AYP Accountability

ParticipationProficiency

Attendance Rate

Graduation Rate

AAISubgroups Safe Harbor

Uniform Averaging

Confidence Interval

School Improvement

Trips, Traps, and Trips, Traps, and Troubles with Troubles with

AYPAYPAssessment and AccountabilityAssessment and Accountability

Summer 2008Summer 2008

PurposesPurposes To review foundational tenets of To review foundational tenets of No No

ChildChild Left BehindLeft Behind (NCLB) (NCLB) To discuss 2008 amendment to the To discuss 2008 amendment to the

Accountability WorkbookAccountability Workbook To identify the trips and traps that To identify the trips and traps that

have caused troubles with AYPhave caused troubles with AYP To review areas that have caused To review areas that have caused

troubletrouble To discuss potential changes to NCLBTo discuss potential changes to NCLB

Tenets of NCLBTenets of NCLB Assess the areas of reading and Assess the areas of reading and

mathematicsmathematics Must evaluate one additional indicator Must evaluate one additional indicator

other than academicsother than academics 95% participation rate95% participation rate All students must be proficient by All students must be proficient by

2013-20142013-2014 Must report by demographic subgroupsMust report by demographic subgroups

AYP School ReportAYP School Report

AYP School ReportAYP School Report(Continued)(Continued)

AYP School ReportAYP School Report

AllDisplayCDisplayBlackDisplay

AYP System Status AYP System Status ReportReport

 

  

                   

  

                   

  

                   

  

                   

  

                   

  

                   

  

                   

  

  

                 

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Reading Grades 4, 6, 8, and 11Mathematics Grades 4, 6, and 11

2004-2004-0505

2005-2005-0606

2006-2006-0707

2007-2007-0808

2008-2008-0909

2009-2009-1010

2010-2010-1111

2011-2011-1212

2012-2012-1313

2013-2013-1414

Reading Grades 3, 5, and 7Mathematics Grades 3, 5, 7, and 8

2008 Amendment to 2008 Amendment to Accountability Accountability

WorkbookWorkbook 2% Flexibility Option2% Flexibility Option 2% Flexibility Option is a method for making 2% Flexibility Option is a method for making

AYP in proficiency.AYP in proficiency.

2% Flexibility Option can only be used if 2% Flexibility Option can only be used if special education Proficiency Index is the special education Proficiency Index is the sole reason a school or system does not sole reason a school or system does not make AYP.make AYP.

2% Flexibility Option allows the State to 2% Flexibility Option allows the State to calculate an adjustment for the proficiency calculate an adjustment for the proficiency for this group of students in determining for this group of students in determining AYP.AYP.

Trips, Traps, and Trips, Traps, and TroublesTroubles

Four key areasFour key areasDemographics and CodingDemographics and CodingParticipationParticipationProficiencyProficiencyVerification and Certification Verification and Certification

of Informationof Information

DemographicsDemographics

and and

CodingCoding

The TripThe Trip The school did not confirm and The school did not confirm and

correct the LEP status for the correct the LEP status for the students with limited-English students with limited-English proficiency in STI.proficiency in STI.

The school did not properly identify The school did not properly identify LEP 1 students during the Online LEP 1 students during the Online Correction Process. Correction Process.

The TrapThe Trap If LEP 1 students have participated in If LEP 1 students have participated in

ACCESS, they are not required to ACCESS, they are not required to participate in the reading portion of participate in the reading portion of ARMT.ARMT. LEP 1 students’ ACCESS scores are used in LEP 1 students’ ACCESS scores are used in

the participation calculations.the participation calculations. LEP 1 students’ ACCESS scores are not LEP 1 students’ ACCESS scores are not

included in proficiency calculations.included in proficiency calculations. If a student is not identified as LEP 1, If a student is not identified as LEP 1,

the student is expected to have a score the student is expected to have a score for ARMT for ARMT Without an ARMT score, a student is Without an ARMT score, a student is

considered to not have participated.considered to not have participated.

The TroubleThe Trouble

The school did not The school did not make AYP.make AYP.

