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Accountability Update
Categorical Program Director’s Meeting
April 2008
Rachel Perry
Policy and Evaluation Division
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
The Impact of the California
Modified Assessment on
Accountability
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
What is the California
Modified Assessment (CMA)?
JACK O’CONNELL
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
– An assessment of California
content standards based on
modified achievement standards
– Developed to comply with No Child
Left Behind (NCLB) requirements
– Administered in 2008 to students
with disabilities (SWD)
• ELA and math in grades 3-5
• Science in grade 5
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CMA Participation Criteria
JACK O’CONNELL
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
– For SWD who have an Individualized
Education Program (IEP) and meet
State Board of Education-approved
participation criteria
• Scored below basic or far below basic
on the CST ELA and/or math either with
or without modifications
– Criteria are available at
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/cmastar.asp
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Impact on the Academic
Performance Index (API)
JACK O’CONNELL
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
 In 2007, all SWD took either the CST or
CAPA.
– All results would typically be included in the
2007 Base API.
 In 2008, all SWD will take the CST,
CMA, or CAPA.
– CMA results will not be included in the 2008
Growth API because performance levels
will not be set until after the August 2008
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release of the API.
Impact on the API
JACK O’CONNELL
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
 If all SWD test records were included in
the 2007 Base API, more SWD would be
reflected in the 2007 Base API than in the
2008 Growth API.
 As a result, the CDE will adjust the 2007
Base API by removing records to improve
the comparability between the 2007 Base
API and the 2008 Growth API.
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API Adjustment Procedure
Technical Details
JACK O’CONNELL
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
 Technical details about the API
Adjustment Procedure will be
included in the 2007-08 Academic
Performance Index Information
Guide
– Will be posted by May 1, 2008
– At www.cde.ca.gov/api
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API Adjustment Procedure
and 2007 Base API Reports
JACK O’CONNELL
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
 The reports will look identical to
the 2006 Base API reports with
one exception:
– Footnote will indicate how many
records were removed from the 2007
Base API because of the API
adjustment procedure
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Impact on Adequate Yearly
Progress (AYP)
JACK O’CONNELL
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
 Amendment to the Accountability
Workbook (pending approval)
– Count 2008 CMA test takers as
participants AND
– Apply the 20% credit to any school or
LEA that missed AYP solely because
the SWD subgroup missed the
percent proficient target
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New Proposed Regulations
for No Child Left Behind
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
New Proposed Regulations
About Accountability
JACK O’CONNELL
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
 Released by the U.S. Department
of Education (ED) on April 22
– http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/reg/pr
oposal/index.html
– Comments due on June 23
– Anticipated effective on November 1
– Would impact 2009 AYP calculations
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New Proposed Regulations
About Accountability
JACK O’CONNELL
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
 Creation of a National Technical
Advisory Council (National TAC)
 Require states to justify minimum
subgroup size
 Require states to report on the
number of students and subgroups
excluded
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New Proposed Regulations
About Accountability
JACK O’CONNELL
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
 Require National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP) data
on state and local report cards
 Allow for more states to submit
growth model proposals
 Bring consistency to graduation
rate definitions and expectations
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Contact Information
JACK O’CONNELL
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
 Academic Accountability Unit
916-319-0863
[email protected]
 Evaluation, Research and Analysis Unit
Richard Fattig or Veena Nambiar
916-319-0869
[email protected]
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