Update 4th Cycle MSIP Full Review

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Update4th Cycle MSIP Full Review

• Submitted by Dr. Cleopatra Figgures,
• Chief Accountability Officer 2008-09

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Missouri School Improvement Program (MSIP)

• The Process of accrediting (classifying)
  districts was mandated by Missouri law through
  MSIP in 1950.
• MSIP reviews and accredits the 524 school
  districts within five year review cycles.
• About 20 of the districts are reviewed each year
  of a cycle and a report covering the areas of
  resource, process and performance standards, is
  developed.
• The report, called the APR (Annual Performance
  Report), recommends and presents an accreditation
  status to the State Board of Education (SBOE).

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The Process of Accreditation

• Public School Districts in Missouri can be
  classified as Accredited, Provisionally
  Accredited or Unaccredited.
• Unaccredited means that the district did not meet
  quantitative and qualitative standards in
  educational resources, instructional process and
  education performance outcomes set by DESE.
• Unaccredited districts must undergo a Full MSIP
  Review within each 5 year cycle period.
• The State is currently in the 4th Cycle of
  reviews which began in July, 2006.

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The 4th Cycle Full MSIP Review Process

• Phase I of the 4th Cycle of the Full MSIP Review
  will occur April 27-30
• The review is focused on teaching and learning,
  i.e., performance standards, and will include
• Visits to observe instruction in every school and
  every classroom by a team of educators from
  across the state
• Focus groups and interviews with school and
  central office staff, that are related to
  teaching and learning in our schools
• Visits to schools and review of program/budget
  records reviewed to determine condition and
  status
• Phase 2 of the 4th Cycle of the MSIP Review will
  occur May 5-7 when reviewers compile findings
  from the observations and interviews into a report

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Identification of Standards

• The standards looked at during a review outline
  the states vision and expectations for a quality
  school district. There are 3 types
• Resource Standards - address requirements all
  districts must met with minimums determined by
  the State and desired determined by research
  they are most operational and quantitative in
  nature
• Process Standards - address instructional and
  administrative processes used in schools and
  include instruction, school services and
  supplemental programs
• Performance Standards - include multiple measures
  of student performance as determined by DESE

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Success Benchmark Attaining Accrediation

• During the 4th MSIP Cycle, the accreditation
  level of a school district will be determined
  only by performance standards
• For K-12 districts, 14 performance standards will
  be evaluated and receive points using status and
  progress measures to determine if the standard
  was met. Eight to ten mets are required to
  gain accreditation.
• The 14 performance standards are
• MAP achievement in reading and math (6 points)
• Graduation rate (1 point)
• Subgroup AYP achievement (1 point)
• ACT, Advance Courses, Career Education Courses,
• College Placement and Career Education Placement
  (5 points)
• Attendance Rate (1 point)
• Reading level achievement (0 points)

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Scoring Guide for Performance Standards

• Solution The performance standards will be
  evaluated using status and progress measures
• Status measures the districts level of
  achievement based upon a five year average of
  performance data
• H1 H2 Average Below Average and Floor
• Progress measures the districts improvement
  over a five year period in two ways
• Annual improvement from year to year
• Rolling Average improvement shown by comparing
  two year averages.
• The expectation is for the district to
  meet/exceed state means and show consistent
  improvement

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Summation After the Review

• The goal of the MSIP is to promote school
  improvement within each district and on a
  statewide basis
• After the review, the APR will be completed and
  returned to SLPS
• SLPS will address issues found from the MSIP
  Review/APR by completing an Accountability Plan
  to be followed over the next two years
• MSIP/APR will use district level data to
  determine accreditation