1. ESEA Flexibility: School Progress Index Overview Maryland Accountability Program Presentation 3 of 8

2. Lillian M. Lowery, Ed.D. State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Charlene M. Dukes President, Maryland State Board of Education Martin O'Malley Governor Carolyn M. Wood, Ph.D. Assistant Superintendent Division of Accountability, Assessment, and Data Systems Maryland State Department of Education Division of Accountability, Assessment, and Data Systems 200 West Baltimore Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201 410.767.0073 MarylandPublicSchools.org MarylandPublicSchools.org 2

3. Maryland Accountability Program 3  School Progress  Reduce by half the percentage of students in the “all students” group and in each subgroup who are not proficient within six years  School Progress Index  Achievement  Growth  Gap Reduction  College & Career Readiness  Differentiated Recognition  Reward  Priority  Focus

4. What is the School Progress Index?  Continuous scale based on measures MSDE deems important indicators of adequacy:  Achievement  Growth  Gap Reduction  College & Career Readiness  Each indicator is individually weighted based on importance in assessing overall school progress  Content Areas within indicators individually weighted  Measured at the Elementary, Middle, and High School Levels (span codes)  Combined schools with multiple span codes are measured at each level and then combined to create a single score 4

5. 33.3%- Mathematics Proficiency (Algebra/ Data Analysis HSA) 33.3%- English Proficiency (English HSA) 33.3%- Science Proficiency (Biology HSA) Achievement* 40% Gap* College-and Career-Readiness** 40% 20% 60%- Cohort Graduation Rate 40%- College and Career Preparation (CCP) Advanced Placement Career and Technology Education (CTE) Concentrators College Enrollment Gap between lowest subgroup and highest subgroup within a school: 20%- Mathematics Proficiency (Algebra/ Data Analysis HSA) 20%- English Proficiency (English HSA) 20%- Science Proficiency (Biology HSA) 20%- Cohort Graduation Rate 20%- Cohort Dropout Rate Gap* 40% 33.3%- Mathematics Proficiency (MSA) 33.3%- Reading Proficiency (MSA) 33.3%- Science Proficiency (MSA) 50%- Mathematics Proficiency (MSA) 50%- Reading Proficiency (MSA) Gap between lowest subgroup and highest subgroup within a school: Achievement* 30% Growth* 30% 33.3%- Mathematics Proficiency (MSA) 33.3%- Reading Proficiency (MSA) 33.3%- Science Proficiency (MSA) Percent of students making one year’s growth: *ALT-MSA is included in the index component **Revised 9/17/2012: To be submitted to USDE for Approval Maryland School Progress Index** Grades 9-12 Grades PreK-8 Meeting Performance Targets (AMO) Meeting Performance Targets (AMO) 5

6. SPI Indicator: Achievement PreK-8 Grades 9-12  MSA Math Proficiency  MSA Reading Proficiency  MSA Science Proficiency  HSA Algebra Proficiency  HSA English Proficiency  HSA Biology Proficiency  Percentage of “all students” group scoring proficient or advanced on Maryland standardized assessments progressing toward targets 6

7. SPI Indicator: Gap Reduction PreK-8 Grades 9-12  MSA Math Proficiency  MSA Reading Proficiency  MSA Science Proficiency  HSA Algebra Proficiency  HSA English Proficiency  HSA Biology Proficiency  4-Year Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate  4-Year Adjusted Cohort Dropout Rate  Decrease in the performance gap between the highest and lowest performing subgroups  10 Subgroup Categories 7

8. SPI Indicator: Growth PreK-8  MSA Math Proficiency  MSA Reading Proficiency  The change in student performance for the “all students” group between the current year and prior year 8

9. SPI Indicator: College & Career Readiness Grades 9-12  Four-Year Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate  College and Career Preparation (CCP)  Advance Placement  Career and Technology Education (CTE) Concentrators  College Enrollment  Met annual targets on measures that assure students are ready for college or career upon graduation 9

10. SPI Calculation Example: Elementary School VariableAchievementGapGrowth AssessmentMathReadSciMathReadSciMathRead % Proficient CY0.9200.9300.8600.9500.9900.980.6200.820 Target0.9540.9450.8720.927 0.8630.5970.945 % Prof of Target0.9640.9840.9861.0251.0681.1361.0390.868 Content Weight0.330 0.330.500 Weighted % Prof of Target0.3180.325 0.3380.3520.3750.5200.434 Indicator Weight0.300.400.30 Indicator Contribution0.2910.4260.286 School Index1.003 10 % Prof of Target = % Proficient CY ÷ Target Weighted % Prof of Target= % Prof of Target x Content Weight Indicator Contribution= (Math + Read + Sci) x Indicator Weight School Index= (Achievement + Growth + Gap)

11. Strand Categorization  Number of Indicators Met includes:  indicators where the Percent Proficient of Target for the overall indicator is greater than or equal to 1  indicators that were not evaluated due small population  E, M, H defines a particular grade span for a school.  E – Elementary  M – Middle  H – High Some schools may have multiple grade spans (i.e. a school containing grades 6-12 would be a MH school). StrandOverall Score Number of Indicators Met E, M, HEM, MH, EHEMH 11.0 or greaterAll 3All 6All 9 2 Greater than or equal to 0.9 2 of 34-5 of 66-8 of 9 31 of 32-3 of 63-5 of 9 40 of 30-1 of 60-2 of 9 5Less than 0.90-2 of 30-4 of 60-6 of 9

12. Maryland Accountability Program 12  School Progress  Reduce by half the percentage of students in the “all students” group and in each subgroup who are not proficient within six years  School Progress Index  Achievement  Growth  Gap Reduction  College & Career Readiness  Differentiated Recognition  Reward  Priority  Focus

13. Questions?  Please forward questions and comments to: Doug Strader, Ed.D. dstrader@msde.state.md.us 410-767-2055 13