The NGA / NCSL proposal would require short - and long - term goals at the state and
student subgroup level.
Not exact matches
By 2030, 75 percent of all
students and
student subgroups score at least proficient (a
level 3 or 4) on the state E / LA and math exams.
The state wants 80 percent of all
students and
student subgroups to score at a
level demonstrating that they are on track for postsecondary readiness by 2024 - 25, based on state tests; also wants all
students and
student subgroups to graduate at a 90 percent clip by the same year.
I use national school -
level enrollment data by race / ethnicity to show how many
students in different
subgroups are covered under different pooling approaches.
For smaller American Indian / Alaskan Native and Hawaiian Native / Pacific Islander
subgroups, the majority of
students in the
subgroup remain uncovered if only
students in that
subgroup are pooled: the «super
subgroup» strategy of aggregating across racial / ethnic groups is the only way to account for most
students in these groups, although their data are not identifiable at the
subgroup level.
Both NCLB and its successor, the Every
Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), left the choice of minimum
subgroup size at the school
level (n - size) for accountability purposes to the states.
A combined underserved
subgroup similar to Oregon's: aggregating American Indian or Alaskan Native, Black or African American, Hispanic / Latino, and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
students within each grade
level.
Two - year data averaging: using two school years» worth of data on the racial / ethnic
subgroup for that grade
level, so drawing on two cohorts of
students.
The law itself set a high bar for these indicators, saying that they must be «valid, reliable, and reportable statewide»; they would also need to be able to be disaggregated at the school
level by
student subgroup.
He found no detectable benefit from mandated class size reduction — either for
students in general or for any
student subgroup, racial, ethnic, or
level of disadvantage.
First, it would all but eliminate school -
level information about the learning of
student subgroups, as testing only a single grade in each school often results in sample sizes for groups such as English learners or blacks that are too small to yield reliable information for the school as a whole.
In addition, we control for determinants of
student achievement that may change over time, such as a teacher's experience
level, as well as for
student characteristics, such as prior - year test scores, gender, racial / ethnic
subgroup, special education classification, gifted classification, English proficiency classification, and whether the
student was retained in the same grade.
The natural question is, how will that
subgroup of
students meet the performance targets when
students who score at proficient
levels are quickly taken from the group?
For several days in early January, Michaelis and support staff members met with classroom teachers in grades three to six charged with identifying
students in different
subgroups (Hispanic, African American, English language learners, special education) at
levels 1 and 2 with the best chance of scoring at a higher
level on the math, reading, or writing section of the CMTs, if they received intensive, targeted remediation.
Identification of, and comprehensive, evidence - based intervention in, the lowest - performing five percent of title I schools, all public high schools with a graduation rate below 67 percent, and public schools in which one or more
subgroups of
students are performing at a
level similar to the performance of the lowest - performing five percent of title I schools and have not improved after receiving targeted interventions for a State - determined number of years; and
The research would piggy - back on federal data reporting requirements (using school -
level and
subgroup means by grade and subject rather than
student -
level data).
Under the new proposal, states would also be required to intervene in the lowest performing 5 percent of schools, have school -
level interventions in schools in which
subgroups of
students perform poorly, and intervene in schools in which fewer than two - thirds of
students graduate.
To make adequate yearly progress, or AYP, under the federal law, schools and districts must meet annual targets for the percentage of
students who score at least at the proficient
level on state reading and mathematics tests, both for the
student population as a whole and for certain
subgroups of
students.
Under current law, a state must determine the average yearly progress (AYP) for all
students and
subgroups at the school, LEA, and state
level; AYP standards mandate specified thresholds of performance with respect to assessments and graduation rates.
States set annual district and school targets for grade -
level achievement, high school graduation, and closing achievement gaps, for all
students, including accelerated progress for
subgroups (each major racial and ethnic group,
students with disabilities, English language learners, and
students from low - income families), and rate schools and districts on how well they meet the targets.
It is wonderful to set an aspirational goal of 2014 for all
students in all
subgroups in all grades in the United States to be reading and doing math on grade
level.
Our
subgroups of exceptional learners — ESL
students, distinct demographic groups, and high poverty
students — in conjunction with our
students as a whole, are performing at exemplary high
levels.
One proposed regulation in the Every
Student Succeed Act (ESSA) is for states to analyze the performance of student subgroups separately in order to show how states are leveling the playing field over time to ensure educational
Student Succeed Act (ESSA) is for states to analyze the performance of
student subgroups separately in order to show how states are leveling the playing field over time to ensure educational
student subgroups separately in order to show how states are
leveling the playing field over time to ensure educational equity.
