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This report from the Michigan Department of Education outlines key updates and components in school accountability systems, focusing on Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) under the No Child Left Behind Act. It discusses legal requirements, accreditation, assessment standards, and the importance of student achievement indicators. Proposed improvements for the 2007-08 school year emphasize performance level changes, rubrics for reporting, and the significance of external data in evaluating school performance. Recommendations aim to refine the School Improvement Framework and enhance educational outcomes across Michigan's schools.
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Education YES! Update Michigan Department of Education Office of Educational Assessment and Accountability October-November, 2007
Accountability Components • Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) • No Child Left Behind Act • State Accreditation – Education YES! • Michigan Revised School Code
Legal Requirements from Code • Annual Report • School Improvement Plan • Core Curriculum • Assessment of ELA/reading and mathematics grades 1-5 • High School Courses • NAEP Participation if Selected
Education YES! • Developed in 2002 • Used since 2002-03 • Time to start looking at changes, revisions, and improvements • Student Achievement • Indicators
Education YES! to date Achievement Change Achievement Status Indicators
Education YES! Plan 2003 Achievement Change Achievement Status Achievement Growth Indicators
Proposed for 2007-08 Achievement Status adjusted for Progress or Change Indicators
Achievement Status • A score and grade for each subject counted at the school • Uses data for all subjects counted at the school • Includes assessments assigned by feeder code for grades 3-9 • Based on the best of most recent year, most recent two years, or most recent three years
Performance Level Change Designations • Used to compare the achievement of the same students at adjacent grade levels • Same student from grade 3 to grade 4 • Improvement or decline within a performance level is recognized
Predicted Achievement • A prediction will be made for each content area and grade level that were tested in previous years and that are not used for Performance Level Change Designations • Science • Social Studies • High Schools
Indicators to be Phased In • SIF Report • Rubrics or SAR for NCA schools • School Improvement Plan • External Data • Extra Credit
MDE/NCA Partnership • Streamline Reporting • North Central Association (AdvancEd) • NCA Schools • Standards and Assessment Report to MDE in place of Rubrics Report • Other Schools • Update rubrics report on AdvancEd site
Indicators of School Performance • Rubrics developed based on the School Improvement Framework • 90 rubrics were pilot tested in the spring of 2006 • 2006-07 reporting based on the new rubrics • 40 rubrics selected for reporting by all schools • All rubrics are available for school use
School Improvement Framework Strands • Teaching for Learning • Leadership • Personnel and Professional Learning • School and Community Relations • Data and Information Management
School Improvement Framework • 40 Evidence Bearing Indicators • All 5 Strands • Strand 1: 11 Indicators • Strand 2: 10 Indicators • Strand 3: 7 Indicators • Strand 4: 5 Indicators • Strand 5: 7 Indicators
External Data • All Levels • Percent Highly Qualified Teachers • Student Attendance Rate • Parent Teacher Conference Attendance • Instructional Staff turnover rate • Percent of staff involved in Professional Development • Percent of new teachers mentored • Years of experience based on date of hire • Percent of teachers working under permit
External Data • Elementary • District offers school readiness program • Middle Schools • Percent of students taking Algebra 1 • High Schools • Graduation and Dropout Rates • Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment • Percent Participating • Percent Taking and Percent Passing AP exams
Education YES! Plans 2007-08 • Credit for reporting self-rating, evidence or SAR for NCA schools • External Data • “Extra Credit”
Possible “Extra Credit” • Additional Data Collection and Use • Surveys of parents, staff, students • Peer Review • Program Distinction • Limit on effect of “Extra Credit” for Grade and Score
Unified AYP and Grade B A A B C D F B (iv) B Education YES! Composite Score C (iii) C D/Alert (ii) C Unaccredited (i) D/Alert (ii) No AYP Makes AYP (i) – (iv) – Priorities for Assistance
Education YES Plans • 2006-07 is a Statewide Pilot • 2007-08 • Link self-rating and evidence to Action Plan • Additional External Data • “Extra Credit” • Student Progress related to Achievement Status
Approval Steps • State Board – November • Public Hearings – December • State Board – February • Legislative Committees
Contact Information Paul Bielawski Office of Educational Assessment and Accountability Michigan Department of Education PO Box 30008 Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 335-5784 bielawskip@michigan.gov