The first of its kind to be granted to districts as opposed to states, the waiver will allow the eight districts to implement a new accountability model called the School Quality Improvement System which is based on a holistic vision of student success, a collective moral imperative to prepare all students for college and career, and an emphasis on eliminating disparities
between subgroups of students.
In exchange, states implemented systems of differentiated accountability in which they identified and intervened in their lowest - performing schools («Priority» schools) and schools with the largest achievement gaps
between subgroups of students («Focus» schools).
As a result, underperforming SWD would continue to fall behind without an accountability system that incentivizes states and districts to close achievement gaps
between subgroups of students.
Massachusetts is one example of a state that has used a proficiency index for the purposes of identifying low - performing schools and gaps
between subgroup of students (see: ESEA Flexibility Request: Massachusetts, page 32).
Not exact matches
These models are used to estimate impacts on the separate components
of the
subgroups (e.g., impacts on minority and non-minority
students separately) and test for the difference in impacts
between the two groups.
By 2022 - 23, Indiana wants to reduce by half the gap
between the proficiency rates
of all
students and
student subgroups and 100 percent.
For graduation rates, 93 percent
of all
students must graduate for a district or school to earn an A grade, and for
subgroup graduation rates to improve by half the gap
between their current graduation rates and 100 percent by 2025 - 26.
Annual average improvement target
of 2.5 percentage point gains in achievement on state reading and math tests
between 2018 and 2025 for all
students and
student subgroups; plan includes goal
of reaching a graduation rate
of 90 percent by 2025 for all
students and
student subgroups
Across grades and different
student subgroups, the Coleman study found that most
of the variation in
student achievement is within rather than
between schools, but a larger share
of the variation is found
between schools in earlier grades and among more disadvantaged
subgroups.
Theories connecting being physically present in school to better academic outcomes have never been more substantiated, yet NAEP scores show stagnation nationwide and a widening gap
between subgroups while about 6.8 million
students in the United States missed more than three weeks
of school during the 2013 - 2014 school year (Attendance Works and Everyone Graduates Center 2017).
Efforts to improve school attendance and reduce dropout rates are part
of the larger effort to increase achievement and close performance gaps
between student subgroups.
«While the performance
of Virginia
students compares favorably to that
of students in other states, the disparities
between subgroups underscore the importance
of the Board
of Education's policies and initiatives aimed at narrowing, and ultimately closing, achievement gaps,» Board
of Education President David M. Foster said.
A great deal
of focus, both at the federal and state level, has been placed on expanding access to early education programs — including preschool and kindergarten — as a way to close achievement gaps
between student subgroups.
The researchers also found that participation in integrated math reduced or eliminated the achievement gap
between white and minority
students, meaning that integrated math is beneficial for both higher performing and lower performing
subgroups of students.
Achievement gap — The difference
between the performance
of subgroups of students, especially those defined by gender, race / ethnicity, disability and socioeconomic status.
That gap is wide: Data from the state Department
of Education shows the achievement gap
between white and black
students in Mississippi is 28 percent, larger than the gaps for other traditionally disadvantaged
subgroups in the state, including those
between English speakers and English - language learners and
between students in special education and general education, according to Mississippi Department
of Education data.
Schools and districts receive a score on a scale
of 0 to 100 based on
student reading and math test scores and growth, closing
of achievement gaps
between student subgroups, and various measurements
of postsecondary readiness.
Schools and districts receive a score on a scale
of 0 to 100 based on
student reading and math test scores and growth, closing
of achievement gaps
between student subgroups, and various measurements
of post-secondary readiness.
Under ESSA, states will still have to test
students in reading and math in grades 3 through 8 and once in high school, as well as in science three times
between grades 3 and 12, and break out the data for campuses as well as different
subgroups of students.
Average daily attendance won't tell you which
students or
subgroups miss class regularly and are in need
of intervention, and truancy numbers often hinge on the nebulous difference
between what schools consider to be «excused» or «unexcused» absences, they argue.
This high school graduation report also highlighted that while the gaps
between subgroups groups
of high needs
students remain large, these gaps are trending to close.
Despite for the first time taking into consideration the performance
of subgroups like English learners,
students with disabilities and those from low - income families, there is still a wide gulf
between the top and bottom LA Unified middle schools at LA Unified when it comes to their score on the California Office to Reform Education's (CORE) new school accountability index.
Rather, it is the difference
between the percentages
of students that are proficient in each
subgroup (Education Week, June 26, 2008).
While graduation rates improved for all
student subgroups, large gaps
between white
students and
students statewide
of color remain.