School Performance Framework
Preliminary Ratings
Colorado Department of Education
School Performance Framework
Purposes
• Establishes a common framework for
accountability
• Provides transparent performance information to
drive statewide conversation about change
• Modernizes reporting of state, district and school
performance information
• Establishes new system of support and
intervention, including for turnaround schools
and districts
Focused Attention on Four Key
Performance Indicators
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Academic Achievement
Academic Growth
Academic Growth Gaps
Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness
Growth and Postsecondary and Workforce
Readiness weighted more heavily in school
and district frameworks
Moving from Performance
Indicators to Plan Rating
• Schools receive a rating for each of the
performance indicators:
– Exceeds, Meets, Approaching, Does Not Meet
• The ratings roll up to an overall evaluation of the
school’s performance, which determines the
school’s plan type assignment
School Plan Assignments
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Performance Plan
Improvement Plan
Priority Improvement Plan*
Turnaround Plan*
*Requires increased levels of state oversight
Sample SPF
Preliminary Ratings: All Schools
Requests for Reconsideration
• Majority of districts accepted initial CDE
school performance plan assignments for
their schools
• October 15 - Districts submitted
accreditation category for schools and any
additional evidence as applicable
• CDE currently reviewing all requests for
reconsideration
Approval Process
• Commissioner recommends plan type assignments to
State Board for approval
– Follows opportunity for districts to submit additional
evidence for consideration between August and
October
• Commissioner determines final accreditation
categories for districts
– Districts may appeal final accreditation categories to
the State Board
Next Steps with
SPF Reports
• Use this data to focus improvement
planning efforts
• Use plan type assignments to target
support for schools – with focused
attention on schools rated as Turnaround
and Priority Improvement
Timeline
• Expect all school plan assignments and district accreditation
categories to be final in advance of State Board Meeting on
December 6th
• November and December 2010 – CDE finalizes district accreditation
and State Board approves all school plan types
• January 2011 – Districts submit district and school Priority
Improvement and Turnaround Plans, and any other plans required
by federal law, for Department review and feedback
• March 2011 – Districts submit revised Turnaround Plans to
Department for approval
• April 15, 2011 – Districts submit district and school Improvement
and Performance Plans for publication
Resources
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SPF Tutorial:
http://www.cde.state.co.us/media/training/SPF_Online_Tutorial/player.html
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SPF and DPF templates:
http://www.schoolview.org/documents/SPFTemplate(EM).pdf
http://www.schoolview.org/documents/SPFTemplate(H).pdf
http://www.schoolview.org/documents/DPFTemplate.pdf
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Accountability Tutorial:
http://www.cde.state.co.us/media/training/AccountabilitySystemOverviewplayer.
html
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Accountability Handbook:
http://www.schoolview.org/documents/DistrictAccountabilityHandbook.pdf
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General Resource:
http://www.schoolview.org/learningcenter.asp
Contacts
Office of Performance and Policy
– Bill Bonk, Longitudinal Growth Consultant, bonk_w@cde.state.co.us
– John Condie, Performance Support Manager,
condie_j@cde.state.co.us
– Kady Dodds, Senior Policy Associate, dodds_k@cde.state.co.us
– Marie Huchton, Senior Statistical Consultant,
huchton_m@cde.state.co.us
– Dianne Lefly, Director of Research and Evaluation,
lefly_d@cde.state.co.us
– Jhon Penn, Performance Support Director, penn_j@cde.state.co.us
– DeLinda Rose, Executive Assistant, rose_d@cde.state.co.us
– Somoh Supharukchinda, Performance Support Manager,
supharukchinda_s@cde.state.co.us
– Richard Wenning, Associate Commissioner,
wenning_r@cde.state.co.us