Next Generation Accountability Model
Lou Fabrizio, Ph.D.
NCDPI
Collaborative Conference for Student Achievement
April 19, 2011
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School Accountability
Taking Stock of Progress to Date
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Agenda
Making progress
o Review of Our Model
o Post-Secondary Readiness
o Progress on Simulations
o Federal Update: No Child Left Behind Reauthorization
o Multi-State Assessment Consortium Update
o Feedback and Discussion
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Accountability and
Curriculum Reform Effort
Blue Ribbon
Commission Report
SBE’s Framework For
Change
NCDPI’s Response to Framework
For Change
Accountability and
Curriculum Reform Effort
Essential Standards
Assessments
Accountability
Goal: Institute an accountability model
that…
improves student achievement
increases graduation rates
closes achievement gaps
Indicators
Student
Achievement
Post-Secondary
Readiness
Student
Growth
Graduation
Rates
Math Course
Rigor
Based on authentic assessments
Metric to be determined
Robust measures using more
historical data
5-year cohort
Students meeting the Future-Ready
Core requirements
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Indicators
Student
Achievement
Post-Secondary
Readiness
Student
Growth
Based on North
Carolina’s Next
Generation Summative
Assessments
Graduation
Rates
Math
Course Rigor
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Indicators
Growth Index
Absolute Performance Index
Student
Achievement
Post-Secondary
Readiness
Student
Growth
Graduation
Rates
Math
Course Rigor
Δ
Post-Secondary
Readiness
Δ
Graduation
Rates
Δ
Math
Course Rigor
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Growth Index
Lower Performance
Higher Growth
Higher Performance
Higher Growth
Lower Performance
Lower Growth
Higher Performance
Lower Growth
Performance Index
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Proposed Uses
(of indicators)
Report
Reward and
Sanction
Target Assistance
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Levels at which indicators might be used
Student
o Revised Student Accountability
Classroom
o RttT and Educator Effectiveness Workgroup
o Teacher Evaluation Tool
School
LEA
o Much is decided;
key issues remain
outstanding
State
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School
LEA
State
o Review of Decisions
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Future-Ready Core Inclusion
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More Robust Growth Model
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Five-Year Grad Rate
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Index System (including bonus points)
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Student Accountability Updated
o Outstanding Issue
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Post-Secondary Readiness
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Post-Secondary
Readiness
o Importance of Readiness
o RFP Response
o Other Measures?
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Simulations
5/28/2016
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Growth Index
Lower Performance
Higher Growth
Higher Performance
Higher Growth
Lower Performance
Lower Growth
Higher Performance
Lower Growth
Performance Index
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Simulation Status
o Four years of data from EVAAS to model
new growth component
o Initial Finding: Stability in identifying
higher and lower performing schools when
changing weighting
o Checks and balances
o Additional results to come
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Federal Focus on…
o Readiness
o Low-achieving
schools
o Teacher Evaluation
and Improvement
Systems
o Flexibility
By this spring?
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Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
o Formative and Diagnostic Tools and Processes
Will be used by teachers and students to diagnose a student’s learning
needs, check for misconceptions, and/or to provide evidence of progress
toward learning goal
o Interim
Optional comprehensive and content-cluster measures; Designed to
provide actionable information
o Summative
Mandatory comprehensive accountability measures; Using computer
adaptive testing and performance tasks
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Questions
and
Discussion
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