Accountability Systems

Federal and State Student

Accountability Data Update

Title I Coordinators MeetingLocal District 8

09/25/09

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Accountability Systems

• Federal– No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

• Defines NCLB mandates for Title I schools failing to meet proficiency target

• Requires all students to perform at or above proficiency by 2014 in English Language Arts and Math

• State– SB 1X: Public Schools Accountability Act

1999– Academic Performance Index

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Federal Testing Accountability

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

No Child Left Behind


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Far Below Basic

Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced

150 to 268

269 to 299

300 to 349

350 to 392

393 to 600

AYP Target for

All Students

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)California Standards Test (CST)

Proficiency Elementary and Middle School in the ELA and Math CSTs only

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AYP Criteria Elementary/Middle School:

Annual Measurable Objectives (AMO)

Testing Proficiency (AMO): Minimum percentage of students at Proficient to Advanced levels of the California Standards Test (CST)

English Language Arts

Mathematics

2008-

2009

2009-

2010

2010-

2011

2008-

2009

2009-

2010

2010-

2011

Elementary and Middle Schools

46% 56.8%

67.6%

47.5%

58% 68.5%


Alternate Way of Meeting Proficiency:

Safe Harbor

Alternate Way of Meeting Proficiency: Safe Harbor

• Reduce percentage of Below Proficient students by 10 %. [Within 75%

Confidence Interval]

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Safe Harbor Option• Becomes an option to meet AYP proficiency

when the gap between the new AMO and the current level of proficiency is greater than 10% New Annual Measurable Objective (AMO)

Gap Greater than 10%

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ELA CSTPercent

Proficient

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

EL SubgroupSpring 2009

72.9%Non-Proficient

27.1%Proficient

Safe Harbor Target Spring 2010

65.6%

Non-Proficient

34.4% Safe Harbor

Proficiency RateEL Subgroup

AMO Target Spring 2009

43.2%

Non-Proficient

56.8%Proficient

Elementary

and Middle Schools

Proficient equals a

scale score of 350 or

above


Calculating Estimated Safe Harbor

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State Testing Accountability

Academic Performance Index (API)

Senate Bill 1X [SB1X]LACOE/LAUSD Fall 2009 04/20/23

Calculating API

Key to Understanding API Growth

Quintile API Weight

Advanced 1000

Proficient 875

Basic 700

Below Basic 500

Far Below Basic

200

Academic Performance Index (API) CST Quintile Rankings paired with

API Weights


# Students

Quintile API Weights

# Students

X API

Weight

Advanced 1000Proficient 875Basic 700Below Basic

500

Far Below Basic

200

Total Students

Total weighted pts

Calculating Academic Performance Index


# Students


# Students

X API

Weight

100 Advanced 1000 100,000

100 Proficient 875 87,500

100 Basic 700 70,000

100 Below Basic

500 50,000

100 Far Below Basic

200 20,000

500Total Students

327,500Total weighted pts.

Sample API Calculation: Same number of students in each quintile level.


327,500 Total weighted pts.

500 Total # of Students

Equals

655 API

Quintile API Weight

Highest API: 1000

Advanced 1000

State API Goal: 800

Proficient 875

Basic 700

Below Basic 500

Lowest API: 200

Far Below Basic

200

Academic Performance Index (API) Highest Possible API/State API Goal/Lowest Possible

API


Quintile API Weight

Change

in API Weight

Advanced 1000 125

Proficient 875 175

Basic 700 200

Below Basic 500 300

Far Below Basic

200 N/A

Academic Performance Index (API):

Change in API Weights


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Academic Performance Index (API) and

CST Performance Levels

Far Below Basic Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced

150 to 268 269 to 299 300 to 349 350 to 392 393 to 600

API

For Academic Performance Index

(API), greatest gains will occur when

moving students from the lowest CST

levels due to weighting factors.

API

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# Students


# Students

X API

Weight

120 Advanced 1000 120,000


100 Basic 700 70,000

100 Below Basic

500 50,000

100 Far Below Basic

200 20,000

500Total Students


Sample API Calculation: Moving 20 students from Proficient to Advanced




Equals

660 API [655+5 gain]

# Students


# Students

X API

Weight

100 Advanced 1000 100,000


100 Basic 700 70,000

120 Below Basic

500 60,000

80 Far Below Basic

200 16,000

500Total Students


Sample API Calculation: Moving 20 students from Far Below Basic to Below Basic




Equals

667 API [655 +12 gain]

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“LEAKAGE”

Hidden Loss of API Points

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# Students


# Students

X API

Weight

80 Advanced 1000 80,000


120 Basic 700 84,000

120 Below Basic

500 60,000

80 Far Below Basic

200 16,000

500Total Students


Sample API Calculation: 20 students falling from Advanced to Basic

20 students advancing from Far Below Basic to Below Basic

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500 Total # of Students equals

•655 API •[0 growth]

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Key to Meeting Adequate Yearly Progress

(AYP) and Generating Academic Performance

Index (API):

Positive Annual Gains

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Goal:Advance One Testing Level Per Year regardless of assessed level.

Far Below Basic

Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced

150 to 268

269 to 299

300 to 349

350 to 392

393 to 600


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ES, MS and HS Academic Performance Index (API)

and CST Performance Levels


150 to 268 269 to 299 300 to 349 350 to 392 393 to 600

API

For Academic Performance Index

(API), greatest gains will occur when

moving students from the lowest CST

levels due to weighting factors.

API

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ES and MS Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

and CST Performance Levels


150 to 268 269 to 299 300 to 349 350 to 392 393 to 600

Students in “Proficient”

and “Advanced”

quintiles levelsmust be retained to

meet AYP long term.

“Basic” quintile:

Closest to Proficienc

y.

AYP Target for

All Students

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ES and MS AYP + API and

CST Performance Levels


150 to 268

269 to 299

300 to 349

350 to 392

393 to 600

Students in “Proficient”

and “Advanced”

quintiles levelsmust be retained in these levels to meet

AYP.

“Basic” quintile

closest to AYP

“Proficiency”

AYP Target for

All Students

For Academic Performance Index (API), greatest gains will occur when moving students

from the lowest CST levels due to weighting

factors.

API API AYP

AYP AYP


Hayashida,

Wade Hayashida,

PI Coordinator

Local District 8

[email protected]

310-354-3459


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