RATIONALE Why should we raise student achievement? EXTERNAL MANDATES Indiana Public Law 221
RATIONALE
Why should we raise student achievement?
EXTERNAL MANDATESIndiana Public Law 221
Federal No Child Left Behind Act
FEDERAL SCHOOL
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM
No Child Left BehindElementary and Secondary Education Act
Signed into law on January 8, 2002
To Meet AYP
Indiana Improvement Intervals
Year (Fall) Eng Math
2002, 2003, 2004 58.8 57.1
2005, 2006, 2007 65.7 65.3
2008, 2009, 2010 72.6 71.6
2011 79.5 78.7
2012 86.4 85.9
2013 93.3 93.1
2014 100 100
To Make AYP* – Yes in Every Box
Eng / LA Math2nd
Indicator95% Test in E/LA
95% Test in Math
Overall
IEP
LEP
Econ Dis
A. Indian
Black
Asian
Hispanic
White
* AYP = Annual Yearly Progress
Title I Failure to Meet AYP
# of Yrs AYP Not
Met
School in Improvement
Consequence
1 No
2Yes
1st YearSchool Improvement PlanSchool Choice
3Yes
2nd Year
School Improvement PlanSchool ChoiceSupplemental Services
4Yes
3rd Year
School Improvement PlanSchool ChoiceSupplemental ServicesCorrective Action & Restructuring
May include:Government take-over of the schoolComplete reorganization
PART ONE
LEGAL STANDARDS Health and safety Minimum time requirements Staff to student ratios Curriculum offerings Instructional staff ISTEP participation Mandatory annual assessments Accurate & timely submissions of reports Annual performance report
PART TWOSCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN
PL221 REQUIREMENT InSAI REPORTDescription & location of curriculum Curriculum Force Field Report
Title & description of assessments Assessment Force Field Report
Mission, vision or beliefs Vision Statement
Parent Participation Parent Participation Strategy
Technology as a learning tool Technology Strategy
Safe / disciplined environment Safe / Disciplined Strategy
Goals for attendance Attendance Strategy
Goals for ISTEP ISTEP Data Target
Goals for graduation rate Graduation Rate Data Targets
Areas needing improvement Areas of Concern
PART TWO (cont.)SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN
PL221 REQUIREMENT InSAI REPORTBenchmarks for progress Achievement Data Targets
Provisions to offer Core 40 and Honors Diploma courses
Core 40 Course Strategy
Encouragement for Core 40 and Honors Diploma Courses
Core 40 Encouragement Strategy
Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development in every strategy plan
Cultural competency Cultural competency strategy
Statutes and rules to be waived Environment Force Field Report
Three-year timeline One-year timeline
ONE READDepartment of Education review of the plan is not required IF school implements a quality-focused planning process such as the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for Education, a national or regional accreditation agency that the State Board has approved, or a planning model the State Board has approved.
http://doe.state.in.us/accreditation/accredreq.html#1
PART THREESTUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
% of all ISTEP tests that are passing
All subjects
All grade levels
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
Increase in the % of all ISTEP tests that are passing
Non-mobile group (70% of previous year)
3-year rolling average
Improvement
PerformanceExemplary Progress
Commend-able Progress
Academic Progress
Academic Watch
(Priority)
Academic Probation * (High Priority)
≥ 90% Exemplary School
≥ 80% ≥ 1% Commendable School
≥ 70% ≥ 3% ≥ 2% ≥ 1% < 1%
≥ 60% ≥ 4% ≥ 3% ≥ 2% < 2%
≥ 50% ≥ 5% ≥ 4% ≥ 3% < 3% < 0%
≥ 40% ≥ 6% ≥ 5% ≥ 4% < 4% < 1%
<40% ≥ 6% ≥ 5% ≥ 3% < 3%
School Performance & Improvement Categories
PL221 Link to No Child Left Behind
Schools that do not make AYP for two consecutive years cannot be placed in
top two categories.
Probation Category ConsequencesConsequence
1st Year
State notifies schoolSchool issues public noticeSchool holds a public hearingCommittee revises the school’s planSchool may request state board to appoint
outside team to manage school or help develop a plan (school immediately moves to third year consequence)
3rd year after initial placement
State assigns expert team to the school
5th year after initial placement
State holds public hearing in the school corp State may opt to:
merge the school with a nearby school assign a management team other options including closing the school revise the school’s plan