October 5, 2011
School, District, and State Performance Scores
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L O U I S I A N A
D E P A R T M E N T
O F
E D U C A T I O N
Through the Adoption of Bold
Reforms, by Creating a Culture of
High Expectations, and Through the
Use of Effective Strategies, Louisiana
is Answering the Charge to Better
Educate Our Children.
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Higher Expectations and Progressive Reforms
• Today We Are Reaffirming Our Commitment to
Accountability and Increased Transparency Through
Letter Grades.
• While These Grades Reveal Incremental Progress, The
Results Tell Us That We Are Not Doing Enough.
• Incremental Progress Will Not Save The Thousands of
Students Still Behind. They Only Grow Up Once.
• Major Reforms Are Needed.
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New Standards and
Letter Grade Policy
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Stronger Accountability and Clear
Ratings
Letter Grade
SPS Range*
Approximate % of
Students Below Basic
A
120-200
0-12%
B
105-119.9
13-24%
C
90-104.9
25-36%
D
65-89.9 *
37-61%
F
0-64.9 *
62-100%
* Scale will change in 2012.
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Strong Accountability: Indicators of
Growth
 A Plus Sign (+) Signifies a School Has Improved Enough to Meet its
2011 Assigned Growth Target
 A Minus Sign (-) Means a School’s 2011 Growth Score (One-Year) has
Declined by at Least One-Tenth of a Point from its 2010 Baseline Score
 No Plus (+) or Minus (-) Sign Indicates a School has Shown No Growth
or Improved its Baseline Score, But Not Enough to Meet its 2011
Growth Target
 Determined by Comparing a School’s 2010 Baseline School
Performance Score to its 2011 Growth Performance Score
 Unlike Traditional Grades, Plus/Minus Indicate Growth – Not Higher
Score. (For example, a School with a 110 could receive a B-and a
School with 106 could receive a B+)
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Statewide Results
Year
Schools Above 100
Schools Below 65
1999
9.3 %
40.2 %
2003
19.6%
25.2%
2005
27.3%
17.7%
2007
24.1%
12.6%
2009*
26.9%
12.8%
2010*
31.7 %
10.3 %
2011*
37.7 %
8.6 %
*2009, 2010 and 2011 Include All Alternative Schools.
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Statewide Results
*Based on 2011 Standards and Letter Grade Scale
Year
*A and B Schools
*D and F Schools
1999
6.2 %
80.9 %
2003
11.8 %
65.3 %
2005
19.9 %
54.4 %
2007
14.9 %
54.8 %
2009*
18.4%
52.6 %
2010*
23.2 %
48.7 %
2011*
28.4 %
44.1 %
*2009, 2010 and 2011 Include All Alternative Schools.
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44% of Louisiana Schools
Are Still Failing.
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Our Challenges
 In 2011, 44 Percent of Our Schools Earned D’s and F’s.
 Nearly One-Third of Our Students Are Not at Grade
Level.
 While 65 Percent of Our Schools Improved This Year,
That Means More Than One in Three Did Not.
 Statewide, While the Number of Schools With SPS
Below 90 (D’s and F’s) Is Shrinking, at Their Current Rate
of Growth (2.0 Points in 2011), It Will Take Far Too Long
to Eliminate D and F Schools.
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Effective Strategies and Progressive
Reforms
 We Must Elevate Our Supports and Interventions and
Work With Communities, Educators and Policymakers to
Make the Tough Decisions Needed to Achieve Our Critical
Goals.
 And Louisiana is in Midst of Implementing Major Reforms to
Resolve Fundamental and Systemic Challenges:
• Common Core State Standards and Assessments
• Policies to Support Highly Effective Leaders and Teachers
• School Turnaround for Low-Performing Schools, Beginning with
Strong Accountability Systems/Measures to Track Our Performance
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Recovery School District – A Model For
Whole-Scale Reform
• For the Third Straight Year, RSD Ranks Highest in
Percentage of Gains Achieved from One Year to the Next.
• RSD Schools Improved to Achieve an Average Gain of 6.7
Points or 11 Percent -- More than Three Times the
Average Statewide Gain for All Schools (2.2 Points, or 2.4
Percent).
• If Current Standards Had Been in Place in 2008, 76
Percent of RSD Schools Would Have Earned an F. Today
That Figure is Down to 44 Percent for RSD schools
statewide, and 36 Percent for RSD New Orleans Schools.
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Specifically, How Are
We Progressing?
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Better, But Not Good Enough
Louisiana Schools Are Steadily Improving,
But Not Quickly Enough.
• In 1999, We Set 10 and 15 year goals. (State, School, and
District Averages of 100 by 2009; 120 by 2014.) We Are Not
On Track To Meet This Goal.
 The First State Baseline Performance Score in 1999 was
69.4 – compared to 93.9 in 2011, Representing Increase of
More Than 35 Percent. Still, We Are Not Meeting Our
Goals.
