AYP Accountabilit y Participatio n Proficiency Attendance Rate Graduation Rate AAI Subgroups Safe Harbor Uniform Averaging Confidence Interval School Improvement
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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