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ESEA Waiver and Accreditation Update

ESEA Waiver and Accreditation Update. July 30, 2012 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. by Doug Greer. Essential Questions. What will accountability such as AYP look like this August and how will this impact our district? What are the highlights of ESEA waiver regarding accreditation?

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ESEA Waiver and Accreditation Update

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  1. ESEA Waiver and Accreditation Update July 30, 2012 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. by Doug Greer

  2. Essential Questions • What will accountability such as AYP look like this August and how will this impact our district? • What are the highlights of ESEA waiver regarding accreditation? • How will we communicate to our community about changes in accrediation?

  3. What other questions did you walk in with today?

  4. ESEA Flexibility, Priority and Focus Schools: Update Presentation to MI-EXCEL ISD/ESA Meeting July 19, 2012 Venessa Keesler, Ph.D. Evaluation Research and Accountability Bureau of Assessment and Accountability

  5. How does ESEA Flex help MI? • Supports career and college ready focus for all students • Increased focus on accelerating student achievement and closing gaps • Modifies current accountability to reflect cut scores; eliminates requirement of 100% proficient by 2014 and identification of all schools not making AYP. • Helps enhance system of supports • Targets resources

  6. ESEA Waiver Basics: 10 Waivers • Timeline for Determining Adequate Yearly Progress, 100% by 2013-14 • Implementation of School Improvement Requirements, Corrective Actions & Restructuring for schools not making AYP at the LEA level • Same as above at SEA level • Rural LEA $$$ dependent on AYP status • School wide Title I eligibility requires 40%+ F/R • Support of School Improvement ($ follows NCLB labels i.e. Improvement, Corrective Action & Restructuring) • Reward Schools $ Incentives section 1117(c) - unfunded • Highly Qualified Teachers Improvement Plans • Transfer Certain Funds to Title I-A limited • School Improvement Grant Funds to Support Priority Schools 1003(g) (Optional) Use of 21st Century Community Learning Center Program Funds (MI elected not to waive this but did add “replacement of principal”)

  7. ESEA Waiver Basics Four Principles • College and Career Ready Expectations for all Students (CCSS, new cut scores and SBAC) • State-Developed Differentiated Recognition, Accountability, and Support (Reward, Focus, Priority) • Supporting Effective Instruction and Leadership (Option A focuses on teacher evaluations in Waiver currently in development with MCEE) • Reducing Duplication and Unnecessary Burden

  8. ESEA Waiver Basics Principal 2 – Accreditation & Accountability • Top to Bottom Ranking given to all schools with 30 or more students tested, full academic year (0 – 99th percentile where 50th is average) • NEW designation for some schools • Reward schools (Top 5%, Significant Improvement or Beating the Odds) • Focus schools (10% of schools with the largest achievement gab between the top and bottom) • Priority schools (Bottom 5%, replaces PLA list) • NEW in 2013, AYP Scorecard based on point system replacing the “all or nothing” of NCLB.

  9. Understanding the TWO Labels

  10. Michigan’s Differentiated System of Accountability Green Schools Yellow Schools Red Schools Title I Schools: Required to Set-aside 20% District and 10% Building Title I Funds Top 5% Reward Schools plus BtO or Improv Bottom 5% Priority Schools 10% (or more) Focus Schools (with the greatest achievement Gap) PLUS most schools are also given a percentile ranking ranging from the 1st percentile to the 99th percentile (if n > 30 FAY)

  11. Accountability Scorecard (2013) • Will replace AYP • Differentiated targets for each school, based on getting to 85% proficient in 10 years • Subgroup targets = same as school • Safe harbor based on four year improvement slope.

  12. Current Events … • July 19: ESEA Waiver approved unconditionally • July 30: Overview of Waiver at OAISD • Tuesday, July 31: “Embargoed” notice to district superintendents of Priority and Focus schools • Wednesday, August 1: MDE Webinars • Thursday, August 2: Likely public release and embargo lifted

  13. Average school in OAISD Ranks at 75th percentile

  14. Accountability Timelines • August 2012: • AYP (original system with new targets to accommodate new cut scores for approximately 3,400 schools) • Education Yes! (original system; not modified) • Top to Bottom Ranking (2,866 schools) • Priority Schools (formerly PLA) (146 schools) • Focus Schools (358 schools) • Reward Schools (286 schools) • August 2013: New AYP Scorecard

  15. Recap Current Events … • Tuesday, July 31: “Embargoed” notice to district superintendents of Priority and Focus schools • Thursday, August 2: Likely public release • Ed YES! Report Card (letter grade) • AYP Status (pass or fail) • Top to Bottom Ranking • Optional designation (Reward, Focus or Priority)

  16. Why did the letter grades decrease? • New Cut Scores … • Therefore, students had “higher” proficiency levels (i.e. 1’s became 2’s, 2’s became 3’s, etc.) • Achievement Status is based on an Index number whose denominator is computed by summing the “higher” proficiency levels. Index numbers decreased however, State legislation did NOT change.

  17. Why did we achieve AYP based on student achievement? • Feds approve NEW AYP targets in light of the ESEA Waiver application

  18. Comments or Questions Before we move on to the Top to Bottom Rankings and NEW designations (Reward, Focus or Priority) … What questions do you have about the upcoming release of AYP status and EdYES!Report Cards (letter grades)? NOTE: Our communications team, led by Michelle Ready, has talking points & a sample letter available for you today!