Demographics and Demographics and CodingCoding

Check for accuracy of STI Check for accuracy of STI demographicsdemographics NameName GradeGrade EthnicityEthnicity GenderGender Social security numberSocial security number Meal statusMeal status Special education statusSpecial education status LEP statusLEP status Foreign exchange student statusForeign exchange student status

Demographic and Demographic and CodingCoding

Code withdrawn students accurately Code withdrawn students accurately and in a timely mannerand in a timely manner

Revisit the status of students Revisit the status of students throughout the yearthroughout the year

ParticipationParticipation

The TripThe Trip The school did not administer The school did not administer

makeup tests to students since makeup tests to students since attendance indicated that the school attendance indicated that the school never had less than 95% never had less than 95% participation each day.participation each day.

The TrapThe Trap The school did not consider the The school did not consider the

attendance rate of any group other attendance rate of any group other than the All Students subgroup.than the All Students subgroup. Each Each subgroupsubgroup must have at least a must have at least a

95% participation rate.95% participation rate.

The TroubleThe Trouble

The school did not The school did not make AYP.make AYP.

ParticipationParticipation N-counts at the school roll up to the N-counts at the school roll up to the

system levelsystem level Students are included in more than one Students are included in more than one

subgroupsubgroup 95% participation rate applies to each 95% participation rate applies to each

subgroupsubgroup Administer assessments to all studentsAdminister assessments to all students

Administer appropriate subtestsAdminister appropriate subtests Administer make-up testsAdminister make-up tests Student must have valid test results to Student must have valid test results to

count for participationcount for participation

ProficiencyProficiency

The TripThe Trip The school did not consider the The school did not consider the

additional academic indicator for additional academic indicator for any group other than the All any group other than the All Students group.Students group. The additional academic indicator at The additional academic indicator at

the subgroup level becomes important the subgroup level becomes important for Safe Harbor.for Safe Harbor.

The TrapThe Trap In order to invoke safe harbor, the In order to invoke safe harbor, the

following is required: following is required: Must have a 95% Participation Rate.Must have a 95% Participation Rate. Must have at least a 10% decrease in Must have at least a 10% decrease in

those not proficient in the previous those not proficient in the previous year.year.

Must have met the additional academic Must have met the additional academic indicator for the indicator for the subgroup.subgroup.

The TroubleThe Trouble

The school did not The school did not make AYP.make AYP.

ProficiencyProficiency Administer all parts of a subject-area Administer all parts of a subject-area

testtest ARMT score is derived from Stanford 10 ARMT score is derived from Stanford 10 andand

ARMT, Part 2ARMT, Part 2 Rely on proficient students (Level III and Rely on proficient students (Level III and Level IV) to make proficiencyLevel IV) to make proficiency Level II AAA students do not count Level II AAA students do not count

toward proficiencytoward proficiency Subgroup must make its AAI in order to Subgroup must make its AAI in order to

invoke safe harborinvoke safe harbor

Verification Verification

and and

CertificationCertification

The TripThe Trip For multiple years, the school did For multiple years, the school did

not complete the Final Status Report not complete the Final Status Report Final Status Report allows schools the Final Status Report allows schools the

opportunity to ensure that students are opportunity to ensure that students are given credit for passing portions of the given credit for passing portions of the graduation exam across multiple graduation exam across multiple administrations.administrations. This is especially important for students This is especially important for students

who may have taken an early administration who may have taken an early administration for mathematics or sciencefor mathematics or science

The TrapThe Trap The school did not complete the The school did not complete the

Final Status Report; therefore, Final Status Report; therefore, students who had successfully students who had successfully passed the mathematics portion passed the mathematics portion during the 9during the 9thth grade had not grade had not received credit for the early attempt.received credit for the early attempt.

The TroubleThe Trouble

The school did not The school did not make AYP.make AYP.

Verification and Verification and CertificationCertification

Verify to account for all studentsVerify to account for all students May graduatesMay graduates Summer graduatesSummer graduates Exited studentsExited students Transfer studentsTransfer students Retained studentsRetained students DropoutsDropouts

Verification and Verification and CertificationCertification

Review, correct, and certifyReview, correct, and certify Online correctionsOnline corrections

9-129-12 K-8K-8

Matchback opportunitiesMatchback opportunities Final status for AHSGEFinal status for AHSGE

Early takers for mathematics and biologyEarly takers for mathematics and biology