1. ESEA Flexibility: School Progress Index Overview Maryland Accountability Program Presentation 3 of 8

2. Lillian M. Lowery, Ed.D.State Superintendent of SchoolsDr. Charlene M. DukesPresident, Maryland State Board of Education Martin O'Malley Governor Carolyn M. Wood, Ph.D. Assistant Superintendent Division of Accountability, Assessment, and Data Systems Maryland State Department of EducationDivision of Accountability, Assessment, and Data Systems 200 West Baltimore StreetBaltimore, Maryland 21201410.767.0073MarylandPublicSchools.org

3. Maryland Accountability Program • School Progress • Reduce by half the percentage of students in the “all students” group and in each subgroup who are not proficient within six years • School Progress Index • Achievement • Growth • Gap Reduction • College & Career Readiness • Differentiated Recognition • Reward • Priority • Focus

4. What is the School Progress Index? • Continuous scale based on measures MSDE deems important indicators of adequacy: • Achievement • Growth • Gap Reduction • College & Career Readiness • Each indicator is individually weighted based on importance in assessing overall school progress • Content Areas within indicators individually weighted • Measured at the Elementary, Middle, and High School Levels (span codes) • Combined schools with multiple span codes are measured at each level and then combined to create a single score

5. Maryland School Progress Index** Grades PreK-8 Grades 9-12 Meeting Performance Targets (AMO) Meeting Performance Targets (AMO) Achievement* Achievement* 30% 40% • 33.3%-Mathematics Proficiency (Algebra/ • Data Analysis HSA) • 33.3%- English Proficiency (English HSA) • 33.3%- Science Proficiency (Biology HSA) • 33.3%- Mathematics Proficiency (MSA) • 33.3%- Reading Proficiency (MSA) • 33.3%- Science Proficiency (MSA) DRAFT Gap* Gap* 40% 40% Gap between lowest subgroup and highest subgroup within a school: Gap between lowest subgroup and highest subgroup within a school: • 33.3%- Mathematics Proficiency (MSA) • 33.3%- Reading Proficiency (MSA) • 33.3%- Science Proficiency (MSA) • 20%- Mathematics Proficiency (Algebra/ • Data Analysis HSA) • 20%- English Proficiency (English HSA) • 20%- Science Proficiency (Biology HSA) • 20%- Cohort Graduation Rate • 20%- Cohort Dropout Rate Growth* College-and Career-Readiness** 30% 20% Percent of students making one year’s growth: • 60%- Cohort Graduation Rate • 40%- College and Career Preparation (CCP) • Advanced Placement • Career and Technology Education (CTE) Concentrators • College Enrollment • 50%- Mathematics Proficiency (MSA) • 50%- Reading Proficiency (MSA) 5 *ALT-MSA is included in the index component **Revised 9/17/2012: To be submitted to USDE for Approval

6. SPI Indicator: Achievement • Percentage of “all students” group scoring proficient or advanced on Maryland standardized assessments progressing toward targets PreK-8 Grades 9-12 • MSA Math Proficiency • MSA Reading Proficiency • MSA Science Proficiency • HSA Algebra Proficiency • HSA English Proficiency • HSA Biology Proficiency

7. SPI Indicator: Gap Reduction • Decrease in the performance gap between the highest and lowest performing subgroups • 10 Subgroup Categories PreK-8 Grades 9-12 • MSA Math Proficiency • MSA Reading Proficiency • MSA Science Proficiency • HSA Algebra Proficiency • HSA English Proficiency • HSA Biology Proficiency • 4-Year Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate • 4-Year Adjusted Cohort Dropout Rate

8. SPI Indicator: Growth • The change in student performance for the “all students” group between the current year and prior year PreK-8 • MSA Math Proficiency • MSA Reading Proficiency

9. SPI Indicator: College & Career Readiness • Met annual targets on measures that assure students are ready for college or career upon graduation Grades 9-12 • Four-Year Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate • College and Career Preparation (CCP) • Advance Placement • Career and Technology Education (CTE) Concentrators • College Enrollment

10. SPI Calculation Example: Elementary School % Prof of Target = % Proficient CY ÷ Target Weighted % Prof of Target = % Prof of Target x Content Weight Indicator Contribution = (Math + Read + Sci) x Indicator Weight School Index = (Achievement + Growth + Gap)

11. SPI Strand Categorization Scale School Progress Index

12. DRAFT Strands Method #2

13. Maryland Accountability Program • School Progress • Reduce by half the percentage of students in the “all students” group and in each subgroup who are not proficient within six years • School Progress Index • Achievement • Growth • Gap Reduction • College & Career Readiness • Differentiated Recognition • Reward • Priority • Focus

14. Questions? • Please forward questions and comments to: Doug Strader, Ed.D. dstrader@msde.state.md.us 410-767-2055