1. Two Accountability Systems This Year
NCLB
AZ Learns
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
Yes / No
Excelling, Highly-Performing, Performing, Underperforming

2. Student Inclusion Criteria
AYP
AZ LEARNS
30 Student Minimum
Yes*
Yes
Include Exempt** ELL Students No
Include Out of Level Students
Include Mobile Students
* AYP aggregates these students into larger totals
** Students in an ELL program for less than 4 years starting in 1st grade

3. AZ LEARNS Revised Model+ =
0 or 1 Points
Up to 40% of Max Points
Total Baseline /Growth Points
0 - 2 Points OR
Adequate Yearly Progress
MAP/Ext Writing Elem/Middle
Dropout/ Grad Rates H. S.
1 to 6 Points for Each Subject/ Grade Level
Total School Points
3 S/G = 0-27
6 S/G = 0-52
9 S/G = 0-77

4. Changes to AZ LEARNS from 2002 Positive Changes
Two-year baseline: will help school with a very high or low initial year
70/30 weighting: the higher of your baseline or growth is weighted 70%
Mobile students excluded
Added evidence (MAP/Ext. Writ) theoretically given more weight for elementary / middle schools
Statutory language rewritten to allow for more excelling schools

5. Changes to AZ LEARNS from 2002 Negative Changes
70/30 weighting tends to flatten school differences, resulting in narrow cut score ranges
“Added” evidence is in fact an integral part of cuts
AYP—only 1 point regardless of # of Subject/Grades
Exceeding threshold criteria needed to keep a “Highly Performing” or “Excelling” label are perhaps too rigorous

6. Interpreting Your Schools AZ-Learns Reports

7. Over All School Designation
AIMS Baseline /Growth Points for Each Subject/Grade
School Designation
Added Evidence
Total Points
Exceeds Average Needed to Keep Highly Performing or Excelling Designations
Total Points Needed for Each Designation

8. 2 yr Baseline Mastery Rate Baseline Grouping Cuts
3rd Grade Reading
2 yr Baseline Mastery Rate
2yr Baseline FFB Rate
Last 3yr Mastery Rate
Last 3yr FFB Rate
70% / 30% Weighting
Total Growth Points
Baseline Grouping Cuts
Growth Grouping Cuts

9. 3rd Grade Math
Total Points

10. 3rd Grade Writing
Total Points

11. Added Evidence 3-yrs of OYG (Stanford 9) for Reading and Math
3-yrs of AIMS Extended Writing Scores 24 or Greater
Weighted Percentage
Added Evidence Point Table
Total Added Evidence Points = 75% OYG % Extended Writing

12. Over All School Designation
AIMS Baseline /Growth Points for Each Subject/Grade
School Designation
Added Evidence
Total Points
Exceeds Average Needed to Keep Highly Performing or Excelling Designations
Total Points Needed for Each Designation

13. Tucson Unified School District--Overall
Excelling 10
Highly Performing
Performing 61
Underperforming 12

14. AZ LEARNS—2 Year Comparison
Designation
2002
2003
Excelling 1 10
Highly Performing / (Improving) 34 11
Performing / (Maintaining) 45 61
Underperforming 21 12
Total
101
94*
*Due to changes in the model, several smaller TUSD elementary schools did not receive ratings in 2003

15. AZ LEARNS—TUSD Talking Points
2/3 (14/21) of Underperforming schools in 2002 Performing in 2003
43% decrease in Underperforming Schools
900% increase in Excelling Schools
Only 2 schools which did not make AYP are Underperforming
7 Schools have two straight years of Underperforming

16. AZ-LEARNS
Leading
Education through
Accountability and
Results
Notification
System