’s Presentation • Introduction to the OEP Website, and tutorial on how to access OEP Publications and OEP Data. • Example Publication: the OEP 2012 Northwest Arkansas Report Card. • Example Databases: Introduction to OEP’s Similar Schools/Districts Group/Rating & the Benchmark Growth Database. • Overview of interesting K-12 issues/legislation before the AR General Assembly. • Solicitation of feedback. www.uark.edu/ua/oep

  2. AR Education Reports • Policy Briefs • Report Cards • Newsletters • Data Resources OEP is a research center within the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas that specializes in Education Research and Policy. www.uark.edu/ua/oep

  3. Accessing Data Resources through the OEP Arkansas School Data OEP Homepage Refer to menu bar at the top left of the OEP homepage. www.uark.edu/ua/oep Click on Arkansas School Data Arkansas School Data has multiple databases at both school and district levels. www.uark.edu/ua/oep

  4. Accessing Report Cards, Education Reports and Policy Briefs through the OEP Refer to menu bar at the top left of the OEP homepage. www.uark.edu/ua/oep OEPublicationsleadsto options such as Report Cards, Education Reports and Policy Briefs. Remember to sign up for our weekly e-mail, OEP Web Links (OWL), to get updated on current education news across the state and nation. Please e-mail oep@uark.edu to sign up. Also, sign up for the OEP Blog at www.officeforedpolicy.comto receive alerts when the latest OEP Blog posts are published. www.uark.edu/ua/oep

  5. 2012 Northwest Arkansas Report Card The 2012 NWA Report Card also highlights test scores, achievement gaps, graduation rates, and teacher salary for the 2011-12 academic year. However, some additional variables are presented in this year’s Report Card such as economic indicators, and higher education data. However, today we will only highlight: Overview of Assessments NWA Student & Teacher Demographics High School Education Indicators Overall Conclusions www.uark.edu/ua/oep

  6. 2012 NWA Report Card: A New Look; Same Important Data Maroon bars show the % of students in each NWA district or charter school scoring proficient or advanced in math. White bars show the % of students in each NWA district or charter school scoring proficient or advanced in literacy. www.uark.edu/ua/oep

  7. www.uark.edu/ua/oep

  8. Where to Get These Data… • Recall that if you click on the “Arkansas School Data” link on the main menu of the OEP Website, you get access to all of our School- and District-level databases. • These databases include Benchmark, ITBS (norm-referenced test), End of Course, Demographics, and Financial data for all Arkansas schools and districts. • We recommend looking at our benchmark data including our “Similar Schools Rating,” and our “Growth Database.” • Here’s a glimpse at the 2011-12 benchmark data: www.uark.edu/ua/oep

  9. The Similar Schools Group www.uark.edu/ua/oep

  10. The Similar Schools Group • Because it makes little sense to compare performance of Bentonville High to, say, KIPP Delta, the OEP developed a school grouping procedure to compare similar schools. • For example, we grouped schools according to the grades served: (1=primary, 2=elementary, 3=middle, 4=junior high) AND the fraction of economically disadvantaged students at the school (measured by the number of students receiving a free or reduced-price lunch – FRL) grouped into three categories: (1 = low economic disadvantage, 2 = middle economic disadvantage, and 3 = high economicdisadvantage). • Let’s say, we want to compare how Randall G. Lynch Middle School in Farmington performs on the benchmark to other schools that “look like” Randall G. Lynch Middle. How do we do that? We find other middle schools with similar percentages of FRL students. • Randall G. Lynch is a “middle school,” thus it is classified as a “3” • Randall G. Lynch has a low FRL%, thus it is classified as a “1” • Therefore, Randall G. Lynch is in the similar schools group 3.1 • We can now compare Lynch with all other schools that are in the 3.1 grouping www.uark.edu/ua/oep

  11. The Similar Schools Rating • Randall G. Lynch Middle has a Similar Schools Rating in math of +3%meaning that RGL has about 3% more of their students scoring Proficient or Advanced on the Math Benchmark. • Randall G. Lynch Middle has a Similar Schools Rating in literacy of -1%meaning that RGL has about 1% fewer students scoring Proficient or Advanced on the Literacy Benchmark. • We have also calculated a Similar Districts Rating. www.uark.edu/ua/oep

  12. Benchmark Growth Database Baseline and outcome % Prof & Adv. calculated using the average of two years’ of data, for a stronger measure. Database includes three- and five-year growth on math and literacy benchmark performance for AR Schools. Great resource for measuring academic progress on the Benchmark exam. www.uark.edu/ua/oep

  13. Putting the “Policy” in OEP • One of our primary functions is to be attentive to, and report on interesting education legislation/policy being discussed/debated/enacted through the State Legislature. • We cover these issues on our OEP Blog. • Here are a few of the stories we have been following: www.uark.edu/ua/oep

  14. Ed Policy on the OEP Blog • AR Teacher Retirement system is vying to invest in the new Big River steel mill. • Two different bills by leading state legislators to amend the AR Public School Choice act that was struck down as unconstitutional last year. • Legislation is being heard to potentially allow districts in jeopardy of falling below the 350 students to claim home-school students within their district in order to avoid consolidation. www.uark.edu/ua/oep

  15. Questions or Comments? We are here to assist you! www.uark.edu/ua/oep

  16. office for education policy 201 Graduate Education Building College of Education and Health Professions | University of Arkansas Fayetteville | AR | 72701 | Ph: 479/575-3773 | Fax: 479/575-3196 e-mail: oep@uark.edu OEP is a research center within the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas that specializes in Education Research and Policy. www.uark.edu/ua/oep www.uark.edu/ua/oep

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