ESSASchoolIndexReportsWebinar–Tuesday,January9,2018

Vision

TheArkansasDepartmentofEducationistransformingArkansastoleadthenationinstudent-focusededucation.

Mission

TheArkansasDepartmentofEducationprovidesleadership,support,andservicetoschools,districts,andcommunitiessoeverystudentgraduatespreparedforcollege,career,andcommunityengagement.

ArkansasESSAplansubmittedtoUSDEonSeptember15,2017.

ArkansasESSAplanred-lineversionsubmittedtoUSDEonJanuary8,2018.

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Important� TheinformationprovidedtodayisDRAFT.

� TheDRAFTschoolreportsareprivate reportsandcontainconfidentialschool-leveldataforallstudentsandallsubgroupsofstudents.

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� WhatdoesESSAmeanfordistrictsandschools?

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RigorousAcademicStandards

Grade Bands Assessment State Use

3–8 ACT Aspire®

Achievement and Growth• English Language Arts (English, reading,writing)• Mathematics• Science (5thindicator)

9–10 ACT Aspire®

Achievement and Growth• English Language Arts (English, reading,writing)• Mathematics• Science (5th indicator)

AlternateAssessmentforSignificantlyCognitively

DisabledStudents

Multi-StateAlternativeAssessment2017-2018

Arkansas AlternatePortfolioAssessment

Dynamic LearningMapsunderconsideration for

2018 and forward

Multi-State Alternative Assessment (MSAA)• English Language Arts (English, reading,writing)• Mathematics

Arkansas Alternate Portfolio Assessment• Science portfolio

Dynamic Learning Maps• English Language Arts, grades3–10• Math, grades 3–10• Science, grades 3–10

11 The ACT® Achievement and Growth• Percent meeting ReadinessBenchmark

K-12English Language

ProficiencyAssessment for21st Century (ELPA21)

• Percent meeting ReadinessBenchmark

StrongStateAssessmentSystem

WhatistheESSASchoolIndex?TheEveryStudentSucceedsAct(2015)providedstatestheopportunitytoengagestakeholdersinthedevelopmentofthestate’saccountabilitysystem.ESSArequiredstatestoincludeatleastfiveindicatorsforsuccess:

1.Achievement,2.Growth,3.EnglishlearnerprogresstowardEnglishlanguageproficiency,4.Graduationrate,and5.Schoolqualityandstudentsuccess(SQSS)

StakeholderDesigned

AccountabilitySystem

2017ESSASchoolIndexandIndicatorSummaryStatistics

DraftcalculationsbasedonArkansasESSAapplicationsubmittedtoUSDEonSeptember15,2017

Dataarebasedon2017post-appealsassessmentdata,2017certifiedcycledata,and2016graduationrates.

StatisticalMarkersTerm Definitionorexample

N Sizeofthepopulation;theArkansasn-sizerecommendedbystakeholdersforaccountability=15.ArkansasN-sizeforreporting=10.

Mean Averageofsetofnumbers

StandardDeviation(SD) Ameasurethatisusedtoquantifytheamountofvariationordispersionofasetofdatavaluesorhowspreadoutnumbersarefromthemean.

Minimum Lowestschoolscore

Maximum Highestschoolscore

Percent Partofeveryhundred;proportion;forexample75%is75perhundred

Percentile Anumberdescribingwhereacertainpercentageofscoresfallbelowthatpercentileaccordingtothedistributionofvalues;forexampleifSchoolAhasascoreatthe75thpercentile thatmeansthat75%ofotherschools’scoredlowerthanSchoolA.

GradeSpansandGradeConfigurations

ESSASchoolIndexScore:MeansandVariationbyGradeSpan

ESSASchoolIndexScore:StatisticalMarkersforDistributionsbyGradeSpan

ESSASchoolIndicators

Indicator#1WeightedAchievement

AchievementLevelACTAspire

AchievementLevelMSAA

PointsEarnedforEachAchievementLevel

InNeedofSupport Level1(L1) 0.00

Close Level2(L2) 0.50

Ready Level3(L3) 1.00

Exceeds:Stepone:NumberofL4≤NumberofL1 Level4(L4) 1.00

Exceeds:Steptwo:NumberofL4>NumberofL1 Level4(L4) 1.25

WeightedAchievement:MeansandVariationbyGradeSpan

WeightedAchievement:StatisticalMarkersforDistributionsbyGradeSpan

Indicators#2and#3ValueAddedGrowth

SchoolValue-AddedGrowth:MeansandVariationbyGradeSpan

SchoolValue-AddedGrowth:StatisticalMarkersforDistributionsbyGradeSpan

Indicator#4CohortGraduationRate

AdjustedCohortGraduationRates:MeansandVariationbyGradeSpan

AdjustedCohortGraduationRates:StatisticalMarkersforDistributionsbyGradeSpan

Indicator#5SchoolQualityand

StudentSuccess(SQSS)

