Paper presented at the Council of Chief State School Officers Brain Trust Meeting November 15, 2004

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Paper presented at the Council of Chief State
School Officers Brain Trust MeetingNovember
15, 2004
Californias Growth Model The Academic
Performance Index
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API Reporting Cycles
Year of Testing
2002 2003 2004 2005
2002-2003 Growth
2002 API Base
2003 API Growth
2003-2004 Growth
2003 API Base
2004 API Growth
2004-2005 Growth
2004 API Base
2005 API Growth
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Progressive Weighting

• NRT
• Performance
• Bands
• 80-99th NPR
• 60-79th NPR
• 40-59th NPR
• 20-39th NPR
• 1-19th NPR

• Gain for Move
• From Next
• Lower Band
• 125
• 175
• 200
• 300
• N/A

Weighting Factors 1000 875 700 500 200
5 4 3 2 1
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5 Distance to Statewide Performance Target
Maximum 1000 800 700 Example
School Minimum 200 0
5 x (800-700) 5
Growth Target
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API Indicator WeightsElementary and Middle
Schools
2004 Growth API
(SAT-9 in 1999, CAT/6 in 2003)
CSTCalifornia Standards Test NRT
Norm-referenced test Law states API is minimum of
60 test results
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API Indicator WeightsHigh Schools
CSTCalifornia Standards Test NRT
Norm-referenced test
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Calculating the API Step 1 Determine indicator
score for each test
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Calculating the API Step 2 Sum weighted
indicators
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Example Calculation2003 API Base (Gr. 2-8)
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Changing Cohorts
Elementary Schools
Middle Schools
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Californias Statewide Student Identifier (CSIS)

• CSIS will, working with LEAs, assign a statewide
  Student Identifier to every K-12 student in
  California
• CDE will convene a Committee to
• Guide system development
• Establish privacy and access protocols
• Make recommendations relative to data elements

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The Approach

• CDE will develop a longitudinal data base to
  track student data over time, using the
  individual Student Identifier, to develop a
  system to
• Improve District and State access to data
  required by NCLB
• Support a better means of evaluating progress and
  investments over time
• Supply District and School information that can
  be used to improve pupil achievement

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Time Line

• Every K-12 student must have a CSIS Student
  Identifier by June 2005
• The Identifier will be required on all state
  assessments in 2005-2006
• Fall Data Maintenance Submission to maintain
  identifiers and track dropouts and graduates
  required in 2005

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Who Must Use CSIS Statewide Student Identifiers?

• 1,057 LEAs in the state (213 currently)
• 8,664 schools (Includes Charter Schools)
• Approximately 6.5 million students (2.7 million
  already assigned)

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The CSIS Student Identifier

• The identifier number is created from a
  calculation method that is nearly random 
• 10 digits  all numeric
• 10th digit is a check digit
• First digit is never zero
• There are no occurrences of more than 2 repeating
  digits (e.g. 333 is not allowed, but 33 is
  acceptable)
• Numbers are assigned evenly spread across the
  range from 1,001,001,001 to 9,989,989,989 

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SB 257 adds

• Requires PSAA Advisory Committee to make
  recommendations to the SSPI on the
  appropriateness and feasibility of a methodology
  for generating a measurement of academic
  performance by utilizing unique pupil identifiers
  for pupils in K-12, and annual academic
  achievement growth to provide a more accurate
  measure of a schools growth over time.

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• Requires recommendations by July 1, 2005
  (contingent on funding)
• If found to be appropriate and feasible, requires
  the SSPI, with approval of the State Board, to
  implement the measurement of academic performance

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Implementation Status Assignment of Identifiers

• Training on the assignment of identifiers is
  ongoing
• The goal is for all identifiers to be assigned by
  April 30, 2005
• Student identifier required on all statewide
  assessments beginning in 2005-06

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More Information

• Robert Bernstein
• EPIC Administrator
• Policy and Evaluation Division
• RBernste_at_cde.ca.gov
• 916-319-0863
• Rachel Perry
• Evaluation, Research Analysis Unit
  Administrator
• Policy and Evaluation Division
• RPerry_at_cde.ca.gov
• 916-319-0875