Montville Township Public Schools

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Montville Township Public Schools

• Framework for Accountability
• Maria Eppolite
• Assistant Superintendent
• August 7, 2007

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What Does It All Mean?

• NCLB No Child Left Behind
• AYP Adequate Yearly Progress
• NJ ASK New Jersey Assessment of Skills and
  Knowledge
• GEPA Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment
• HSPA High School Proficiency Assessment
• APA Alternate Proficiency Assessment
• LEP Limited English Proficient
• IEP Individualized Education Plan

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NCLB 2001

• Signed into law on January 8, 2002
• Represents some of the most significant changes
  to the Elementary and Secondary School Act (ESEA)
  since its enactment in 1965

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Introduction

• NCLB contains four basic major education reforms
• Increased focus on accountability
• Increased flexibility and local control
• Expanded educational options for parents, and
• Focus on research-based methods and practices

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Accountability History

• 2002-2003 SY
• Schools must administer tests in each of three
  grades spans in all schools
• Grades 3-5, Grades 6-9, and Grades 10-12
• 2005-2006 SY
• Tests must be administered every year in grades 3
  through 8 and one year in grades 10-12
• States must develop standards in Science
• 2007-2008 SY
• Science achievement must be tested

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Guidelines for Assessing Students

• Goal All students will be assessed
• 95 of each student group must participate in the
  assessment process
• Students enrolled for lt1 year will not be
  included in the accountability process
• Students with severe disabilities must be
  assessed utilizing the APA
• Out-of-district students and out-of-resident
  students are included in their home schools
  accountability process
• LEP students must also be assessed

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Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

• Each state established their own definition of
  AYP to measure the yearly incremental progress of
  school in reaching 100 proficiency by 2013-2014
• States are required to raise standards once in
  the first two years, then every three years
  (2005, 2008, 2011, 2014)
• All groups must attain 100 proficiency in
  language arts literacy, mathematics, and science
  by 2014

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Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

• Student progress is also assessed by student
  groups
• Racial/Ethnic (White, Black, Asian, Pacific
  Islander, Hispanic, American Indian,/Alaskan
  Native, Other)
• Income (Economically Disadvantaged)
• LEP
• Special Education

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NCLB Future Standards Incremental Increases
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NCLB Future Standards Incremental Increases
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School Level Accountability

• Proficiency statistics for each school will be
  compared to the statewide benchmarks in each area
  and for every student subgroup
• Results for subgroups with fewer than 20 (SPED
  35) students will be excluded from the analysis
• Use of a 95 confidence interval along with a 75
  confidence interval for safe harbor
  calculations
• If a subgroup is identified as not having met
  AYP, safe harbor may be reached

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NJ Required Multiple Measures

• New Jersey also utilizes additional indicators of
  student performance in conjunction with statewide
  assessments
• Graduation rate MS/HS Levels
• Attendance rate Elementary levels
• A total of 41 indicators determine AYP

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Montville NJ ASK 3 Spring 07
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Montville NJ ASK 4 Spring 07
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Montville NJ ASK 5 Spring 07
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Montville NJ ASK 6 Spring 07
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Montville NJ ASK 7 Spring 07
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Montville GEPA Spring 07
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Montville HSPA Spring 07
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School Improvement Identification

• Schools that have not made AYP for two
  consecutive school years in the same content area
  will be identified as needing school improvement
  before the beginning of the next school year
• School are responsible for improving the academic
  performance of all students
• Real consequences exist for schools and
  districts that fail to make AYP

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What Are We Doing?

• 5-Year Curriculum Revision Cycle
• Consistency
• BSI Restructuring Plan
• Special Education Restructuring Plan
• Data Driven Decision Making
• Focused Instruction

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2007-2008 Assessment Dates

• HSPA
• October 2-4
• March 4-6
• NJ ASK 3 and 4
• March 10-14
• NJ ASK 5 and 6
• May 5-8
• NJ ASK 7 and 8
• April 28-30, May 1
• End of Course Biology Test (Replaces HSPA
  Science)
• May 19

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Questions/Comments

• Maria Eppolite
• meppolite_at_montville.net