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The National Center for Educational Accountability

Who is Just for the Kids?

• Nonprofit independent organization started in 1995 in Texas.

• Provided student achievement information on Texas public schools since 1997, data on Internet since 1998.

• Began investigating promising practices in 1999.

• Trained 2,100 campuses representing 400 schools districts in 30 months.

• Funded by foundations, corporations and individuals (complete list on JFTK website).

Unique Features of the JFTK® Model

• First school reporting system that links student-level longitudinal data over multiple years

• Controls for proficiency of students entering the middle and high schools

• Compares schools to others with equal or harder-to-educate populations (benchmarking)

Opportunity Gap

Top Comparable Schools

Baty ElementaryDel Valle ISD

Opportunity Gap

Pool Size

Average of Top Comparable Schools

Multiyear Summary

Washington Elementary Data Picture

Tennessee Elementary Data Picture

Students enrolled in the middle school for three years are divided into three groups:

Proficient in 5th grade Maintain proficiency in 8th grade Passing in 5th grade Reach proficiency by 8th grade Not passing in 5th grade Passing by 8th grade

Middle School Picture

• Course completion• Graduation• State exam results• Advanced Placement, ACT, and

SAT • College success

High School Picture

Eighth Grade Mathematics ChartsData Requirements

Spring 2000 8th grade test score data

Enrollment data:• Fall 1999 (8th grade)

• Fall 1998 (7th grade)

• Fall 1997 (6th grade)

matched with

Test score data:• Spring 1997 (5th grade)