understanding our 2012 high school grade

Understanding our 2012 High School Grade

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2011-2012 School Grades

• Many changes!– Students who counted– Florida Alternate Assessment– Algebra EOC– Writing cut score– No Science score for high school– No lower quartile penalty & lower quartile definition– Learning Gain calculations– Change in how graduation was calculated– Shift in point distributions

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High School Grading is Unique• Two major sections – Assessment• FCAT Reading• FCAT Writing• Algebra EOC• Florida Alternate Assessment (reading, writing, math

and science)

– Non-Assessment Components• Acceleration• Graduation• College Readiness

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How is this grade calculated?

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Assessment Components

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Who counts?

• Students enrolled in the same school for full academic year (Oct. & Feb. FTE count)

• ELL students who have one year or more of instruction in the U.S.

• All students classified as a “student with disability” (SWD, or ESE)

• Hospital/Homebound are credited back to zoned school

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Reading Performance

Numerator: Students scoring 3 or higher on FCAT or 4 or higher on FAA

Denominator: All students taking the FCAT or FAA with a valid

score reported

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Our NumbersReading Performance

2012 Numerator: 945

2012 Denominator: 1328

2011 Numerator: 831


= 72%

= 65%

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Math Performance

Numerator: Students scoring 3 or higher on Algebra EOC or 4 or higher on FAA

Denominator: All students taking the Algebra EOC or FAA with a

valid score reported

Students who earned a passing EOC score in middle school will also count in their high school numerator

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Our NumbersMath Performance

2012 Numerator: 401


2011 Numerator: 541


= 70%

= 87%

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Reading Learning Gains

Numerator: Students making a learning gain by maintaining a 3, 4 or 5or moving up one level

or making more than one year’s growth in the Level 1 or 2 category


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Our NumbersReading Learning Gains

2012 Numerator: 861.3


2011 Numerator: 810


= 69%

= 59%

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Math Learning Gains

Numerator: Students making a learning gain by maintaining a 3, 4 or 5or moving up one level

or making more than one year’s growth in the Level 1 or 2 category

Denominator: All students taking the EOC or FAA with a valid score

reported

A student who increases their EOC score to a 4 is given an 1.1 weighting and an increase to a 5 is given a 1.2 weighting in the numerator

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EOC vs. FCAT for gains

• Most students who take the Algebra EOC in high school have an 8th grade math score.

• The learning gains are calculated by converting both the 9th grade Algebra score and the 8th grade FCAT score to a common scale (T-scores).

• Any increase in T score is counted as learning gain.

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Extra Weightings for Learning Gains

• A student who increases their FCAT/EOC score to a 4 is given an 1.1 weighting

• A student who increases their FCAT/EOC score to a 5 is given a 1.2 weighting in the numerator

• A Level 1 or 2 student who increase their score by more than 33% of what is required for FCAT/EOC or FAA gains is given a 1.1 weighting in the numerator

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Our NumbersMath Learning Gains



2011 Numerator: 542


= 65%

= 80%

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Lower Quartile Learning Gains

Numerator: Students in denominator who make a learning gain

Denominator: Students who meet criteria to be included in school grade

AND have a prior year and current year FCAT/EOC score

AND are ranked in the lowest 25% based on prior year score

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Lower Quartile

• There is separate lower quartile for reading and for math

• For 2011-2012 no school was penalized for insufficient progress of lower quartile – this will be reinstated next year.

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Our Numbers – ReadingLower Quartile Learning Gains



2011 Numerator: 142


= 63%

= 40%

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Our Numbers – MathLower Quartile Learning Gains

2012 Numerator: 40


2011 Numerator: 120


= 62%

=71%

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Writing Performance

Numerator: Students scoring 3 or higher on FCAT or 4 or higher on FAA


score reported

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Our NumbersWriting Performance

2012 Numerator: 614


2011 Numerator: 514


= 89%

= 82%

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What to do about science??

• No FCAT science in 2012• Biology was a baseline – no cut score, no

proficiency• No science score• Each assessment component was multiplied

by 1.143 to keep the total points at 800 for this year

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Bonus Points

• Includes a different group of students– Only standard curriculum students, speech

impaired, gifted, and hospital-homebound– ELL students who have been in an ESOL program

for more than 2 years

• 10 points are awarded if 50% or more of the students who retake an FCAT or EOC earn a passing score.

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Bonus

Numerator: students in the denominator who earning a passing FCAT or EOC score on the retake

Denominator: Must be enrolled in the same school for two consecutive years (for reading), who have not met graduation requirements for

Reading and /or EOC assessments, but have attempted, as a 9th or 10th grader

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Our Numbers - Reading

2012 Numerator: 85


2011 Numerator: 74


= 57%

= 60%

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Our Numbers - Math

2012 Numerator: 17


2011 Numerator: 17


= 63%

= 65%

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Our Points

Read Math Writing Read LG

Math LG

Read LQ LG

Math LQ LG

2011 65 87 82 59 80 40 712012 71 70 89 69 66 63 63

Total = 491 X 1.143 = 561 + 10 = 571

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Non-Assessment Components

Graduation RateAcceleration

College Readiness Bonus / Penalty Points

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4 year Federal Graduation rate

Numerator: The number of on time graduates

Denominator: Adjusted cohort

Graduates include ONLY those who receive a standard diploma – no special diploma, no GED, no DSC transfer

Adjusted cohort is everyone who entered within the last four years that has not transferred to another high school.

