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Top to Bottom and Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools Lists

This document outlines the requirements and processes for identifying and ranking persistently lowest achieving schools. It includes information on the Tier I and Tier II pools, calculation of percentile ranks, and the top-to-bottom statewide ranking.

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Top to Bottom and Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools Lists

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  1. Top to Bottom and Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools Lists Federally Approved Requirements for Identifying Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools August 16, 2010

  2. Two Tiers of Persistently Lowest Achieving (PLA) Schools • Two tiers of schools • Two pools • Two lists • Two sets of requirements • Underlined items were items on which the State had some discretion

  3. Tier I Pool • Defining the pool of schools from which the Tier I list is identified • The Tier I pool consists of schools meeting all of the following criteria: • At least 30 Full Academic Year students with scores on Mathematics in the most recent two years • At least 30 Full Academic Year students with scores on Reading in the most recent two years • Eligible to receive Title I funding • Receiving Title I funding • School is in a phase of School Improvement • Identified for Improvement • Corrective Action • Restructuring • 112 total schools are in the Tier I pool Note: Tier I is independent of EducationYES!

  4. Tier I List • Identifying schools on the Tier I list • Two paths to get onto the Tier I list • Path 1—from the Tier I pool • Calculate percentile ranks (explained later) • School is on the Tier I list if the school percentile rank is less than 5 • Path 2—from the Tier I pool • School is on the Tier I list if it is a secondary school with a graduation rate less than 60% for three years running • Results • 8total schools on the Tier I list • 6 from path 1 • 2 from path 2

  5. Tier II Pool • Defining the initial pool of schools from which the initial Tier II list is identified • The initial Tier II pool consists of schools meeting all of the following criteria: • At least 30 Full Academic Year students with scores on Mathematics in the most recent two years • At least 30 Full Academic Year students with scores on Reading in the most recent two years • Eligible for, but not receiving Title I funding • Is a secondary school (serves at least one grade in the range 7-12) • 559 total schools are in the Tier II pool Note: Tier II is independent of both AYP and EducationYES!

  6. Tier II List • Tier II—Identifying schools on the Tier II list • Three paths to get onto the Tier II list • Path 1—from the Tier II pool • Calculate percentile ranks (explained later) • School is on Tier II list if school percentile rank is less than 5 • Path 2—from the Tier II pool • School is on Tier II list if it is a secondary school with a graduation rate less than 60% for three years running • Path 3—from the Tier I pool • School is on Tier II list if it ranks lower than or equal to (on a statewide ranking of all schools) the highest ranked school that got onto the Tier II list through path 1 • Results • 84 total schools on the Tier II List • 28 through path 1 • 0 through path 2 • 56 through path 3

  7. Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools by Tier • Tier I List 8 • Tier II List 84 Total 92 • Schools on the Tier I list and Tier II list are eligible for federal School Improvement Grant funds.

  8. Calculating Percentile Ranks • Details and schematic in the next slide • Incorporate both mathematics and reading • Incorporate both achievement level and improvement rates, weighting achievement more heavily than improvement • Level the playing field across • High schools versus Elementary/Middle schools • Reading versus Mathematics

  9. Start with raw data % proficient % improving minus % declining (MEAP) % improvement trend slope (MME)

  10. Calculate z-scores Z-scores are a statistical method used to level the playing field between… ELA and Math Elementary/Middle and High schools Achievement and Improvement Positive z-scores show how many standard deviations (SD) above the pool average the school is Negative z-scores show how many standard deviations (SD) below the pool average the school is

  11. Calculate a combined Proficiency/improvement score and percentile rank for each… Subject (ELA vs. math) Level of School (elementary/middle versus high school)

  12. Calculate average and overall percentile rank

  13. Examples • Examples are shown for a high school and for an elementary/middle school in the following slides

  14. Specific School Data • You can see an individual school’s data in the schematic format by clicking on http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/Individual_School_Lookup_330494_7.xls

  15. Top to Bottom Statewide Ranking • The Federal regulations require comparing schools from the Tier I and Tier II pools. • However, the Tier I and Tier II pools are non-overlapping • Therefore, a top-to-bottom statewide ranking of schools was also calculated. • Some schools did not receive a statewide ranking because they tested fewer than 30 students in… • Reading and/or Mathematics in… • School years 2008-09 and/or 2009-10. • This top-to-bottom percentile ranking was calculated using the same methods as for the Tier I and Tier II pools. August 16, 2010

