2015 Accountability Commissioner’s Final Decisions

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For STATE Accountability and Distinctions

MATH TEKS FOR GRADES 3-8 ARE EXCLUDED (ALL 4 INDEXES) STAAR A AND ALTERNATE 2 ARE EXCLUDED (ALL 4 INDEXES)

What Assessments Remain?

Reading, Grades 3-8 Writing, Grades 4 and 7 Science, Grades 5 and 8 Social Studies, Grade 8 English I, English II Algebra I Biology US History

Index Targets: Non-AEA

AEA Index Targets

Ratings Criteria

EITHER Index 1 OR Index 2 AND Index 3 AND Index 4

ELL’s

ELL Progress Measure continues to be used to calculate ratings ELL’s with Parent Denials will be included in the system according to the following:

Index 1

Target goes to 60 No 3-8 Math No STAAR A or Alt 2 What does this mean for you?

◦ It depends on how they would have performed!

Index 2

What is left in Index 2?

Index 2 By Campus Type

For a 3-5 Campus (assuming no testing above grade level) ◦ 3 rd Grade Reading via ELL Progress Measure ◦ 4 th Grade Reading via STAAR or ELL Progress Measure ◦ ◦ 5 th Grade Reading via STAAR or ELL Progress Measure 4 th Grade Writing via ELL Progress Measure For a 6-8 Campus (assuming some Algebra 1 students and no English II) ◦ 6 th Grade Reading via STAAR or ELL Progress Measure ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ 7 th Grade Reading via STAAR or ELL Progress Measure 8 th Grade Reading via STAAR or ELL Progress Measure 7 th Grade Writing via STAAR or ELL Progress Measure Algebra 1 For a 9-12 Campus ◦ Algebra 1 (only for students testing this year on your campus) ◦ ◦ English I via ELL Progress Measure English II via STAAR or ELL Progress Measure

Index 2: New Calculation

The new calculation for Index 2 will be one weighted performance rate that combines STAAR and ELL progress measures in reading, writing, and mathematics (Algebra I only for 2015). The percent met or exceeded progress and percent exceeded progress will be calculated from the combined results. This decision is applicable to 2015 only and will be revisited for 2016 and beyond. The ELL student group for Index 2 will be expanded to include both current ELLs and monitored ELLs in their first and second years of academic monitoring after exiting ELL status.

Sample Index 2 Calculation

Note that Minimum Size is Easier to Achieve With This Method

What Does This Mean for You?

It depends on how each group and subject performs!

Index 3

No 3- 8 Math!!!!

Still Calculated According to the Same Process

Index 4

The postsecondary component of Index 4 will be expanded to include students who demonstrate postsecondary readiness through the following means: ◦ Completing and earning credit for at least two advanced/dual enrollment courses, or ◦ Enrolling in a career and technical education (CTE) coherent sequence of courses as part of a four-year plan of study to take two or more CTE courses for three or more credits. (CTE code of 2) ◦ These indicators are Bonus Points for AEA campuses and districts

Index 4 STAAR Component

All campuses will continued to be measured by students meeting Final Level II on 2 or more subjects (which is not stated on one-page summary sheet)…..BUT 3-8 Math is eliminated as one of those ways!

◦ ◦ ◦ What this means: A 3 rd Grader only has scores for 1 subject, so he/she must meet it on Reading An 8 th 4 Grader taking 8 th Grade Math, Reading, Science, and Social Studies now has 3 opportunities to meet this standard instead of Does it help you or hurt you that Math is excluded?

◦ It will likely make it more difficult for some students to meet this standard in grades that had more than 2 tests.

◦ It will likely make it easier for some students to meet the standard in grades that only have 2 tests.

Distinctions

Comparison groups will be determined by: Grade Levels Served Size % of Eco Dis Students Mobility Rate % of ELL’s Note: NO Special Education consideration BECAUSE STAAR A and ALT 2 are Excluded

Distinction Changes

What Does Exclusion of STAAR A and STAAR Alt 2 Mean?

The impact of their exclusion depends on how they would have performed relative to other students.

It does NOT mean you suddenly mass assign students to STAAR A!!!!!!

For SSI Grades, can they change from STAAR to STAAR A between the first and second administrations? The answer is of course, yes, at the direction of the ARD and if the student meets the eligibility requirements How would that impact Accountability? They would count as failing the first administration and not have the chance to count as a passer on the second administration.

BUT, you make the decision on what’s best for the STUDENT, according to the criteria, and the decision to test on STAAR A is based on the instruction they receive in class.

Math Data

You will still get Bridge Study Data, but it won’t be used to calculate State Accountability.

You will still get standards set on the new Math TEKS with “Real Scores” in September.

What does this mean from a data standpoint?

◦ Your accountability reports won’t tell the whole story.

So, What About Federal Accountability?

These decisions only pertain to STATE Accountability.

Federal Accountability issues are still To Be Determined.

◦ All questions to Federal Accountability, including Focus and Priority Schools, and Federal Safeguards, cannot be answered.

◦ TEA says…..they will have ACTUAL Math Standards (as opposed to Bridge Study) in time for Federal Accountability Reporting

Note from “ Options for Index Targets and Requirement Improvement ” by ATAC Dec Meeting

2016

What’s going to happen to Phase-In Standards for New Math TEKS in 2016?

What happens to Algebra 1 Standards in 2016?

TEA says……Anything for 2016 is To Be Determined…..

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