Indicator GradeLevelorCohortforPointsAvailable PointsforStudent

StudentEngagement GradesK-11

PointbasedonChronicAbsence(CA)risklevel:CA<5%=1.0Point5<=CA<10%=0.5PointCA>=10%=0.0Point

ScienceAchievement Grades3– 10 ReadyorExceeds=1.0PointCloseorNotReady=0.0Point

ScienceGrowth Grades4– 10

UsingACTAspireScienceValue-AddedScorePercentileRanksVASPR≥75=1.0Point25≤VASPR<75=0.5PointVASPR≤25=0.0Point

ReadingatGradeLevel Grades3– 10 ReadyorExceeds=1.0PointCloseorNotReady=0.0Point

ACT Grade12Cycle7Enrollment BestACTCompositeScore≥19=1.0PointUsebestACTscorefromprior3years.

ACTReadinessBenchmark Grade12Cycle7Enrollment

ACTReading≥22=0.5pointACTMath≥22=0.5pointACTScience≥23=0.5point

UsebestACTscorefromprior3yearsforeachsubject.

GPA2.8orbetteron4.0scale Grade12Cycle7Enrollment HighschoolfinalGPA≥2.8=1.0Point

CommunityServiceLearningCreditsEarned Grade12Cycle7Enrollment1ormoreSLcreditsearned=1.0Point

Act648of1993course#496010orotherstateapprovedcoursesCreditsearnedatanytimeduringgrades9- 12

On-timeCredits Grades9-11Grade9completed≥5.5credit=1.0Point

Grade10completed≥11.0credits=1.0PointGrade11completed≥16.5credits=1.0Point

ComputerScienceCourseCreditsEarned Grade12Cycle7Enrollment Creditsearned≥1=1.0PointCreditsearnedatanytimeduringgrades9- 12

AdvancedPlacement/InternationalBaccalaureateorConcurrentCreditCourses

(ACEincluded)Grade12Cycle7Enrollment Creditsearned≥1=1.0Point

Creditsearnedatanytimeduringgrades9- 12

SchoolQualityStudentSuccess(SQSS):MeansandVariationbyGradeSpan

SchoolQualityStudentSuccess(SQSS):StatisticalMarkersforDistributionsbyGradeSpan

ComponentsofSchoolQualityStudent

SuccessIndicator

MeansandVariabilitybyGradeSpan

PercentofPointsEarnedforChronicAbsenceforStudentsinGradesK- 11RiskLevel Description PointsEarned

perStudent

LowRisk Absentlessthan5%ofdaysenrolled

1.0

ModerateRisk Absent5%tolessthen10%ofdays enrolled

0.5

HighRisk =ChronicAbsence

Absent10%ormoreofdaysenrolled

0.0

Includesfullacademicyearstudents(nothighlymobile).StudentsenrolledcontinuouslyfromOctober1throughCycle7.Attendancefromquarters1– 4Cycle7enrollment

PercentofPointsEarnedforReadingAchievementforStudentsinGrades3- 10

AchievementLevels

Description PointsEarnedperStudent

On orAboveGradeLevelforReading

ACT Aspire:ReadyorExceeds

MSAA:Level3or4

1.0

NotatGradeLevelforReading

ACTAspire:CloseorInNeedofSupportMSAA:Level1or2

0.0

Includesfullacademicyearstudents(nothighlymobile).StudentsenrolledcontinuouslyfromOctober1throughtesting.

PercentofPointsEarnedforScienceAchievementforStudentsGrades3- 10

Includesfullacademicyearstudents(nothighlymobile).StudentsenrolledcontinuouslyfromOctober1throughtesting.

