State Accountability Overview
Kelly BaehrenWaller ISD Administrative Workshop
July 28, 2015
Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings.
Don Miguel Ruiz
2015 Accountability There is a time to let things happen and a time to make things happen.
Hugh Parker
Overview of Accountability
2015 Accountability Rating System
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2015/index.html
• Met Standard: Met performance index targets on all indexes for which they have performance data in 2015.
• Improvement Required: Did not meet one or more performance index targets.
Performance Index Criteria2015 Rating Labels
To receive a Met Standard Rating all campuses and districts must meet the following accountability targets for:
Index 1 OR Index 2 AND Index 3 AND Index 4
2015 Ratings Criteria
Targets Districts and Campuses
Index 1: Student Achievement 60
Index 2: Student Progress 30 – Elem28 – MS/JH
15 – HS20 District
Index 3: Closing Performance Gaps
28 – Elem27 – MS/JH
31 – HS28 – District
Index 4: Postsecondary Readiness
12 – Elem13 – MS/JH
57 – HS & District
The following snapshot table applies for accountability purposes:
2015 Accountability Snapshot
10-25-13
10-31-14
2015 Game Changers
2015 = Final Year
(1.0 SD below Final Standard)
Level II Satisfactory Phase-in 1
Scale Score Cuts for Phase-in Standards
Performance Categories
Performance Index Framework
2015
Performance Index Framework
Snapshot of performance across subjects, on both general and alternative assessments, at the satisfactory performance standard (Phase-in I Level II for 2015).
• Subjects: Combined over Reading/ELA, Mathematics (Algebra I only), Writing, Science and Social Studies.
• Student Groups: All Students only
Index 1: Student Achievement
Performance Standards: Phase-in I Level II (Satisfactory), meets or exceeds the ELL Progress Measure, or meets equivalency standard on Substitute Assessment
• STAAR Grades 3-8 English and Spanish (3-5) Spring 2015 (STAAR & STAAR L)
• EOC Assessments (best results: highest score) Spring 2015, Fall 2014, and Summer July 2014 (STAAR & STAAR L)
Index 1: Student Achievement
Index 1: 2014 vs. 2015
Index 1: ELL Inclusion
Measures student progress by subject and provides opportunity to receive credit for improving student performance independent of overall student achievement.
• Subjects: Reading, Writing (NEW) and Mathematics (Algebra I only)
• Ten Student Groups Evaluated:
• All Students• Students served by Special Education• English Language Learners (ELL) – Progress measure is used• Seven Racial/Ethnic Groups: African American, American Indian, Asian,
Hispanic, Pacific Islander, White, and Two or More Races
Index 2: Student Progress
Three Progress Indicators:
• Did Not Meet Growth Progress
• Met Growth Progress
• Exceeded Growth Progress
Points for progress in each subject are weighted:
• One point credit for each percentage of tests that Met or Exceeded progress
• One additional point for each percentage of tests that Exceeded progress
Index 2: Student Progress
Index 2: 2014 vs. 2015
Index 2: ELL Inclusion
Emphasizes the academic achievement of economically disadvantaged students and the two lowest performing race/ethnicity students groups.
• Subject Area: Reading, Mathematics (Algebra I only), Writing, Science and Social Studies
• Student Groups:• Economically Disadvantaged• Lowest Performing Race/Ethnicity: Two lowest performing
race/ethnicity student groups on the campus or district (based on 2014 assessment results)
Index 3: Closing Performance Gaps
Points based on weighted performance:
• One point for each percentage of tests meeting the phase-in satisfactory performance standard or above on the STAAR assessment
• One additional point is given for each percentage of tests meeting the advanced performance standard on the STAAR assessment.
Index 3: Closing Performance Gaps
Index 3: 2014 vs. 2015
Index 3: ELL Inclusion
Emphasizes the role of elementary and middle schools in preparing students for the rigors of high school, and the importance of earning a high school diploma that provides students with the foundation necessary for success in college, the workforce, job training, or the military.
Index 4: Postsecondary Readiness
Index 4: 2014 vs. 2015
Index 4: ELL Inclusion
Index 4: Postsecondary Readiness
***Elementary & middle schools report only on STAAR results***
STAAR Postsecondary Readiness Standard:
• Percentage of students with STAAR test results at or above the final Level II performance standard on two or more subject area tests.
• 8 Student Groups: All & 7 Racial/Ethnic Groups
Index 4: Postsecondary Readiness
Graduation Rate Score: • Reflects the highest number of points possible from the
combined performance across graduation rates for grades 9-12 (4-yr or 5-yr Grad Rate – Class of 2014 or Class of 2013)
• 10 Student Groups: All, SPED, ELL & 7 Racial/Ethnic Groups
Index 4: Postsecondary Readiness
Graduation Plan Score: • Based on an a longitudinal cohort of students graduating
under the Recommended High School Program or Distinguished Achievement Program (RHSP/DAP). (Class of 2014)
• 8 Student Groups: All & 7 Racial/Ethnic Groups
Index 4: Postsecondary Readiness
Postsecondary Component: College and Career Readiness • College-ready graduate meeting or exceeding the Texas Success Initiative
(TSI) criteria in both reading/English language arts(ELA) and mathematics on the TAKS Exit-level test, SAT, or ACT Test. (Class of 2014)
• Completed and earned credit in at least two advanced/dual credit enrollment courses
• Enrolled in a CTE-Coherent Sequence of Courses
• 8 Student Groups: All and 7 Racial/Ethnic Groups
Index 4: Postsecondary Readiness
Index 4: Overall Index Score Example
System Safeguards2015
• With the performance index framework, poor performance in one subject or one student group does not result in an Improvement Required Rating.
