Transcript HollowayProject.ppt

Daniel H. Holloway
Senior at Old Dominion University
Coordinator of Database Services
Gloucester County Public Schools
What is No Child Left Behind (NCLB)?
• The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was signed into
U.S. law in 2002
• Seeks to increase accountability for student
performance in public schools
• Schools whose students don't demonstrate mastery
on standardized tests may face certain penalties, and
if they don't improve, parents may transfer their
students to other schools
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
• AYP measures reading and math
yearly progress by student group
and school against state target
goals
• State target goals are based on
attaining 100% student proficiency
by 2013-14
• If just one student group does not
meet state target goals in reading
or math, the school does not make
AYP
AYP measures the progress
of subgroups
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The school as a whole
Race
Students with disabilities
Students with limited
English proficiency
• Economically disadvantaged students
Each group must meet the same set percentage of
students performing at grade level in reading and math.
What happens if a school does
not make AYP?
• A school that fails to make AYP for two years
or more is subject to interventions
•Interventions start with allowing students to
transfer to another school
•School districts can be taken over or
redesigned by the state
•Ultimately, the school can be closed down
AYP Summary Data for 2007-08
Made
AYP
Did Not
Make AYP
To Be
Determined
Total
Schools
1,316
( 72% )
467
( 26% )
36
( 2% )
1,823
( 100% )
Divisions
58
( 44% )
74
( 56% )
AYP Summary Data
132
( 100% )
Highly Qualified Teachers
• Initiative under NCLB
• Refers to a teacher who has obtained full state
teacher certification and has demonstrated subject
matter competency
• Schools must be 100% by 2006
What is the societal problem?
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NCLB has impacted states and schools by
making them accountable and requiring them to
collect and disseminate data in order to make
better decisions
What is the solution?
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Schools need a tool to disaggregate assessment
information, track teacher certification information
and to be able to link the two together
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Create a unique teacher identification number to
link student assessment data to teacher
recertification data
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Teachers can input professional development
information in order to meet recertification
requirements
How it works
Who is the customer?
• School Administrators and Teachers are the
customers
Technology and Costs
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Windows 2003 Server
SQL Server 2003
Application Server (JBoss)
Message Service
Licensed Software, Training
and Support
Total
$1,200
$3,000
Open Source
$4,000
$5,000 - $10,000
$13,200 - $18,200
Risks involved
• Pearson has a state contract with Virginia’s Division
of Education in providing a tool for maintaining
student assessment data called Educational
Information Management System (EIMS)
• Will schools be able to afford the program?
Results by the year 2014
Made
AYP
Did Not
Make AYP
To Be
Determined
Total
Schools
1,823
( 100% )
0
( 0% )
1,823
( 100% )
Divisions
132
( 100% )
0
( 0% )
132
( 100% )
Conclusion
• After NCLB came into law, schools and states have
the task of maintaining and disseminating a lot of
information. Schools need a tool to help make
decisions to create strategies for instructional
purposes.
Resources
• Virginia DOE http://www.pen.k12.va.us/
• National School Boards Association http://www.nsba.org
• Pearson EIMS EIMS
• Gloucester County Public Schools GCPS