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GAEL Summer Conference 2006 Georgia’s Single Statewide Accountability System

GAEL Summer Conference 2006 Georgia’s Single Statewide Accountability System AYP, Accountability, and Cross Agency Collaboration. No Child Left Behind Act Each State shall…

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GAEL Summer Conference 2006 Georgia’s Single Statewide Accountability System

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  1. GAEL Summer Conference 2006 Georgia’s Single Statewide Accountability System AYP, Accountability, and Cross Agency Collaboration

  2. No Child Left Behind Act Each State shall… Develop and implement a single statewide accountability system that will be effective in ensuring that all local educational agencies and public schools make adequate yearly progress.

  3. Georgia Code 20-14-26 • To create with the approval of the SBOE, a performance-based accountability system • To establish indicators of performance • Rate schools and systems • Develop annual report cards • Develop a single statewide accountability system for schools and systems incorporating federal law, rules, and regulations

  4. Single Statewide Accountability System (SSAS) Approved by the State Board of Education July 14, 2005 SBOE Rules Chapter 160-7-1: SSAS 160-7-1-.01 Definitions 160-7-1-.02 Accountability Profile 160-7-1-.03 Awards and Consequences 160-7-1-.04

  5. ACCOUNTABILITY PROFILE

  6. Award Structure: Performance Index Criteria

  7. State of Georgia Governor’s Office of Student Achievement 2006 PLATINUM AWARD Greatest GainMeeting and Exceeding Standards Sonny Perdue Martha Reichrath, Ph.D. Kathy Cox Governor of Georgia Executive Director State Superintendent of Schools Governor’s Office of Student Achievement

  8. Georgia’s AYP Determination Steps Participation at 95% in reading/English language arts and math based on students continuously enrolled during state testing window; Academic performance in reading/English language arts and math based on Full Academic Year (FAY) students; Annual Measurable Objectives (AMO) Absolute Bar Confidence Interval Multi-year Average Safe Harbor Federal Flexibility for schools and districts not making AYP based solely on SWD group scores (approved for 2006 AYP) Second Indicator; Menu of Indicators for Elementary & Middle Schools Graduation Rate for High Schools

  9. Amendments to Georgia’s 2004-2005Consolidated State Application Accountability Workbook (AYP Workbook) • Two amendments were approved by US ED. (Hurricane subgroup and percentage points added to the original percent proficient for the SWD group for systems and schools not making AYP based solely on SWD proficiency scores). • One amendment is pending final approval. (Use of a statistical application called Equipercentile to equate QCC-based assessments to GPS-based assessments) • Three proposed amendments were denied by US ED.

  10. 2005-2006 Amendment Approved: Hurricane Subgroup For the 2005-2006 school year, each school and school district has been using a series of 900 codes to identify students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. • Data from these displaced students will be included in a newly created displaced Hurricane subgroup. Only this subgroup’s TestParticipation Rate will be included in the school, system, and state AYP determinations. • Georgia’s minimum subgroup size of 40 for participation rate calculations also applies to Hurricane subgroups. • Georgia will report achievement for the displaced students’ subgroup at the state and system levels just like other subgroups on its 2006 State Report Card.

  11. 2005-2006 Amendment Approved: Federal Flexibility for SWD Group • A mathematical adjustment to the Students withDisabilities (SWD) proficiency/advanced rates applied only for schools and LEAs that did not make AYP based solely on the SWD group scores. (See the next slide for the federal formula used to calculate the mathematical adjustment or proxy percent.)

  12. Federal Calculation Steps for Determining the SWD Proxy Percent Determine the percent of SWD assessed within the State. (138,954 SWD divided by 1,106,615 = 12.5%) Divide 2% by the percentage of SWD assessed. (2% divided by 12.5% = 15.9 rounded to 16%) Add the proxy percent (16%) to the original percent proficient/advanced for SWD for any subject reading/English language arts and/or math that falls below the state AMO. Determine if the proxy percent is equal to or greater than the State AMO. http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2005/04/04072005.html

  13. QCC-based Assessments to GPS-based Assessments In order for Georgia to preserve continuity by keeping the same methodology for computing AYP that has been used for each of the past three years, US ED required GA to equate the QCC-based assessments to the GPS based assessments.