  19. Top to Bottom Ranking Ranks all schools in the state with at least 30 full academic year students in at least two tested content areas (Reading, Writing, Math, Science and Social Studies weighted equally plus graduation). • Each content area is “normed” in three categories: • 2 years of Achievement (50 – 67%) • 3 – 4 years of Improvement (0 – 25%) • Achievement gaps between top and bottom (25 – 33%) • Graduation rate (10% if applicable) • 2 year Rate (67%) • 4 year slope of improvement (33%)

  20. How Is the Top to Bottom Ranking Calculated • For science, social studies, writing, and grade 11 all tested subjects Two-Year Average Standardized Student Scale (Z) Score School Achievement Z-Score 1/2 Four-Year Achievement Trend Slope School Performance Achievement Trend Z-Score School Content Area Index Content Index Z-score 1/4 Two-Year Average Bottom 30% - Top 30% Z-Score Gap School Achievement Gap Z-Score 1/4

  21. How Is the Top to Bottom Ranking Calculated • For graduation rate Two-Year Average Graduation Rate School Graduation Rate Z-Score 2/3 Four-Year Graduation Rate Trend Slope School Graduation Rate Trend Z-Score School Graduation Rate Index Grad Index Z-score 1/3

  22. How Is the Top to Bottom Ranking Calculated • Calculating an overall ranking for a school with a graduation rate School Mathematics Std Index 18% School Reading Std Index 18% Overall Standardized School Index Overall School Percentile Rank School Science Std Index 18% School Social Studies Std Index 18% School Writing Std Index 18% School Graduation Rate Std Index 10%

  23. Performance Level Change (“growth”)

  24. How Is the Top to Bottom Ranking Calculated • For grade 3-8 reading and mathematics Two-Year Average Standardized Student Scale (Z) Score School Achievement Z-Score 1/2 Two-Year Average Performance Level Change Index School Performance Level Change Z-Score Content Index Z-score School Content Area Index 1/4 Two-Year Average Bottom 30% - Top 30% Z-Score Gap School Achievement Gap Z-Score 1/4

  25. How Is the Top to Bottom Ranking Calculated • Calculating an overall ranking for a school without a graduation rate School Mathematics Std Index 20% School Reading Std Index 20% Overall School Standardized Index Overall School Percentile Rank School Science Std Index 20% School Social Studies Std Index 20% School Writing Std Index 20%

  26. Average school in OAISD Ranks at 75th percentile

  27. What are Priority Schools? • Formerly known as PLA schools (Federal and state accountability now aligned) • Bottom 5% replaces the tiered list as the identification strategy for PLA schools (includes both Title I and non-Title I schools) • Year 1 planning (Closure, Restart, Turn-around or Transformation), Year 2 – 4 Implementation

  28. What are Focus Schools? • Schools with the largest achievement gaps. • Achievement gap is defined as the difference between the average scale score for the top 30% of students and the bottom 30% of students. • This methodology is an improvement over using a solely demographic-based gap methodology because it targets achievementgaps.

  29. What are Focus Schools? • Identifying Focus Schools is a critical component to Michigan achieving key goals: • -to close the achievement gap within schools • -to reduce the achievement gap statewide • Common Concerns • Are schools more likely to be Focus schools if they have ____________ kids (fill in the blank)? • Does methodology target high performing schools? • Does methodology target high socio-econ classes?

  30. Are certain types of schools more likely to be Focus schools? • Have not detected any significant patterns yet • Continuing to analyze the data • Because metric compares top 30 percent of kids to bottom 30 percent of kids in the school, it’s unlikely the gap is being driven exclusively by one group or type of kids.

  31. Non-Focus/Focus Schools by subgroup

  32. Comments or Questions Before we move on to the last section regarding IF you have a Focus school … What questions do you have about the upcoming release of Top to Bottom rankings and NEW designations (Priority, Focus and Reward schools)?

  33. What if we have Focus school(s)? • Summer, 2012: MDE development of toolkit based on MI School Imp. Framework and Academy of Pacesetting Districts. • August 2: Public release of Focus schools • District responds with communications with the support of OAISD talking points. • September: Districts will be provided a toolkit and possibly a “DIF” District Improvement Facilitator (if multiple Title I buildings)

  34. What if we have Focus school(s)? • Deep data diagnosis led by toolkit and/or DIF by October 1, 2012. • Oct. 1 – Jan. 30: Professional dialogue led by toolkit and/or DIF, revised SIP and Cons. App. • Quarterly reports to school board required. • Unlike Priority label, Focus label may only be one year. (MDE monitors both Top and Bottom 30% for improvement)

  35. What if we have Focus school(s)? • Some schools may be exempt from Focus school designation in year 2 IF they are deemed Good-Getting-Great (G-G-G): • Overall achievement is above 75th percentile • Bottom 30% meets Safe Harbor improvement (or possibly AYP differentiated improvement) • G-G-G schools will be exempt for 2 years, then will need to reconvene a similar deep diagnostic study in year 4. Note: See ESEA Approved Waiver pp. 151-152

  36. Recap & Questions … • Tuesday, July 31: “Embargoed” notice to district superintendents of Priority and Focus schools • Thursday, August 2: Public release likely of the following: • Ed YES! Report Card (old letter grade) • AYP Status (old pass or fail system) • Top to Bottom Ranking and possibly: • Reward schools (Top 5%, Top improvement, BtO) • Focus schools (largest achievement gap top vs. bottom) • Priority schools (Bottom 5%) Doug Greer 877-702-8600 x4109 DGreer@oaisd.org

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