FCAT? EOC?

FAA?

AMO?

AYP?

FCAT?FSA

School Accountability

Daniel LealBarry University

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ESEA and NCLB

O ESEA NCLB

School AccountabilityElementary and

Secondary Education Act1965

No Child Left Behind2001

Funding so that all students have fair and equal opportunities to a quality

education.Title I

Established a state wide school accountability system in order

to continue funding.

Purpose of School Accountability

SystemAssess the effectiveness of a school’s ability to

successfully educate all of their students.

(1008.31)

How does the state ensure that schools

are successfully educating all of

their students?

1008.34 School Grading System

O A formula that assigns letter grades to schools based on student performance and learning gains on the state assessments.

FCAT, FSA, EOC, FAA

1008.34- Schools Grading System

OGrading system is supposed to determine the progress that schools are making in educating all of their students. (NCLB)

O Excellent progress. “A” O Above average progress. “B” O Satisfactory progress. “C” O Below satisfactory progress. “D” O Inadequate progress. “F”

Why are School Grades Important?

School Grades1. School grades communicate to the public how well a school is performing relative to state standards.

2. Access to State and Federal Funds.

3. State takeover or conversion.

How Are Schools Graded?

1. Student achievement in state assessments.2. Annual learning gains for each student.

3. Progress of the lowest quartile of students.

ReadingWritingMathScience

Reading

andMath

Reading

andMath

% of students passing = the

number of points a school

receives.

Basic Model for Grading Schools (800Points)

Elementary Schools(800 pts.)

O “A” = At least 525 O “B” = 495 - 524 points, O “C” = 435 - 494 points, O “D” = 395 - 434 points,O “F” = 394 or below

Schools must test at 95% of students in order to receive an “A”

(Plus)• 100 pts.

Participation and

Performance on EOC and

Industry Certification

Basic Model for Grading Middle Schools (900 Points)

Middle Schools(900 pts.)

O “A” = At least 590 O “B” = 560 to 589 O “C” = 490 to 559 points, O “D” = 445 - 489 points, O “F” = 445 or below

• Schools must test at 90% to receive a grade.

• 95% to receive an “A”

• 100 pts. Participation and Performance on EOC and Industry Cert.

Basic Model for Grading High Schools (1600 Points)

High Schools

O“A” = At least 1,050 pointsO“B” = 990 - 1,049 pointsO“C” = 870 - 989 points O“D” = 790 - 869 pointsO“F” = 789 or below

Scenario

O The State Board of Education has recently approved a new school accountability plan, that will show greater progress for subgroups that have a history of being behind their peers.

O You are the principal at local high school and have just been informed by the State, that in order to help close the achievement gap, your school’s graduation rates need to improve over the course of the next six years.

OBased on your school’s FCAT FSA scores, your school is expected to graduate at least 82 percent of Asian students, 68 percent of white students, 52 percent of Hispanics and 45 percent of African-American students.

1. Can the State Board of Education set such objectives?

O1008.33 The State Board of Education has the authority to enforce Public School Improvement.

“The law requires states to determine whether all students, as well as individual subgroups of students, are making progress toward meeting state academic content standards.”

2. Are there any potential areas of concern regarding the new accountability plan?

Complaint Filed by Legal Aid Society

• Race-based Standards

Review

1. What are the names of the two Federal Acts that set the foundation for school accountability?

Review

2. How does the state ensure that schools are successfully educating all of their students?

By assigning school grades according to the

State School Accountability System

Review

3. What are the three basic components used by the state in order to grade schools?

References

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Florida Department of Education (2012) School Grading Guide Sheet [Image File]. Retrieved from http://schoolgrades.fldoe.org/pdf/1112/Guidesheet2012SchoolGrades.pdf

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K-20 Education Code, Florida Statutes. 1008.33 (2013). Retrieved fromhttp://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=1000-1099/1008/Sections/1008.33.html

K-20 Education Code, Florida Statutes. 1008.34 (2013). Retrieved fromhttp://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=1000-1099/1008/Sections/1008.34.html

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SARC [Image File] Retrieved fromhttp://www.sbusd.org/domain/441

The Daily Caller, (2012)Florida sets education standards based on race, ethnicity [Image File] Retrieved fromhttp://dailycaller.com/2012/10/11/florida-sets-education-standards-based-on-race-ethnicity/

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