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Accountability Codes and Data Certification. Jennifer Baird, Ph.D. Division of Assessments and Accountability January 24-25, 2012. Accountability Policy Staff. Accountability Staff Information. Accountability Policy. Policy for accountability located in:
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Accountability Codes and Data Certification Jennifer Baird, Ph.D. Division of Assessments and Accountability January 24-25, 2012
Accountability Policy Policy for accountability located in: Bulletin 111―The Louisiana School, District and State Accountability System Policy Address: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v83/28v83.doc
Changes in Accountability Codes Codes 1-35: SIS Exit Codes SIS codes apply to students no longer enrolled. Added note for Youth Challenge, Job Corps and VOA as Dropout (02) SIS Exit Codes apply to all pre-coded tests except for ELDA and Grade 2.
Changes in Accountability Codes • Codes 80-98: Codes added by Accountability for enrolled students • Fewer codes than previous years • Use code 15 for students who change grades. Do NOT use code 98.
Accountability Codes for LEP: 81 • Section V (LEAP, GEE, iLEAP) • Section R (LAA 1) • Section S (LAA 2) • Used for students who are enrolled (NOT EXITED)and who have completed less than one full academic year in United States
Nonparticipation Codes for ELDA: 01-07 • Used in Section W • Used for students who do not test on the preidentified answer documents or inventories • No longer enrolled at the school OR • Did not use the document for one of the other specified reasons.
Data Certification Final Opportunity to Review Data Used to Calculate the SPS
Hand Code Issues • Need all of the Social Security Number PLEASE • NOT THIS XXX-XX-1234 • Do not permit students to complete hand code info • Alternative School Issues
Students at Alternative Programs • Two Options for Coding Students who are enrolled at one site and attend classes (and test) at another site • Submit plan to Leslie Lightbourne for transport of pre-coded answer documents to site • Use blank document and hand code information using the school where the student is enrolled • Add test administrator to school where student is enrolled
Homebase Site codes • If students are not FAY in an alternative school, they will be routed back to the sending school ONLY IF THERE IS A HOMEBASE SITECODE IN SIS.
Pre-code Rosters • Excel spreadsheet prepared for every district • Will be sent to Accountability Contacts via secure email • Review data to identify potential problems and to prepare accountability codes
Corrections for Assessment • Impending Zeros – What are they? • Students for which the pre-coded test document was not returned. • A test document with an unexcused absence was returned. • A document with an invalid accountability code was returned. • A student took LAA 1 or LAA 2 and did not meet requirements. • Any of these situations that are not corrected will result in a zero being assigned and used in calculating the SPS.
Future Data Release • Detailed School-level Table to be released in next couple of weeks • Includes some data previously released • Reflects any changes from appeals • First time release of new growth targets • Does not include EOC transition baseline scores
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