1. Arizona LEARNS: Overview of the Achievement Profiles

2. Points of Interest Basis of the model is AIMS Credit for increasing percent of students in M/E. Credit for decreasing FFB students MAP(Stanford 9 Measurement of Academic Progress) and Extended Writing for Grades 3-8 Impact is relatively small Graduation and Dropout Rates for High Schools Worth 25% of HS Designation Doing well in one subject does not necessarily help deficiency in another. Mobility and ELL’s

3. A Single Designation for Each School (Based on Multiple Subject Area Designations) School Designations E = Excelling I = Improving M = Maintaining Performance U = Underperforming School Designation = M Math 3 rd Grade = I Math 5 th Grade = M Reading 3 rd Grade = M Reading 5th Grade = U Writing 3 rd Grade = M Writing 5th Grade = M (Example Elementary School) If One possible scenario There are many possible scenarios that could lead to a designation

4. Statutory Definition of Excelling Schools K-8 90% of students with one year of academic progress in all subject areas (MAP Analysis) and 90% of students that Meet of Exceed Standards on the AIMS in all subject areas 9-12 90% of students that Meet of Exceed Standards on the AIMS in all subject areas and The School’s annual Dropout Rate is no more than 6% and The School’s Graduation Rate is at least 90%

5. How Designations for Each Subject Area are Determined Change Points % Mastery Status Groupings Percent of Students with Meeting or Exceeding Scores on the AIMS (School year 99-00) 1. Where did your school start? 2. How much did your school change on AIMS? (Last 3-year average %) – (school year 2000 %)

6. Where did your school start? % Mastery Status Groupings Your school is placed into a Grouping based on the percent of students with Meeting or Exceeding scores on the AIMS during the school year 99-00 If your school averages 90% or higher over the last 3 years they would be placed into Group 6 (Excelling) For example: If your school had a Mastery rate of 45% for 5 th grade Math it would be placed into Group 4

7. How much did your school change? How school change points are computed for grades 3,5,8  Credit is given if the school increases the percent of its students that Meet or Exceed on AIMS  Credit is given if the school decreases the percent of its students that Fall Far Below on AIMS  Credit given for Added Evidence from the Measure of Academic Progress report, Extended Writing on AIMS

8. Example: School Change Points Percent of students at the school with Falls Far Below scores Year 2000 (Baseline) 20% Average from last 3 years 18% Difference 2% Percent of students at the school with Meets or Exceeds scores Year 2000 (Baseline) 40% Average from last 3 years 50% Difference 10% Total School Change Points: 12%

9. Example: Adjusting Your School Change Points Using Added Evidence School Change Points will be added if you have 60% or higher students making one year’s growth (OYG) from the Measure of Academic Progress (MAP). OYG is based on the Stanford 9. To achieve OYG, students need to get at least the same or higher stanine for two consecutive years.  For example; If your school had 90% of students making OYG, then you could get almost 4% added to your 3 rd grade Math change points. This is added to AIMS Growth Points for Reading and Math for Grades 3,5,8 (Elementary and Middle Schools)

10. Example: Adjusting Change Points Using Added Evidence (Cont.) Extended Writing from AIMS  School Change Points will be added based on the percent of students with 24 or more points from the Extended Writing subtest on the AIMS. For example, if your school had 50% of its students with Extended Writing scores of 24 or higher, then you could get 3.3% added to your 3 rd grade Writing change points This applies to Writing for Grades 3,5,8

11. Working Through an Elementary Example School Elementary School A Math 3 rd Grouping = 3 Math 3 rd Change Points = 14% Math 5 th Grouping = 4 Math 5 th Change Points = 10% Reading 3 rd Grouping = 4 Reading 3 rd Change Points = 2.5% Reading 5 th Grouping = 5 Reading 5 th Change Points = -8% Writing 3 rd Grouping = 4 Writing 3 rd Change Points = 10% Writing 5 th Grouping = 3 Writing 5 th Change Points = 8%

12. Working Through an Example School (Cont.) Change Points % Mastery Status Groupings Elementary School A Math 3 rd Grade 8.3%15.81%23.32%.79%-6.72% The Math Designation for this School is: I or (5 points) 14.0 3 Added Evidence for Math MAP = 90% Added points = 3.91 17.91 State Values

13. Elementary School A Designation Points Math 3 rd I = 5 Math 5 th M = 3 Reading 3 rd M = 3 Reading 5 th I = 5 Writing 3 rd I = 5 Writing 5 th M = 3 Total points 24 Working Through an Example School (Cont.) This yields an overall school designation of Improving

