BALANCED ASSESSMENT SYSTEM By Purpose To Plan Learning (prior to instruction) To Support Learning (during instruction) To Monitor Learning (between instruction) To Verify Learning (after instruction) FORMATIVE DATA to quickly inform instruction Teacher/Student Discussion First-day Observations Teacher/Student Portfolio Class Blog; Student Journal Open Questioning Running Records Exit Activities Portfolios BENCHMARK DATA to benchmark and monitor progress Screeners Chapter Pre-Tests Graded Class Work Curriculum-Based Measures (CBM) Office Discipline Referrals Progress Report Interim Assessment (Post-Test) SUMMATIVE DATA to evaluate cumulative learning Prior Year’s AP Exams Prior End-of-Year Scores Item Analysis of Prior Summative Test End-of-Unit Assessments/Grades Benchmark Test Scores End-of-Semester Grades AYP Reports Suspension Rates

Overview of Proposed Alabama Accountability Model Alabama Learners Achievement Growth Gap College and Career Readiness Weight 100 Alabama Support Systems Program Reviews Graduation Rate Attendance Participation Rates Other Measures Weight 40 Alabama Professionals Effective teachers and leaders as measured by EDUCATE Alabama, LEADAlabama, and multiple measures of student performance Weight 50 Alabama Schools and Systems Local Indicator(s) from School/System Improvement Plan Weight 10 To be implemented in two phases over the next three years.

Proposed Timeline 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 Received approval for AMO Freeze under current AYP model Developed outline of New Accountability Plan 2012-13 Submitted ESEA Flexibility Request Proposed as a transition year, will not be AYP as previously known, waiting approval of ESEA Flexibility Request Provide LEAs and schools with New Accountability Plan data points (Phase I) for planning and improving instruction Collection of Baseline Data Phase I 2013-14 Implement Phase I of New Accountability Plan Provide LEAs and schools with new accountability data points (Phase II) for planning and improving instruction Collection of Baseline Data Phase II 2014-15 Implement Phase II of New Accountability Plan