The score neglected to use other
measures of school success such as college readiness, english language reclassification or suspension rates.
Not exact matches
These
school indicators should also incorporate other
measures of key ingredients to long - term
success,
such as student performance in writing and oral presentations, teaching and curriculum quality, student attitudes and culture, attendance, and
school leadership and management.
More than 20 public
school districts across the country, including the large urban districts
of Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia, have quietly entered into «compacts» with charters and thereby declared their intent to collaborate with their charter neighbors on
such efforts as professional development for teachers and
measuring student
success.
At least one indicator
of school success or student support —
such as attendance,
school climate, or access to AP or other advanced coursework — must be included in
measuring school performance (though academic factors must still make up at least half
of all indicators for accountability purposes).
Schools such as Wilbur shine under the current
measure of academic
success — the all - important Academic Performance Index — based on students» achievement level on standardized tests.
The law also requires at least one additional
measure of «
School Quality or Student Success» (SQSS), such as student engagement, college readiness, or school cl
School Quality or Student
Success» (SQSS),
such as student engagement, college readiness, or
school cl
school climate.
The Scholars» Paradise model would use «scale scores» or a «performance index» for the «academic achievement» indicator;
measure growth using a two - step value - added metric; pick robust «indicators
of student
success or
school quality,»
such as chronic absenteeism; and make value added count the most in a
school's final score.
The «charters» establishing
such schools are performance contracts detailing the
schools» mission, program, goals, students served, methods
of assessment, and ways to
measure success.
As I have noted, stronger standards alone aren't the only reason why student achievement has improved within this period; at the same time, the higher expectations for student
success fostered by the standards (along with the accountability
measures put in place by the No Child Left Behind Act, the expansion
of school choice, reform efforts by districts
such as New York City, and efforts by organizations
such as the College Board and the National Science and Math Initiative to get more poor and minority students to take Advanced Placement and other college prep courses), has helped more students achieve
success.
After examining our students» contexts, we may find that find it appealing to pursue
success on an exam that will increase students» life opportunities but is not aligned to the course they are teaching (
such as a High
School Exit Exam that
measures mastery
of some components
of algebra (your course) but also components
of language arts, chemistry, biology, economics, geometry, U.S. history and world history).
As teachers gain experience, their students are more likely to do better on other
measures of success beyond test scores,
such as
school attendance.
Minnich said he anticipates that states may embrace additional indicators
of a
school's
success —
such as the percentage
of a high
school's students who not only enroll but also persist in college — as they devise systems to
measure them.
On the other hand, in order to comply with ESSA, states may use additional academic subjects
such as science and social studies as the second academic indicator for elementary and middle
schools, or as an indicator
of school quality or student
success for any
schools, according to initial feedback from the Education Department.26 The analysis in this brief excludes these
measures when identifying and weighting
measures of school quality or student
success.
On average, states include
school quality or student
success indicators as approximately 14 percent
of elementary and middle
school ratings and 26 percent
of high
school ratings.27 Prior to ESSA, these types
of indicators similarly averaged around 20 percent
of school classification systems.28 Notably, two plans — Washington, D.C.'s and North Dakota's — include
measures of school quality or student
success as more than 50 percent
of high
school ratings.29 The bulk
of these
measures are college - and career - readiness indicators,
such as performance on the SAT, ACT, or ACT WorkKeys; participation or performance in advanced coursework; and earning industry - recognized credentials.
The article breaks down how the different states have responded to changes,
such as new requirements for indicators
of school quality and student
success, as well as how they address and
measure school improvement.
Under ESSA, states must hold
schools accountable for student performance in English language arts, or ELA, and mathematics; a second academic indicator,
such as growth in ELA and mathematics; progress in achieving English language proficiency; high
school graduation rates, if applicable; and at least one
measure of school quality or student
success.
Other states include
measures of school quality or student
success within other indicators,
such as the achievement indicator.
The «charter» establishing each
such school is a contract detailing the
school's mission, program, goals, students served, methods
of assessment, and ways to
measure success.
First, ESSA requires states to include at least one
measure of school quality or student
success, in addition to other
measures,
such as academic achievement on state tests and graduation rates.
In California, the use
of other
measures in addition to placement exams (known as multiple
measures) is mandated by law — in fact, research shows that
measures such as high
school achievement data do a comparable or better job at predicting college
success.
It was a situation that some city leaders hoped to address two years ago through the creation
of a mayor - led Detroit Education Commission that would oversee issues
such as where new
schools should locate and how
school success should be
measured.
From districts
such as Washington, DC to most charter
schools, human capital management based on the quality
of the individual's capabilities, knowledge and aptitude for the profession does result in better objective
measures of school success.
In addition to allowing states flexibility in how they
measure student
success, ESSA also allows districts to use a «nationally recognized» high
school test
such as the SAT or ACT in place
of the state's high
school exam.
The
success of home visiting programs is often
measured by positive long - term outcomes
such as improved
school readiness, maternal and child health, and decreases in family violence.