1. South Carolina Succeeds
State Board of Education Update
South Carolina Succeeds
Dr. Sheila Quinn
Deputy Superintendent
SC Department of Education
Assessments, Accountability,
College & Career Ready
February 11, 2016

2. Impact of ESSA on Accountability
States must be ready to implement a new Accountability Model that is compliant with ESSA in
Guidance on ESSA is in infancy – States are just beginning to interpret its meaning
CCSSO and USED emphasize the need to take the full transition period
SCDE will be recommending that the General Assembly allow South Carolina to delay until

3. ESSA 30,000 foot View Accountability System
Establish school performance objectives
Measure progress of schools/districts against those objectives
Taking action with respect to schools that do not make acceptable progress

4. ESSA
Must Report on:
State-designed long term goals with measurements of interim progress for ALL students & subgroups in the following areas (at a minimum)
Achievement on State Assessments
Graduation Rates
English Language Proficiency

5. ESSA Accountability System
Must Include these Academic Indicators:
Achievement on state tests
Growth or other indicator for elementary & middle
Graduation Rates for high schools
Progress in English language proficiency
Substantial
Weight

6. Long Term Goals Discussion
Rigorous but attainable
Grounded in where we have been and where we want to be
In line with other states & national expectations
Transparency and honesty

7. ACT Aspire
English
Close
Ready & above
Combined 3
29.4
65.1
94.5 4
26.2
67.2
93.4 5
25.9
67.6
93.5 6
23.7
66.3
90.0 7
20.9
70.2
91.1 8
21.7
70.8
92.5
Reading
Close
Ready & above
Combined 3
19.3
31.8
51.1 4
31.3
32.8
63.9 5
30.3
33.6 6
36.9
67.2 7
69.6 8
24.4
46.7
71.1
NAEP Gr %
NAEP Gr %
Writing
Close
Ready & above
Combined 3
54.0
16.2
70.2 4
72.0
18.7
90.7 5
52.5
16.9
69.4 6
48.2
36.1
84.3 7
47.7
28.1
75.8 8
51.9
27.1
79.0
Math
Close
Ready & above
Combined 3
29.3
58.0
60.3 4
42.0
49.4
91.4 5
44.9
48.2
93.1 6
32.0
53.2
85.2 7
37.2
36.4
73.6 8
29.0
61.0
NAEP Gr %
NAEP Gr %

8. College and Career Assessments
Grade 11 ACT
Grade 11 WorkKeys
English
38.7
Math
21.6
Reading
25.8
Science
17.9
Met benchmark in all 4
11.3
Level %
Silver
40.0
Gold
22.1
Platinum
0.8
Met Silver or higher
62.9

9. ESSA Accountability System
Must include at least one measure of School Quality or Student Success
Student engagement
Completion of advanced coursework
Post-secondary readiness (CCR)
School climate or safety
“Other” as determined by State
Weight
Less

10. Defensible method to combine these categories
Accountability
Aggregate the results from five areas:
Achievement
Growth
Graduation rate
English proficiency
School Quality or
Student Success
95% tested
Results of students/subgroups must be weighted in such a way that they produce results that “meaningfully differentiate” schools annually and identify schools in need of comprehensive support
Defensible method to combine these categories

11. ESSA Identification for Low Performance
Comprehensive Support & Improvement
At least once every three years
5% lowest performing in the State
High Schools with graduation rates <67%
School with subgroups performing as low as the lowest 5% schools for x number of years

12. ESSA Identification for Low Performance
Targeted Support & Intervention
At least once every three years
Consistently under-performing subgroups (not necessary as low as the lowest 5% schools, but the gap to proficiency by the subgroups is consistently high

13. World Class Knowledge & Skills World Class Opportunities
World Class Knowledge & Skills
World Class Opportunities
World Class System Quality
Level
Assessments
Opportunities to Learn
Non-Academic Indicator
Bonus
Elementary
Achievement
GAP
Growth
N/A
ELP -
Attendance
Early Childhood
Climate
Gallup Student Poll
Program Review Personalized learning
Middle
On Track to Graduate
Advanced Coursework
Climate Gallup Student Poll
High
College &
Career Ready
Grad
Rate
College Preparation
District
College &
Career
Ready
AdvancED
Following up on our meeting, here are my thoughts potential measures that could go into the “College & Career Preparedness” non-academic indicator:
            % of students who fill out a FAFSA
            % of students completing a college application
            % of students who complete Individual Graduation Plan
            % of students earning Palmetto, LIFE scholarships
            % of students who enter careers within one year of graduation (if we can get data from DEW)
On track to graduate (Middle School – 8th grade)
GPA of 2.5 or better
96% attendance
No final Ds or Fs in ELA or Math
No suspensions

14. South Carolina Assessments
Content Areas
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
High School
College/Career Readiness 9-12
English Language Arts
SC Ready 3-5
SC Ready 6-8
English 1
PSAT/PLAN
Grade 10
Mathematics
Algebra 1
ACT
Grade 11
Science
SC PASS
Grade 4
Grade 6
Biology 1
WorkKeys
Social Studies
Grade 5
Grade 7
US History & Constitution
Alternate College Entrance option
English Language Proficiency
ACCESS
Authentic Performance Tasks

15. Kentucky’s Success on College Readiness
66.8%
62.5%
Percent of Students College Ready
54.1%
47.2%
42%
37%
34.0%
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015

16. College Ready
DRAFT
School could potentially earn points for students who meet “college ready” status by end of Grade 12
Grade 11 College Entrance Test benchmarks (ACT/SAT);
Any repeat administration of ACT/SAT/Compass/Accuplacer)in grade 12;
AP course completion with a “3 or higher”; IB course completion with a “4 or higher; Dual Credit course credit
Mutually Agreed Upon Cut Score for all IHEs to take a credit bearing course

17. Career Ready
DRAFT
School could potentially earn points for students who meet “career ready” status by end of Grade 12 for the percentage of students who
Score a “Silver or above” on WorkKeys
Complete a Career and Technical program of study
Earn an Industry Certification in a field that leads to living wage
Completes an approved apprenticeship program

18. Next Steps
Seek legislative approval to delay new accountability model until the school year
New report card implementation November 2018

19. Complications with SC Timeline
New SC Ready Assessment
Vertical Scaling will not be ready until after administration of SC Ready tests
EOC must approve the assessments after vertical scaling in summer 2017
Re-procure College Entrance Assessment in
Get approval for and procure the Grade 12 Alternate college entrance option

20. Complications with SC Timeline
Time to design & test the data systems to collect all of the new data elements for the Report Card
Amendments to EAA may not occur until January – June 2017
Items in the Non-Academic Indicators need to be vetted and tested for validity at least one year before they count
AdvancED (not all districts trained and ready)
Personalized learning rubrics
Climate survey, Gallop student poll, college preparation metric

21. Complications with SC Timeline
Plan must be put out for public comment for a prescribed period
New USED Secretary of Education beginning January 2017
Regulatory guidance on ESSA could impact approval of South Carolina’s accountability plan
USED has 120 days to conduct Peer Review and approve the plan

22. Possible Timeline October 2016 – DRAFT PLAN
November – December 2016 – Public comment & stakeholder feedback
January – February 2017 – Seek EOC, SBE, & General Assembly approval
March – June 2017 – USED approval time period
June – July 2017– revisions (if needed)
July – August 2017– Training for districts (simulations if possible)