Across the globe, educators face a timely and complex issue: What is
the next generation accountability system that will promote a whole child approach to education?
Moreover, his proposal for a «
next generation accountability system,» unveiled at the meeting, is even more reliant on test scores.
As if to give the charade some credibility, Governor Malloy, Lt. Governor Wyman and their team call it Connecticut's «
Next Generation Accountability System.»
The Connecticut State Department of Education today released the 2016 - 17 results from the state's
Next Generation Accountability System, the state's school and district accountability system.
Alignment of Standards, Assessments, and Accountability: An essential first step in the development of
a next generation accountability system is to make sure that curricular, assessment, and evaluation systems all align with and / or serve larger operational definitions of what it means to be a healthy, productive citizen.
This report provides a resource to inform design and implementation decisions as state policymakers embark on the task of creating
their next generation accountability systems.
In keeping with these principles,
next generation accountability systems must both provide schools with useful information for their own improvement decisions and address the need for states to identify and support schools in need of improvement.
Not exact matches
Modernizing state
accountability systems is not only good policy for district or multi-district online schools, but all of public education would greatly benefit from the
next generation of school
accountability frameworks.
According to Duncan, «Over 40 states are developing
next -
generation accountability and support
systems,» guided by the CSSOs, and «many states are moving forward with reforms in teacher and principal evaluation and support, turning around low - performing schools, and expanding access to high - quality schools.»
New data and
accountability Finally, when we contemplate disruption in education, many questions remain as to how the government will hold a «
next -
generation» school
system accountable to ensure equity, rigor, and excellence.
That is why we must tread carefully when designing
next -
generation school
accountability and teacher evaluation
systems.
Accordingly, «
Next Generation»
accountability systems should include «a broad palette of functionally significant indicators to replace [such] single composite indicators [as this] will likely be regarded as informational rather than controlling, thereby motivating stakeholders to action» (p. ix).
In sum, «
Next Generation»
accountability systems aim at «a loftier goal — universal college and career readiness — a goal that current
accountability systems were not designed to achieve.
Formative reform: purposeful planning for the
next generation of assessment and
accountability systems.
Innovative Assessment Survey Tool The Innovative Assessment and
Accountability Demonstration Authority under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) gives states the opportunity to pilot
next -
generation systems of assessment.
Finally, «
Next Generation»
accountability systems should adhere to the following five essentials: «(a) state, district, and school leaders must create a
system - wide culture grounded in «learning to improve;» (b) learning to improve using [the aforementioned informational systems also] necessitates the [overall] development of [students»] strong pedagogical data - literacy skills; (c) resources in addition to funding — including time, access to expertise, and collaborative opportunities — should be prioritized for sustaining these ongoing improvement efforts; (d) there must be a coherent structure of state - level support for learning to improve, including the development of a strong Longitudinal Data System (LDS) infrastructure; and (e) educator labor market policy in some states may need adjustment to support the above elements» (
system - wide culture grounded in «learning to improve;» (b) learning to improve using [the aforementioned informational
systems also] necessitates the [overall] development of [students»] strong pedagogical data - literacy skills; (c) resources in addition to funding — including time, access to expertise, and collaborative opportunities — should be prioritized for sustaining these ongoing improvement efforts; (d) there must be a coherent structure of state - level support for learning to improve, including the development of a strong Longitudinal Data
System (LDS) infrastructure; and (e) educator labor market policy in some states may need adjustment to support the above elements» (
System (LDS) infrastructure; and (e) educator labor market policy in some states may need adjustment to support the above elements» (p. x).
«
Next Generation»
accountability systems should incorporate principles of «shared
accountability,» whereby educational responsibility and
accountability should be «distributed across
system components and not foisted upon any one group of actors or stakeholders» (p. ix).
In this role, she leads our
accountability work with states, supporting them in developing and implementing
next -
generation accountability systems.
Next Generation State Data
System: What is Needed for
Next Generation Assessment and
Accountability Systems; Prepared by Nancy J. Smith, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Data Quality Campaign for Achieve, Inc..
The paper showcases examples of
next -
generation accountability work that are already underway, reveals what multimetric
accountability systems can look like and how they work, and shares key takeaways about the common benefits and challenges of incorporating multiple measures into school
accountability systems.
To begin to address these issues, ASCD released «Multimetric
Accountability Systems: A Next - Generation Vision of Student Success» (PDF), a white paper that provides five real - world examples of multimetric accountab
Accountability Systems: A Next - Generation Vision of Student Success» (PDF), a white paper that provides five real - world examples of multimetric accountability s
Systems: A
Next -
Generation Vision of Student Success» (PDF), a white paper that provides five real - world examples of multimetric
accountabilityaccountability systemssystems.
According to the Kentucky Department of Education, their new
accountability model is a more robust —
next generation model that holds all schools and school
systems accountable for improving student performance and creates four performance classifications that determine consequences and guide interventions and supports.
The authors discuss the limitations of using a single composite
accountability index, advance principles and a conceptual framework to drive
next generation accountability, describe potential indicators of what they call an «Educational Quality and Improvement Profile,» and offer recommendations to guide the design and implementation of these new
accountability systems.
Finally, we will need to learn from experts in the business community, who have long been working on team - based
accountability systems, how to shift the model from the individual as the sole unit of authority and responsibility to
next -
generation systems that recognize the importance of professional collaboration, transparent practice, reflective and collective inquiry, and joint
accountability.
States have been working toward building comprehensive,
next -
generation accountability systems that are made up of multiple components, including:
He has been involved with the design of a state's pending
Next Generation Science Assessment
System and the creation of an
Accountability Systems and Reporting (ASR) policy brief sponsored by the State Collaboratives on Assessment and Student Standards (SCASS) that provides recommendations regarding ESSA's provision on the use of interim assessments for summative purposes.
He recently served on the National Research Council (NRC) committee responsible for designing a framework for
next generation science assessments; he has also served on other recent NRC committees investigating the issues and challenges associated with incorporating value - added measures in educational
accountability systems and on outlining best practices in state assessment
systems.
Over 40 States are developing
next -
generation accountability and support
systems, guided by principles developed by the Council of Chief State School Officers.
Learn about
next -
generation school
accountability systems and explore which indicators states currently use to hold schools accountable.
In the case of the former, the report was prepared by the Rennie Foundation, and is entitled «Social and Emotional Learning: Opportunities for Massachusetts, Lessons for the Nation;» in the case of the latter, the report from ASCD is entitled «Multimetric
Accountability Systems A
Next -
Generation Vision of Student Success.»