1. School Accountability

2. Agenda Objectives K-8 School Performance Scores
Planning, Support, and Resources
Contacts
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3. Objectives Session Overview and Objectives
The school performance score (SPS) represents student performance including important indicators of assessment and readiness, graduation, diploma strength, and progress.
This presentation will:
Review parts of student performance that make up the SPS and policies associated with the SPS calculations for (2016 SPS)
Highlight policy updates related to the calculation of school performance scores
Highlight resources that will facilitate planning and understanding of school accountability
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4. Agenda Objectives K-8 School Performance Scores
Planning, Support, and Resources
Contacts
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5. Calculators
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6. K-8 School SPS: Accountability
System Overview
School accountability for Louisiana schools with grades K-7 includes student assessment performance and progress points, and for schools with grade 8 includes dropout/credit accumulation index.
Grade Configuration
Performance
K-7 (Elementary)
100% Assessments
+ Progress Points
K-8, 7-8 (Middle)
95% Assessments
+ 5% (Dropout/Credit Accumulation Index)
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7. K-8 School SPS: Accountability
System Overview
School accountability for Louisiana schools with grades K-7 includes student assessment performance and progress points, and for schools with grade 8 includes dropout/credit accumulation index.
Letter Grade
SPS Range
SPS Ranges* A
100.0 – 150.0 B
85.0 – 99.9 C
70.0 – 84.9
69.2 – 84.9 D
50.0 – 69.9
49.9 – 69.1 F
Below 50.0
0.0 – 49.8
*Note: SPS ranges fro and will continue to be comparable to the distributions, by school type.
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8. K-8 School SPS: Assessments (Slide 1 of 3)
Purpose
Louisiana students in grades 3-8 take assessments in ELA, math, science and social studies so as to assess whether each student gained the knowledge and skills reflected in the standards of that grade and subject.
Accountability
Achievement Levels
LEAP/iLEAP
Achievement Level
LAA 1 Achievement Level
Assessment Index Points Per Student
Level 5
Advanced
Exceeds Standard
150
Level 4
Mastery
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125
Level 3
Basic (Proficient)
Meets Standard
100
Level 2 or Level 1
Approaching Basic/Unsatisfactory (Non-proficient)
Working Towards Standard
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9. Carnegie Course Credits DCAI Points Per Student
K-8 School SPS: Dropout/Credit Accumulation Index (DCAI) (Slide 2 of 3)
Purpose
This measure encourages successful transition to high school, as well as access to Carnegie credits in middle school.
Accountability
Calculated for schools that include Grade 8.
Points based on number of Carnegie Credits earned through the end of 9th grade (and transitional 9th, where applicable) and/or dropout status.
Policy Flags
To count toward DCAI, students must be full academic year in 8th and 9th grade (or transitional 9th, where applicable), if earning Carnegie credits.
Students transferring districts between 8th and 9th grade are still eligible to earn points for DCAI.
Carnegie Course Credits
DCAI Points Per Student 6
150
5.5
125 5
100
4.5 75 4 50
3.5 25
3 or less
3rd year 8th grade student
Dropout

