State accountability system 2015

State Accountability Overview

Kelly BaehrenWaller ISD Administrative Workshop

July 28, 2015

Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings.

Don Miguel Ruiz

2015 Accountability There is a time to let things happen and a time to make things happen.

Hugh Parker

Overview of Accountability

2015 Accountability Rating System

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2015/index.html





• Met Standard: Met performance index targets on all indexes for which they have performance data in 2015.

• Improvement Required: Did not meet one or more performance index targets.

Performance Index Criteria2015 Rating Labels

To receive a Met Standard Rating all campuses and districts must meet the following accountability targets for:

Index 1 OR Index 2 AND Index 3 AND Index 4

2015 Ratings Criteria

Targets Districts and Campuses

Index 1: Student Achievement 60

Index 2: Student Progress 30 – Elem28 – MS/JH

15 – HS20 District

Index 3: Closing Performance Gaps

28 – Elem27 – MS/JH

31 – HS28 – District

Index 4: Postsecondary Readiness

12 – Elem13 – MS/JH

57 – HS & District

The following snapshot table applies for accountability purposes:

2015 Accountability Snapshot

10-25-13

10-31-14

2015 Game Changers

2015 = Final Year

(1.0 SD below Final Standard)

Level II Satisfactory Phase-in 1

Scale Score Cuts for Phase-in Standards

Performance Categories

Performance Index Framework

2015

Performance Index Framework

Snapshot of performance across subjects, on both general and alternative assessments, at the satisfactory performance standard (Phase-in I Level II for 2015).• Subjects: Combined over Reading/ELA,

Mathematics (Algebra I only), Writing, Science and Social Studies.

• Student Groups: All Students only

Index 1: Student Achievement

Performance Standards: Phase-in I Level II (Satisfactory), meets or exceeds the ELL Progress Measure, or meets equivalency standard on Substitute Assessment• STAAR Grades 3-8 English and Spanish (3-5) Spring 2015

(STAAR & STAAR L)

• EOC Assessments (best results: highest score) Spring 2015, Fall 2014, and Summer July 2014 (STAAR & STAAR L)

Index 1: Student Achievement

Index 1: 2014 vs. 2015

Index 1: ELL Inclusion

Measures student progress by subject and provides opportunity to receive credit for improving student performance independent of overall student achievement.

• Subjects: Reading, Writing (NEW) and Mathematics (Algebra I only)

• Ten Student Groups Evaluated:

• All Students• Students served by Special Education• English Language Learners (ELL) – Progress measure is used• Seven Racial/Ethnic Groups: African American, American Indian, Asian,

Hispanic, Pacific Islander, White, and Two or More Races

Index 2: Student Progress

Three Progress Indicators:

• Did Not Meet Growth Progress

• Met Growth Progress

• Exceeded Growth Progress

Points for progress in each subject are weighted:

• One point credit for each percentage of tests that Met or Exceeded progress

• One additional point for each percentage of tests that Exceeded progress

Index 2: Student Progress

Index 2: 2014 vs. 2015


Emphasizes the academic achievement of economically disadvantaged students and the two lowest performing race/ethnicity students groups.• Subject Area: Reading, Mathematics (Algebra I only),

Writing, Science and Social Studies

• Student Groups:• Economically Disadvantaged• Lowest Performing Race/Ethnicity: Two lowest performing

race/ethnicity student groups on the campus or district (based on 2014 assessment results)


Points based on weighted performance:

• One point for each percentage of tests meeting the phase-in satisfactory performance standard or above on the STAAR assessment

• One additional point is given for each percentage of tests meeting the advanced performance standard on the STAAR assessment.


Index 3: 2014 vs. 2015


Emphasizes the role of elementary and middle schools in preparing students for the rigors of high school, and the importance of earning a high school diploma that provides students with the foundation necessary for success in college, the workforce, job training, or the military.


Index 4: 2014 vs. 2015



***Elementary & middle schools report only on STAAR results***

STAAR Postsecondary Readiness Standard:

• Percentage of students with STAAR test results at or above the final Level II performance standard on two or more subject area tests.

• 8 Student Groups: All & 7 Racial/Ethnic Groups


Graduation Rate Score: • Reflects the highest number of points possible from the

combined performance across graduation rates for grades 9-12 (4-yr or 5-yr Grad Rate – Class of 2014 or Class of 2013)

• 10 Student Groups: All, SPED, ELL & 7 Racial/Ethnic Groups


Graduation Plan Score: • Based on an a longitudinal cohort of students graduating

under the Recommended High School Program or Distinguished Achievement Program (RHSP/DAP). (Class of 2014)

• 8 Student Groups: All & 7 Racial/Ethnic Groups


Postsecondary Component: College and Career Readiness • College-ready graduate meeting or exceeding the Texas Success Initiative

(TSI) criteria in both reading/English language arts(ELA) and mathematics on the TAKS Exit-level test, SAT, or ACT Test. (Class of 2014)

• Completed and earned credit in at least two advanced/dual credit enrollment courses

• Enrolled in a CTE-Coherent Sequence of Courses

• 8 Student Groups: All and 7 Racial/Ethnic Groups


Index 4: Overall Index Score Example

System Safeguards2015

• With the performance index framework, poor performance in one subject or one student group does not result in an Improvement Required Rating.

