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Adequate Yearly Progress Updates. Michigan Department of Education. NCLB Accountability Adequate Yearly Progress. Requires a Single State Accountability System Goal – 100% Proficiency at the end of 12 Years
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Adequate Yearly Progress Updates Michigan Department of Education
NCLB AccountabilityAdequate Yearly Progress • Requires a Single State Accountability System • Goal – 100% Proficiency at the end of 12 Years • States set a starting point at or above a federal minimum and set objectives for improvement
Adequate Yearly Progress Must meet all of the following for the district, school and subgroup: • Achievement • Meet state objective or safe harbor • Must meet in both Math and English Language Arts • 95% tested • Must meet in both math and English Language Arts • Additional Academic Indicator • Graduation Rate – high schools • Attendance – elementary and middle schools
Plans for 2005 AYP • Same structure and format as 2004 Report Card • Timeline for 2005 Report Card • Indicators data collection in April-May • Graduation Rates – EDN open now • Appeals start early June • Report Cards released for all schools in August • Same timeline for all schools and district AYP • Retooled Indicators of School Performance for 2006 Report Card
Plans for 2005 AYP (cont.) • Nonstandard accommodations will not count as participating for AYP • Graduation Rate based on the current formula – data collection window open • AYP state objective goes up
Plans for 2005 AYP (cont.) • Minimum n • Based on 1% of enrollment where enrollment is over 3,000 • Alternate Assessments – 1% Rule • count Phase 1 proficient FIRST • MDE applied for federal approval for more than 1% • New Federal Flexibility – Waiting for Guidance
Graduation Rates • CEPI is NOW accepting data for 2003-2004 graduation rates • The Pupil Headcount Report correction and submission window is: • March 1, 2004 through May 16, 2004 • These graduation rates will be used for AYP on the 2005 Report Card • No report card appeals will be accepted on graduation rates • It is planned that the 2004-05 graduation rates will come directly from SRSD.
AYP ReliabilityMargin of Error • Sources of Error • Measurement Error • Would the student score the same if tested again? • Standard Error of Measurement • Sampling Error • Does the sample of students tested reflect the whole school? • Standard Error of Proportion with Finite Sampling Error Correction
Preview of 2005-06 AYP • 1st year of 3-8 assessment • Will new AYP objectives be needed? • An impact analysis will be needed • A new objective will have only 9 years to 100% proficiency • AYP – Use all scores for a school • Cannot ignore valid scores • Group size rule may be modified • Full Academic Year rule may be modified • How will feeder reports be used for accountability?
Student Groups and AYP • AYP is a status model with a moving bar • It is not necessary to for the school or group to make improvement each year • A school or district can have an achievement gap and still make AYP
Student Groups for AYP • Racial/Ethnic Groups • Black or African American • American Indian or Alaska Native • Asian, Hawaiian Native, or Pacific Islander • Hispanic or Latino • White • Multi-racial or other ethnicity • Limited English Proficient • Special Education • Economically Disadvantaged
Additional Student Groups for NCLB Report Card • Gender • Migratory Status
Tips for Group Comparisons • Compare Group to Group – NOT Group to Whole • Continuous comparison vs. Categorical Comparison • Percent Proficient vs. scale score distribution • Is the comparison reliable? • Number tested? • Is the difference within the confidence interval? • Protect Confidentiality
Data Visualization • Grouped Bar Chart • Error Bars • Histogram • Box and Whiskers • Cumulative Distribution Frequency
Contact Information Paul Bielawski Office of Educational Assessment and Accountability Michigan Department of Education PO Box 30008 Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 335-5784 bielawp@michigan.gov