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Our Numbers4 year Federal Graduation rate

2012 Numerator: 583


2011 Numerator: 533


= 86%

= 81%

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5 year Modified Federal Graduation Rate

Numerator: The number of on time graduates

Denominator: Adjusted cohort

Graduates include those who receive a standard diploma or as special diploma, within 5 years of entering as a 9th grader

Adjusted cohort is everyone who entered within the last four years that has not transferred to another high school. 32Spruce Creek High

Our Numbers5 year Modified Federal Graduation

Rate

2012 Numerator: 546


2011 Numerator: 615


= 83%

= 89%

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4 year Federal At-Risk Graduation rate

Numerator: The number of on time At-Risk graduates

Denominator: Adjusted cohort of At-Risk students

At-Risk students are defined as any student who earned a 1 or a 2 on either the 8th Grade Reading or the 8th Grade Math FCAT

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Our Numbers4 year Federal At-Risk Graduation rate

2012 Numerator: 48


2011 Numerator: 49


= 56%

= 51%

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5 year Federal At-Risk Graduation rate

Numerator: The number of on time At-Risk graduates

Denominator: Adjusted cohort of At-Risk students

At-Risk students are defined as any student who earned a 1 or a 2 on either the 8th Grade Reading or the 8th Grade Math FCAT

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Our Numbers 5 year Federal At-Risk Graduation rate

2012 Numerator: 53


2011 Numerator: 57


= 55%

= 63%

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Our Points

4 year Grad (100)

5 year Grad(100)

4 year At-Risk

(50)

5 year At-Risk

(50)2011 81 89 51 632012 86 83 56 55Bonus 5 0 5 0Total Points 91 83 31 28

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Acceleration Participation

Numerator: The number students who took an AP or IB exam,

or an Industry Certification exam, or a dual enrollment course

Denominator: All 11th and 12th grade students and any 9th or 10th grader who is in the

numeratorAny student in more than one of the categories of the numerator earn a 0.1 for each additional course/exam they participate in.

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Our NumbersAcceleration Participation

2012 Numerator: 1537




= 87%

= 83%

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Acceleration Performance

Numerator: The number students earned a passing score on an AP exam, IB exam, oran Industry Certification exam,

or a “C” or better in a dual enrollment course

Denominator: The number of students who participated in one of the exams or courses

counted in the numerator

Any student in more than one of the categories of the numerator earn a 0.1 for each additional course/exam they participate in.

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Our NumbersAcceleration Performance

2012 Numerator: 1121




= 87%

= 92%

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Our Points

Acceleration Participation

(150)

Acceleration Performance

(150)2011 83 922012 87 87Bonus 0 0Total Points 131 131

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Postsecondary Readiness

Numerator: The number students scoring at “ready” levels on the ACT or SAT or PERT

Denominator: The number of all on-time graduates

For students who take more than one of the tests in the numerator, the highest score is taken

This is calculated separately for both Reading and Math

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Our Numbers – ReadingPostsecondary Readiness

2012 Numerator: 437


2011 Numerator: 393


= 75%

= 74%

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Our Numbers – MathPostsecondary Readiness

2012 Numerator: 394


2011 Numerator: 375


= 68%

= 70%

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Our Points

Reading College Readiness

(100)

Math College Readiness

(100)2011 74 70

2012 75 68

Bonus 0 0

Total Points 75 68

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The “A” Threshold

If a school earns enough points to be an “A”, the at-Risk Graduation must be at 65%

OrIf between 55% and 65% the rate must increase

by 1% from last yearOr

If less than 55% the rate must increase by 5% from last year

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Our Threshold….Our total points earned = 1209Our at-risk graduation rate = 56%Our change in rate from last year = +5%

Conclusion: We earned enough points to be an “A”. Our at-risk graduation rate was 56% and increased 5% from last year, therefore we were not penalized.

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Total Points Earned in Non-Assessment

Graduation 4 year 91Graduation 5 year 83Graduation at-risk 4 year 31Graduation at-risk 5 year 28Acceleration Participation 131Acceleration Performance 131College Readiness Reading 75College Readiness Math 68

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Total Points EarnedAssessment Category Points Non-Assessment Category Points

Reading Performance 71 Graduation 4 year 91

Math Performance 70 Graduation 5 year 83

Writing Performance 89 Graduation at-risk 4 year 31

Reading Learning Gains

69 Graduation at-risk 5 year 28

Math Learning Gains 66 Acceleration Participation 131

Reading Lower Quartile Gains

63 Acceleration Performance 131

Math Lower Quartile Gains

63 College Readiness Reading 75

Bonus Points 10 College Readiness Math 68

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