20072008 State Report Cards Office of Accountability, Assessment, Research

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2007-2008 State Report CardsOffice of
Accountability, Assessment, Research
evaluationRichland School District Onemarch
10th, 2009
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DELAYs in report card ratings 2008

• By law, report cards are to be distributed by
  November of the following school year.
• Errors in the calculations of report card
  indices, as well as errors in scoring from
  contractors led to a delay in release.
• Appeals process (Report Card/AYP)

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Results of Appeals Process

• Keenan High School has made AYP for the 2007-2008
  school year
• 4 out of 10 high schools in the Midlands that
  made AYP were Richland One Schools

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Rating Terms and Definitions
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2010 SC Performance Goal

• By 2010, South Carolinas students achievement
  will be ranked in the top half of the states
  nationally. To achieve this goal we must become
  one of the five fastest improving systems in the
  country.

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Absolute Rating
Percent of 10th graders passing exit exam by
spring graduation two years later
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Calculating Absolute Indices
Note Weighted Model for Elementary and Middle
Schools
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2008 ABSOLUTE Index Values
Note Used for Determining 2008 Absolute Ratings
For Elementary Schools ELA 30 Math
30 Science 20 Social Science
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Middle Schools ELA 25 Math
25 Science 25 Social Science 25
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Growth (Improvement) Ratings

• Growth in academic performance on matched
  longitudinal student data (or cohorts when
  longitudinal not available).

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Elementary Middle Growth Ratings

• ELEMENTARY
• 2008 4th PACT (45th Day) 2007 3rd PACT
• 2008 5th PACT (45th Day) 2007 4th PACT
• MIDDLE
• 2008 8th PACT (45th Day) 2007 7th PACT
• 2008 7th PACT (45th Day) 2007 6th PACT
• 2008 6th PACT (45th Day) 2007 5th PACT

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Growth Rating Calculation Example
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Growth Rating Criteria
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RICHLAND ONE Report Card

• Absolute Rating Below Average
• Growth Rating Excellent

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Report Card History
District received a HUG
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HUG-Historically Underachieving groups

• District and school may receive a HUG if a
  historically underachieving group scores at least
  one standard deviation higher than the state
  moved the same group.
• Richland School District One received a HUG.
• Gadsden Elementary, Columbia High and Flora High
  received HUGs.

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ABSOLUTE Index vs. Rating Comparisons to last Year
Note Charter schools are excluded.
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Historical Absolute Rating Distribution
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GROWTH Index vs. Rating comparisons to last Year
Note Charter schools are excluded
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GROWTH Rating Distribution
Note Charter schools are excluded