• System safeguards are added to ensure that poor performance in one area or one student group is not masked in the performance index.
• Texas Accountability Intervention System (TAIS) – District & Campus Leadership Teams & DIP/CIP Documentation
System Safeguards
NCLB Waiver from USDE
Submitted again
State Accountability System Safeguards 2015
Federal AccountabilitySystem Safeguards 2015
System Safeguard Minimum SizeState vs. Federal
System Safeguard Sample
Distinction Designations2015
• Academic Achievement in Reading/ELA (campus only)
• Academic Achievement in Mathematics (campus only)
• Academic Achievement in Science (campus only)
• Academic Achievement in Social Studies(campus only)
• Top 25 Percent: Student Progress (campus only)
• Top 25 Percent: Closing Performance Gaps(campus only)
• Postsecondary Readiness (campus and district)
Distinction Designations
• Distinction Earned
• No Distinction Earned
• Not Eligible
Distinction Designation Labels
***All distinction designations for campuses are based on performance in the top quartile (Q1) of its comparison group***
Grouped with 40 other schools that are similar: campus size, grade levels, % Low SES, mobility rate, and % ELL
Campus Comparison Groups
“Each campus is assigned to a unique comparison group of Texas schools that are most similar to it”
Q1 = Top 10
Released June 2015
Academic Achievement in Reading/ELA
HS = Must be in top quartile for 33% or more of their indicators
JH & ELEM = Must be in top quartile for 50% or more of their indicators
2014 Distinction Designation Summary – Reading/ELA Sample
Academic Achievement in Mathematics
HS = Must be in top quartile for 33% or more of their indicators
JH & ELEM = Must be in top quartile for 50% or more of their indicators
***Exclusion of 3-8 math
Academic Achievement in Science
HS = Must be in top quartile for 33% or more of their indicators
JH & ELEM = Must be in top quartile for 50% or more of their indicators
Academic Achievement in Social Studies
HS = Must be in top quartile for 33% or more of their indicators
JH = Must be in top quartile for 50% or more of their indicators
• Awarded for outstanding student progress to a campus if it is ranked in the top 25 percent (Q1) of campuses in its campus comparison group for Index 2.
Top 25 Percent: Student Progress
• Awarded for outstanding performance in closing student achievement gaps to a campus if it is ranked in the top 25 percent (Q1) of campuses in its campus comparison group for Index 3
Top 25 Percent: Closing Performance Gaps
Top 25 Percent: Closing Performance GapsSample 2014
• Awarded to campuses and districts for outstanding academic performance in attainment of postsecondary readiness.
Postsecondary Readiness
District = 70% of campus level indicators in Q1HS = 33% of indicators in Q1JH & ELEM = 50% of indicators in Q1
Postsecondary Readiness Campus Sample 2014
Postsecondary ReadinessDistrict Sample 2014
Important Dates:
2015 State Accountability Calendar
2014 Accountability SummarySample
• TEC 39.0545
Community and Student Engagement Local Accountability
2016 AccountabilityWe cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.
Max De Pree
• No longer a Chapter in the Accountability Manual
Chapter 11 - Preview
Phase in of STAAR Level II
• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
Level II SatisfactoryPhase-in 2
• STAAR tests for Grades 3-8
• Mathematics at grades 3-8
• Reading at grades 3-8
• Writing at grades 4 and 7
• Science at grades 5 and 8
• Social Studies at grade 8
STAAR Assessments for 2016
• STAAR EOC Assessments required to pass for high school graduation:
• English I • English II • Algebra I• Biology• U.S. History
(Cohort 2011/2012 and Thereafter)
STAAR Assessments for 2016
The Class of 2016 will be the second graduating class under EOC Assessments.
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http://tea.texas.gov/index2.aspx?id=25769815051&menu_id=793
2015-2016 Testing Calendar
Changes!
I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is
the ultimate champion.
Mia Hamm
Any Questions?Thanks!
• Lead4ward Quicklook 2014-15 School Year Updated (Revised)http://lead4ward.com/docs/STAAR_Quick_Look_2014-15_REV_Sep_2014_ver2.pdf
• Texas Education Today, Oct. 2013, Volume XXVIII No. 1
• Anderson, Mac. Motivational Quotes. Naperville: Simple Truths, LLC, 2008. Print
• Murphy, John. Pulling Together. Naperville: Simple Truths, LLC, 2010. Print
• TEA Final NCLB Waiver Submission (Sept. 18. 2013)http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=25769803880
• Overview of Performance Index Framework (April 8, 2015) – TEA
• TEA One-Page Summaryhttp://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2015/index.html
• STAAR Scale Score Cuts for New Phase-in Schedule: TEA Student Assessment Division
• 2015 Accountability Manual – Chapters 1-10 and Appendices http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2015/manual/index.html
• TEA Testing Calendarhttp://tea.texas.gov/index2.aspx?id=25769815051&menu_id=793
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