Alabama Accountability ActImpact on Huntsville City Schools

June 18, 2013

Due to the Alabama Accountability Act Definition of a “Persistently Failing” School, Three of Our Most Improved Schools Are Categorized as Failing Schools

Persistently Failing School – Bottom 6% of Schools in the State on the Alabama Readingand Math Test (ARMT) or the High School Graduation Exam (HSGE) in 3 of the Past 6 Years

2012 2011 2010 20082009 2007

Dawson Elementary 81% 77% 57% 53%55% 52%

Lakewood Elementary 77% 64% 62% 54%60% 49%

MLK Elementary 87% 78% 60% 54%57% 53%

Under the Alabama Accountability Act These Schools Will Remain Failing Schools Until:

Fall of 2014 – Dawson Elementary

Fall of 2014 – MLK Elementary

Fall of 2015 – Lakewood Elementary

Year in Which a School was in theBottom 6% for Student Achievement

Percent of StudentsWho are Proficient orAdvanced on the ARMT

Several of Our Schools on the Failing School List Showed Significant Improvement In Reading & Math Proficiency Over the Past Year

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M.L. King Jr. Reading

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Huntsville Ranked 6th of 134 School Systems In Terms ofPercent Increase in Graduation Rate for the 2013 Reporting Period

Percentage Point Change in School System Graduation Rate

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Huntsville City Schools

Under the Accountability Act, Huntsville, With One of the Highest Rates of Graduation Rate Improvements, Now Faces a Potential Loss of $19 Million In State Funding

Dawson ElementaryLakewood ElementaryMLK Elementary

Chapman MiddleDavis Hills MiddleEd White MiddleWestlawn Middle

Butler HighJohnson High

• Across Our 3 “Failing” Elementary Schools, None of Which Met the Criteria for a FailingSchool Last Year, We Face a Potential Loss of $5.6 Million in Funding Over the Coming Years

• Across Davis Hills and Westlawn, Which Are Showing Rapid Improvement, We Face a Potential Loss of $5.2 Million in Funding Over the Coming Years

• Huntsville Already Faces a Loss of $1.2 Million During 2013-14 Due to the Accountability Act’s Creation of a Private School Scholarship Fund.

• Across Chapman, Ed White, Butler, and Johnson We Face a Potential Loss of $9 Million in Funding Over the Coming Years

Note - Due to Its Marked Improvement, Westlawn has been Nominated as a NationalModel Turnaround School

• Of Note, While Huntsville is in the Top 4.5% of Systems With Regard to Improvement inGraduation Rates, It Will See the Greatest Negative Impact from the Accountability Act

• Under the Accountability Act, Huntsville Has 9 Priority Schools:

Student Grade Level Math Proficiency, Grades 1 thru 12Is Up 26 Percentage Points in the Past Two Years Based Upon STAR Assessments

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Share of Students Proficient at Grade Level

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Student Grade Level Reading Proficiency, Grades 1 thru 12Is Up 19 Percentage Points Over the Past Two Years Based Upon STAR Assessments

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