Fall Academy for Not-So-New Coordinators September 18 and 19, 2007

Fall Academy for Not-So-New Coordinators

September 18 and 19, 2007

State Accountability Update

2007 Ratings Highlights

District Ratings by Rating Category

(including Charter Operators)

ACCOUNTABILITY RATING2007

Count Percent

Exemplary 27 2.2%

Recognized 214 17.5%

Academically Acceptable 920 75.3%

Standard Procedures 860 70.4%

AEA Procedures 60 4.9%

Academically Unacceptable 59 4.8%



Not Rated: Other 2 0.2%

Total: 1,222 100.0%

2007 Ratings Highlights (cont.)

ACCOUNTABILITY RATING2007

Count Percent

Exemplary 637 7.9%

Recognized 2,345 29.1%

Academically Acceptable 4,102 50.9%

Standard Procedures 3,718 46.1%


Academically Unacceptable 301 3.7%



Not Rated: Other 676 8.4%

Total: 8,061 100.0%

Campus Ratings by Rating Category

(including Charter Campuses)


School Leaver Provision – District Impact(Standard Procedures)

By using SLP 67 districts were able to achieve a higher rating:

64 districts went from Academically Unacceptable to Academically Acceptable.

1 district went from Academically Unacceptable to Recognized.

1 district went from Academically Acceptable to Recognized.

1 district went from Academically Acceptable to Exemplary.


School Leaver Provision – Campus Impact(Standard Procedures)

By using SLP 151 campuses were able to achieve a higher rating:

125 campuses went from Academically Unacceptable to Academically Acceptable.

13 campuses went from Academically Unacceptable to Recognized.

8 campuses went from Academically Acceptable to Recognized.

4 campuses went from Academically Acceptable to Exemplary.

1 campus went from Recognized to Exemplary.


School Leaver Provision – Campus Impact(AEA Procedures)

132 AECs used the School Leaver Provision for Dropout Rate only.

7 AECs used the School Leaver Provision for Completion rate only.

42 AECs used the School Leaver Provision for both Dropout and Completion Rates.

School Leaver Provision in 2008

This provision will no longer apply in 2008 and may be the cause for lower district and campus ratings for :

Completion Rate I Annual Dropout Rate (Gr. 7-8) (Standard Procedures) Completion Rate II Underreported students

This provision will apply for Annual Dropout Rate (Gr. 7-12) under AEA Procedures.

School Leaver Provision in 2008 (cont.)

Districts that used the School Leaver Provision need to pay special attention to the quality of leaver data that will be submitted in fall 2007. This information will be the basis for dropout and completer indicators used in 2008 ratings.

TAT and the School Leaver Provision

Campuses that avoid being rated Academically Unacceptable in 2007 due to the application of the School Leaver Provision will be subject to technical assistance team (TAT) intervention requirements in the 2007-08 school year.

This is because campuses rated Academically Acceptable in 2007 are identified for technical assistance teams (TATs) if their 2007 accountability results do not meet the 2008 accountability standards.

Appeals Panel meets - late September/early October

Final ratings Release – late October

Gold Performance Acknowledgments issued – late October

2006/07 AEIS Reports issued (TEASE) – early November

2007 Remaining Calendar Items

2006/07 AEIS Reports issued (Public) – late November

2007/08 TAT list notification – November 1, 2007

2008/09 PEG list notification – mid-December

2006/07 School Report Cards – mid-December

2007 Remaining Calendar Items (cont.)

Standard Accountability Decisions for 2008 and Beyond

TAKS Indicator

Beginning in 2008:

includes Grade 8 science

includes TAKS (Accommodated)

combined with TAKS limited subjects/grades in 2008 and 2009 All subjects/grades in 2010

Standard Accountability Decisions for 2008 and Beyond (cont.)

2008 (Final Decision)

Recommended

2009* 2010*

Exemplary ≥ 90% ≥ 90% ≥ 90%

Recognized ≥ 75% ≥ 80% ≥ 80%**

Academically Acceptable

Reading/ELA ≥ 70% ≥ 70% ≥ 70%**

Writing, Social Studies ≥ 65% ≥ 70% ≥ 70%

Mathematics ≥ 50% ≥ 55% ≥ 60%

Science ≥ 45% ≥ 50% ≥ 55%* Standards for 2009 and beyond will be reviewed annually and are subject to change.

** A Reading/ELA Academically Acceptable standard of 75% will be considered for 2010. If altered, the Recognized standard will also be reconsidered.

Numbers in bold indicate a change from the prior year.

TAKS Indicator (cont.)


