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New Improvement Rating for Alternative School
Nancy E. Brito, NBCT, Instructional Specialist, Department of Assessment, 561-357-7521, PX47521
Improvement Rating
Traditional School Grade
or
Alternative School Accountability
Alternative School Accountability
What is an Alternative School?
School that provides Dropout prevention and academic
intervention services
What is NOT an Alternative School?
Second Chance SchoolsOperated or contracted by the
Department of Juvenile Services Dropout retrieval program schools
What is considered a Home School?
School to which the student would be assigned if the student were not assigned to the alternative school
Traditional School Grade
Improvement Ratingor
Alternative School Accountability
Student Performance Accountability
Student Performance NOT credited
back to Home School
Student Performance
credited back to Home School
Crediting Performance Back to Home School
Home School has the same grade configuration as the
Alternative School
Crediting Performance Back to Home School
Credit
1. in overall learning gains in reading and mathematics; and
2. as long as the student is enrolled in the alternative school in a grade that is offered by the Home School
Students Included in Alternative School Accountability
Eligible students:Survey 3 (October FTE)Three years FCAT scores (current year and
two prior years)
FTE
Studentssubject to expulsions for repeated and/or
serious offensesin dropout-retrieval programs officially
designated as dropoutsin programs operated or contracted by the
Department of Juvenile Justice
Students NOT Included in the Alternative School Accountability
Comparison of same students learning gains for the current and prior year
Calculating School Improvement Rating
FCAT FY11
Learning Gains Current YearLearning Gains Prior Year
FCAT FY 10
FCAT FY09
vs.
Prior Year 2 Prior Year 1 Current Year
Minimum of 10 eligible students with current and two prior FCAT scores in Reading, and Mathematics
Calculating School Improvement Rating
Mathematics
10
Reading
10
and
% Students Making Learning Gains
Improvement Rating*
Is at least 5% higher than prior year learning gains
Improving
Improvement Rating for Alternative Schools
Is within 5% points of prior year learning gains
Maintaining
Is at least 5% lower than prior year learning gains
Declining
A school’s rating can be no higher than the status of the lowest performing subject
Eligibility for Awards
School Recognition Award Improving a Level Maintaining an “Improving” Rating
Need more information?
Contact:Nancy E. Brito, NBCTInstructional Specialist
Department of [email protected]
561-357-2751, PX47521