Comments

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Comments Low Performing Schools Session

• Jane Hannaway
• SREE Conference
• December 11, 2006

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Accountability Policies

• Crafted to have disproportionate effect on low
  performing schools
• NCLB
• Disaggregated performance measures
• Consequences for schools that dont make the mark
• A
• Weight given to gains of lowest performing
  students
• Consequences for schools that dont make the
  mark

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Does Accountability Work?

• YES
• Hanushek and Raymond, 2005
• Carnoy and Loeb, 2002
• Jacobs, 2005
• Ladd, 1999
• But differences grade, subject, students

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Questions to Pursue Details

• Design features of Accountability Systems
• Consequences vs. information
• Gain vs. level
• Target
• History
• Lag

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Florida A Case In Point

• Standardized testing, high accountability state
• Accountability timeline

1999
2002
1995
1991
CLP
Gains Standards within A Plan
Blueprint 2000
A Plan
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D/F and CLP

• About half of F schools were previously CLP or in
  danger of CLP, and about a third of D/F schools
  were previously CLP or in danger of CLP

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Differences in School Response
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Differences in Teacher Response Commercial Test
Prep Materials
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Study Design Requirements

• Individual level student data
• Policies Over time and across states