TAKS (Accommodated)

2008 2009 2010

Science (grades 5, 8, 10, & 11)

Science (grade 5 Spanish)

Social Studies (grades 8, 10, & 11)

English Language Arts (grade 11)

Mathematics (grade 11)

Use Use Use

Reading/ELA (grades 3 – 10)

Reading (grades 3 – 6 Spanish)

Mathematics (grades 3 – 10)

Mathematics (grades 3 – 6 Spanish)

Writing (grades 4 & 7)

Writing (grade 4 Spanish)

Report in AEIS

Only

Report in AEIS

OnlyUse


TAKS-Modified

Will be administered for the first time in spring 2008, with the first possible use in the state accountability system in 2010


TAKS-Alternate (TAKS-Alt)

Results will be reported for two years beginning with 2008, with the first possible use in the state accountability system in 2010


School Leaver provision does not apply in 2008 under standard procedures

Required Improvement – Available beginning in 2008


2009 2010

Academically Acceptable ≤ 1.0% TBD TBD

Recognized ≤ 0.7% TBD TBD

Exemplary ≤ 0.2% TBD TBD

Annual Dropout Rate (Grades 7-8)


School Leaver Provision does not apply. Specific appeals policy for hurricane-displaced students who are non-completers will be considered.

Required Improvement - Continues to be used


2009*(Recommended)

2010*(Recommended)

Academically Acceptable ≥ 75.0% ≥ 75.0% ≥ 75.0%

Recognized ≥ 85.0% ≥ 85.0% ≥ 85.0%

Exemplary ≥ 95.0% ≥ 95.0% ≥ 95.0%

Completion Rate I Definition of a ‘Completer’

Graduates + Continued HS

Dropout Definition (used in denominator)

Phase-in NCES DefinitionNCES

Definition* Standards for 2009 and beyond will be reviewed annually and are subject to change.

Completion Rate I (Grade 9-12) Indicator

AEA Decisions for 2008 and Beyond

TAKS Progress Indicator

The TAKS Progress Indicator will include grade 8 science in 2008 and will phase in TAKS (Accommodated) results until all results are included in 2010.

The AEA: Academically Acceptable standard will remain 45% in 2008 and will increase by five percentage points to 50% in 2009.

For 2008 accountability, prior-year (2007) assessment results will be recalculated to include both grade 8 science and TAKS (Accommodated) results. This will make 2007 and 2008 performance comparable and enable the use of Required Improvement in 2008.

AEA Decisions for 2008 and Beyond (cont.)

Annual Dropout Rate (Grades 7-12) Indicator

For 2008 accountability ratings, the Annual Dropout Rate standard remains 10.0%.

Annual Dropout Rate Required Improvement will be calculated as it was in 2006. Two years of dropout rates under the NCES definition will be available. Dropout rates used in 2007 and 2008 will be comparable.

School Leaver Provision will apply only to the AEA Annual Dropout Rate indicator. If the Annual Dropout Rate is the only indicator causing an AEA: Academically Unacceptable rating, then the AEC or charter is assigned theAEA: Academically Acceptable label.

AEA Decisions for 2008 and Beyond (cont.)

Completion Rate II Indicator

For 2008 – 2010 accountability ratings, the Completion Rate II standard remains 75.0%.

Completion Rate II Required Improvement will be applied.

School Leaver Provision does not apply in 2008.

Federal Accountability Update

2007 State Summary Results

86% of districts and 79% of campuses met AYP in 2007.

59 districts and 284 campuses are in Title I School Improvement for the 2007-08 school year.

Of those missing AYP, 29% of districts and 10% of campuses missed AYP solely due to the 3% cap in 2007 compared to 60% of districts and 35% of campuses in 2006.

New AYP Features for 2007

Region Data Products are now available.

AYP Data Tables for each ESC Region List of district and campus AYP Status and SIP Labels

for each ESC

Multi-year SIP State History for 2003-2007 for each district and campus.

Schedule for 2007 AYP Appeals andFinal Release

August 27: Deadline for parental notification of School Improvement Requirements

September 7: Appeals deadline (must be postmarked by this date)

Late November/early December: Districts will receive their appeal decision notification letters and TEA will release final 2007 results updated with the results of appeals.

2008 AYP Preview

Performance standards for 2007-08 will remain the same as for 2006-07.

Under the NCLB Act, all states are required to assess students in science during the 2007-08 school year. However, the statute does not require that the science assessment results be used for calculating AYP. Any such changes would require an amendment to the statute which could possibly occur after final reauthorization of NCLB.

2008 Assessments included in AYP Calculations

Reading/ELA Assessments

Participation95% Standard

Performance/Accountability Subset60% Standard

Total Students

Number Participating Number Tested Met Standard

TAKS Yes If participant If non-mobile If standard is met

TAKS (Accommodated) Yes If participant If non-mobile If standard is met

TAKS-M Yes If participant If non-mobileIf standard is met

(subject to 2% cap)

TAKS-Alt Yes If participant If non-mobileIf standard is met

(subject to 1% cap)

RPTE* Yes Non-Participant N/A Not Included Not Included

LAT version of TAKS*

Yes If participant If non-mobile If standard is met

* Students in their First Year in U. S. Schools are counted as participants, but excluded from the performance calculation.

