RATIONALE

Why should we raise student achievement?

EXTERNAL MANDATESIndiana Public Law 221

Federal No Child Left Behind Act

FEDERAL SCHOOL

ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM

No Child Left BehindElementary and Secondary Education Act

Signed into law on January 8, 2002

To Meet AYP

Indiana Improvement Intervals

Year (Fall) Eng Math

2002, 2003, 2004 58.8 57.1

2005, 2006, 2007 65.7 65.3

2008, 2009, 2010 72.6 71.6

2011 79.5 78.7

2012 86.4 85.9

2013 93.3 93.1

2014 100 100

To Make AYP* – Yes in Every Box

Eng / LA Math2nd

Indicator95% Test in E/LA

95% Test in Math

Overall

IEP

LEP

Econ Dis

A. Indian

Black

Asian

Hispanic

White

* AYP = Annual Yearly Progress

Title I Failure to Meet AYP

# of Yrs AYP Not

Met

School in Improvement

Consequence

1 No

2Yes

1st YearSchool Improvement PlanSchool Choice

3Yes

2nd Year

School Improvement PlanSchool ChoiceSupplemental Services

4Yes

3rd Year

School Improvement PlanSchool ChoiceSupplemental ServicesCorrective Action & Restructuring

May include:Government take-over of the schoolComplete reorganization

INDIANA SCHOOL

ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM

Public Law 221

ACCREDITATIONREQUIREMENTS

1. Legal standards

2. School Improvement Plan

3. Student Achievement

PART ONE

LEGAL STANDARDS Health and safety Minimum time requirements Staff to student ratios Curriculum offerings Instructional staff ISTEP participation Mandatory annual assessments Accurate & timely submissions of reports Annual performance report

PART TWOSCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN

PL221 REQUIREMENT InSAI REPORTDescription & location of curriculum Curriculum Force Field Report

Title & description of assessments Assessment Force Field Report

Mission, vision or beliefs Vision Statement

Parent Participation Parent Participation Strategy

Technology as a learning tool Technology Strategy

Safe / disciplined environment Safe / Disciplined Strategy

Goals for attendance Attendance Strategy

Goals for ISTEP ISTEP Data Target

Goals for graduation rate Graduation Rate Data Targets

Areas needing improvement Areas of Concern

PART TWO (cont.)SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN

PL221 REQUIREMENT InSAI REPORTBenchmarks for progress Achievement Data Targets

Provisions to offer Core 40 and Honors Diploma courses

Core 40 Course Strategy

Encouragement for Core 40 and Honors Diploma Courses

Core 40 Encouragement Strategy

Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development in every strategy plan

Cultural competency Cultural competency strategy

Statutes and rules to be waived Environment Force Field Report

Three-year timeline One-year timeline

ONE READDepartment of Education review of the plan is not required IF school implements a quality-focused planning process such as the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for Education, a national or regional accreditation agency that the State Board has approved, or a planning model the State Board has approved.

http://doe.state.in.us/accreditation/accredreq.html#1

PART THREESTUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

SCHOOL PERFORMANCE

% of all ISTEP tests that are passing

All subjects

All grade levels

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

Increase in the % of all ISTEP tests that are passing

Non-mobile group (70% of previous year)

3-year rolling average

Improvement

PerformanceExemplary Progress

Commend-able Progress

Academic Progress

Academic Watch

(Priority)

Academic Probation * (High Priority)

≥ 90% Exemplary School

≥ 80% ≥ 1% Commendable School

≥ 70% ≥ 3% ≥ 2% ≥ 1% < 1%

≥ 60% ≥ 4% ≥ 3% ≥ 2% < 2%

≥ 50% ≥ 5% ≥ 4% ≥ 3% < 3% < 0%

≥ 40% ≥ 6% ≥ 5% ≥ 4% < 4% < 1%

<40% ≥ 6% ≥ 5% ≥ 3% < 3%

School Performance & Improvement Categories

PL221 Link to No Child Left Behind

Schools that do not make AYP for two consecutive years cannot be placed in

top two categories.

Probation Category ConsequencesConsequence

1st Year

State notifies schoolSchool issues public noticeSchool holds a public hearingCommittee revises the school’s planSchool may request state board to appoint

outside team to manage school or help develop a plan (school immediately moves to third year consequence)

3rd year after initial placement

State assigns expert team to the school

5th year after initial placement

State holds public hearing in the school corp State may opt to:

merge the school with a nearby school assign a management team other options including closing the school revise the school’s plan

CENTRALOFFICE

REQUIREMENTS

Areas of ConcernAchievement Data Targets

Strategies

EXTERNAL REQUIREMENTS

required by optional programs

Title INCA Accreditation

Grants

RATIONALE

Why should we raise student achievement?

EXTERNAL MANDATESIndiana Public Law 221

Federal No Child Left Behind Act