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State Baseline Performance Scores
1999 – 2011
*Transitional Baseline
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1999 and 2010 SPS Reflect K8 Score Only
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Better, But Not Good Enough
 In 2011, Almost One Out of Three Non-Alternative Schools, or 29.2
Percent Made Honor Roll (A’s and B’s).
 Based on 2011 SPS, Nearly Ten Percent of Schools Are Within Five Points
of Earning Honor Roll.
 After Implementing School Letter Grades, 65.1 Percent of Schools
Statewide Achieved Gains from 2010 to 2011.
 If 2011 Standards and Letter Grade Scale Would Have Been in Place Last
Year, Comparing School Performance Scores in 2010 and 2011 Reveals
the Following Improvements:
• 22.6 Percent in the Percent of Schools Earning As and Bs.
• A Decline of Almost 10 Percent in Schools Earning D’s and F’s
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Better, But Not Good Enough
2011 School Letter Grade Comparisons
(2010 Based on 2011 Standards/Grading Scale)
Number of Schools Receiving Baseline SPS: 1,338 in 2010 | 1,334 in 2011
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Though We Are Not Meeting Our Goals,
Student Achievement Has Improved.
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Steady Progress
 Percent of Students Basic and Above: (All Grades and Subjects)
• 1999: 45%
• 2011: 67%
 Percent of Students Meeting Promotional Standards (4th and 8th Grades)
• 2009: 81.4%
• 2011: 84.9%
 Average Composite ACT Scores in Louisiana Increased from 19.6 in 2001 to 20.2
in 2011, Compared to National Increase of Only One Tenth of a Point During
that Same Time Period.
 Statewide Dropout Rate Has Dropped by 53 Percent Since 2001, and by 33
Percent Over Last Two Years Alone.
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Narrowing the Gap
Subgroup Performance
English: Percent Basic and Above*
*First time testers and Full Academic Year: 1999 – 2001 grades 4 and
8; 2002 - 2005 grades 4, 8 and 10; 2006 - 2010 grades 3-8 and 10
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Narrowing the Gap
Subgroup Performance
Math: Percent Basic and Above*
*First time testers and Full Academic Year: 1999 – 2001 grades 4 and
8; 2002 - 2005 grades 4, 8 and 10; 2006 - 2010 grades 3-8 and 10
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2011 State Summary and
District Level Highlights
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2011 State Performance
(Roll-Up of All Student, Schools and District Scores)
 2010 Baseline SPS (Two Years Averaged):
92.6*
 2011 Growth Target (One Year Goal):
6.4
 2011 SPS Growth Goal:
99.0
 2011 Actual Growth SPS:
94.8
 2011 Actual Growth:
2.2
 2011 Letter Grade
C
*Transitional Baseline
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School Districts
 91.5 Percent of Districts Achieved Gains in 2011,
Compared to 62 Percent in 2010.
 Average District Gain of 2.8 Points is Nearly Three
Times the 2010 Average District Gain of 1 Point.
 In 2011, 14 of Louisiana’s 71 Districts, or Nearly 20
Percent, Made Honor Roll (A’s and B’s).
 Another Nine Districts, or 13 Percent, Within Five
Points of Honor Roll.
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2011 District Honor Roll
(Defined as A and B Districts)
District
District Performance Score
Letter Grade
Zachary Community Schools
121.3
A
Orleans Parish
118.0
B
West Feliciana Parish
114.2
B
St. Tammany Parish
111.3
B
Plaquemines Parish
110.8
B
Vernon Parish
110.1
B
Central Community Schools
110.0
B
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2011 District Honor Roll
(Defined as A and B Districts)
District
District Performance Score
Letter Grade
Jefferson Davis Parish
109.9
B
Ascension Parish
109.5
B
Livingston Parish
107.5
B
Allen Parish
107.1
B
St. Charles Parish
106.7
B
St. Bernard Parish
105.9
B
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Most Improved Districts
Based on Percentage Increase in
District Performance Scores from 2010 to 2011
2010
DPS
2011
DPS
Percentage Increase
(Point Increase)
Recovery School District (All)
58.4
66.7
14.21% (8.3 Points)
East Carroll Parish
79.4
88.5
11.46% (9.1 Points)
Cameron Parish
93.1
100.6
8.06% (7.5 Points)
Franklin Parish
77.6
83.7
7.86% (6.1 Points)
Red River Parish
86.8
93.6
7.83% (6.8 Points)
St. Bernard Parish
98.4
105.9
7.62% (7.5 Points)
Iberville Parish
80.3
86.2
7.35% (5.9 Points)
City of Baker School District
62.8
67.3
7.17% (4.5 Points)
Orleans Parish
110.3
118.0
6.98% (7.7 Points)
Plaquemines Parish
104.1
110.8
6.44% (6.7 Points)
District
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