  16. Top to Bottom and Persistently Lowest Achieving (PLA) Schools Lists, Continued… How the Top to Bottom and PLA Schools (Tier I and Tier II) lists fit together August 16, 2010

  17. Creating the Top to Bottom List • Start with all schools that tested at least 30 full academic year students in both reading and mathematics in the most recent two years • Then, rank the schools top to bottom • Each gray bar (to the left) represents a single school • This is the Top to Bottom list August 16, 2010

  18. Creating the Top to Bottom List • Your school might be anywhere on this Top to Bottom list August 16, 2010

  19. Federally Approved Requirements for Identifying Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools • Note: • The Michigan Department of Education requested that the definition of PLA Schools consist simply of the lowest 5% of schools on the Top to Bottom list without regard to any other characteristics. • The United States Department of Education required instead the use of specific poolsof schools based on Title I funding status, AYP status, and whether a school is a secondary school to define PLA Schools, as described in the following slides. • Therefore pools of schools that are eligible to become part of the Tier I list or Tier II list of PLA schools are subsets of the Top to Bottom list. August 16, 2010

  20. Federally Approved Requirements for Identify-ing Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools • Therefore pools of schools that are eligible to become part of the Tier I list or Tier II list of PLA schools are subsets of the top to bottom list. August 16, 2010

  21. Identifying the Tier I Pool • Next, identify the subset of schools in the Tier I pool • Schools in the Tier I pool meet all of the following conditions • They receive Title I funding • They are in corrective action, restructuring, or improvement (have not made AYP for at least two years in a row) • Shown in pink • This is the pool of schools from which the Tier I list is identified August 16, 2010

  22. Creating the Tier I List • Next, identify the lowest achieving 5% of the Tier I pool • These are the schools in the Tier I list of PLA schools that fall under the responsibility of the State School Reform and Redesign Officer (SRRO) • Shown in bright red • Note also that any high school in the Tier I pool with a graduation rate of less than 60% for three years running also becomes part of the Tier I list (not shown in the schematic) August 16, 2010

  23. Identifying the Tier II Pool • Next, identify the subset of schools in the Tier II pool • Schools in the Tier II pool meet all of the following conditions • They are eligible to receive, but do not receive, Title I funding • They are secondary schools (meaning they instruct students in any grade in the range 7-12) • Shown in light blue • This is the pool of schools from which the initial Tier II list is identified August 16, 2010

  24. Creating the Tier II List • Next, identify the lowest performing 5% of schools in the Tier II pool • This is the initial Tier II list of PLA schools. These schools are under the responsibility of the SRRO • Shown in bright blue • Note also that any high school in the Tier II pool with a graduation rate of less than 60% for three years running also becomes part of the Tier II list (not shown in the schematic) August 16, 2010

  25. Creating the Tier II List • Finally, identify any schools from the Tier I pool that did not qualify for the Tier I list, but whose ranking was lower than the highest ranking school in the initial Tier II list • These are schools in pink lower than the highest school in bright blue August 16, 2010

  26. Creating the Tier II List • Finally, identify any schools from the Tier I pool that did not qualify for the Tier I list, but whose ranking was lower than the highest ranking school in the initial Tier II list • These are schools in pink lower than the highest school in bright blue • Switch these schools to bright blue • This is the rest of the Tier II list of PLA schools. These schools are also under the responsibility of the SRRO August 16, 2010

  27. Other Low Achieving Schools • Note that because of the way the Tier I pool and Tier II pool are defined in Federal guidelines, it is possible for a low achieving school to not be on either the Tier I list or Tier II list of PLA Schools • These are the schools in gray whose performance is lower than the highest school in bright red or bright blue. • These schools are not under the responsibility of the SRRO

  28. How Can a Low Achieving School Not Show Up on the PLA Schools List? Based on federally approved requirements, this depends on the school’s AYP status, whether the school receives or is eligible to receive Title I funding, and whether the school is a secondary school: Some low achieving schools may not be eligible to be considered a PLA School because of the way the pools were defined in federal requirements August 16, 2010

  29. If my school is on the PLA list, now what? Visit the link below for a detailed explanation. http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/PLA_schools_overview_8.16.10_330491_7.ppt August 16, 2010

  30. Contact Information • Joseph Martineau, Ph.D. Director, Office of Educational Assessment and Accountability martineauj@michigan.gov • Linda Forward Director, Office of Education Improvement and Innovation forwardl@michigan.gov August 16, 2010

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