  14. Equipercentile Amendment • Equipercentile is a statistical application Georgia is using to compare QCC based assessment data to GPS based assessment data for use in the calculation of multi-year averaging, safe harbor, and progress on the second indicator for AYP purposes. • Without the equipercentile, Georgia would not be able to use assessment data from previous years needed for determining if a school or system made AYP based on multi-year averaging, safe harbor, and/or progress on a second indicator.

  15. Minimum Number Amendment Began with 2004-2005 AYP Determinations On June 14, 2005, US ED approved Georgia’s request to adjust the minimum group size. The minimum number adjustment allows AYP groups to be more proportional to the overall student population in AYP grades. Group N size = 40 or 10% of students enrolled in AYP grades, whichever is greater (with a 75 student cap) for AMO and Second Indicator calculations only. Note: The minimum number for Participation Rate remains at 40 or more students.

  16. Graduation Rate Amendment • Beginning last school year (2004-2005) : Schools and systems includedsummer graduates after 12th grade. • Beginning 2005-2006 school year: Schools and systems can, on a case by case basis (with documentation), count LEP/ELL students in their high school graduation rate if these students graduate with a regular diplomawithin 5 years and a summer.

  17. Enhanced GHSGT Performance Levels for AYP Purposes • Mathematics • Basic: Scale scores 400 to 515 • Proficient: Scale scores 516 to 524 • Advanced: Scale scores 525 to 600 • Language Arts • Basic: Scale scores 400 to 510 • Proficient: Scale scores 511 to 537 • Advanced: Scale scores 538 to 600

  18. Menu of Second Indicators for Elementary/Middle Schools Meet or exceed standard or show progress from the preceding year Selection in effect for 2004-2005, 2005-2006, and 2006-2007 Attendance: 15% or less of students absent more than 15 days or show progress Percent Meeting/Exceeding: CRCT Science – 80% or show progress CRCT Social Studies – 80% or show progress Percent Exceeding: CRCT Reading – 35% or show progress CRCT English Language Arts – 15% or show progress CRCT Mathematics – 15% or show progress CRCT Science – 15% or show progress CRCT Social Studies – 15% or show progress (Standards subject to revision as a result of data analysis from assessments aligned with GPS.)

  19. For Elementary and Middle Schools Selecting Attendance as a Second Indicator Attendance Rate Criteria: Schools or systems with 15% or less of students absent more than 15 days or show progress over the previous year will meet the Second Indicator. To show progress for attendance a school or LEA must reduce the percentage of students absent more than 15 days from the previous year. Attendance Rate Explanation: Students in AYP grade levels who miss more than 15 days while enrolled at any time in school A will be included in school A's Attendance Rate formula. The days a student misses in another school is not added to school A’s rate. Attendance Rate Calculation: Attendance rate is calculated by dividing the number of students in AYP grade levels who were absent more than 15 days by the total number of students in AYP grade levels.

  20. Georgia’s Graduation Rate • Georgia’s Graduation Rate Standard: Schools and districts must be at or above a 60% Graduation Rate or show progress from the preceding year. • Current Graduation Rate Calculation: (worksheet available on www.gaosa.org) Numerator: # of students who graduate with regular diplomas Denominator: # of dropouts in 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th from appropriate years + graduates + other completers • Georgia’s Graduation Rate: 2002 = 61.8 % 2005 = 69.4% 2003 = 63.3 % 2006 = 69.5% (as of 7/14) 2004 = 65.4%

  21. Fast Facts • Students with Disabilities(SWD):SWD who receive Special Education Services at any time during the school year are included in the SWD group for AYP purposes. • Science and AYP: NCLB requires that states develop academic content standards in science by 2005-06 and aligned assessments based on those standards by 2007-08. The science assessments must be administered at least once in each of three grade spans: 3-5, 6-9, and 10-12. We are required to have Science assessments for the 07-08 school year but it is unclear whether they will become part of AYP or not. (NCLB Act: section 1111 (K)

