White, whose proposal to count academic gains at 25 percent is part of an overall draft proposal, noted that even in D - rated schools, up to 66 percent of struggling students exceeded
academic growth targets during the 2015 - 16 school year.
Despite reporting positive improvements as a result of receiving special funding, three Kern County high schools were denied state approval last week to remain in the Quality Education Investment Act program because they did not meet
their academic growth targets.
It would set
academic growth targets for each student subgroup, and require that charter schools that failed to meet federal benchmarks not be renewed for over three years.
Not exact matches
Gateway was recently recognized as a California Distinguished School, its
Academic Performance Index
growth for 2001 and 2002 exceeded the state's
targets, and won it a Governor's Award.
No, it is very clear: such schools must meet the annual
growth targets called for under the
Academic Performance Index.
Targets must be set for student proficiency, student
academic growth, English - language proficiency, and, for high schools, high school graduation rates.
Schools with high concentrations of struggling learners and low
academic growth as compared to other middle schools across the state will be
targeted as expansion schools.
Promisingly, researchers have found that it is possible to orient students toward positive learning mindsets through low - cost interventions, including online programs that teach students about
growth mindsets and purpose.29 According to Carol Dweck and her colleagues, ``... educational interventions and initiatives that
target these psychological factors can have transformative effects on students» experience and achievement in school, improving core
academic outcomes such as GPA and test scores months and even years later.»
All the schools that participated in the 2007 - 2011 program exceeded their
Academic Performance Index
growth targets.
Rick Stiggins, in Revolutionize Assessment, states that, «If we expand our vision of formative assessment to include student / teacher partnerships, we can empower students to understand the learning
targets, gather continuous evidence of their
growth, recognize how to move consistently forward toward success, make instructional decisions that enhance their own learning, and feel — at long last — in control of their own
academic well - being.»
According to analysis from legislative staff, the state currently requires that a charter school must meet at least one of five criteria to receive renewal, including having attained its
Academic Performance Index
growth target in the prior year or in two of the last three years or in the aggregate for the prior three years.
Stories of students at different grade levels and with various
academic and behavioral goals illustrate the process, and full - color interdisciplinary
growth plans show how the elements combine to ensure consistent and
targeted support in everyday settings, uniform data collection, and easy reporting.
Humphries said the state DPI would first supplement funding for teacher training and curriculum coaching and help the school set
targets for
growth in
academic achievement.
The
Targeted Schools include 25 underperforming and difficult - to - staff schools that have suffered from staff retention issues and that have demonstrated
growth over time based upon several measures of school - wide teacher performance and overall
academic growth.
K12 will provide comprehensive wraparound services
targeted to individual student needs and for the benefit of the school community: development of strong community within the virtual academy; access to the best and most current virtual instruction curriculum, assessment and instruction based on solid research; customizing each student's education to their own individual learning plan;
academic success at the school and individual student levels resulting from teachers» instruction and constant monitoring of student
growth and achievement with interventions as needed; national and local parent trainings and networking; frequent (i.e., every two to three week) teacher / parent communication through emails and scheduled meetings; establishment of unique settings for students and parents to interact; connecting students on a regular basis with students across the United States in similar virtual academies and across the world through networking and K12 national competitions (e.g., art contest and spelling bees) and International Clubs; access to the entire K12 suite of services and instructional curriculum (currently including K12, Aventa, A +, and powerspeak12) to include world languages, credit recovery courses, remedial courses, and AP courses; participation in a national advanced learners programs; a comprehensive Title I program that will provide additional services for students; school led trips, for example, visits to colleges, grade level specific trips such as student summer trips overseas, etc.; School prom; school graduation ceremonies; national college guidance through a network of K12 counselors; school community service opportunities; student developed student body council; school extracurricular activities: possibilities would include the development of a golf club, chess club, bowling club.
Only the schools that have consistently failed to meet
academic and
growth targets and that are up for renewal are the subject of CCSA's public call for non-renewal.
Question: How does the State set a charter school's new
Academic Performance Index (API)
Growth target for the new school year?
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