Two Accountability Systems This Year

NCLB AZ Learns

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

Yes / No

Excelling, Highly-Performing, Performing,

Underperforming

Student Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion

Criteria

AYP AZ LEARNS

30 Student Minimum

Yes* Yes

Include Exempt** ELL Students

Yes No

Include Out of Level Students

Yes No

Include Mobile Students

No No

* AYP aggregates these students into larger totals** Students in an ELL program for less than 4 years starting in 1st grade

3 S/G = 0-276 S/G = 0-529 S/G = 0-77

3 S/G = 0-276 S/G = 0-529 S/G = 0-77

Total School Points

+ =0 or 1 Points

Up to 40% of Max Points

+

Total Baseline /Growth Points

0 - 2 PointsOR

Adequate Yearly

Progress

MAP/Ext Writing

Elem/Middle

Dropout/ Grad Rates

H. S.

1 to 6 Points for Each Subject/ Grade Level

AZ LEARNS Revised Model

Changes to AZ LEARNS from 2002Positive Changes

Two-year baseline: will help school with a very high or low initial year

70/30 weighting: the higher of your baseline or growth is weighted 70%

Mobile students excluded Added evidence (MAP/Ext. Writ) theoretically given

more weight for elementary / middle schools Statutory language rewritten to allow for more

excelling schools

Changes to AZ LEARNS from 2002Negative Changes

70/30 weighting tends to flatten school differences, resulting in narrow cut score ranges

“Added” evidence is in fact an integral part of cuts AYP—only 1 point regardless of # of Subject/Grades Exceeding threshold criteria needed to keep a “Highly

Performing” or “Excelling” label are perhaps too rigorous

Interpreting Your Schools AZ-Learns Reports

AIMS Baseline /Growth Points for

Each Subject/GradeSchool Designation

Total Points

Total Points Needed for Each Designation

Exceeds Average Needed to Keep Highly Performing or Excelling Designations

Added Evidence

Over All School Designation

2 yr Baseline Mastery Rate

2yr Baseline FFB Rate

Last 3yr FFB Rate

Last 3yr Mastery Rate

Total Growth Points

Baseline Grouping Cuts

Growth Grouping Cuts

70% / 30% Weighting

3rd Grade Reading

Total Points

3rd Grade Math

Total Points

3rd Grade Writing

3-yrs of OYG (Stanford 9) for Reading and Math

3-yrs of AIMS Extended Writing Scores 24 or Greater

Total Added Evidence Points = 75% OYG + 25% Extended Writing

Weighted Percentage

Added Evidence Point Table

Added Evidence

AIMS Baseline /Growth Points for

Each Subject/GradeSchool Designation

Total Points

Total Points Needed for Each Designation

Exceeds Average Needed to Keep Highly Performing or Excelling Designations

Added Evidence

Over All School Designation

Tucson Unified School District--Overall

•Excelling 10•Highly Performing 11

•Performing61

•Underperforming12

AZ LEARNS—2 Year Comparison

Designation 2002 2003

Excelling 1 10

Highly Performing / (Improving)

34 11

Performing / (Maintaining) 45 61

Underperforming 21 12

Total 101 94*

*Due to changes in the model, several smaller TUSD elementary schools did not receive ratings in 2003

AZ LEARNS—TUSD Talking Points

• 2/3 (14/21) of Underperforming schools in 2002 Performing in 2003

• 43% decrease in Underperforming Schools

• 900% increase in Excelling Schools

• Only 2 schools which did not make AYP are Underperforming

• 7 Schools have two straight years of Underperforming

AZ-LEARNSLeading Education through Accountability and Results Notification System