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Florida Formula for Student Achievement:Lessons for the Nation
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Florida Student Population
• 2.7 million students
• Majority minority student population
• Large population of students learning English as a second language
• About half of students are eligible for free and reduced priced lunch
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Average NAEP 4th Grade Reading Scores, Florida and National Average 1992-2009
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Percentage of Florida and National Average Students Scoring at the "Below Basic" level on the NAEP's 4th Grade Reading, 1992 and 2009
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Percentage of Florida and National Average Students Scoring at the "Basic" or Better level on NAEP's 4th Grade Reading, 1992 and 2009
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Percentage of Florida and National Average Students Scoring at the Proficient level on NAEP's 4th Grade Reading, 1992 and 2009
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Percentage of Florida and National Average Students Scoring at the Advanced level on NAEP's 4th Grade Reading, 1992 and 2009
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Florida Formula for Student Achievement:A Roadmap of Reform
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Florida Reforms 1999-2011
• A – F School Grades
• Rewards for Results and Opting Out of Failure
• Promotion and Graduation Requirements
• Funding for Student Success
• Quality Educators
• Choices, Choices, Choices (charter, private, digital)
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A-F School Grades
“What gets measured, gets done.”– Jeb Bush
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Measuring Student Learning
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT)– Aligned with state academic standards– Subjects: Reading, Math, Writing and Science
Testing expanded from 3 subjects in 3 grades to:– In 2001, Reading and Math expanded to all grades 3 to 10– In 2003, Science added to grades 5, 8 and 11– Writing in grades 4, 8 and 10
Performance Levels1 2 3 4 5
BelowGrade
Below Grade
Grade Level
Above Grade
Above Grade
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History of School Grades
1995: Florida began “grading” schools:– High Performing– Performing– Low Performing– Critically Low Performing
1998: Moved to Performance Levels: I, II, III, IV, V
1999: Adopted Letter Scale of A to F
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School Grades: A - F
• School Grade is based solely* on students’ performance on the FCAT.
• Proficiency / Achievement: 50% of the grade– Percent of all students performing on grade level
• Progress / Learning Gains: 50% of the grade– Percent of students learning a year’s worth of knowledge,
regardless of whether they are on grade level– Percent of lowest performing 25 percent students who are making
a year’s worth of progress
*In 2010, high school grades began including graduation rates, at-risk student graduation rates, acceleration rates, college readiness rates
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Defining Progress
• Progress is when a student:
– Increases a performance level (example: move from level 3 to level 4)
– Stays at same level -- levels 3, 4, or 5 – from one year to the next (example: same level in 4th and 5th grade)
– Moves up sufficiently within the lowest two levels
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School GradesEach category has 100 possible points (percent of students)
Reading Math Writing Science
Proficiency Proficiency Proficiency Proficiency
Progress(all students)
Progress(all students)
Progress(lowest 25%)
Progress(lowest 25%)
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Sunshine Middle School
Reading Math Writing Science
Proficiency63%
Proficiency59%
Proficiency90%
Proficiency51%
Progress(all students)
66%
Progress(all students)
68%
508 points = BProgress
(lowest 25%)57%
Progress(lowest 25%)
54%
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School GradesA B C D F
Points* 525 or more 495 – 524 435 – 494 395 – 434 Less than 395
Percent ofEligible
StudentsTested
At least95%
At least90%
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Lowestperforming
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Math
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*Beginning in 2011-12, if at least 75% of elementary, middle or high school statewide are As or Bs, the point scale will increase by 5% for that school type statewide the following year.
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Grading Florida High Schools Next Generation of Education Reform
In 2010, high school grades calculation also includes: • Graduation rates for all students• Graduation rates for at-risk students
• Graduation rates for 8th grade students entering high school below grade level in reading and math
• Acceleration rates (both performance & participation)• Number of students taking and passing Advanced Placement,
International Baccalaureate, dual credit or industry certification courses
• College readiness rates • Based upon SAT or ACT
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Results of Florida A+ Plan
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School Grades in Florida 1999-2009Number of A & B versus D & F schools
A and B schools D and F schools
Arrows indicate years when school grading standards were increased.
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Florida Formula for Student Achievement:Results
As the bar keeps rising on the FCAT, students and educators have met the challenge.
Miami Herald, July 29, 2009
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Florida Elementary Students
54 5660
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Elementary School FCAT ReadingGrades 3, 4 and 5
Level 3 and Above (On Grade Level and Above) Level 1
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Middle School FCAT ReadingGrades 6, 7 and 8
Level 3 and Above (On Grade Level and Above) Level 1
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Florida Middle School Students
Dotted line indicates first year the first class of the 3rd grade retention
policy reached 6th grade.
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Florida High School Students
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High School FCAT ReadingGrades 9 & 10
Level 3 and Above (On Grade Level and Above) Level 1
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All Florida Students
47 4750 52 53
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FCAT Reading All Students Grades 3-10
Level 3 and Above (On Grade Level and Above) Level 1
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Florida Students with Disabilities
19 19 21 23 2528 29 31 33 33
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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FCAT Reading Students with Disabilities Grades 3-10
Level 3 and Above (On Grade Level and Above) Level 1
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Florida English Language Learning Students
11 13 1417
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FCAT Reading English Language Learning Students Grades 3-10
Level 3 and Above (On Grade Level and Above) Level 1
32NAEP Grade 4 Reading
33NAEP Grade 4 Reading
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Contact Information
Foundation for Excellence in EducationP.O. Box 10691Tallahassee, FL 32302
850-391-4090www.ExcelinEd.org