  22. Fast Facts • Confidence Interval: A statistical calculation used to provide more confidence in the data. (The critical z is 1.645 for a population proportion, which means the programs are running a one-tail test at the 95% level of significance.) This application allows one to establish a measure of certainty regarding whether a calculation/percentage is characteristic of a school/system. A table is created to indicate an adjusted Annual Measurable Objective (AMO) based on group size. The smaller the group, the larger the adjustment. In comparison, if you were conducting a survey, the confidence you have in the conclusions you might draw from the results depends on the number of participants in the survey. The following is a link to the 2006 Confidence Interval worksheet: http://www.gaosa.org/documents/2006ConfidenceIntervalUpdated.xls

  23. School-Level Consequences Needs Improvement (NI) status shall be determined by AYP Not making AYP for two consecutive years in the same subject Math – 95% Participation or AMO Reading/ELA – 95% Participation or AMO Second Indicator A school shall be removed from the list by making AYP for two consecutive years.

  24. School District Consequences NI status shall be determined by AYP status Not making AYP for two consecutive years in the same subject at both Elem./Middle and High School levels Math – 95% Participation or AMO Reading/ELA – 95% Participation or AMO Second Indicator Districts are removed from the list by making AYP for two consecutive years.

  25. Table of Consequences/Interventions for School Districts

  26. DRAFTAYP for School Districts

  27. AYP for SchoolsDRAFT

  28. AYP for Elementary SchoolsDRAFT

  29. AYP for Middle SchoolsDRAFT

  30. AYP for High SchoolsDRAFT

  31. Annual State Report Card Prepared and distributed by the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement in collaboration with the Georgia Department of Education.

  32. Annual State Report Card • (K-12 Report) • Consists of 7 Major Sections: • 1.Accountability (SSAS) • 2. Georgia Tests • 3. National Tests • 4. School Performance Indicators • 5. Student and School Demographics • 6. Personnel and Fiscal • 7. Comparability Section

  33. 7/28 AYP Appeals Filing Deadline (subject to change) Aug. Summer Graduate Collection Aug. Anticipated opening of the Annual Report Card Sept. Projected SSAS Awards Announced 2006 Timeline AYP, Report Card, and SSAS Awards

  34. Update: • Case managers from the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement have been assigned to all school systems to address questions and provide support. • Summer graduates will be reported in August resulting in a summer recalculation of high school and system AYP reports. • The Annual Report Cards at the school, system, and state levels are anticipated to open during the month of August. • Georgia’s Single Statewide Accountability System of Awards are projected to be announced in September. Award banners will be distributed to schools by mid October.

  35. Cross Agency Collaboration

  36. Alliance of Agency Heads Governor’s committee of agency heads (chaired by Superintendent Kathy Cox and facilitated by Martha Reichrath) who coordinate education initiatives in Georgia

  37. Georgia’s P-16 Council Under the direction of the Alliance of Agency Heads, a cross-agency collaborative dedicated to strengthening the coordination of Georgia’s P-16 education system by promoting solutions to systemic problems that neither the P-12 schools, nor the colleges and universities, nor the workplace can do alone

  38. Georgia P-16 Council Coordinates the points of intersection among educational systems – pre-school through college to promote smooth transitions among the education systems

  39. Governor’s Office of Student Achievement205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, 1966 Twin Towers EastAtlanta, GA 30334Phone: 404.463.1150 Fax: 404.463.1163 GOSA Website:www.gaosa.org Martha Reichrath, Ph.D. - Executive Director (404) 463. 1152 Nancy Haight - Accountability Projects (404) 463.1166Cowen Harter, Ed.S. - Accountability Projects (404) 463. 1168Joanne Leonard, Ed.S. – Director Accountability Projects (404) 463.1538Marylou Mandell, M.S. - Statistical Research Analyst (404) 463.1179 Debbie Moss - Office Manager (404) 463.1158Laura Peace - Administrative Assistant (404) 463.1150Pam Smith, Ed.S. – Director Standards, Research, and Policy (404) 463.1175 Joanna Vahlsing – Data Mining Specialist (404) 463.1539

  40. It is not of importance where we stand, but in what direction we are moving.- Oliver Wendell Holmes -

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