Under the new law, states and districts are required to provide comprehensive support and improvement to: the lowest - performing 5 percent of schools, high schools that fail to graduate one - third or more of their
students, and schools in which
subgroups perform at the same
level as
students in the lowest - performing schools despite local interventions.
Blanket
level district decisions can be effective, but won't necessarily impact specific
subgroups or
students if the district doesn't have visibility into how they are performing or undertake prescriptive measures.
In MPS, the teachers and leaders are committed to the vision of high expectations for achievement, equal access to high
levels of instruction, the achievement of academic proficiency for all
students, and the closing of the achievement gap among
subgroups within the schools.
Student proficiency at the subject / grade
level by income
subgroup was provided to GreatSchools by state education agencies.
TAP's modified version of Danielson's teaching standards has three main categories — designing and planning instruction, the learning environment, and instruction — and 19
subgroups that target such areas as the frequency and quality of classroom questions and whether teachers are teaching
students such higher -
level thinking skills as drawing conclusions.
Planners can gain additional insights by analyzing the performance of
subgroups of
students, in particular the learning progress of
students of different socioeconomic backgrounds, ability
levels, language experiences, ethnicities, races, and genders.
New Jersey proposes that 80 % of all
students and 80 % of each
subgroup will meet or exceed grade -
level expectations on the state test by 2030.
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.
While minorities and
subgroups showed improvements, so did white
students and those not from wealthier backgrounds, so the gaps remained at close to the same
levels.
With the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, we codified the expectation that every child should perform on grade
level by requiring proficiency rates of 100 percent by 2013 - 14 and mandating that
student achievement data be reported for each
student subgroup.
The multicolored chart also includes an «equity report» showing which
student subgroups, based on racial and ethnic background, income
levels, and so on, are lagging behind.
At every
level of aggregation we lose insight into what is actually going on with
students, so rather than being valid and actionable, a combined
subgroup seems to blur what the data means.
Teachers can also select from dropdowns to filter the data by grade
level, subject, test year or
student subgroups such as ethnicity or English - language learner or disability status.
Requested by the Arizona Department of Education, this Regional Educational Laboratory West (REL West) brief examines reading and math proficiency
levels among
subgroups of Arizona public school
students based on:
Under NCLB, an entire district can be subject to immediate state -
level intervention if one or more of its
student subgroups fail to meet AYP for two consecutive years.
The Asian
subgroup demonstrates consistently high performance (green) across grade
levels within any of the three years while
Students with Disabilities demonstrate consistently low (red) performance across grade
levels within a given year.
How does the percentage differ by
student subgroup and school
level?
The AIS Team reviews disaggregated data for each grade
level and for all
student demographic
subgroups and then makes recommendations to address identified challenges and needs.
Teams might ask, Are
subgroups of
students disproportionately placed in low - and high -
level courses?
CAP used the 2012 - 13 school -
level proficiency rates from the U.S. Department of Education to compare the proficiency rates of
student subgroups with the overall performance of their school.
Comparisons were made based on subject, grade
level and
subgroup and showed in 82 of 96 comparisons, the percentage of charter school
students making learning gains was higher than the percentage of traditional public school
students making learning gains.
For some
subgroups of
students, math and reading skills improved by two or three grade
levels since just the mid 1990s.
Calculated based on whether all
students and each
subgroup are meeting or making progress toward their state - set targets for the percentage of
students achieving at grade
level
Further, charter schooling may produce improvements in the broader education system by creating an environment where schools must compete for
students; to attract
students, schools must maintain a high
level of quality.2 And though results vary among schools, states, and
student subgroups, on average charter schools achieve positive results relative to traditional public schools, particularly with traditionally underserved
student groups.
In addition to reporting average scores overall and by various
student subgroups, NAEP results are presented by the following
levels of achievement within subject areas and by
student groups:
But ESSA also creates a pilot program allowing up to seven states to experiment with local assessments that could eventually be used statewide.73 As under NCLB, test results must be disaggregated and reported at the school
level and by
student subgroups, such as racial and ethnic groups,
students designated as economically disadvantaged, and
students with disabilities.
Among the
subgroups defined by race, black and Hispanic
students are overrepresented at the lower
levels of achievement and underrepresented at the higher
levels relative to white peers.