Accountability Services North Carolina Department of Public Instruction January 14, 2015 School Performance Grades

School Performance Grades Assignment of Grades  North Carolina General Assembly legislation requires assignment of School Performance (§115C-83.15) Grades (SPG) beginning with 2013–14 results  Presented to State Board of Education for first time February 5, 2015  Available publicly in new NC School Report Card 2

School Performance Grades Highlights of Legislation  Calculated using 80% Achievement and 20% Growth  Schools with no growth use 100% achievement  Schools with no data receive no designation  15 Point Scale 2013–14 (2014–15 and beyond uses 10 Point Scale)  A separate performance score and grade for reading and math must be reported for schools serving grades K–8 (Calculated using same rules as overall school performance grade)  Regional and charter schools assigned a “D” or “F” SPG must inform parents via a letter (§115C and §115C F) ‒Regional Accountability Coordinators will collect a copy of the letter. 3

School Performance Grades Highlights of Legislation  “If a school has met expected growth and inclusion of the school’s growth score reduces the school’s performance score and grade, a school may choose to use the school achievement score solely to calculate the performance score and grade.” 4

School Performance Grades Achievement Indicators Elem/Middle EOG Mathematics EOG ELA/Reading EOG Science Math I (when applicable) Biology (when applicable) High Schools Math I English II Biology The ACT Passing Math III ACT WorkKeys Graduation Rate 5

School Performance Grades Achievement Indicator Standards Summative Assessment Scores: Percent of students who score at or above Level 3 (Grade Level Proficiency) End-of-Grade Tests End-of-Course Tests Graduation Rate: Percent of students who graduate in four years (4-Year Cohort Rate) Passing Math III: Percent of graduates who successfully complete Math III The ACT: Percent of 11 th grade students who score 17 or above (UNC System’s minimum composite score requirement) ACT WorkKeys: Percent of CTE concentrator graduates who achieve a Silver Certificate or above 6

School Performance Grades Growth Indicator and Reporting EVAAS School Accountability Growth Composite Index Score Generated Using End-of-Grade and End-of-Course Assessments K–8 Reading and Math have an EVAAS Growth Index used for the separate score and grade Assigned an EVAAS Growth Status reported with School Performance Grades K–8 Reading and Math status is not included in School Report Card but will be in files on the Accountability Website Exceeds Expected GrowthMeets Expected Growth Does Not Meet Expected Growth Converted to 100 Point Scale for School Performance Grades 100 Point Scale Composites Capped 7

School Performance Grades Calculating the Grade (Middle School Example) School Achievement Score Add all indicator numerators (met indicators standard) and divide by all indicator denominators (students included in indicators) to determine School Achievement Score IndicatorNumeratorDenominatorScoreTotal Achievement Score EOG Reading (3–8) EOG Math (3–8) EOG Science (5 & 8) EOC Math I EOC English II EOC Biology The ACT (UNC System 17) ACT WorkKeys (Silver or Better) Passing Math III (Math Course Rigor) 4-year Graduation Rate Total

School Performance Grades Calculating the Grade (Middle School Example) Growth Score EVAAS School Accountability Growth Index, Reading Index and Math Index are all converted to a 100 point scale and given a designation Overall Growth Converted Score and Designation are reported on School Report Card (SRC) Reading and Math Growth are included in model but not reported on SRC Composite Index Score Converted Score Status Overall Growth Score Exceeds Expected Growth Reading Growth Score Exceeds Expected Growth Math Growth Score Exceeds Expected Growth 9

School Performance Grades Calculating the Grade (Middle School Example) Final Score and Grade 80% Achievement Score and 20% Growth Score Set on a 15 Point Scale Calculated using data rounded to the nearest 10 th. Prior to assignment of grades and for reporting purposes scores are rounded to the nearest whole (except for growth, kept at 10 th for reporting.) ScoreMultiply byInput for Final Grade School Achievement Growth Final Score and Grade Reported 71B 10

School Performance Grades Calculating the Grade (Middle School Example) Reading and Math Score and Grade 80% Achievement and 20% Growth Set on a 15 Point Scale Calculated using data rounded to the nearest 10 th. Prior to assignment of grades and for reporting purposes scores are rounded to the nearest whole (except for growth, kept at 10 th for reporting.) ScoreMultiply byInput for Final Grade Reading Achievement Reading Growth Reading Score and Grade Reported 73B ScoreMultiply byInput for Final Grade Math Achievement Math Growth Math Score and Grade Reported 68C 11

School Performance Grades Calculating the Grade (High School Example) School Achievement Score Add all indicator numerators (met indicators standard) and divide by all indicator denominators (students included in indicators) to determine School Achievement Score IndicatorNumeratorDenominatorScoreTotal Achievement Score EOG Reading (3–8) EOG Math (3–8) EOG Science (5 & 8) EOC Math I EOC English II EOC Biology The ACT (UNC System 17) ACT WorkKeys (Silver or Better) Passing Math III (Math Course Rigor) year Graduation Rate Total1,2901,

School Performance Grades Calculating the Grade (Middle School Example) Growth Score EVAAS School Accountability Growth Index score is converted to a 100 point scale and given a designation Converted Score and Designation are reported on School Report Card Composite Index Score Converted Score Status Growth Score Meets Expected Growth 13

School Performance Grades Calculating the Grade (Middle School Example) Final Score and Grade 80% Achievement Score and 20% Growth Score Set on a 15 Point Scale Calculated using data rounded to the nearest 10 th. Prior to assignment of grades and for reporting purposes scores are rounded to the nearest whole (except for growth, kept at 10 th for reporting.) School meets (exceeds) growth and growth lowers final score and grade, use achievement score (school option) 14 ScoreMultiply byInput for Final Grade School Achievement Growth Final Score with Growth (Grade) 82 (B) Final Score no Growth (Grade) 86 (A) Final Score and Grade Reported 86/A 14

School Performance Grades Preparation for Release on February 5  The NCDPI will securely provide school performance grades to districts/charter schools on Thursday, January 15 by 10 am.  The data provided in the review is embargoed until noon on Thursday, February 5,  Intended for a quality control review; this information is not public and must not be shared with the public in any way. ‒Confidentiality Agreement (template provided) 15

School Performance Grades Preparation for Release on February 5 16

School Performance Grades Additional Notes  All accountability business rules are applied to school performance grades ‒Banked scores for high school EOC are part of achievement calculation  After 2013–14 reporting, future reporting is expected to occur at the beginning of the school year in conjunction with the release of accountability results. SPG will be one piece of the reporting. 17

School Performance Grades Additional Notes  Documentation will be available on the public website and provided to District Testing Coordinators through TNN and/or RACs as soon as possible, no later than February 5, 2015  A spreadsheet of all schools’ data will be created and made available on the public website February 5. – Will include all schools results (including those schools with no data or not eligible [I or NA]) 18

School Performance Grades Overall School Performance Grade and Score 19