AchievementLevels

Description PointsEarnedperStudent

On orAbove

GradeLevelforScience

ACT Aspire:ReadyorExceedsAPAScienceLevels

IndependentorFunctionalIndependence

1.0

NotatGradeLevelforScience

ACTAspireCloseorInNeedofSupport

APAScienceLevels:SupportedIndependence,Emergent,NotEvident

0.0

PercentofPointsEarnedforGrowthinScienceAchievementforStudentsGrades4- 10

Includesfullacademicyearstudents(nothighlymobile).StudentsenrolledcontinuouslyfromOctober1throughtesting.ACTAspireSciencescoresonly.

BottomDescription Points

Earnedper

StudentGrowthin

TopQuartile

ScienceValue-AddedScoreat/above75th percentileofgrowth

ofstudentsinsamegrade

1.0

Growth inMiddleQuartiles

ScienceValue-AddedScoreAt/Above25th percentiletolessthan75th percentileofgrowthof

studentsinsamegrade

0.5

GrowthinBottomQuartile

Science Value-addedscoreisbelowthe25th percentileofgrowthof

studentsinsamegrade

0.0

PercentofPointsEarnedforACTCompositeScoreof19forstudentsinGrade12

AchievementLevels PointsEarnedperStudent

BestACTCompositeScoreat/above19

1.0

BestACTCompositeScorebelow19

0.0

TheACTComposite includes studentsinGrade12cycle7certifieddatawithACTscores. HighlymobilestudentsareexcludedUsesbestACTCompositescorefromanyofprevious3years.

PercentofPointsEarnedforACTScoresat/aboveACTCollegeReadinessBenchmarkforStudentsinGrade12

AchievementLevels PointsEarnedperStudent

BestACTReadingScore≥22 0.5

BestACTMathScore≥22 0.5

BestACT ScienceScore≥23 0.5

TheACTCollegeReadiness calculation includes studentsinGrade12cycle7certifieddatawith ACTscores. Highlymobilestudentsareexcluded.UsesbestACTCompositescorefromanyofprevious3years.

PercentofPointsEarnedforStudentsEarningOn-TimeCreditsforGradeLevels9-11

Students'on-timecreditsare calculatedforstudentsinGrades9- 11foreachschool.Gradesincludedinthescoreare basedontheschool'sactual graderange.Highlymobilestudentsareexcluded

CreditEarning PointsEarnedper

StudentGrade9completed≥5.5creditGrade10completed≥11.0creditsGrade11completed≥16.5credits

1.0

Fewer creditsearnedthanthoselistedabove

0.0

PercentofPointsEarnedforHighSchoolGPAof2.8orHigherforstudentsinGrade12

IncludesGrade12studentsfromcycle7withfullacademicyearinGrade12(nothighlymobile).Usesstudents’Cycle7reportedhighschoolGPA.

AchievementLevels PointsEarnedperStudent

HighSchoolGPA≥2.8 1.0

HighSchoolGPA≤2.8 0.0

≥

PercentofPointsEarnedforGrade12StudentsCompletingAP,IB,orConcurrentCreditCourse(s)

IncludesACEConcurrentCreditCourses

TheAP/IB/ConcurrentCredit calculation includes studentsinGrade12cycle7certifieddatawithcoursecreditrecordsfromanyofgrades9- 12. Highlymobilestudentsareexcluded.

AchievementLevels PointsEarnedperStudent

Completing1ormorecreditsingrades 9– 12

1.0

Nocreditsearnedingrades9- 12

0.0

PercentofPointsEarnedforGrade12StudentsCompletingComputerScienceCourse(s)

TheAP/IB/ConcurrentCredit calculation includes studentsinGrade12cycle7certifieddatawithcoursecreditrecordsfromanyofgrades9- 12. Highlymobilestudentsareexcluded.

AchievementLevels PointsEarnedperStudent

Completing1ormorecreditsingrades 9– 12

1.0

Nocreditsearnedingrades9- 12

0.0

PercentofPointsEarnedforGrade12StudentsCompletingCommunityorServiceLearningCourse(s)

TheAP/IB/ConcurrentCredit calculation includes studentsinGrade12cycle7certifieddatawithcoursecreditrecordsfromanyofgrades9- 12. Highlymobilestudentsareexcluded.

AchievementLevels PointsEarnedperStudent

Completing1ormorecreditsingrades 9– 12

1.0

Nocreditsearnedingrades9- 12

0.0

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