NH AYP Task Force Meeting

July 29, 2010NH DOE

Overview of Key Policy Recommendations

• Which subgroups? • Minimum n?• How to account for ELL performance• Participation rate versus “zeros”• K-2 Schools (Level 2)• How many “yeses” are required for an overall “yes”?• High school indicators• Content areas for inclusion in the performance system• Proposed cutscores for growth and achievement

Group Definitions

• 1 = Special education students• 2 = Economically disadvantages/not special ed• 3 = “all others”, i.e., not special ed, not low

SES, not ELL• (ELLs calculated differently)• Analyses restricted to:– Elementary/middle schools only– Subgroups, n>10

Mathematics—overview by subgroup

Mathematics—distribution of MSGP (all others)

Mathematics—distribution of MSGP (SWD)

Mathematics—distribution of MSGP (Low SES)

Mathematics--“All others”

Mathematics—Special Ed Subgroup

Mathematics—Low SES subgroup

Reading overview by subgroup

Reading—distribution of MSGP (all others)

Reading—distribution of MSGP (SWD)

Reading—distribution of MSGP (Low SES)

Reading—”All others”

Reading—Special Ed Subgroup

Reading—Low SES subgroup

Proposed cutscore--math (MSGP=40/status=75% prof/adv)

Proposed cutscore—read (MSGP=40/status=75% prof/adv)