1. ESEA Waiver and Accountability Status School Committee Presentation September 24, 2013

2. Vision The vision of the Webster Public Schools is to provide a quality education and a safe learning environment for all students, and to empower all students to succeed as responsible, productive citizens in an ever-changing global society.

3. Theory of Action If Webster Public Schools has a prekindergarten through grade 12 system, which effectively transitions every student between classrooms, grade levels, and schools by connecting high quality instruction with learning, then the students will have continued success beyond graduation.

4. Core Values All students can learn, and we welcome the responsibility to teach all students. All students have the right to a safe and academically rich learning environment characterized by rigorous expectations, effective instruction, and respect for diversity. The work of educators is complex and best accomplished through collaboration for the purpose of improving instructional practice and student learning. Ownership of educational progress and sustainability of improvement are achieved through shared leadership.

5. Assessmen t Curriculum Instruction Student Learning The Instructional Core

6. No Child Left Behind and ESEA Waiver NCLB (2001) 100% of students scoring Proficient/Advanced by 2014 NCLB Accountability Labels of “Corrective Action” and “Restructuring” Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) determined by student, school, and district Composite Performance Index (CPI) for aggregate and subgroups Accountability status determined by two consecutive years of student achievement data ESEA Waiver (2012) Closing of achievement gaps between the total student population (aggregate) and subgroups (low income, special education, etc.) student populations by half based on improvement targets Levels of status determined by narrowing gaps, student growth, dropout rate, and cohort graduation rate Annual Performance Progress Index (PPI) determined by CPI for indicators Accountability status based on four years data with the most recent year weighted the most in determining the Cumulative PPI

7. State Performance Targets Under NCLB

8. Reduce proficiency gap by half by 2016–17

9. What are some key PPI concepts? PPI is a measure of progress toward a gap-narrowing goals –PPI points scale runs from 0 to 100. Target = 75, 50 = improvement below target, 25 = no change, 0 = decline –Annual PPI indicates progress from one year to the next –Cumulative PPI represents a trend over time PPI determinations for all groups provide valuable information to help direct supports and interventions

10. What are some key Level concepts? Schools and districts are classified into a Level based on a four-year trend Districts are classified based on the Level of lowest-performing school School percentiles (1-99) represent performance relative to other schools in the grade span, and are used to determine Level 3 schools (lowest- performing 20 percent)

11. Accountability Status LevelDescriptionDESE Involvement 1 Meeting proficiency gap narrowing goals (for aggregate & high needs students) Very Low 2 Not meeting proficiency gap narrowing goals (for aggregate &/or high needs students) Low 3 Lowest performing 20% of schools* (including lowest performing subgroups) High 4 Lowest performing schools (subset of Level 3) Very High 5 Chronically underperforming schools (subset of Level 3 & 4) Extremely High

12. Webster Public Schools 2013 ELA CPI no change (25 PPI points) SGP below target (50 PPI points) Extra Credit (0 points) Math CPI declined (0 PPI points) SGP had declined (0 PPI points) Extra Credit (0 points)

13. Webster Public Schools 2012 – Science CPI- declined (0 PPI points) Extra Credit (0 PPI points) Annual Dropout Rate – (25 PPI points) Cohort Graduation Rate – (25 PPI points)

14. Webster Public Schools Total points awarded = 125 Divided by 7 Indicators –CPI for ELA, Math, and Science –SGP for ELA and Math –Dropout Rate and Cohort Graduation Rate Annual PPI = 18

15. Webster Public Schools PPI Data2010201120122013 Points Awarded275350200125 Extra Credit Points 7550 0 Subtotal350400250125 Indicators7777 Annual PPI50573618 Cumulative PPI (2010*1) + (2011 *2) + (2012 *3) + (2013 *4) 34

16. Achievement Percent Proficient and Advanced Grade/Content Area20092010201120122013State 2013 Grade 10 ELA7477788291 Grade 10 MATH67 70658078 Grade 8 ELA515860675978 Grade 8 Math231821 1455 Grade 7 ELA374555454872 Grade 7 Math172225211952 Grade 6 ELA605561415667 Grade 6 Math33384829 61 Grade 5 ELA494344405266 Grade 5 Math332923313961 Grade 4 ELA413545433253 Grade 4 Math292533361152 Grade 3 ELA405259523657 Grade 3 Math334561374666

17. Composite Performance Index Comparisons 2010-2013

18. Composite Performance Index (CPI) A student raw score is converted into a scaled score A scaled score correlates to a performance level (Advanced; Proficient; Needs Improvement; Warning/Failing) Points are awarded for each student’s performance level CPI is equal to the total number of performance level points divided by the number of students in the aggregate

19. Sample CPI Calculation Performance levelScaled ScoreMCAS ALTPoints# of Students Total Points Proficient or Advanced240-280Progressing100181800 High Needs Improvement 230-238Progressing or Emerging 75151125 Low Needs Improvement 220-228Awareness5010500 High Warning/Failing210-218Portfolio Incomplete 255125 Low Warning/Failing200-208Portfolio not submitted 020 Total503550 CPI = 3550/50 = 71

20. Grade 3

21. Grade 4

22. Grade 5

23. Grade 6

24. Grade 7

25. Grade 8

26. Grade 10

27. Student Growth Percentile Comparisons

28. Student Growth Percentile Higher achieving Lower growing Lower achieving Lower growing Higher achieving Higher growing Lower achieving Higher growing LowMedian High

29. WMS Student Growth Growth Report Grades 3-6 for ELA Growth Report Grades 3-6 for Math

30. BHS Student Growth Growth Report Grades 7, 8, 10 ELA Growth Report Grades 7, 8, 10 for Math