ADP Leadership Meeting June 4, 2007 High School Assessment and Accountability: Next Generation Models Presentation by Leslie Jacobs, Member-at-Large and Vice President, Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

2 AMERICAN DIPLOMA PROJECT NETWORK ADP Network Model: Louisiana Louisiana has proposed to expand its state high school accountability system in order to reward schools for holding on to struggling students, as well as for ensuring that all students are reaching high levels of academic performance.

3 AMERICAN DIPLOMA PROJECT NETWORK ADP Network Model: Louisiana In Louisiana, the proposed high school ratings would be determined by an index. Schools would get additional points for achieving various goals; for example, a school that keeps a low-performing student in school gets a higher score than a school that lets that student drop out. Additionally, high schools receive points for getting students across the finish line with a high school diploma plus “endorsements” that signify readiness for college and careers.

4 AMERICAN DIPLOMA PROJECT NETWORK Student ResultPoints Academic Endorsement180 TOPS Opportunity Award OR Career/Technical Endorsement 160 BESE Approved Industry Based Certification OR TOPS Tech and Dual Enrollment OR TOPS Tech and Articulated Credit 140 Regular HS Diploma120 GED90 Skills Certificate/Certificate of Achievement60 Attender30 Dropout0