Wisconsin’s School Report Cards

October 2012

Agenda 2017

Standards & Instruction– What and how should kids learn?

Assessments and Data Systems– How do we know if they learned

it?

School and Educator Effectiveness– How do we ensure that students

have highly effective teachers and schools?

School Finance Reform– How should we pay for schools?

College & Career Ready

High Academic Standards

Support for Individualized

Learning

Data-Informed Decisions

Constructive Accountability

Balanced Assessment

Support for School

Improvement

Effective Educators

Accountability Index A comprehensive accountability index has replaced the AYP pass-

fail system. AYP reports are gone; accountability reporting will now be done with School Report Cards (2011-12).

The index is a composite of sub-scales that measure performance across four priority areas : Student Achievement Student Growth Closing Gaps On-track to Graduation/Postsecondary Readiness

Student Engagement indicators, if missed, result in 5 point deduction Test Participation Rate Absenteeism Rate Dropout Rate

The index score is on a 0–100 scale. Sub-scale scores as well as the index score will be reported to enhance transparency and differentiation.

Accountability Ratings

The index score will place schools into one of five rating levels:

1. Significantly Exceeds Expectations2. Exceeds Expectations3. Meets Expectations4. Meets Few Expectations5. Fails to Meet Expectations

These ratings serve as the new accountability determinations and determine level of support.

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School Report Cards provide each school’s overall score, priority area scores, and student engagement indicator performance. They also include WSAS performance over the last five years.

School Report Card Detail packets provide more information related to the accountability calculations as well as additional data to inform local conversations and school improvement efforts.

An Interpretive Guide is meant to provide information about the Report Cards.

A Technical Guide will help users interested in the specific details of index calculations.

School Report Cards

State and Federal Accountability

The report cards:Replace AYP reportsServe as the primary reporting tool for

the state accountability systemWill be issued annuallyAre in addition to Title I identifications

(Priority and Focus), which are federally required cohorts (every four years) 7

Summary Points• The report cards reflect a better, more comprehensive

way of measuring schools’ effectiveness in helping students graduate ready for college and career.

• The accountability index is based on multiple factors: student achievement on WSAS and the ACT, growth in student achievement, progress in closing achievement gaps, student progress toward postsecondary readiness, graduation rates, and attendance.

• The report cards provide valuable guidance on how our schools are doing and where to improve. In combination with other school data, they can help schools plan and evaluate their improvement efforts.

• The DPI will explore including more measures of college- and career-readiness in the index calculations in the future.

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Release Schedule – Preliminary Report Cards

• Secure Release – week of September 24– PDFs in SAFE (educators only)– Preliminary and secure (embargoed)

• Updated Secure Release – week of October 8– PDFs in SAFE (educators only)– Preliminary and secure (embargoed)

• Preliminary Public Release – week of October 22– PDFs posted to DPI webpage organized by district– Preliminary but public (with redaction)– Searchable state file with determinations

New accountability system begins & AYP ends (ESEA waiver)

New WKCE benchmarks established for reading, math

Title I Priority & Focus schools identified

Educator Effectiveness system design continues; Act 166 passed

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

New school report cards first issued

(2011-12 accountability reports)

New system of support for Title I Priority & Focus schools begins

New kindergarten literacy screeneradministered statewide

DPI provides curricular resources for Common Core State Standards implementation

First districts begin pilot of Educator Effectiveness system

Smarter Balanced assessment field testing

Educator Effectiveness statewide pilot

Common Core State Standards fully incorporated into school/district curricula

Smarter Balanced & Dynamic Learning Maps replace WKCE & WAA-SwD in math, English Language Arts (incl. reading & writing)

Educator Effectiveness system implemented

ASSETS for ELLs assessment in use

First graduating class with higher graduation requirements (targeted –needs legislation)

Timeline

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For more information, please visit:http://www.dpi.wi.gov/oea/acct/accountability.html

Emaileseawaiver@dpi.wi.gov