teacher quality and school accreditation

Teacher Quality and School Accreditation

By Meredith HawkinsDeborah Fajuyigbe

Robert McArdle

No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA) No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA), initiated and signed by President George

W. Bush in 2002 was a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) which was first enacted 1965 as the central federal law concerning pre-collegiate education

The NCLB set into place requirements of every public school in America, in an attempt to drive student achievement and hold states and schools more accountable for student success

The requirements include the following: Annual Testing - Implementation of standardized tests measuring/tracking

students progress at every grade level Academic Progress - Overall progress of schools meeting "proficiency" and the

Annual Yearly Progress or AYP standards which were implemented by the state Report Cards - Required schools to provide annual report cards showing data on

student-achievement, teacher quality, drop-out rates, etc. Teacher Qualification - Required teachers to be "highly qualified" in the subject(s)

he/she taught Funding - Through Title I funding, NCLBA would grant funds and resources toward

school districts with high concentrations of poor children

Failure to Meet NCLB Requirements Schools that fail to meet NCLB requirements are in

jeopardy of losing accreditation. The Virginia Department of Education defines accreditation as this: "A school’s state accreditation rating reflects overall

achievement in the four core academic areas of English, history/social science, mathematics and science. High schools must meet an additional minimum benchmark for graduation and completion. Schools in which students meet or exceed all achievement objectives established by the Virginia Board of Education are rated as Fully Accredited.“

Virginia's system for holding teachers and school accountability is based on the Standards of Learning (SOL) standardized test.

Type of Rates for Accreditation

Provisionally Accredited-Graduation Rate: A high school or combined school is granted Provisionally Accredited-Graduation rate if the students "achieve adjusted pass rates of 75% or more in English and 70% or more in mathematics, science, and history

Accreditation with Warning: A school receives an Accredited with Warning rate if its "adjusted pass rates for the four core subjects are below the achievement levels required for full accreditation. Schools that receive this rating undergo academic reviews and are required to adopt and implement school improvement plans..A school may hold this rating for no more than three consecutive years." Schools who have a low graduation rate are also rated as Accredited with Warning.Accreditation Denied: A school is rated

Accreditation Denied if it "fails to meet the requirements for full accreditation for four consecutive years." Schools who receive this rating are required to notify parents of the accreditation rating within 30 days notice, a copy of the schools proposed corrective action plan, and an opportunity to comment on such proposed plan before it goes to the Board of Education for approval

Conditionally Accredited: Conditionally Accredited-New Conditionally Accredited-Reconstituted

Schools that serve the Northside, Highland Park Area

Elementary Schools: Overby-Sheppard

Elementary School Fairfield Court

Elementary School Woodville

Elementary School

Middle Schools: Thomas H. Henderson

Middle School Martin Luther King, Jr.

Middle School High Schools:

John Marshall High School

Armstrong High School Thomas Jefferson High

School

Overview of Accreditation RatesRichmond City Schools:

2013-2014 Accreditation report, out of the 46 schools in the City of Richmond: 32 schools received full

accreditation rates 14 schools received

accreditation with warning rates

4 of those schools serve the HP area

Henrico County Schools 2013-2014 Accreditation Report, out of the 68

schools in Henrico County: 62 schools received full accreditation rates 2 schools received accreditation with

warning rates

Goochland County Schools 2013-2014 Accreditation Report:

All 5 schools received full accreditation rates

Hanover County Schools 2013-2014 Accreditation Report:


Chesterfield County Schools 2013-2014 Accreditation Report:


Overby-Sheppard Elementary School Percentage of core academic classes taught by teachers teaching outside of their area of endorsement: 0%

Percentage of teachers teaching with provisional or provisional special education credentials: 3% Provisional 0% Special Education Provisional

Percentage of teachers with bachelor’s degree: 55%

Percentage of teachers with master’s degree: 45%

Percentage of teachers with doctoral degree: 0%

Overby-Sheppard Elementary School Accreditation ResultsCurrent standing: Accredited with Warning

*3YR= Met objective with 3 year average result

Subject Benchmark

Results

Met Benchmark?

English 75 79 3YRMathematics

70 69 NO

History 70 82 YESScience 70 80 3YR

Henderson Middle School

Percentage of core academic classes taught by teachers teaching outside of their area of endorsement: 0%





Henderson Middle School Accreditation Results Current Standing: Accredited with Warning

Subject Benchmark

Results

Met Benchmark?

English 75 62 NOMathematics

70 44 NO

History 70 63 NOScience 70 66 NO

John Marshal HighPercentage of core academic classes taught by teachers teaching outside of their area of endorsement: 2%





John Marshal High Accreditation ResultsCurrent Standing: Accredited with Warning

Subject Benchmark

Results

Met Benchmark?

English 75 91 YESMathematics

70 70 YES

History 70 81 YESScience 70 87 YESGraduation/Completion Index

85 78 NO

Mary Munford Elementary






Mary Munford Elementary Accreditation Results Current Standing: Fully Accredited

Subject Benchmark

Results

Met Benchmark?


70 86 YES

History 70 94 YESScience 70 93 YES

Albert Hill Middle School






Albert Hill Accreditation Results Current Standing: Fully Accredited

Subject Benchmark

Results

Met Benchmark?

English 75 83 3YRMathematics

70 70 3YR

History 70 92 YESScience 70 93 YES

Thomas Jefferson High






Thomas Jefferson Accreditation Results Current Standing: Accredited with Warning

Subject Benchmark

Results

Met Benchmark?


70 63 NO

History 70 78 YESScience 70 78 3YRGraduation/Completion Index

85 86 YES

Deep Run High School (Ranked #12 in Virginia)Percentage of core academic classes taught by teachers teaching outside of their area of endorsement: 1%

Percentage of teachers teaching with provisional or provisional special education credentials: 2% Provisional/ 1% Special Education Provisional




Deep Run High School Accreditation Results

Fully Accredited

Subject Benchmark Results Met Benchmark?

English 75 99 YESMathematics 70 92 YESHistory 70 98 YESScience 70 99 YESGraduation/Completion Index

85 99 YES

Tuckahoe Middle SchoolPercentage of core academic classes taught by teachers teaching outside of their area of endorsement: 0%





Tuckahoe Middle School Accreditation Results Fully Accredited


English 75 90 YES

Mathematics

70 78 YES

History 70 94 YES

Science 70 95 YES

Short Pump Elementary SchoolPercentage of core academic classes taught by teachers teaching outside of their area of endorsement: 0%





Short Pump Elementary School Accreditation Results

Fully Accredited


English 75 99 YES

Mathematics

70 93 YES

History 70 99 YES

Science 70 99 YES

Works Cited Pagehttps://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/report.do?division=123&schoolName=239

https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/report.do?division=123&schoolName=204


http://newweb.richmond.k12.va.us/schools/assets/images/loccode106.jpg

http://web.richmond.k12.va.us/portals/48/assets/images/os_school.jpg

http://www.greatschools.org/virginia/richmond/Richmond-City-Public-Schools/schools/?gradeLevels=h

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/virginia/districts/henrico-county-public-schools/deep-run-high-school-20504

https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/report.do?division=43&schoolName=3154\



http://www.doe.virginia.gov/statistics_reports/school_report_card/accountability_guide.pdf

http://www.edweek.org/ew/issues/no-child-left-behind/

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/statistics_reports/accreditation_federal_reports/accreditation/index.shtml

http://web.richmond.k12.va.us/Schools.aspx

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