1. Kelly Gillespie Southwest Plains Regional Service Center Sublette, Ks. 620.353.0130 QPA—As the SCREW Turns

2. Quality Performance Accreditation Kansas QPA Regulations No Child Left Behind

3. Criteria 11Quality 4 Performance

4. 1. Student Performance Meet the minimum percentage of students performing at or above the MEET STANDARDS level on state assessments

7. 3. Attendance Rate 90% or show improvement Elementary and Middle, not high school

8. 4. Graduation Rate 75% or show improvement Cohort of students Dropouts are included GEDs are not included Transfers are not included IEPs are included

9. Accreditation Status Accredited On Watch Accredited on Improvement Conditionally Accredited Not Accredited Also on “Delay”

10. ON WATCH FIRST YEAR a School does not make AYP in reading or math Applies to ALL student group Applies to SUB-GROUPS

11. Accredited on Improvement For TWO consecutive years in the same subject area the school fails to meet the AYP target Assigned a state technical assistance team by the state (STAT) Develop and Implement a Deficiency Correction Plan (Integrated Improvement Plan) IIP State Board may require corrective action Takes 2 years to return to accredited

12. Conditionally Accredited For three consecutive years in the same subject area the school fails to meet the AYP target ALL students only STAT, Deficiency Plan, Corrective Action Sanctions Reassign personnel or resources Hire person to assist school in improving student performance Reduce state funding, increased local property tax Legislature abolish or restructure the district Press release Other action as deemed appropriate by SBOE. Takes two years of improvement to change status

13. Not Accredited Reassign or reallocate personnel or resources Hire person to assist in improvement Reduction in state funding, increase local property tax Legislature may abolish or restructure district Letter of notification and press release Other action deemed necessary Five years in the same subject area/ALL students

14. ON DELAY

15. Appeal Process May only appeal conditionally accredit or nonaccredited Within 15 days of receiving status To Commissioner of Education who appoints appeal team

16. Basis of Appeal STAT recommendations Local assessments aligned with state standards data may be used for appeal Data regarding Quality Criteria 0analysis of state assessments Information from Integrated Review Systemically look at data, programs, resources to define strengths, needs and student support Programs and resources are integrated

17. School External Technical Assistance Team Or NCA Visiting Team State Technical Assistance Team (may include ETAT member or NCA Team) KSDE District Support Team

18. STAT Provides technical assistance to school accredited on improvement or conditionally accredited Does not replace the External Technical Assistance Team Approves corrective action plan (IIP) 2 individuals with expertise in content May also be on ETAT