10. K-8 School SPS: Progress Points (Slide 3 of 3)
Schools may earn up to 10 progress points for prior year non-proficient students who exceed their expected score.
Eligible Students:
Consideration
Policy
Eligible Students
School must have 10+ students with school-level VAM scores who were non-proficient in prior year in math, ELA, or both
Required Success Rate
Schools must have more than 50% of the eligible students exceed their expected score in math, ELA, or both
Reward
Schools will receive .1 for students scoring Unsatisfactory in prior year and .05 for students scoring Approaching Basic in prior year who exceed expectations in current year
Prior Year ( ): Non-proficient
Current Year ( ): Proficient
Assessment Index points: YES
Progress points: YES
Current Year ( ): Non-proficient
Assessment Index points: NO
Progress points: YES
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11. Combination Schools (Slide 1 of 2)
School Accountability Schools with students in both K-8 and 9-12 grades will receive a school performance score based on both the K-8 and 9-12 formulas and weighted by students included in the formula.
Grade Configuration
Performance
K-7 (Elementary)
100% assessments
+ Progress Points
K-8, 7-8 (Middle)
95% assessments
+ 5% (dropout/credit accumulation index)
9-12 (High)
25% assessments
+ 25% ACT
+ 25% Cohort Graduation Rate
+ 25% Graduation Index
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12. Combination Schools (Slide 2 of 2)
School Accountability
Schools with students in both K-8 and 9-12 grades will receive a school performance score based on both the K-8 and 9-12 formulas and weighted by students included in the formula.
Example Calculation
Calculate K-8 SPS for all students who test or are included in DCAI as for all K-8 schools.
Calculate HS SPS for EOC and ACT testers and cohort graduation members.
Determine percentage of students that are K-8 and percentage that are high school.
Average the K-8 SPS and HS SPS using percentages of students to weight the SPS before averaging them.
Example below (K-8 SPS * 33%) + (HS SPS * 67%)/2=Combination SPS
K-8
50 Students
33% of all eligible testers HS
100 Students
67% of all eligible testers
Total Students Used for Weights
150 Students
100% of eligible testers
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13. Moving Toward 2025 Louisiana Believes
As we continue giving educators time to learn the new expectations and adjust their practice, BESE approved a series of policies to support educator and student learning.
School accountability. Letter grade distributions will remain the same from 2013 to 2014 and During the two year transition, any school or district that maintained or improved its annual performance score will not experience a decrease in its current letter grade. As in any other year, if a school improves, the performance score and letter grade may go up.
For more information on the transition policies, click here.
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14. School Accountability: Letter Grades
For and , letter grades will be aligned to the distribution to ensure simplicity, consistency, and fairness between now and the new baseline year, as Louisiana transitions to higher standards. In doing so, this will allow:
Time to learn
Time to set a baseline
Time to appropriately raise the bar, as Louisiana pursues its 2025 goal – a time where “mastery,” not “basic,” is the expectation.
Approved BESE Policy for the and school years
Possible test score shifts
Policy to ensure
simplicity, consistency, and fairness in 2015 Release
School/District Performance Scores Decrease
Letter grades aligned to the letter grade distribution
School/District Performance Scores Increase
Letter grades will improve as they would in any other year
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15. Agenda Objectives K-8 School Performance Scores
Planning, Support, and Resources
Contacts
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16. 2014-2015 Assessment and Accountability Results
Assessment and Accountability Releases
Date Available
Method of Delivery
LEAP, iLEAP, LAA 1, LAA 2 and ELDA
Student Level Results (LAA 1 and ELDA)
End of April
LEAPweb
Student Level Results (LEAP, iLEAP, and LAA 2)
Late May
Summary Reports
Late July
LDOE secure FTP
EOC
Student Level Results
During Testing Window
EOC System
Post-Window Results
Mid-June
Mid-July
EXPLORE and PLAN
Summary Reports and Student Files
Week of May 11
District Delivery from ACT
ACT
School and District Summary Reports
Week of July 20
WorkKeys
Student Files
School Delivery from ACT
PARCC ELA and Math
Standard Setting Process
Summer 2015
Fall 2015
LDOE SFTP
Accountability Results
Data Certification
School Report Cards with Letter Grades
Late Fall 2015
LDOE SFTP and website
Principal Report Cards
Winter 2015
PARCC Transitional Student Growth Data
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17. Resources SPS Calculator
The calculators are designed for educators to input school level data in order to estimate school performance scores. There are two calculators available in the accountability toolbox: a K-8 and a K-12 calculator.
K-8 Resources:
4th Grade Promotion Policy Guidance: This document provides guidance on 4th grade promotion policies and practices.
Transitional 9th Grade Guide: This guide is designed to help district identify, plan, and improve the academic achievement of struggling 8th grade students.
K-8 Progress Point Fact Sheet: The one-page document reflects a set of “quick facts” and examples for the calculation of K-8 progress points.

18. Agenda Objectives K-8 School Performance Scores
Planning, Support, and Resources
Contacts
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19. Accountability Contacts
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