14. Classification Table for Elementary Schools with 6 Subject by Grade Combinations DesignationFromTo U08 M923 I2441 E42

15. Working Through a Example Middle School Middle School B Math 8 th Grouping = 3 Math 8 th Change Points = 10% Reading 8 th Grouping = 3 Reading 8 th Change Points = 6% Writing 8 th Grouping = 4 Writing 8 th Change Points = 2%

16. Working Through an Middle School (Cont.) Change Points % Mastery Status Groupings Middle School B Writing 8 th Grade -3.6%2.2%8.0%-9.4%-15.2% The Writing Designation for this School is: I or (5 points) 2.0 4 Added Evidence for Extended Writing 50% Added pts = 2.32 4.32 State Values

17. Middle School B Designation Points Math 8 th M = 3 Reading 8 th M = 3 Writing 8 th I = 5 Total points 11 Working Through an Example School (Cont.) This yields an overall school designation of Maintaining

18. Classification Table for Middle Schools with 3 Subject by Grade Combinations DesignationFromTo U05 M611 I1220 E21

19. School Change Points For High Schools Percent of students at the school with Falls Far Below scores Year 2000 (Baseline) 20% Average from last 3 years 18% Difference 2% Percent of students at the school with Meets or Exceeds scores Year 2000 (Baseline) 40% Average from last 3 years 50% Difference 10% Total School Change Points: 12%

20. Added Evidence for High Schools Dropout and Graduation Rates are factored in the Achievement Profiles for high schools. For 01-02… Credit is given for decreasing dropout rates by 1% from 99-00 to the average of the last three years. Credit is given for increasing graduation rates by 1% from 99-00 to the average of the last three years.

21. Working Through an Example High School High School C Math Grouping = 3 Math Change Points = 2.5% Reading Grouping = 4 Reading Change Points = -1% Writing Grouping = 2 Writing Change Points = 6.4% Dropout Rate Decrease = 1% (Met Criteria) Graduation Rate Increase =.5% (Did not meet Criteria)

22. Working Through an Example High School Change Points % Mastery Status Groupings High School C Math.3%4.55%8.79%-3.95%-8.19% The Math Designation for this High School is: M or (3 points) 2.5 3 State Values

23. Working Through an Example High School Change Points % Mastery Status Groupings High School C Reading 1.1%8.86%16.61%-6.66%-14.41% The Reading Designation for this High School is: M or (3 points) -1.5 4 State Values

24. Working Through an Example High School Change Points % Mastery Status Groupings High School C Writing 12.5%22.47%32.43%2.54%-7.43% The Writing Designation for this High School is: U or (0 points) 6.4 2 State Values

26. High School C Designation Points Math M = 3 Reading M = 3 Writing U = 0 Drop/Grad Rate M = 3 Total points9 Working Through an Example High School This yields an overall school designation of Maintain

27. Classification Table for High Schools with 4 Subject by Grade Combinations DesignationFromTo U05 M614 I1527 E28

28. School Improvement Year 1 / Under-performing NCLB Upon Receipt of Guidance  provide transfer option;  notify parents of status*;  develop/revise SIP [federal/Title I];  provide technical assistance;  review SIP within 45 days (peer review process). AZ LEARNS Upon Designation  notify residents (meeting)  develop SIP [state];  hold public meeting;  implement SIP. Title I Schools in Year One of School Improvement that are designated as Under-performing on the October 15, 2002 Achievement Profile must:

29. School Improvement Year 2 / Under-performing NCLB Upon Receipt of Guidance  provide transfer option;  notify parents of status*;  implement SIP (revise) [federal/Title I];  provide technical assistance;  Provide supplemental education services. AZ LEARNS Upon Designation  develop SIP [state];  notify residents (meeting)  implement SIP  hold public meeting; Title I Schools in Year Two of School Improvement that are designated as Under-performing on the October 15, 2002 Achievement Profile must:

30. Please Note!!! Title I schools in school improvement can only be removed from such status after two consecutive years of making AYP. Title I schools in school improvement will maintain status for the remainder of the 2002-03 academic year, regardless of results yielded by October 15, 2002 achievement profile. If a Title I school in school improvement status is designated as Maintaining or Improving (has made AYP) according to the October 15, 2002 achievement profile and is found to have made AYP on the 2003 achievement profile, it will be removed from school improvement status.