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Analyzing Student Achievement Trends tied to NCLB. Rolf Blank, Ph.D. Director of Education Indicators Council of Chief State School Officers Connecticut State Conference Univ. of Connecticut, March 19, 2008. CCSSO Projects / Sources/Web Sites.
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Analyzing Student Achievement Trends tied to NCLB Rolf Blank, Ph.D. Director of Education Indicators Council of Chief State School Officers Connecticut State Conference Univ. of Connecticut, March 19, 2008
CCSSO Projects / Sources/Web Sites • CCSSO Accountability Systems and Reporting State Collaborative project (28 states, incl. Connecticut), e.g. Implementers Guide to Growth Models, 2008 • State Education Indicators project (annual state profiles)—10 years • www.ccsso.org/projects /Accountability _Systems • www.schooldatadirect .org • www.SECsurvey.org • “Developing Student Achievement Tests under NCLB Accountability Requirements: A policymaker’s primer” [PPT Assisted by Adam Petermann, CCSSO]
Questions for State Analysis • What are the measures at state, district, school level for determining performance NCLB? Then, Are we improving? • For state educators: To what extent are measures valid, reliable?—and reports are useful? • What other measures could we analyze? (e.g. • A) external, cross-state measure • B) in-depth within state system alignment • How does performance in our system compare with other states?
Premises of NCLB • Accountability tied to state standards, assessments, and systems at school level, district, state • All schools and students are accountable • Improve student performance to proficient level by 2014 • Improve performance of all student groups, esp. low-income, special education, limited English • Accountability system identifies schools needing improvement, and sanctions/reforms • Accountability will provide incentives toward improved system performance
Connecticut Education Facts Number of schools, by percent of students eligible to participate in the Free and Reduced-Price Lunch Program
Massachusetts Education Facts Number of schools, by percent of students eligible to participate in the Free and Reduced-Price Lunch Program
Wisconsin Education Facts Number of schools, by percent of students eligible to participate in the Free and Reduced-Price Lunch Program
Cross State Student Achievement Trends: State Assessments
NAEP Definition of Proficiency 4th Grade Reading 8th Grade Math
Hartford School District, Connecticut Reading Grade 4, State Assessment, Proficient and Above Math Grade 8, State Assessment, Proficient and Above
Worcester School District, Massachusetts Reading Grade 4, State Assessment, Proficient and Above Math Grade 8, State Assessment, Proficient and Above
Kenosha School District, Wisconsin Reading Grade 4, State Assessment, Proficient and Above Math Grade 8, State Assessment, Proficient and Above