• System safeguards are added to ensure that poor performance in one area or one student group is not masked in the performance index.

• Texas Accountability Intervention System (TAIS) – District & Campus Leadership Teams & DIP/CIP Documentation

System Safeguards

NCLB Waiver from USDE

Submitted again

State Accountability System Safeguards 2015

Federal AccountabilitySystem Safeguards 2015

System Safeguard Minimum SizeState vs. Federal

System Safeguard Sample

Distinction Designations2015

• Academic Achievement in Reading/ELA (campus only)

• Academic Achievement in Mathematics (campus only)

• Academic Achievement in Science (campus only)

• Academic Achievement in Social Studies(campus only)

• Top 25 Percent: Student Progress (campus only)

• Top 25 Percent: Closing Performance Gaps(campus only)

• Postsecondary Readiness (campus and district)

Distinction Designations

• Distinction Earned

• No Distinction Earned

• Not Eligible

Distinction Designation Labels

***All distinction designations for campuses are based on performance in the top quartile (Q1) of its comparison group***

Grouped with 40 other schools that are similar: campus size, grade levels, % Low SES, mobility rate, and % ELL

Campus Comparison Groups

“Each campus is assigned to a unique comparison group of Texas schools that are most similar to it”

Q1 = Top 10

Released June 2015

Academic Achievement in Reading/ELA

HS = Must be in top quartile for 33% or more of their indicators

JH & ELEM = Must be in top quartile for 50% or more of their indicators

2014 Distinction Designation Summary – Reading/ELA Sample

Academic Achievement in Mathematics



***Exclusion of 3-8 math

Academic Achievement in Science



Academic Achievement in Social Studies


JH = Must be in top quartile for 50% or more of their indicators

• Awarded for outstanding student progress to a campus if it is ranked in the top 25 percent (Q1) of campuses in its campus comparison group for Index 2.

Top 25 Percent: Student Progress

• Awarded for outstanding performance in closing student achievement gaps to a campus if it is ranked in the top 25 percent (Q1) of campuses in its campus comparison group for Index 3

Top 25 Percent: Closing Performance Gaps

Top 25 Percent: Closing Performance GapsSample 2014

• Awarded to campuses and districts for outstanding academic performance in attainment of postsecondary readiness.

Postsecondary Readiness

District = 70% of campus level indicators in Q1HS = 33% of indicators in Q1JH & ELEM = 50% of indicators in Q1

Postsecondary Readiness Campus Sample 2014

Postsecondary ReadinessDistrict Sample 2014

Important Dates:

2015 State Accountability Calendar

2014 Accountability SummarySample

• TEC 39.0545

Community and Student Engagement Local Accountability

2016 AccountabilityWe cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.

Max De Pree

• No longer a Chapter in the Accountability Manual

Chapter 11 - Preview

Phase in of STAAR Level II

• 2016

• 2017

• 2018

Level II SatisfactoryPhase-in 2

• STAAR tests for Grades 3-8

• Mathematics at grades 3-8

• Reading at grades 3-8

• Writing at grades 4 and 7

• Science at grades 5 and 8

• Social Studies at grade 8

STAAR Assessments for 2016

• STAAR EOC Assessments required to pass for high school graduation:

• English I • English II • Algebra I• Biology• U.S. History

(Cohort 2011/2012 and Thereafter)

STAAR Assessments for 2016

The Class of 2016 will be the second graduating class under EOC Assessments.

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http://tea.texas.gov/index2.aspx?id=25769815051&menu_id=793

2015-2016 Testing Calendar

Changes!



I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is

the ultimate champion.

Mia Hamm

Any Questions?Thanks!

• Lead4ward Quicklook 2014-15 School Year Updated (Revised)http://lead4ward.com/docs/STAAR_Quick_Look_2014-15_REV_Sep_2014_ver2.pdf

• Texas Education Today, Oct. 2013, Volume XXVIII No. 1

• Anderson, Mac. Motivational Quotes. Naperville: Simple Truths, LLC, 2008. Print

• Murphy, John. Pulling Together. Naperville: Simple Truths, LLC, 2010. Print

• TEA Final NCLB Waiver Submission (Sept. 18. 2013)http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=25769803880

• Overview of Performance Index Framework (April 8, 2015) – TEA

• TEA One-Page Summaryhttp://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2015/index.html

• STAAR Scale Score Cuts for New Phase-in Schedule: TEA Student Assessment Division

• 2015 Accountability Manual – Chapters 1-10 and Appendices http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2015/manual/index.html

• TEA Testing Calendarhttp://tea.texas.gov/index2.aspx?id=25769815051&menu_id=793

Resources

http://lead4ward.com/docs/STAAR_Quick_Look_2014-15_REV_Sep_2014_ver2.pdf

http://lead4ward.com/docs/STAAR_Quick_Look_2014-15_REV_Sep_2014_ver2.pdf

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=25769803880

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=25769803880



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