New Coordinator Training on Accountability

The following is a text alternative to a PowerPoint presentation designed for training new accountability coordinators in schools, school districts and county offices of education. It was originally presented via Webcast at the Sacramento County Office of Education on August 1, 2006, and at the Riverside County Office of Education on August 2, 2006.

Accountability Essentials for California

California and Federal Accountability Systems

• Two systems that convert test results into different measures of academic performance
  • California measure: the Academic Performance Index (API) looks at growth in school performance
  • Federal measure: Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) looks at the percentage of students proficient or above

Accountability Progress Reporting System

• Integrated system of reporting results for state and federal accountability requirements
• Includes
  • API Base Report
  • API Growth Report
  • AYP Report
  • Program Improvement (PI) Status

Accountability Progress Reporting System

• Provides data for
  • State
  • Local educational agencies (LEAs; school districts and county offices of education)
  • Schools (including charter schools)
  • Numerically significant subgroups

Numerically Significant Subgroups

• Defined in the same manner for both the state and federal accountability systems
• Definition
  • 100 students or more OR
  • 50 students that make up at least 15% of the total number of students tested

Numerically Significant Subgroups

• Participation rate
• Based on enrollment on the first day of testing
• Percent proficient
• Based on the number of valid test scores
• Schools or LEAs with fewer than 100 students will not have any numerically significant subgroups

Numerically Significant Subgroups

• All major racial/ethnic groups
• Socioeconomically disadvantaged
  • Defined as participating in the Free or Reduced Price Lunch Program or neither parent has a high school diploma
• English Learners
• Students with disabilities

Continued Sections of the Presentation

• Academic Performance Index (API)
• Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
• Program Improvement (PI)
• Bringing It All Together
• Preparing for the August 31 Release