Schools that fall below an 85 percent
test participation rate for all students or for any subgroup for both the current - year and three - year rate receive a 10 - point deduction.
But failure to meet required graduation and
test participation rates add to the list, including schools from Michigan's biggest cities and smallest towns.
The «Secondary Academic Indicators» include a bunch more value added metrics (test scores), college
admissions test participation rate, dual enrollment credits, industry credentials, honors diplomas awarded, AP participation rate, AP score (more test scores), IB participate rate, IB score (more tests), College / Career - Ready Assessment (another test?)
HB 5555 would prohibit
mastery test participation rates from affecting a school or district's state rating and would prohibit certain funds from being withheld from districts based on those participation rates.
Student Engagement: Points can be deducted
if test participation rates are below 95 percent, more than 13 percent of students are absent more than 16 percent of the school year or the dropout rate exceeds 6 percent.
For school systems located in states where NCLB is still active, the accountability standards remain the same: required scores in key subject areas,
test participation rates at 95 percent, attendance, graduation rates and adequate performance of special populations such as disadvantaged students and students with disabilities.
Are you really willing to believe the political posturing and bureaucratic claims that, in essence, come down to obtaining one data point in order to meet the all - important 95 %
Test Participation Rate required by the Every Student Succeeds Act and the federal U.S. Department of Education?
Schools that fall below a 95 percent
test participation rate for all students or for any subgroup for both the current - year and three - year rate receive a five - point deduction from their overall score.
Despite the significant number of students skipping the exams, the state as a whole met
the test participation rate of 95 percent.
Wisconsin schools can be penalized on the state's report card for having
a test participation rate of lower than 95 percent.