1 Wisconsin Alternate Accountability Webinar Agenda: What schools participate in the Alternate Accountability process? Completing the Alternate Accountability.

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Wisconsin Alternate Accountability

Webinar Agenda:

• What schools participate in the Alternate Accountability process?

• Completing the Alternate Accountability form

• Alternate Accountability Ratings

• Required Documentation

• Reporting Options

• Questions?

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The Alternate Accountability process is for schools that do not have the necessary data to calculate standard report card scores. These include:

• New schools

• Schools with fewer than 20 full academic year (FAY) students

• Schools without tested grades (excluding K-2 schools with a direct

feeder pattern)

• Schools exclusively serving at-risk students (must also complete

At-Risk Designation Form)

Alternate Accountability Participation

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Forms and Information Available at:http://acct.dpi.wi.gov/acct_altact

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School Principal and District Administrator must sign form to assure data accuracy and meet documentation requirements

General Information and Signatures

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Alternate Accountability Performance Priority Areas

Alignment with standard report cards, including:

1. Academic Achievement – Reading/English Language Arts May use measures of attainment, growth, and/or gap closing as evidence of achievement

2. Academic Achievement – Mathematics

May use measures of attainment, growth, and/or gap closing as evidence of achievement

3. Other Outcomes – On Track • On-track for next educational level and/or career and college ready

• May include graduation, attendance, course completion, discipline, or

other local measures

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Alternate Accountability Ratings

Performance RatingsEach of the 3 performance priority areas will receive a rating based on the

outcomes described on the form.

• Improving

• Maintaining

• Declining

Accountability Rating (overall)Based on the 3 performance ratings, an Alternate Accountability Rating will be determined.

• Alternate Rating – Satisfactory Progress

• Alternate Rating – Needs Improvement

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Reading/English Language Arts Achievement

Other examples of evidence:

WKCE, student report cards, classroom assessments, AIMS Web assessment, STAR Reader, Scholastic Reading Inventory, etc.

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Mathematics Achievement

Other examples of evidence:

WKCE, ACT Plan, MAP test, classroom assessments, AIMS Web assessment, STAR Reader, Scholastic Reading Inventory, etc.

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Other Outcomes

Other examples of evidence:

Project completion reports, community service completion, student report cards, classroom assessments, rates of discipline, etc.

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Accountability Rating and Documentation

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Draft Alternate Accountability Public Reporting

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School Year District Name School NameOverall Accountability

ScoreOverall Accountability

Rating

2013-14 District Name School Name AA Satisfactory Progress

Options?

Include results in the 2013-14 School Report Card Data Download File, available at:http://reportcards.dpi.wi.gov/

Alternate Accountability detail tab on download file to include the 3 performance ratings?

Draft Alternate Accountability Public Reporting

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Questions