2008 Assessments included in AYP Calculations (cont.)

Mathematics Assessments

Participation95% Standard

Performance/Accountability Subset50% Standard

Total Students

Number Participating Number Tested Met Standard

TAKS Yes If participant If non-mobile If standard is met

TAKS (Accommodated)


TAKS-M Yes If participant If non-mobileIf standard is met

(subject to2% cap)

TAKS-Alt Yes If participant If non-mobileIf standard is met

(subject to1% cap)

LAT version of TAKS*


* Students in their First Year in U. S. Schools are counted as participants, but excluded from the performance calculation.

2008 AYP Preview: Federal Cap

In general, the federal cap process has been applied to Texas schools in the following steps:

Determine the district’s total participation count, based on the school district’s total participation denominator for the Reading/English Language Arts and Mathematics. This count is based on students identified as enrolled on the day of testing in grades 3 – 8 and 10 only.

Apply the percentage to the total participation count for the cap limit on 1% or 2% proficient results.

District Participation Denominator x .01 = TAKS-Alt Limit

District Participation Denominator x .02 = TAKS-M Limit

2008 AYP Preview: Federal Cap (cont.) In past years, TEA determined how many proficient scores

could be included in the performance rates for each district based on a sorting priority.

All students in the school district were sorted in the order of priority regardless of the campus identification.

2008 AYP Preview: Federal Cap (cont.) Proficient scores that remain after the district cap was

reached were counted as non-proficient for AYP purposes only.

Since the limit of proficient results in the federal cap has been based on the school district participation count, it is difficult to determine the specific campus results of the federal cap calculation.

2008 AYP Preview: Federal Cap (cont.)

An Important Note about Alternate Test Administration

It should be emphasized that the federal cap relates to counting students as proficient for AYP purposes only and does not provide direction to ARD committees regarding how students with disabilities should be assessed. For students with disabilities receiving special education services, state policies and procedures related to assessment decision-making are detailed in the TEA publication titled Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Committee Decision-Making Process for the Texas Assessment Program.

It is important that local school districts ensure that appropriate assessments are selected and administered to students with disabilities.

2008 AYP Preview: Federal Cap (cont.) Texas has been under a flexibility agreement that allows

the state to evaluate the proficient results of new alternate assessments and their appropriate caps for the first time in 2008.

The protocol for determining which students are included or excluded in AYP if the 1% or 2% caps are exceeded has not yet been determined.


The USDE federal regulation released in April 2007 provides specific guidelines on the implementation of the federal cap:

Districts cannot exceed the 1% cap for TAKS-Alt. However, if they do not fully use the 1% cap, then they can exceed the 2% cap (up to 3%).

In other words, TAKS-M proficient scores may “spill over” beyond the cap, but the TAKS-Alt may not.


One Possible Scenario:

Subject Area: Reading/ELA

Total Number of AYP Participants in District = 742(Grades 3 – 8 & 10 only)

1% x 742 = 7.42 8 students may be counted as proficient in AYP from TAKS-ALT

2% x 742 = 14.8415 students may be counted as proficient in AYP from TAKS M

3% is the total number of students, or 23


Second Scenario:

Subject Area: Reading/ELA

Total Number of AYP Participants in District = 742(Grades 3 – 8 & 10 only)

1% x 742 = 7.42 from 0 - 8 students may be counted as proficient in AYP from TAKS-ALT

2% x 742 = 14.84from 15 - 23 students may be counted as proficient in AYP from TAKS M

The combined total is 23 students, or 3%

2008 AYP Preview

Timeline

Standard setting for the TAKS-M assessment will not be completed until August 2008.

Discussions have begun with the USDE to modify the 2008 AYP timeline.

Texas will request that the preliminary 2007–2008 AYP status and the corresponding 2008–2009 School Improvement Program (SIP) status be released after the beginning of the 2008–2009 school year.

2008 AYP Preview (cont.)

The 2008 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Guide will include the details of the federal cap process and 2008 timeline.

The AYP Guide will be available on the Texas Education Agency website in late spring 2008.

Examples like those in the AYP Information Packet, available from the TEASE Accountability website, may be incorporated into the AYP Guide federal cap process description.

Accountability Resources

Email the Division of Performance Reporting at [email protected].

Phone the Division of Performance Reporting at (512) 463-9704.

ESC Accountability Contacts.

Online: ACCT: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/

AEA: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/aea/

AYP: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/ayp/

Documents

Fall Academy for Not-So-New Coordinators September 18 and 19, 2007