1. Metric, Threshold & Goals within the Insight Dashboard

2. Metric Metrics are the building blocks of The Insight Dashboard
A metric is some indicator directly or indirectly associated with student achievement
Metrics give direction
Example: We want a student’s Daily Attendance Rate to be as high as possible and we want a student’s Class Period Absence Rate to be as low as possible
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3. Thresholds
A threshold is the value of the metric that marks the cut point between being acceptable and unacceptable
In terms of The Insight Dashboard, a threshold is the value where the metric turns from green to red or from red to green
Threshold Examples
Student Daily Attendance Rate 85%
Class Period Absence Rate 15%
Days Absent 10 days
The Insight Dashboard metric thresholds are based in research conducted by
The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
The Regional Educational Laboratory, Mid-Atlantic
The Delaware Department of Education (research and policy)
Delaware Department of Education | Insight Dashboard Metric, Thresholds & Goals

4. Goals
Goals relate to aggregations of student metrics at the school or district level
The goal represents the number of students that a school or district expects to be above or below the threshold for a particular metric
Example: The school goal for the Daily Attendance Rate metric is 95%, which means we want 95% of our students meeting the Daily Attendance Rate threshold of 85%
Assessment Goals are ESEA-aligned and individualized for each school, meaning they are calculated based on RTTT objective to reduce non-proficiency percentages by one- half by 2017
Delaware Department of Education | Insight Dashboard Metric, Thresholds & Goals

5. Student Attendance Metrics
At the Student Level, there are four attendance metrics.
Daily Attendance Rate Metric – The Dashboard uses the DOE Abs view calculation within eSchoolPLUS. The threshold is 85%, we want students to have at least an 85% attendance rate or better.
Class Period Absence Rate Metric – The Dashboard only displays schools which take class period absence rate and uses the DOE Abs view calculation within eSchoolPLUS. The threshold is 15%, we do not want students missing more than 15% of class time.
Days Absent Metric - The Dashboard calculates days absent based on the DOE Abs view calculation within eSchoolPLUS. The threshold is 10 days, we do not want students missing more than 10 total days for the school year.
Tardy Rate Metric – The Dashboard looks at the student’s bottom line attendance to determine the tardy to school metric. The threshold is 10%, we do not want students coming late to school more than 10% of the time.
The status column indicates if the student is above (green) or below (red) the threshold.
Delaware Department of Education | Insight Dashboard Metric, Thresholds & Goals

6. Student Assessment Metrics
At the student level, there are two assessment metrics.
DCAS Performance Metric – The Dashboard pulls in the student’s current DCAS Accountability score. The threshold is if the student met the standard (PL3 or PL4). The status is the student’s accountability score, the value is the cut score to receive a PL3.
DIBELS Metric - The Dashboard also displays DIBELS data if the district uses University of Oregon or Wireless Generation (and if DDOE has received a signed waiver from your district).
Delaware Department of Education | Insight Dashboard Metric, Thresholds & Goals

7. School Level Attendance Metrics
At the school level, there are four attendance metrics that displays a comprehensive view of all active student data.
Daily Attendance Rate Metric – The status column displays the percentage of students who are meeting or exceeding the threshold of an 85% daily attendance rate. The Dashboard uses the DOE Abs view calculation within eSchoolPLUS. The school goal is 95%, we want 95% of our students to have at least an 85% attendance rate or better.
Tardy Rate Metric – The status column displays the percentage of students who have greater than a 10% tardy to school rate. The school goal is 10%, we do not more than 10% of our students coming late to school more than 10% of the time.
Days Absent Metric - The status column displays the percentage of students who have more than 10 days absent. The school goal is 10%, we do not want more than 10% of our students missing more than 10 days a year.
Class Period Absence Rate Metric – The status column displays the percentage of students who have missed more than 15% of classroom time. The school goal is 10%, we do not want more than 10% of our students missing more than 15% of classroom time.
If the school goal is met, the status percentage will be green. If the school goal is not met, the status percentage will be red.
NOTE: Attendance school goals are set by the Delaware Department of Education and are based in research and policy.
Delaware Department of Education | Insight Dashboard Metric, Thresholds & Goals

8. School Level Assessment Metrics
At the school level, there are two assessment metrics that displays a comprehensive view of all active student data.
DCAS Performance Metric – The student’s accountability score is looked at in this metric. The status column displays the percentage of students who are meeting the standard (PL3 or PL4) on the DCAS test.
DCAS Test Participation - The status column displays the percentages of students who are currently enrolled and have taken the DCAS test for the current test period. The school goal is 98%, you want at least 98% of your students who are eligible to take the DCAS test, taking the test.
If the school goal is met, the status percentage will be green. If the school goal is not met, the status percentage will be red.
NOTE: The school goals for DCAS Performance are set by DDOE and use ESEA-aligned targets which use RTTT methodology based on a reduction of one-half of the percent not proficient by 2017).
Delaware Department of Education | Insight Dashboard Metric, Thresholds & Goals

9. District Level Attendance Metrics
At the district level, there are four attendance metrics that displays a comprehensive view of all active student and school data.
Daily Attendance Rate Metric Value – The status column displays the percentage of students who are meeting or exceeding the threshold of an 85% daily attendance rate for the entire district. The Dashboard uses the DOE Abs view calculation within eSchoolPLUS. The district goal is 95%, we want 95% of our students to have at least an 85% attendance rate or better.
Tardy Rate Metric – The status column displays the percentage of students who have greater than a 10% tardy to school rate for the entire district. The district goal is 10%, we do not more than 10% of our students coming late to school more than 10% of the time.
Days Absent Metric - The status column displays the percentage of students who have more than 10 days absent for the entire district. The district goal is 10%, we do not want more than 10% of our students missing more than 10 days a year.
Class Period Absence Rate Metric – The status column displays the percentage of students who have missed more than 15% of classroom time for the entire district. The district goal is 10%, we do not want more than 10% of our students missing more than 15% of classroom time.
Difference From Goal Column - calculates how far below/above the goal the district is for the particular metric.
If the district goal is met, the status percentage will be green. If the district goal is not met, the status percentage will be red.
School Attainment Column - displays how many schools are meeting the district goal.
NOTE: Attendance district goals are set by the Delaware Department of Education and are based on research and policy.
Delaware Department of Education | Insight Dashboard Metric, Thresholds & Goals

10. District Level Assessment Metric
At the district level, there is one assessment metric that displays a comprehensive view of all active student and school data.
DCAS Performance Metric – The student’s accountability score is looked at in this metric. The status column displays the percentage of students who are meeting the standard (PL3 or PL4) on the DCAS test for the entire district.
Goal Column - The district goals for DCAS Performance are set by DDOE and use ESEA-aligned targets which use RTTT methodology based on a reduction of one-half of the percent not proficient by 2017).
School Attainment Column - displays how many schools are meeting the district goal.
If the district goal is met, the status percentage will be green. If the district goal is not met, the status percentage will be red.
Delaware Department of Education | Insight Dashboard Metric, Thresholds & Goals