1. District and School Accountability System: Proposed Modifications
Presented to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
March 26, 2019

2. Accountability system change process
In June 2018, the Board voted on two items related to the district and school accountability system
Board adopted regulations outlining the framework of the district and school accountability system and a process for an annual review of the system
Board approved the accountability system outlined in the “Summary of the Next-Generation District and School Accountability System” document
Regulations require the Department to bring system changes to the Board for approval and require the Department to solicit public comment on those changes.

3. Accountability system change process
2019 is only the second year of the new accountability system and consideration was given to making changes to the system vs. gaining consistency in results
Recommendation is to make minimal changes in 2019
Allow for system to incorporate a second year of data to make determinations
Another year of a consistent system will allow for greater understanding with stakeholders
Complexity with changing system at the same time of the major grade 10 assessment transition

4. Proposed changes to the accountability system
Participation rate calculation
Old method: Calculate participation rates separately for each subject (ELA, math, science) for each subgroup
Proposed new method: Calculate participation rates for all subjects combined at the subgroup level
Rationale
Small subgroups had a large impact on school identification for participation reasons and this change would at least double the N size of most subgroups
Science participation results had even lower N sizes
Change would better identify school participation issues

5. Proposed changes to the accountability system
Progress towards targets categories
Progress towards targets currently reported in 2 categories: meeting targets & partially meeting targets
In 2018, the Board voted to move to three categories starting in with reporting (meeting targets, partially meeting targets, & not meeting targets)
Proposed change: Move to three categories, with modification to call out improvement in middle category
Rationale
Accountability system is designed around improvement and category labels should reflect that value

6. Proposed changes to the accountability system
Using two years of data
Accountability results for 2019 would include 2018 & 2019 data (weighting of those years to be detailed for public comment)
Intent has always been to work up to a system that includes multiple years of data
Expanded advanced coursework list (high school only)
Reviewed advanced course list and recommend to add Project Lead the Way (PLTW) courses
Commit to annual review of the course list

7. Potential changes to the accountability system – timeline
Timeframe
Action
March 2019
Initial discussion of potential changes with the Board’s Accountability and Assistance Advisory Council (AAAC) & the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
April –
May 2019
Department to seek public comment on proposed changes
June 2019
Final discussion & Board vote on proposed changes