Understanding Performance Based BonusData, Calculations and MetricsOctober 2014

• The funds released in Fall 2014 (FY 15) are based on the data through 12-13.

• The previous years are the same business rules, with Fall 2013 (FY 14) based on data through 11-12 and Fall 2012 (FY 13) based on data through 10-11.

2013-2014

Timeline for Performance Based Bonus

Fall 2014 funds (FY 15)

Fall 2013 funds (FY 14)

Fall 2012 funds (FY 13)

SY 2010-2011 data

SY 2011-2012 data

SY 2012-2013 data

Origin of Performance Based Bonus• Original concept came from

Superintendent Flanagan and Governor Snyder; idea of including “bonus” funding for schools• Part of an overall package that also

includes bonus funding for “best practices” that districts are incentivized to pursue

Brief History

• Original idea announced in April 2011• Final bill signed July 2012 included

numerous revisions• Included again in budget for fiscal

years 2014 and 2015• The funds released in Fall 2014 (FY 15)

are based on the data through 2012-13.

Timeline• Performance Based Bonus (PBB) funding

was distributed in the October State Aid payment initially and will again be distributed in the October 2014 payments based on the new performance results• Release of list and funding for the 2013-14

school year occurred in early October 2013• Release of list and funding for the 2014-15

school year will occur on or around October 20

Guiding Principles

• Develop a bonus funding metric• Base it on student growth and

improvement (not purely on proficiency)• Provide ways to incentivize districts to

achieve growth with their students

How Do We Calculate Eligibility for the Bonus?• District-level calculation• Uses 2012-2013 assessment data• Each district is eligible for $100 per pupil• It is divided into three pieces:o $30 for mathematics in

elementary/middle schoolo $30 for reading in elementary/middle

schoolo $40 for all tested subjects in high

school

How Do We Calculate Eligibility for the Bonus?• Can earn none, some or all of the bonus• Get the per-pupil-bonus for every pupil in the

district, regardless of gradeo Students do not have to be in a tested gradeo Does not relate to level (i.e. if you get the

$30 per student based on E/MS reading, the district gets an additional $30 for ALL students enrolled)

District Size Requirement• To qualify for elementary/middle

school reading, a district needs at least 30 Full Academic Year (FAY) students who also have a Performance Level Change value• To qualify for high school, a district

needs at least 20 Full Academic Year (FAY) students in each of the current and previous three years

Implications of District Size Requirement• Some districts have enough students

to be eligible for the $60 for E/MS, but not enough to be eligible for the $40 high school bonus• Some districts are too new they

don’t have enough years of data to qualify

Participation Requirements• Districts must assess 95% of students

on MEAP, MEAP Access, Michigan Merit Examination or MI-Access• Aligned with the 2012-2013

accountability data for this year’s calculation• Participation requirement is

determined separately at the high school and elementary/middle school

Elementary/Middle School

• Reading and mathematics only• Uses the Performance Level Change

(PLC) metric• MEAP and MI-Access (Functional

Independence)• Weighted PLC formula that gives

greater points for growth with students who are further behind

Weighted PLC CalculationsPreviously Proficient

Previously Not Proficient

Significant decline or decline

0 0

Maintain 2 1Improve or

significantly improve2 3

Performance Level Change

• Example: A student who is Not Proficient in a previous year and becomes Partially Proficient in the current year qualifies as “Improve”

How To Calculate the Bonus for Elementary/Middle Schools• Calculate weighted PLC on every

student who is Full Academic Year and has a PLC value• Calculate the district-wide average of

the weighted PLC for the subject• Compare to the target value (1.5)• If greater than 1.5 in reading

reading $$• If greater than 1.5 in math math $$

How To Calculate the Bonus for High Schools• Percent of students proficient in all

subjectsoDefined as proficient in all valid

tested subjects• Four-year slope of that value• If it is greater than the state average

and positive, then they get the high school bonus

Example of DataDistrict $30—Math

E/MS$30—Read E/MS

$40—High School

Total Bonus

District A Yes No Yes $70

District B Yes Yes No $60

District C No No Yes $40

District D Yes No No $30

District E No Yes No $30

District F Yes Yes Yes $100

Common Concerns• Only Full Academic Year studentsoDistrict level FAYoHave had the students for at least a

year• It is not “growth”oPLC is our best measure of student

progressoNo “growth” for high school; use

district-level improvement

Questions?• Link to 22j info and spreadsheet for past

data:ohttp://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-

140-6530_6605-288549--,00.html• Additional inquiries:oEmail: mde-accountability@michigan.gov

or call: 877-560-8378, option 2