Statewide Accountability and Assistance: “The Leveling System” and Charter Schools

1. Statewide Accountability and Assistance: “The Leveling System” and Charter Schools September 2013

3. Session Objectives • Participants will understand the changes to the state accountability system (since 2012) • Participants will be able to define terms: • PPI • Percentile • Level • Participants will understand how charter schools intersect with the state accountability system • Q & A Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

4. Flexibility from No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requirements Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

5. The goal under NCLB Our new goal: halving proficiency gaps

6. What is the Progress and Performance Index (PPI)?

7. Goal: To reduce the proficiency gap by half by the end of the 2016-17 school year Current proficiency level Gap narrowing goal 100 % proficiency The PPI is the measurement used to track the progress of the Commonwealth’s districts, schools, and student groups toward meeting this goal

8. 2011 2010 2012 2013 Annual and Cumulative PPI Annual PPI Measure of improvement from one year to the next Cumulative PPI Measure of improvement over the last four years, weighting recent years the most (1-2-3-4)

9. What does the PPI measure?

10. Indicators

11. Example CPI Calculation CPIs are generated separately for ELA, math, and science, and at all levels – state, district, school, and subgroup

12. DemonstrationNarrowing gaps asmeasured by the CPI

13. Goal: Reduce proficiency gap by half by 2016-17

14. How is the PPIreported?

16. Students with disabilities High needs subgroup English language learners (ELL) / Former ELL Low income students The creation of the high needs subgroup allows ESE to hold more schools accountable for the performance of students belonging to historically disadvantaged groups

17. How are PPI pointsawarded?

19. Annual PPI = total points ÷ # core indicatorsCumulative PPI = (2010*1 + 2011*2 + 2012*3 + 2013*4) ÷ 10 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

20. Cumulative PPI

21. How does the PPI fit into the broadercontext of the state’saccountability system?

22. Massachusetts’ Framework for District Accountability and Assistance

23. What is a school percentile?

24. School Percentiles

25. How do school percentiles fit into the broader context of the state’s accountability system?

26. Massachusetts’ Framework for District Accountability and Assistance

27. What are school types?

29. Note: Schools ending in grades 1, 2, or 3 are not issued percentiles

30. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

31. How does a school percentile differ from the Progress and Performance Index (PPI)?

33. Massachusetts’ Framework for District Accountability & Assistance

34. Massachusetts Framework for District Accountability & Assistance P P I P E R C E N T I L E

35. Sample reports

36. Level 1 school (first layer of report) Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

37. Second layer of report Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

38. Third layer of report Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

39. Level 2 school (first layer of report) Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

40. Level 3 school (first layer of report) Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

41. The leveling system and charter school accountability

42. The Charter School Performance Criteria v. 3.0 (Criteria) • http://www.doe.mass.edu/charter/acct.html?section=criteria • The Criteria articulate performance expectations for charter schools in the three areas of charter school accountability: • Academic program success • Organizational viability • Faithfulness to charter • There are 10 Criteria

43. Criterion 5: Student Performance • Criterion 5: The school consistently meets state student performance standards for academic growth, proficiency, and college and career readiness. • PPI • School Percentile • Accountability Level • The goal is to achieve and remain in Level 1. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

44. Current Aggregate Charter School Levels – 2013 Data • 59 Schools included. • 4 Commendation Schools • 2 of the schools in Level 3 are alternative HS with low graduation rates • 1 Level 3 school closed at the end of SY13. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

45. Statewide Aggregate School Levels – 2013 Data Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

46. Resources and tools

47. Explanatory materials & tools http://www.doe.mass.edu/apa/accountability Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

48. Gap-halving calculators Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

49. PPI calculator Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

50. District analysis, review, & assistance tools http://www.doe.mass.edu/apa/dart Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education